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Emirates to increase flights to Colombo from 30th June
Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, will increase capacity on its services to Colombo from 30th June 2013, with the addition of three more flights per week, the airline announced ...
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Medical Council to recognize degree from Defence University
The Cabinet has approved a proposal to allow the Sri Lanka Medical Council to recognize the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence ...
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70-year-old man jumps to his death at Hambantota hospital
A seventy-year old man who was in custody over charges of sexual assault and child molestation, committed suicide by jumping off the second floor of the Hambantota General Hospital while receiving treatment for a minor ...
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Sri Lanka army to reduce presence in northern Jaffna
AP In this May 23, 2009, photo, the abandoned devastation is seen in this aerial photo showing part of the former conflict zone on the north east coast of the Jaffna peninsula in Sri ...
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A bloodied childhood in war-torn Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Tamil poet and journalist Theepachelvan Pratheepan shares the experiences of his petrified childhood days spent in the war-torn island nation ...
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Prime Minister of Thailand to address parliament on May 31
The Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra is set to address parliament on May 31, Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Chandima Weerakkody stated today (May ...
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Racism at the Heart of Fight among Buddhists and Muslims
Buddhists and Muslims are clashing with increasing ferocity in Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka where minority Islamic ethnic groups blame racism by majority Buddhists more than religious intolerance."It is like the K.K.K. (Klu Klux Klan) in America during the period of the civil rights movement," said Myo Win, a Muslim activist based in Yangon, Myanmar, comparing recent deadly ...
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Sri Lanka bourse slip from 19-month high on profit-taking
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka shares retreated from the previous session's 19-month high as investors booked profits in banking and telecommunication shares after the recent rally pushed the bourse into overbought territory.The main stock index fell 0.39 percent, or 25.03 points, to close at 6,441.64, slipping for the first time in the last five sessions. The bourse hit its highest close since Oct. ...
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Unidentified body found in Kiribathgoda
An unidentified body was found in the Kiribathgoda area by the police in a canal near a shop, police stated. The body is that of an unidentified person around 50 years of ...
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Supreme Court takes up petition by Apple Watta residents
The Supreme Court has taken up the fundamental rights petition put forward by the residents of ...
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Youth drowns in Bandaragama
A youth has drowned in the Gammanpila Lake in Bandaragama while swimming in the lake with his friends, police stated. The victim was an 18 year old resident of the Walgama ...
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Sri Lanka Indian housing aid to be used for demographic genocide in East
A part of the 50,000 housing aid promised by New Delhi for the war-affected people in the North and East is planned to be used for demographic genocide in the East at the village of Kachchat-kodi in the Paddip-pazhai division of Batticaloa district, according to Eastern Provincial council member R. Thurairatnam. The village, which was predominantly Tamil a few years ago and was affected by ...
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Sri Lanka Serious Doubts On Inquiry Into Mass Graves
Serious doubts have emerged regarding the future investigations into the mass grave at Matale where the remains of 156 persons have been found. In today's press it was reported that the Judicial Medical Officer in charge of the investigation has been transferred (JMO in charge of Matale mass grave also to be transferred -- Sri Lanka Mirror, May 20, 2013). Furthermore, it is also ...
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Sri Lanka Concern Over Appointment of Commission
The standing committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) on Rule of Law at its meeting on 10th May decided to express its concern on the appointment of a commission regarding the unearthing of the mass grave in Matale, when in fact what is necessary is to proceed under the normal Law of the Country. Commissions of inquiry has throughout our history has been a modus adapted to ...
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Sri Lanka Colombo brings 1500 Sinhalese from South to Mannaar
Stepping up the process of colonisation of the country of Eezham Tamils, the occupying Sri Lanka has brought in 1,500 Sinhalese in buses to Musali DS division in Mannaar District, which is bordering the North Western and North Central provinces. The occupying Colombo government had already planned to settle down five thousand Sinhalese families from the South in Mannaar district in an attempt to ...
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Sri Lanka sees major tourism industry investment
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, especially the cruising scene, is getting back on its feet following the war, with significant interest being shown by major cruise lines wanting to schedule Sri Lankan ports on Indian Ocean Cruises, while the local yachting scene is seeing exciting growth and a local cruise industry may be emerging from infancy.
Sri Lanka, following the long and devastating civil war, which lasted around two and a half decades, is now making renewed attempts to redevelop its tourist industry. The industry is extremely import to the economy of Sri Lanka and is a vital part of the country’s access to foreign currency reserves, but saw marked declines in tourist arrivals during periods in which the ongoing civil war was perceived to be increasing in intensity and violence. Read more
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