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by Sebastian Rasalingam , Toronto Canada Thousands of protesters gather on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, to ask for the Canadian government to intervene in what they are calling a genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka (AP) ...
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“At least three shells fell inside or around the hospital this afternoon. It’s a disaster here. Really afraid to get out of the bunker. People do not want to move,’’ Damilvany Gnanakumar, a British citizen of Sri Lankan origin, told HT over phone ...
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NEW DELHI: As many as 300-400 LTTE militants may have infiltrated into India in the guise of refugees fleeing Sri Lanka, intelligence agencies ....
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The University of Colombo is to offer honorary doctorates to President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa.The honorary degrees are in recognition of services rendered by President Rajapaksa in safeguarding the country's sovereignty...
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Army troops on search and clearing operations in the general areas of Vellamullivaikkal, Pudumatalan and Puthukkudiyirippu uncovered a large consignment of arms and ammunition yesterday, May 30, military report said....
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In view of the National Victory Commemoration to be held in Galle Face Green on Wednesday 21 government schools within Colombo will be closed from June 1 to 3, the Secretary to the Ministry of Education Nimal Bandara said. ...
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Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has rejected allegations against the military of using heavy weapons in civilian populated areas in the north and committing “genocide against the Tamil people”....
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Jittima JantanamalakaA Thai Rock Band group by the name of Mulatto is really creating waves these days in Thailand. It can really be called a smoke free and environment friendly band, as all its members are non smokers. They come from different background...
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There was a growing consensus to strictly enforce smoke-free policies at the public symposium organized by the department of Surgery, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University to mark the World No Tobacco Day. Vice Chancellor Prof (Dr) Saroj Choorama...
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Renuka Holdings Plc has recorded a noteworthy turnover and profit growth for the financial year ending 2008-09. Turnover for the period reviewed grew to Rs. 1.7 billion, while total assets of the Group increased to Rs. 1.4 billion as at March 31, 2009. Ea...
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Unabled to retrieve the body of LTTE intelligence chief Pottu Amman from the war zone, the Sri Lankan Army is still investigating the possibility that he may be alive despite several claims to the contrary. ...
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Sri Lankan foreign minister Rohita Bogollagama says his country's independent courts - not international organisations - will investigate military personnel for any alleged human rights violations. ...
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Slain LTTE leader Velupillai Prabakaran's parents, living in a refugee camp in Vavuniya, will not be able to benefit from the government's decision to reunite elderly people with their relatives, PTI reported....
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(By: Tina Edward Gunawardhana in London) The ongoing demonstration outside the UK Parliament in Westminster has since its inception 43 days ago cost the country's largest police force almost 8 million pound sterling revealed, Met Police Commissioner Sir ...
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A distinguished gathering of Tamil professionals from the North have expressed their fullest cooperation to the government in reconstructing the region to its old glory, when they met a top level government delegation, chaired by Senior Advisor to Preside...
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The head of Norwegian NGO FORUT was deported last night (May 30) for her involvement with the LTTE and indulging in activities inimical to the sovereignty and independence of Sri Lanka.The website says it appears that Ranvei Tvetenes, who was a law unto h...
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SRI Lanka appealed Sunday for support in dismantling the Tamil Tigers' international support network after declaring victory over the rebels following the decades-long conflict. ...
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Security concerns have forced members of the Sri Lankan cricket team, Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara, to cancel their visit to Oxford University, a leading English newspaper reported on Sunday. ...
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The United Nations in cooperation with the Sri Lankan government are taking steps to improve basic conditions in the camps for the 290,000 Internally Displaced Persons from the Vanni in Northern Sri Lanka....
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KUALA LUMPUR: A non-governmental organisation has launched a campaign to raise RM1mil to assist internally displaced people as a result of the separatist war in Sri Lanka....
