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Sri Lanka military says it captures small northern town
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's military announced the capture of a small town in the north after fighting Friday, calling it an important step in ...
Stop blocking a UN human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka
There is consensus within Sri Lanka that the capacity of the police investigation system has been gravely diminished due to political interference over ...


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  • Sri Lanka election draws complaints
    A bomb blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels ripped through a cafe in eastern Sri Lanka Friday, killing 11 people and casting a cloud over pivotal provincial elections scheduled for Saturday.
    - 05/09/08 at 01:17PM


  • 11 dead in Sri Lanka cafe blast
    At least 11 people have been killed in a bombing on the eve of elections in eastern Sri Lanka.
    - 05/09/08 at 01:08PM


  • LTTE rebel Karuna released from British jail
    'Col. Karuna', a renegade Tamil Tiger leader who rights groups say committed war crimes in Sri Lanka, has been released from a British jail ahead of possible deportation to his country.
    - 05/09/08 at 12:08PM


  • Bomb blast in Sri Lanka, eight killed
    At least eight civilians were killed Friday when a powerful bomb exploded in a tea shop in Sri Lanka's eastern town of Amparai on the eve of provincial council elections, military sources said.
    - 05/09/08 at 11:44AM


  • SRI LANKA: Armed group releases underage recruits as vital election nears
    BATTICALOA Friday, May 09, 2008 (IRIN) - The Karuna faction, the Tamil Tiger breakaway group, which has been transforming itself from an armed military group into a political party, released 39 underage recruits in April 2008.
    - 05/09/08 at 11:36AM


  • Sri Lanka: Creating wealth
    Deane's Dimension takes a look at the issue of poverty, and writes that the question is not how poverty can be reduced, but how wealth can be created.
    - 05/09/08 at 11:29AM


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    Sri Lanka Blog Mentions

    DTV Transmission Interruption
    According to information being received a message was send to all Dialog TV subscribers that reads as "DTV Services will be interrupted for schedules maintenance on the 10th and 12th midnight till 6am on 11 and 5am on 13th". ...
    - Fri, May 09


    UK transfers renegade Tamil Tiger
    The British Foreign Office said in December that it had told the Sri Lankan government of its "concern" at how Col Karuna had acquired a diplomatic passport under a false name. Sri Lanka's government denies it has any links to Col ...
    - Fri, May 09


    Clinical Sri Lanka seal nine-wicket win
    Sri Lanka completed a facile nine-wicket win over Bangladesh, following up a tidy display in the field with a professional chase of a paltry 121 with with 145 balls remaining. Read more at Cricinfo.
    - Fri, May 09


    Modern Sri Lankan Dancers
    nATANDA is a Sri Lankan modern dance company. The website features photos of its dancers. Sri Lanka's Daily News writes,"nATANDA" Dance Theatre of Sri Lanka was formed in 2002 to address several major needs in the field of modern dance: ...
    - Fri, May 09


    Sri Lanka: military says it captures small northern town, kills 15 ...
    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's military announced the capture of a small town in the north after fighting Friday, calling it an important step in dismantling guerrilla strongholds in the area.
    - Fri, May 09


    SECURITY TIGHT AS SRI LANKA’S EAST COAST HOLDS KEY POLLS (AFP)
    A Sri Lankan polling tar checks the hair of a balloting incase before attractive it to AFP - A onerous section bedding was tangled over orient Sri Lanka aweigh of Saturday’s topical polls, seen as a key effort for the hawkish polity as ...
    - Fri, May 09

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