Colombo Informer

US to fund Lankan refugees in India The US government announced today that it will fund NGO activities targeting Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu, India. The US Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration anticipates providing approximately $ 1.5 million to fund NGO programs supporting … Full News here – Read more on Colombo Gazette

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Dalai Lama criticises Lankan monks The Dalai Lama has implored Buddhist monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to put an end to a series of recent attacks on Muslims in their countries, the Associated Press reported today. The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader spoke Tuesday night about … Full News here – Read more on Colombo [...]

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Lankan maid jailed for 10 years A married Sri Lankan maid was today (Monday) jailed in Singapore for 10 years for killing her lover, an Indian national, in 2009 following a fight in his room, the Straits Times reported. The Singapore High Court heard that the couple started their … Full News here – Read [...]

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Pregnant Lankan maid sent back A Saudi sponsor, who spent SR 20,000 to recruit a servant from Sri Lanka, was shocked to find that his new maid was three months pregnant on arrival in the Kingdom, Arab News reported. Saroja Pushpavalli (not her real name) from Maskeliya in Sri Lanka, … Full News here – [...]

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UK MP raises Lankan issue in parliament British MP Simon Danczuk today raised the Sri Lankan issue in the British parliament including that of the murder of British national Khuram Shaikh in Tangalle on Christmas Day in 2011. The MP noted that Sri Lanka's justice system is coming under more … Full News here – [...]

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Sri Lankan tourists forced to leave India A group of 70 Sri Lankan tourists, who were visiting the Velankanni church in Nagappattinam on Sunday, had to return on police advice after they met with some opposition on the way, the Times of India reported today. At least seven monks were in the group. Full News [...]

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Sri Lankan reporter shot in Colombo A Sri Lankan journalist has been shot and seriously injured by a group of unidentified gunmen in the capital Colombo, raising new fears about media safety in a country whose government has been accused of involvement in extra-judicial beatings and … Full News here – Read more on Financial [...]

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* Urban Wetland Park to be opened in Sri Lankan capital Jan 12, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today will declare open the Urban Wetland Park, newly established the Urban Development Authority at Nawala Road, Nugegoda in the outskirts of Sri Lankan capital city, Colombo. The park has … Full News here – Read [...]

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* Sri Lankan lawyers ask politicians to desist from actions embarrassing and … Jan 03, Colombo: The Lawyers Collective of Sri Lanka has called on politicians not to push the country towards anarchy and desist from all actions embarrassing and compromising constitutional values. Issuing a statement the Lawyers Collective has … Full News here – [...]

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* Sri Lankan court deports Taiwanese extortionists Jan 01, Colombo: A Sri Lankan court has ordered the deportation of a Taiwanese gang arrested for operating a money laundering scam from Sri Lanka through the internet. The Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli ordered the Taiwanese gang of 74 … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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* More employment for Sri Lankan housemaids in Singapore Dec 26, Colombo: The Association of Employment Agencies of Singapore has decided to increase the number of recruits for housemaids from Sri Lanka. Already from 100 to 200 Sri Lankan housemaids migrate to Singapore per month and the Association … Full News here – Read more [...]

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* Sri Lankan President calls for teaching of love and understanding to … Dec 25, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that the teaching of love and understanding brought by the celebration of Christmas can help to strengthen the bridges of peace, tolerance and reconciliation. "The teaching of love and … Full News [...]

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* Sri Lankan court grants bail to 27 Indian fishermen Dec 25, Trincomalee: A Sri Lankan court today granted bail to27 Indian fishermen arrested by the Navy when the Indinas were poaching in Sri Lankan waters Sunday (December 23). Trincomalee Additional Magistrate S.Sathishtharan today released the 27 … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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* Sri Lankan lawyer rejects CID probe on threat against him Dec 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka police say that senior counsel Gunaratne Wanninayake has rejected a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigation over the alleged threat against him. Former secretary of Sri Lanka opposition United National Party … Full News here – Read more on Colombo [...]

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* Coalition party of Sri Lankan government demonstrate in Colombo demanding … Dec 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka's oldest political party, Trotskyist Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) which commemorated its 77th anniversary today at the Colombo Public Library, held a protest today to demand a general pay hike for the public. Before the … Full News [...]

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