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Sri Lanka arrests 103 illegal migrants attempting journey to Australia in fishing trawlers – Washington Post

Posted on 31 July 2012. Tags: arrests, attempting, Australia, fishing, illegal, journey, Lanka, migrants, Post, trawlers, Washington

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s navy says it has arrested 103 men who were attempting to migrate to Australia illegally in three fishing trawlers. A navy statement said Tuesday that two trawlers were intercepted Monday off the island’s … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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Sri Lanka says investigations of alleged Tamil killings by government troops may take 5 years – Washington Post

Posted on 26 July 2012. Tags: alleged, government, investigations, killings, Lanka, Post, says, Take, Tamil, troops, Washington, years

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka estimated Thursday it may take up to five years to investigate alleged killings of ethnic Tamil civilians by government troops at the end of the country’s devastating civil war — a timeframe criticized as an attempt to … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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