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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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British Airways resumes flights to Sri Lanka after 15 years A British Airways Boeing 777 touched down at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport this afternoon, marking the resumption of services, the Ministry of Economic Development said. The service was suspended in 1998 owing to the Island's armed … Full News here – Read more on Hindu [...]

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Sixty years on, 'exotic' Colombo Plan alumni to revisit Alma Mater WHEN Tennyson Rodrigo came to Australia from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to study chemical engineering in 1952, he was so ''exotic'' that the Herald ran a front page picture of him attending a ball, and he was invited on to ABC Radio to introduce [...]

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* Sri Lankan MP delivers his inaugural speech two years after his election Nov 19, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Democratic National Alliance (DNA) parliamentarian Tiran Alles delivered his inaugural speech in parliament today after he was elected in 2010. Speaking in the budget debate, Alles said that the government had allocated a … Full News here [...]

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Hilton Colombo celebrates 25 Years with a culinary journey Hilton Colombo celebrates 25 Years with a culinary journey. Aug 13, 2012 (LBT) – Hilton Colombo, One of the most recognized names in the industry,will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special culinary treat for guests. The hotel invites all … Full News here – [...]

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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said on Thursday it would take as long as five years to try people accused of carrying out atrocities at the end of its three-decade civil war, as part of a national action plan that was quickly derided by opposition critics. Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said on Thursday it would take as long as five years to try people accused of carrying out atrocities at the end of its three-decade civil war, as part of a national action plan that was quickly derided by opposition critics. Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO, July 26 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said on Thursday it would take as long as five years to try people accused of carrying out atrocities at the end of its three-decade civil war, as part of a national action plan that was quickly derided by … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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Sri Lanka: War abuse inquiries may take 5 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 [...]

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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said on Thursday it would take as long as five years to try people accused of carrying out atrocities at the end of its three-decade civil war, as part of a national action plan that was quickly derided by opposition critics. Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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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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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 … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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* Sri Lanka's repayment of loans during past 15 years over two trillion rupees July 19, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government says that the repayment of loans obtained in the past 15 years amounts to over two trillion rupees. Senior Minister for International Monetary Cooperation Dr. Sarath Amunugama has informed parliament that the … Full [...]

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