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Police: 2 arrested for shop attack
Two suspects have been arrested in connection to the mob attack on a clothing store in Pepiliyana, a suburb of Colombo, last night, SP Siriwardena told Ceylon Today Online. The store was attacked last night by a mob, as a result of an employee of the store being alleged of raping a girl in the...- lkdood
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Security for Muslim businesses
Sri Lanka boosted security for Muslim-owned businesses across the country on Friday after a clothing store was torched by hundreds of Buddhist hardliners, scaling up religious tensions. Police said commandos of the elite Special Task Force were deployed in the Colombo suburb of Pepiliyana... -
Army deployed after Muslim store attacked
Sri Lankan troops and police commandos were deployed near the capital Thursday after an angry mob stormed a clothing store, officials said, in the latest in a wave of attacks targeting minority Muslims. The mob comprising hundreds of Buddhist hardliners attacked a showroom of the Fashion Bug...- lkdood
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James Packer in Sri Lanka for deal?
Australian casino kingpin and billionaire James Packer is in Sri Lanka for a second time, to firm up what would be the island’s single largest gaming venture along with a resort in the capital, local reports said here on Wednesday. Reports said James Packer is exploring opportunities that... -
Dialog wins 4G auction
Sri Lanka's top mobile phone operator Dialog Axiata will roll out the country's first mobile 4G LTE network, sealing the deal with a 3.2 billion Sri Lanka rupees ($25.22 million) bid at auction, authorities said on Thursday. The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), which auctioned...- lkdood
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21 Lankans rescued by Indonesia
The Malang Water Police have rescued 21 Sri Lankan migrants stranded in waters to the south of Malang, near Sendang Biru beach. The migrants were unable to continue their journey as the boat’s engine had broken down. The migrants were on their way to seek sanctuary in Australia. “We took... -
IPL: Kings to drop Lankan players
Chennai Super Kings is set to drop Sri Lankan recruits Nuwan Kulasekara and Akila Dhananjaya for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League, starting on April 3. It is being seen as a compromise formula to appease the Tamil Nadu government, which is not in favour of Sri Lankan sportsmen... -
North Korea threatens to strike US, orders artillery and rockets into 'combat mode'
North Korea has put its artillery and ‘‘strategic’’ rocket units on combat ready status, with orders to prepare for strikes against the US mainland, Hawaii and Guam, state media is reporting. A statement from the Korean People’s Army supreme command on Tuesday ordered ‘‘all artillery troops... -
President: UN attack would not defeat or intimidate us
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has criticised the US-sponsored UNHRC resolution against his country and said the such "attacks would not defeat or intimidate us". "This attack would not surprise us at all. These attacks would not subdue us either, nor would they defeat or intimidate us... -
US warns Sri Lanka of more action
The United States has warned Sri Lanka that more international action may be taken if the island fails to implement the latest resolution adopted at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The US also asked Sri Lanka to listen to the international community and implement the LLRC plan on human...- lkdood
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US: Ready to assist Sri Lanka
Following the adoption of a U.S.-led resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Sri Lanka in Geneva, the United States Secretary of State John Kerry released the following statement: Today’s vote in the UN Human Rights Council encourages the Government of Sri Lanka to...- lkdood
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Geneva vote result
Here is the full vote results from Geneva: Yes 25 Argentina, Austria, Benin, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Italy, Libya, Montenegro, Peru, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Spain... -
Geneva Live - Updates
Geneva Live video http://webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/22nd-regular-session-of-the-human-rights-council-25-february-22-march-2013/2178978643001/ Vote on Sri Lanka expected soon. Time in Geneva 10:13 AM- lkdood
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India toughens stand on Sri Lanka
India pledged Wednesday to push for a "strong" resolution against Sri Lanka in the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council that would demand its neighbour investigate alleged war crimes. The issue split the ruling coalition and heightened the risk of early elections on Tuesday when a... -
Sri Lanka to reject UNHRC resolution
Sri Lanka will reject the final draft of a US-sponsored resolution submitted at the UNHRC, which seeks to discredit and single out the country over alleged human rights violations, External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris said. Mr. Peiris, in his communiqué to member states setting out the... -
Fonseka: Sri Lanka should not fear inquiry
The ex-army chief who led the military campaign to defeat Tamil Tiger rebels says Sri Lanka should not fear an inquiry into its conduct during the civil war after a U.N. report alleged the government may be to blame for thousands of civilian deaths. Former commander-turned-politician Sarath...- lkdood
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SL to respond to US resolution
Sri Lanka is to formally respond to a new US resolution on Sri Lanka tabled at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Spokesman Rodney Perera said that the government was studying the document and will respond to it when it is discussed at the... -
සමරසිංහ: බොදු බල සේනා උද්ඝෝෂණවලට 'ආණ්ඩුවේ &quo
සමරසිංහ: බොදු බල සේනා උද්ඝෝෂණවලට 'ආණ්ඩුවේ &quo අමාත්ය මහින්ද සමරසිංහ : බොදු බල සේනා උද්ඝෝෂණවලට 'ආණ්ඩුවේ අනුමැතිය නෑ' මුස්ලිම් පල්ලිවලට එල්ල වන අන්තවාදී ප්රහාර ආණ්ඩුව අනුමත නොකරන බව ද අමාත්ය සමරසිංහ පවසයි. බොදු බල සේනා ව්යාපාරය විසින් දියත් කොට තිබෙන හලාල් සහතිකවලට එරෙහි උද්ඝෝෂණය... -
Geneva: US expects strong support for the resolution
The US is going ahead with its resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as the Rajapaksa government has failed to fulfill its international obligations, which it promised after the fall of the LTTE, the Obama Administration said. Without naming any one, State...- lkdood
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SL buddhist monk attacked in India
Tamil Nadu Police has arrested 12 people on Sunday in connection with the assault of a Sri Lankan monk in Thanjavur. The monk, who is on a study tour, was assaulted by members of outfits protesting against alleged atrocities on Lankan Tamils. A van carrying him and students of the Institute...
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