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    Channel 4 : UK response

    Foreign Office Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt spoke after the transmission of Channel 4's documentary 'Sri Lanka's Killing Fields, War Crimes Unpunished'. "Once again, Channel 4 has brought to international attention important and disturbing evidence to support allegations of grave...
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    Navy denies Indian fishermen attack

    The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) today denied Indian media reports which stated that a group of Indian fishing vessels were attacked by the SLN, Navy spokesperson Kosala Warnakulasuriya told Ceylon Today. “No attack of this nature was carried out by Navy personnel,” he said.
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    Wimal Cartoon

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    Fonseka acquitted in High Corp case

    Colombo High Court Judge Sunil Rajapaksha upholding the preliminary objections acquitted and discharged Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka of all charges and discharged him from proceedings in the Hi Corp case for which he was found guilty by a military court martial earlier. The...
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    Rupee, CSE down

    Sri Lanka's stocks closed 0.4 percent Thursday amid continued foreign interest, and the rupee peg weakened to a new low below 125 rupees, dealers and brokers said. The rupee closed at 125.00/25 against the greenback with the peg weakening as low as 125.10 in intra-day trade, dealers said...
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    SL rejects channel 4 video

    Sri Lanka on Thursday rejected a new video aired on Britain's Channel 4 which levelled fresh allegations of war crimes against the country's leadership and military. In response to the video "Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished", the Defence Ministry re-released several videos...
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    Yapa contradicts Wimal says buy any product

    Acting cabinet spokesman Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena today contradicted a statement made by Minister Wimal Weerawnsa, who had said that Sri Lanka should boycott US products. Responding to a questioned posed at the weekly cabinet press briefing today Abeywardena said Weerawansa’s statement was...
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    TNA want UN pressure on Sri Lanka

    Ethnic Tamil lawmakers in Sri Lanka asked the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday to press the government to investigate alleged wartime abuses and share power with the ethnic minority to prevent the country from sliding back into violence. Sri Lanka's civil war ended in 2009 when...
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    HRW: Don't link critics to LTTE

    Human Rights Watch said Thursday that it was wrong on the part of the Sri Lankan government to link those questioning the country's human rights record with the Tamil Tigers. "The (Mahindra) Rajapaksa government's strident opposition to this is hard to understand," a Human Rights Watch...
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    SL amb. apologises to Indian MPs

    Sri Lanka's envoy to India on Thursday apologised to Indian MPs for his comments that sought to link those questioning Colombo's human rights record with the Tamil Tigers. "I would like to apologise to MPs of Tamil Nadu if I have caused any discontent or concern or distress in their minds. I...
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    TNA wants UNHRC to “act now”

    Pressure is mounting on Sri Lanka to deliver on its promises to the Tamils of the northern province. In a detailed statement calling the government's bluff, the Tamil National Alliance, an umbrella organisation of political parties representing Tamils of the province, urged the United...
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    SL/India: DMK to withdraw ministers

    The Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) is all set to withdraw its five Union ministers from the United Progressive Alliance-2 by the weekend to express solidarity with the Sri Lankan Tamil issue. The step is expected to be taken to put UPA-2 on notice if India voted in favour of Sri Lanka in...
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    Darusman supporting US-led resolution

    Indonesian Marzuki Darusman, the Head of the advisory panel to the UN Secretary General on Sri Lanka has expressed his support to the US backed UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka. He has further launched his campaign urging the UNHRC member countries to support the resolution in Geneva...
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    Wimal's iPad, he should be true to his word : Dayasiri

    UNP Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara said that Minister Wimal Weerawansa should first be true to his word and boycott American products before calling on others to do. Responding to the statement made by Minister Weerawansa calling Lankans to boycott American products, MP Jayasekara...
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    Karuna asks centre to support the US

    Upping the ante against the Congress-led UPA at the Centre over alleged war crime issue concerning Sri Lanka, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today (March 14) said his party would deem it as a "betrayal of Tamil people" New Delhi supporting Colombo. "India should support the US-sponsored resolution...
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    C. Bank: limit credit for cars

    Sri Lanka's central bank has asked banks to limit credit to buy motor cars, in a bid to reduce imports, as the country faced balance of payments pressure and lost more than a quarter of its foreign reserves. The Central Bank said vehicle dealers had built up large inventories of cars over...
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    X-Files Gillian's Lesbian Past

    Beloved for her longtime role as Agent Scully on The X-Files, Gillian Anderson reveals something unexpected in the April issue of Out magazine: The actress, 43, has had numerous romantic relationships with women. "I was in a relationship with a girl for a long time when I was in high school,"...
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    Media calls Wimal, No Reply

    A number of reporters say they tried to contact Mr. Wimal Weerawansa on his comments about boycotting US products like Google (Gmail) but failed to get a response.
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    SL- Krishna statement

    Statement by Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna in Rajya Sabha on "The Situation in Sri Lanka" March 14, 2012 Honourable Chairman, I rise to inform the House on "The Situation in Sri Lanka". At the outset, allow me to convey that I fully share the concerns and sentiments raised...
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    US warns Iran: 'Last chance'

    The United States asked Russia to send Iran a message that the upcoming round of nuclear talks is its last chance to avoid a military confrontation this year, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported Wednesday according to a diplomatic source. The unusually stark warning by the US was passed on...

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