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    38 Lankan students stranded after a London college closes down

    By Sujeeva Nivunhella/Island The sudden closure of Fullham & Chelsea College in London has left 38 Sri Lankan students stranded. They had come to the UK early 2011 to study in this private educational institute. One of the affected students, Bimsara Nadeeka Ranaweera has sought the assistance...
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    Navy warns Indians

    The Sri Lankan navy says it will block any attempt by Indian demonstrators to reach a disputed island by boat and plant the Indian national flag. Local media reports said Sunday that the Indian opposition and supporters of some Indian groups are planning to reach the Kachchativu island and...
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    S Korea Jobs

    The Korean dream becomes nightmare Ambassador unhappy over the recent recruitment drive in Sri Lanka By Sunimalee Dias Korea has expressed concerns over the clash that occurred last week when job seekers were refused application forms, noting that the situation that day was "pretty bad."...
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    Inside North Korea

    Inside North Korea ++ add rep if you like the post :D Central Pyongyang A statue known as the Monument to the Three Charters for National Reunification, which symbolizes the hope for eventual reunification of the two Koreas, arches over a highway at the edge of Pyongyang. A young...
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    Grease Yaka arrested in Sigiriya

    A masked man who was terrorising people in the Sigiriya-Dambulla area was arrested by police a short while ago. Police said the 34-year-old suspect was hiding inside a wooded area on the Sigiriya border when he was apprehended around 7.30pm. The police were led to the suspect’s hide out on a...
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    Grease Yaka Puttalam ?

    People in a village at Puttalam are jittering in fright after two suspected "Grease Yakas" were spotted in the area a short while ago, police said. They said men armed to the teeth with swords and other sharp instruments have taken to the streets and are patrolling the village of...
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    Elephants kill 2 in Ambanganga

    Two women were killed on the spot after they were attacked by a pair of wild elephants at Ambanganga in the Rattota police area earlier today. The victims were returning after a bath at the river when they were chased and later dashed on to the ground by the elephants, police said a short...
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    Famine in Africa

    Famine in Africa Mihag Gedi Farah, a malnourished seven-month-old child weighing only 7.5 pound (3.4kg), is held by his mother in a field hospital of the International Rescue Committee, IRC, in the town of Dadaab, Kenya, on July 26, 2011. The U.N. will airlift emergency rations this week...
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    UK Riots : Pictures

    Pictures from the riots last week & early this week. The Police have arrested over 1000. Bus on fire Damaged salon
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    Grease Yaka: Police leave cancelled in the East

    By Amadoru Amarajeewa The Police headquarters have issued notice to all police Stations in the Eastern province to cancel all pending leave of the officers, DIG Trincomalee Ravindra Vaidyalankara said. Accordingly the DIG's of the province were sent notices to this effect a short while...
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    'Grease yaka' 4 dead, 50+ arrested

    Sri Lankan police have arrested at least 50 'grease devils' – sex maniacs – who allegedly indulge in sexually assaulting women in rural areas, causing panic. Police said at least 30 cases of grease devils have been reported from several districts during the last 6 weeks. Grease devils apply...
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    Facebook: Mark's sister leaves facebook

    Randi Zuckerberg, Facebook’s marketing director and sister of Billionaire founder Mark, has resigned - to start her own social media empire. Miss Zuckerberg is leaving the company after six years to start her new venture aimed at helping other companies 'become more social'. In her...
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    'Longest tusked' elephant in Asia dies in Sri Lanka

    By Charles Haviland BBC News, Colombo An elephant said to have the longest tusks in Asia has died in Sri Lanka. The animal, named Millangoda Raja, was about 70 years old and had served in a ceremonial capacity for several decades in the city of Kandy. Many...
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    India urges Sri Lanka to start dialogue with Tamils, and others

    External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna on Thursday urged Colombo to start a dialogue with all communities in Sri Lanka including Tamils for a lasting solution to the ethnic conflict. Making a statement in the Lok Sabha, Krishna said that India is of the view that the end of conflict in Sri...
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    UN: World watching Sri Lanka

    While refusing to comment on the latest report released by the Sri Lanka Defence Ministry on the humanitarian operation as the UN has not yet received any official communiqué, the United Nations said yesterday. that the international community was watching very closely how Sri Lanka was...
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    Keheliya: SL to get Assistance from US

    Sri Lanka to get technical assistance from US on nuclear and other radio-active materials that are used in civil operations, Government Spokesperson and Minister of Mass Media and Information, Keheliya Rambukwella said today. Dailymirror
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    4 Sri Lankans arrested in Finland

    Finnish border guards have detained four citizens of Sri Lanka who attempted to illegally cross the Russian-Finnish border, ITAR-TASS reported Thursday. The four were travelling on the Allegro speed train from St. Petersburg to Helsinki. At the border check they produced biometric...
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    Jagath Dias: Groups ask Swiss to prosecute Sri Lankan diplomat

    Two advocacy groups have asked Swiss authorities to pursue war crime charges against a former Sri Lankan army commander now serving as a German diplomat. The groups, Society for Threatened Peoples and TRIAL, filed a complaint Thursday with Switzerland's attorney general against Jagath Dias...
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    Sri Lankans Attacked in India

    The Sri Lankan government plans to seek diplomatic intervention to prevent attacks on Lankan visitors to Tamil Nadu, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. The move came after at least three Lankan visitors were assaulted in Tamil Nadu while they were on a pilgrimage to Dambadiva. Mr...
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    UK visa: CID arrest 2

    Two Sri Lankan visa applicants have been arrested in the last two weeks for using deception and false identities to apply for UK visas. They were referred by the UK Border Agency to CID police in Colombo. The visa applicants were applying for settlement and student dependant visas...

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