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    UK/SL: “Honest friends” op-ed

    “Honest friends” : An op-ed on Sri Lanka by Mr Alistair Burt, UK Foreign Office Minister for South Asia The events of the past weeks have brought uncomfortable focus onto the last days of the conflict in Sri Lanka. Allegations made in the media have recalled memories of a distressing time in...
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    US warns Sri Lanka

    THE United States on Tuesday urged Sri Lanka to move quickly to address allegations of war crimes, warning of rising pressure for international action if it does not. The State Department stopped short of endorsing calls for an international investigation into...
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    Sri Lanka: World Tour by Cunard Line

    Cunard Line adds Sri Lanka to its 2013 world tour. Queen Mary 2 will arrive in Colombo on the 4th of February 2013. Queen Mary 2 guest capacity 2620, crew 1250 Queen Mary 2 world tour full itinerary http://www.cunard.com/Global/Documents/WV2013_QM2_eFlyer.pdf price starts from $19995 per...
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    Gaddafi: ICC issues arrest warrant

    The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The court had accused him of crimes against humanity and of ordering attacks on civilians after an uprising against him began in mid-February. The Hague-based court also issued warrants for...
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    President sends Lawyer

    Despite telling the local media that Sri Lanka will not respond to the summons issued on President Mahinda Rajapaksa by a US court (District Court of District of Columbia), the government has now decided that a lawyer in the US will watch the interests of the President. Justice Ministry...
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    Mahinda Balasuriya gets new job

    The former Inspector General of Police Mahinda Balasuriya has been nominated as Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Brazil. The name of Dr. Balasuriya has been submitted for approval by the Parliamentary Committee on High Posts by the Foreign Affairs Ministry.The position fell vacant due to the...
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    Iran War Games

    Iranian state television says Tehran will hold 10 days of ground, naval and missile exercises starting this week. The Sunday report says the exercises, dubbed "The Great Prophet Six," will begin Monday and include tests of long-range missiles such as the Sajjil, which boasts a rang of more...
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    Basil: Family charge sheet by US

    Economic Development Minister Mr. Basil Rajapaksa says at a meeting in Embilipitiya that the US government has a charge sheet highlighting the ‘Rajapakse family’. He blamed NGO's & the opposition for the ‘conspiracies’.
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    UN warns & rejects SL statement

    The UN chief on extra judicial killings has warned that Sri Lankan leaders and officials with dual nationalities could be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes. In an exclusive interview with LAKBIMANEWS, Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on...
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    6.4 earthquake Indonesia

    A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of Indonesia's Papua province, geologists said. No Tsunami warning or watch. The quake struck at a depth of 36 kilometres, 161 kilometres from Enarotali, at 9:16pm, the US Geological Survey said. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of...
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    Sri Lanka Visa : On arrival visas to continue

    Sri Lankan government on Sunday said it will continue with the Visa-on-Arrival policy despite its decision to implement the new online-visa system for visitors. Deputy Economic Development minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said that both the Visa-on-Arrival and proposed online system will...
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    Forest fire raging in Knuckles

    A forest fire, which broke out last night in the Kahatagolla area along the Knuckles mountain range, is spreading fast, despite the best efforts of the police, army and local villagers to bring it under control. ST
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    BJP vs SL government

    BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) leader Sushma Swaraj, who is also the Leader of the (Indian) Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Saturday promised to raise in Parliament the resolutions passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly on retrieving Katchchatheevu and seeking economic sanctions on Sri Lanka. She...
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    Ranil going USA

    Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe will travel to the United States next week. The UNP leader has scheduled meetings with US government officials.
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    Minimum call charge of mobile phones

    Sri Lanka TRC (Telecommunication Regulatory Commission) reduces the minimum charge for telephone calls made through mobile phones. Accordingly, the current minimum charge of Rs. 2 of mobile phones will be reduced to Rs. 1.50. (from July this year)
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    Budget cuts for Sri Lanka's tour to Australia

    Sri Lanka's cash-strapped cricket administration has slashed the budget for Australia's tour, the island's sports minister said on Sunday, stressing security would not be compromised. Australia are due to play three Tests, five one-day matches and two Twenty20 games during their August 6 to...
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    India frees more Lankan fishermen

    A group of 16 Sri Lankan fishermen who had been detained by the Indian authorities for the past eight weeks were released and handed over to the naval authorities yesterday evening. The group who were taken into custody by the Indian Coast Guard after they had drifted into the territorial...
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    World War 2: Before the War

    World War 2: Before the War ++add rep if you like the post :D Adolf Hitler, age 35, on his release from Landesberg Prison, on December 20, 1924. Hitler had been convicted of treason for his role in an attempted coup in 1923 called the Beer Hall Putsch. This photograph was taken shortly...
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    Hambantota loan numbers

    The government has to pay US $ 111.21 million which is roughly around to Rs. 11.1 billion in terms of interests for the US $ 307 million loan obtained from China for the Hambantota Ports Development Project, P8/.+ liament was informed today. The total cost of the project is US $ 360 million...

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