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Sri Lanka to conclude high-profiled human right violations cases this year
Sri Lanka to conclude high-profiled human right violations cases this year Oct 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Attorney General’s Department plans to conclude several high- profiled human rights violations...
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Sanctions on Iran cause drop in Sri Lankan tea prices
Sanctions on Iran cause drop in Sri Lankan tea prices 2012-10-30 COLOMBO, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — Sri Lankan tea typically exported to Iran has come under strain as prices dropped this week causing concern...
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SRI LANKA: Do legislators have the right to be silly in parliament?
SRI LANKA: Do legislators have the right to be silly in parliament? Contributors: Basil Fernando-October 30, 2012 In an earlier article we asked the question, “Can the legislature declare all...
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‘India postponed Operation Eelam and Blue Star intervened’
‘India postponed Operation Eelam and Blue Star intervened’ By Sam Rajappa 30 Oct 2012 Posted 29-Oct-2012 Vol 3 Issue 43 A quarter century of India’s military intervention in Sri Lanka, ostensibly to...
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Sri Lanka: Address Rights Rollback at Review
Sri Lanka: Address Rights Rollback at Review UN Should Focus on Accountability, Media, and Civil Society OCTOBER 30, 2012 Governments should use the UPR to question Sri Lanka’s deteriorating human...
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Rains pound North-East as cyclone Neelam approaches 30 October 2012 12:43 GMT Mullativu. Photographs Sri Lanka Red Cross Society A depression in the bay of Bengal, has intensified into a mini cyclone –...
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Badulla MC member destroys Hotel and brutally attacks its owner and family
Badulla MC member destroys Hotel and brutally attacks its owner and family (Lanka-e-News -30.Oct.2012, 11.00PM) Range Manju, the former Badulla Deputy Mayor and current Badulla Municipal Council member...
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War crimes in Sri Lanka have been ignored too long
Warning: Extremely Graphic images! War Crimes In Sri Lanka Have Been Ignored Too Long “One of the worst atrocity crime stories of recent decades has barely...
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BTF and other Diaspora organisations participate in the Universal periodic...
BTF and other Diaspora organisations participate in the Universal periodic review (UPR)on Sri Lanka BTF and its partner organisations are actively working to bring awareness of the Sri Lankan...
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TNA just making noise – Gota
TNA just making noise – Gota 28 October 2012 Gotabhaya Rajapakse has spoken to Uthayan, during his trip to India, regarding his stance on the 13th Amendment, and questions of demilitarisation in the...
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One every five days: Ruki Fernando on disappearances in Sri Lanka
One every five days: Ruki Fernando on disappearances in Sri Lanka 25 October 2012 At 2.31pm on 21 August 2012, a 32-year-old woman sent a text message to her relatives saying she had been taken to the...
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Sri Lankan says there never an ethnic conflict
Sri Lankan says there never an ethnic conflict By Agencies-2012-10-28 The Sri Lankan government Sunday said there was never an ethnic conflict in the country but only a war against terrorism. Defence...
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Lawyers urge the Government to cease attack on Judiciary: urge public to...
Lawyers urge the Government to cease attack on Judiciary: urge public to standby Chief Justice and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) (Lanka-e-News -30.Oct.2012, 11.00PM) The Lawyers’ for Democracy...
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Diaspora engagement with young Sri Lanka MP’S
Diaspora engagement with young Sri Lanka MP’S by Victor Cherubim ( October 30, 2012, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) A follow up current visit by an interparty, young parliamentarian (under 40) delegation...
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Parliamentarian Sridharan visits flood victims in Mullaitivu
Parliamentarian Sridharan visits flood victims in Mullaitivu [ Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 04:33.33 PM GMT +05:30 ] Thousands of people residing in the low lands of Mullaitivu district vastly affected...
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Floods affect 17,000, displace 1,500
Floods affect 17,000, displace 1,500 October 30, 2012 by Dasun Edirisinghe As inter monsoon rains lashed all parts of the country, floods affected more than 17,000 civilians while displacing 1,500...
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WikiLeaks: ‘We Will Make Sure The Report To Congress Is Identified As...
WikiLeaks: ‘We Will Make Sure The Report To Congress Is Identified As Secondary Source Reporting’ – Blake To Gota By Colombo Telegraph -October 31, 2012 “Blake said that the report requested by...
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The Final Medal For A Major’s Service
The Final Medal For A Major’s Service By Chanaka Roshan-Wednesday, October 31, 2012 The Military Intelligence Corps (MIC) is like the heart of a country’s defence force. In the Eelam war, this...
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The Final Medal For A Major’s Service
The Final Medal For A Major’s Service WEDNESDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2012 Nurses’ unions today staged a protest outside the Health Ministry urging the authorities to introduce a new recruitment process for...
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Call to expose Sri Lanka abuses
Call to expose Sri Lanka abuses THE AUSTRALIAN AMANDA HODGE, SOUTH ASIA CORRESPONDENT From:The Australian October 31, 2012 12:00AM THE UN is under pressure to expose Sri Lanka’s failure to improve its...
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