Eastern Province (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka: SLA, SLN conduct search operation in Panku’lam

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) jointly conducted cordon and search in Panku’lam area Thursday in Trincomalee district following the recovery of a consignment of explosives in the Pea’raa’ru jungle. No one was...

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UN chief welcomes decision to open refugee camps in Lanka!

Updated on Sunday, November 22, 2009, 09:28 IST Tags: New York: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has welcomed Colombo's decision to grant freedom of movement to the displaced Tamils living in the military guarded camps at the Northern...

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Resettle war-displaced Tamils by January 31: Rajapaksa

Curbs on movement of camp inmates to go from December 1 COLOMBO: Ahead of an anticipated parliamentary and presidential election announcement, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday directed the authorities to...

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The Best Beaches in Sri Lanka

the frantic nightlife of Colombo. But whatever reasons you have for going to Sri Lanka, it is likely that the beaches are going to play a big part in your holiday! On both the east and west coasts, the island is blessed with...

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Why place the peace charade with Delhi?

How can you have peace with a country that is bent upon your destruction? How can you have peace with a country that contantly tries to break you down? How can you have peace with a country that against you at every...

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Leisure Spend

Nov 22, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings is ready to invest nearly 6.0 billion rupees over the next two to three years in upgrading and building new hotels if tourism arrivals pick up after the end of a 30-year war...

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Solar eclipse on January 15, 2010

Sri Lanka will witness a solar eclipse in over 50 years in 2010. This Annular Solar Eclipse will occur on January 15 next year and will be clearly visible over the Northern parts of Sri Lanka, especially in the Jaffna region....

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Sri Lanka: Tamil youth from Batticaloa reported missing

A Tamil youth from Kiraanku’lam in Batticaloa district has gone missing after leaving to his work place in Colombo two weeks ago on 5 November, according to complaints made to Kaaththaankudi police and Human Rights Commission...

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Where 'kaffir' is no insult

In a village deep in west Sri Lanka, one of the island's few remaining communities of African descent breaks into song - a poignant elegy to a disappearing culture. By Mel Gunasekera, in Sirambiadiya Sri Lanka's communities of...

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U.S. State Department Issues Revised Travel Warning for Sri Lanka

Colombo, 20 November, (Asiantribune.com): The United States Department of State has issued a revised travel warning for Sri Lanka to reflect improving security conditions in the country. Travel warnings are issued by the...

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Batticaloa , Eravur , Kalmunai , Amparai , Trincomalee