 Rajapaksa vows to fight external forces for peace
Tweet Colombo, May 19 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday renewed his pledge to fight all "external elements" seeking to "disrupt" the country's peace.... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool) Newstrack India
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 Cyclone Kills 7 in Sri Lanka, Thousands Displaced
A cyclone caused by a tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal killed at least seven people in Sri Lanka, government officials said on Tuesday. Cyclone Mahasen, which... (photo: Public Domain / Taprobanus) Chosunilbo
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 Sri Lanka expects boost in Middle East tourists
COLOMBO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka is expecting an increase in tourist arrivals from the Middle East over the next few years and is making arrangements to have the... (photo: Creative Commons / Ashraaqwahab) Xinhua
Colombo Development Lanka Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Sri Lanka |
 Dalai Lama condemns Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, Sri Lanka
May 09: The Dalai Lama has implored Buddhist monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to put an end to a series of recent attacks on Muslims in their countries. The Tibetan... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Siasat Daily
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 Dalai Lama Lashes Myanmar, Lanka Buddhist Violence
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Dalai Lama has implored Buddhist monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to put an end to a series of recent attacks on Muslims in their countries. The... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The New York Times
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 How the coconut tree provides food, fuel, roofing, rope and more for Sri Lankan farmers
/Video screen capture When I wrote about using coconut coir as a soil amendment, commenter Ruben suggested I should look closer to home for organic matter that originates... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Treehugger
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 Bangladesh: One Million Flee Cyclone Mahasen
16 May 2013, 4:08 Bangladesh: One Million Flee Cyclone Mahasen Tweet Bangladesh is evacuating one million people as Cyclone Mahasen approaches, bring with it gale-force... (photo: Creative Commons / Shmunmun) Orange News
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 Facebook, Twitter come under police scanner
For the first time, the Chennai police have formed a core team to exclusively monitor activity in the social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter. The team headed by... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Hindu
Internet Network Photos Social Wikipedia: Facebook |
 Cooking classes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cuisine features scorching chillies, spicy curries, crisp breakfast hoppers (a bowl-shaped pancake made from rice flour and coconut milk) and tangy pickles,... (photo: WN / james) South China Morning Post
Cooking Food Photos Sri Lanka Wikipedia: Sri Lanka |
 Sri Lanka to probe mass grave with 150 skeletons
By Charatha Mallawarachi Associated Press Comments Colombo, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan presidential commission will be appointed to investigate a mass grave where... (photo: PIB of India) Detroit news
Comments Lanka Photos Skeletons Wikipedia: Sri Lanka |
 Lanka Opposition Leader calls on President Mukherjee
Tweet New Delhi, April 4 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Leader of Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.... (photo: AP-Eranga Jayawardena) Newstrack India
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 Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan to open IPL tournament
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan will perform at the opening of the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the eastern city of Calcutta. Nine teams will play 72... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) BBC News
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 Pakistan foreign secretary to visit Sri Lanka
Islamabad, April 01: Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani will visit Sri Lanka April 4-5 to take part in the third round of bilateral political consultations, it... (photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary) The Siasat Daily
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 No place in Sri Lanka for religious extremism or racism: Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that his government will not allow racism or religious extremism in the country and advised the Buddhist majority... (photo: AP / Chamila Karunarathne) Indian Express
Culture Photos Racism SriLanka Wikipedia: Mahinda Rajapaksa |
 Ten stocks in focus in Friday morning trade
NEW DELHI: Indian shares are expected to trade in a range with a negative bias on Friday, tracking positive global cues. The immediate support level for Nifty is around... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Times of India
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 Mali army: Suicide bomber kills 1 in Timbuktu
Mali army: Suicide bomber kills 1 in Timbuktu 14 minutes ago UN rights body urges more thorough Sri Lanka probe 39 minutes ago Syria hands over seized... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) The Tribune San Luis Obispo
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 UN votes on Sri Lanka resolution today, India likely to move amendments
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) in Geneva will vote on Thursday on a resolution to press the Sri Lankan government for a more thorough probe into allegations of human... (photo: UN / UN) Indian Express
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 Chidambaram disappointed with other parties not supporting resolution on Lankan issue
Tweet New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): With the voting on US resolution on Sri Lanka to take place at Geneva, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that he would have... (photo: PIB of India / ) Newstrack India
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 No consensus on House resolution on Sri Lanka
The all-party meeting called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Wednesday evening to seek a consensus on the government’s draft resolution on Sri Lankan Tamils... (photo: PIB of India) The Hindu
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 PM briefed on US-sponsored resolution on Lanka
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was Wednesday briefed by top officials on the US-sponsored resolution on human rights violations in Sri Lanka, within hours of... (photo: PIB of India) Zeenews
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