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  • Buddhist monk critical after self-immolation

    The Buddhist monk who suffered serious injuries after setting himself on fire to protest against the slaughter of cattle has been transferred to the Colombo National Hospital and is reportedly in critical condition.The Buddhist monk is currently undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a spokesman of the hospital said this morning.Ven. Bowatte Indrarathana Thera of the Sri Sugatha ...

  • Sri Lanka Lawyers move SL courts challenging land acquisition by occupying military

    [TamilNet, Friday, 24 May 2013, 23:34 GMT] Following a writ-application filed at the Sri Lankan Court of Appeal by 1,474 Eezham Tamils owning lands in Valikaamam North on 14 May, which was an initiative taken by Colombo-based lawyers, including those belonging to the Tamil National Alliance, a group of lawyers based in Jaffna have filed legal action in Sri Lankan Supreme Court on 22 May, ...

  • Ship laying up is an opportunity for Sri Lanka

    Lt. Col. Chandana Weerakoon MSc The author is a specialist in Transportation Systems and Management and conducts lectures on Transportation and Logistics at the CINEC Maritime University. Present ship prices have decreased drastically around 80% than in 2008 and around 80% of the operational fleet is laid up due to the slump. It is clear that seafarer opportunities have boomed. The vision ...

  • Fire at Colombo Port

    Subashini Senanayake A fire broke out in the early hours of yesterday morning causing heavy damage to Cargo Warehouse No 1 (Container Freight Station) of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, ...

  • Special trains for Vesak

    Irangika Range Sri Lanka Railways has introduced a special train service in view of the Vesak Week for those travelling to Colombo for the Vesak celebrations. The special services will be in operation on May 25, 26 and 27 from Colombo Fort to Mahawa, Colombo Fort -Rambukkana, Colombo Fort - Aluthgama to Veyangoda, and Maradana to South Kalutara.Sri Lanka Railways Operations Superintendent L.A.R. ...


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Three Outlaw Samurai (Sanbiki no samurai) [Blu-Ray]

Three Outlaw Samurai (Sanbiki no samurai) [Blu-Ray]

Hideo Goshas directorial debut Three Outlaw Samurai (Sanbiki no samurai) is actually a prequel to the chanbara television series of the same name, which had completed its first season when the film was released. This strategy of releasing a feature fi ... ...

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  • Jetwing Hotels unveils Hotel J for first time in Sri Lanka

    Visiting Sri Lanka on a shoestring budget or planning to travel around the country economically? Most of the time the modern traveler - be they young and independent or older and adventurous - is limited by income, and cash thereby becomes a key determinant when deciding on destinations and accommodation. Hence the reason Jetwing Hotels came up with their latest brainchild of Hotel J ...

  • Sri Lankan defence chief warns against Tamil victory in upcoming polls

    Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday warned the government of dire consequences in case the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) won the first northern provincial council election. The defence chief was responding to a statement attributed to Petroleum Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, at Wednesday's post-cabinet media briefing, that the election would be held in accordance ...

  • Buddhist monk sets himself on fire to protest against the slaughter of cattle in Sri Lanka

    In February, a Tibetan protester in monk's robes doused himself with gasoline, set himself ablaze and chanted anti-China slogans as he ran down a street in Nepal's ...

  • Tension over Sri Lanka Jaffna land

    There are growing tensions in northern Sri Lanka as Tamil people try to prevent the Sinhalese-dominated army from taking over their land. In a new development, villagers have driven out a group of surveyors sent by the authorities. Thousands more are engaged in court action to try to win back land they were displaced from years ago. Sri Lanka's army defeated separatist Tamil Tiger rebels ...

  • Father accidently runs over son while backing up

    A one-year-old child died after accidentally being run over by his ...

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