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  • Rajapaksa vows to fight external forces for peace

    Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday renewed his pledge to fight all "external elements" seeking to "disrupt" the country's peace. Speaking on the fourth anniversary celebration of winning the three-decade war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE), Rajapaksa was alluding to foreign countries, led by the US, Xinhua reported. Some countries have been critical of Sri Lanka's ...

  • Call for Indian business community to invest here

    Chaminda Perera in Mumbai The people of Mumbai, more than the others have well understood the importance of eradicating terrorism since they have borne the brunt of terrorism, Sri Lanka Tourism Bureau chairman Bashwara Gunaratne said on Saturday. Addressing the inauguration of Sri Lanka Travel Trade Forum at Taj Lands End Hotel in Mumbai, Gunaratne invited the Indian business community ...

  • Victory over terrorism – why should Sri Lanka apologize

    The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam of LTTE had its ground militant force vanquished by the Armed Forces of Sri Lanka on May 19, 2009 after several appeals made by the Sri Lankan President to lay down their arms and surrender were ignored. Close to 12,000 LTTE fighters gave themselves in of which 594 were child soldiers and the Sri Lankan military ended up sacrificing close to 6,000 ...

  • Sri Lanka Diaspora Tamils observe Mulli-vaaykkaal Genocide remembrance events

    Events remembering the internationally-abetted genocide in May 2009 were held in several countries in the West by the Tamil diaspora on Saturday. While over 10,000 Tamils participated in a mass rally in London, the remembrance event in Sydney had an innovative performance ...

  • Karunanidhi disapproves of ban on pro-Tamil Eelam meeting

    DMK president M Karunanidhi today disapproved of Indian government action of banning a pro-Tamil Eelam public meeting at Cuddalore besides clamping prohibitory orders preventing Dalit-based outfit Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader Thol Thirumavalavan from attending events in Villupuram ...


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  • Detained Bangladeshis to return from Sri Lanka

    Sixty-one Bangladeshis, who were in Sri Lankan detention camps for four months after being picked up by that ...

  • Sri Lanka sexes up Ceylon tea’s image

    KANDANA, SRI LANKA - A hot cup of Ceylon tea is better known as being soothing and relaxing, but Sri Lanka is now marketing its most profitable export as a luxury boost for the libido. The tea industry is increasingly plugging Ceylon’s supposed aphrodisiac qualities in a bid to radically change perceptions of the brew, which manufacturers say can sell for less than water in some markets. ...

  • Sri Lanka Jaffna University remembers Vanni genocide amidst SL military oppression

    Sri Lankan military harassments continue at Jaffna University where a memorial event was silently observed by hundreds of students on Friday, news sources in Jaffna told TamilNet. The occupying SL military is on a continuous war with the university community of students and teachers in the last four years on the issue of remembering the slain. It took a serious turn on the Heroes Day last ...

  • Protest Against Bribery Commission

    The 'Voice Against Corruption' (VAC) has threatened to gather public support and surround the Bribery and Corruption Commission in Colombo over its failure to investigate several complaints lodged with the Commission. VAC convenor Wasantha Samarasinghe said that the public taxes pay for the salaries of the Bribery Commission and yet the Commission has failed to investigate complaints ...

  • Buses joining strike to lose route permits

    The route permit of buses supporting the strike action scheduled to be launched from midnight today (19) will be cancelled, the Chairman of the National Transport Commission (NTC) Roshan Gunawardana said.He stated that the strike planned by the All Island Private Bus Companies Federation, based on several demands including a bus fare hike, ...

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