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  • Sri Lankan president to visit China

    Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will pay a state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping between May 27 and 30, an official said Monday. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the announcement at the daily press briefing Monday, reported ...

  • Rights liberties threatened in Sri Lanka says rights body

    Respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated the Tamil Tigers, Human Rights Watch said Monday. This week marks the fourth anniversary of the brutal civil war's end. Since the end of the 26-year-long civil war, the government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has resisted taking meaningful steps to investigate and prosecute ...

  • Indian development aid second largest in Sri Lanka

    India was the second largest development aid giver to Sri Lanka last year behind China, providing over $700 million to the island nation, according to latest official ...

  • Public warned over floods and rising water levels

    The Department of Meteorology advises people to be alert over rising water of Gin and Nilwala rivers as well as floods at Pitabaddara, Paanadugama and Tawalama ...

  • Sri Lanka to sign search and rescue agreements

    by Dr. Ruwantissa Abeyratne ( May 20, 2013, Montreal, Sri Lanka Guardian) It was both heartening and encouraging to read a recent news item that Sri Lanka was taking measures to sign agreements with neighbouring countries pertaining to search of aircraft and rescue of persons involved in an aircraft ...


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El Topo [Blu-Ray]

El Topo [Blu-Ray]

As chronicled in J. Hoberman and Jonathan Rosenbaums Midnight Movies, Alejandro Jodorowskys El Topo became an almost immediate counterculture sensation after its commercial debut at midnight on December 18, 1970, at the run-down, 600-seat Elgin Theater in New York City. The film ran ... ...

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  • Tourism in Sri Lanka not impacted due to political tensions with India

    Dutch firm Coram to use India as base Huge population, coupled with affinity towards European designs, are the key reasons why Coram has decided to shift focus to ...

  • Proteas tour dates to Sri Lanka confirmed

    The Proteas will play five ODIs and three T20 International matches during their tour to Sri Lanka in July and August this year, as confirmed by the Sri Lankan board on Wednesday. While there will be no Tests pplayed, fans in Colombo, Kandy and Hambantota will have more than one chance to see the sides in action, with Colombo getting no less than four of the eight fixtures. The series follow ...

  • Rights group criticizes Sri Lankas rights record

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -; An international human rights group said Monday that respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated separatist Tamil rebels to end a civil ...

  • Daughter of Rohana Wijeweera arrested

    The eldest daughter of the founder of the JVP, Rohana Wijeweera was arrested by the police after a complaint was filed against her by her mother, Police Spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena ...

  • Suspect hangs himself in police cell

    A suspect had committed suicide by hanging himself in a Bambalapitiya police cell, police stated. The man was arrested in connection with selling stolen vehicle ...

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