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  • 24 injured as elephant runs amok at Perahera

    At least twenty-four spectators were injured in a stampede when an elephant ran amok during the Perahera (pageant) of the Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya in Badulla last night.Police said the incident occurred at around 10.40pm yesterday (24) and that 14 women and a child are among the wounded, who have been admitted to the Badulla Hospital. The elephant was later tranquilized and brought under ...

  • Sri Lanka DMK chief wants New Delhi to provide Indian citizenship to Eezham Tamil refugees

    Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Friday that DMK Chief M Karunanidhi has requested New Delhi to provide citizenship to over 100,000 Eezham Tamils living in South Indian state of Tamil Nadu as refugees. Pointing out to the immigration reforms in the U.S., Mr Karunanidhi was quoted as saying, "[s]imilarly, it is also our wish and request to the Centre to come forward and provide ...

  • Sri Lanka immigration officials accepted eTNs suggestion to correct tourist visa on arrival procedure

    reported about its publisher's experience with an extortion scam by Sri Lanka Immigration Officers. eTN is now pleased to report that due to our article, the Controller General team of the Sri Lanka Department of Immigration and Emigration, Mr. W.A.C. Perera reached out to eTN Publisher Juergen T. Steinmetz and confirmed the following: 1) The Immigration Officer listed on your arrival ...

  • Man charged with smuggling Sri Lankan immigrants into UK

    A 50-year-old man from Croydon has been charged with smuggling Sri Lankan immigrants into the UK.Chubramaniam Vignarajah of Aurelia Road, was one of 18 people arrested in a series of international raids by immigration and police ,which included addresses in London, Luton and Essex on Wednesday.Mr Vignaraha has been charged with conspiring to facilitate illegal immigration along with two other ...

  • 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 ...


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  • 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. ...

  • 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 ...

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