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Group Urges Diaspora Tamils Not to Invest in Sri Lanka
A leader of the group said that "Any money that we put into the Sri Lankan economy will eventually make its way to the Sri Lankan military and be used to oppress and uproot the Tamils in Sri Lanka. Comment?
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Sri Lankan Student Finds Home in Glendale
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Nipuna Vidanapathirana is a Sri Lankan student. In pursuit of higher education, 17-year-old Nipuna Vidanapathirana traveled 9,371 miles from the island of Sri Lanka to Southern California in February of 2006. Comment?
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Sri Lankan Refugees Remain in Detention
Seventy-six men arrived off the coast of British Columbia in a barge from Sri Lanka in mid-October. All, but one, continue to be detained in a jail outside of Vancouver. Comment?
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Police to investigate boat sinking
... the body of a male. Twelve people died, including two boys aged 13 and 14. Police say the vessel left Negombo, in Sri Lanka, on October 5. They have asked members of the public with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Non-English ... Comment?
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NZ says no, next stop Philippines
... should hand in his commission and resign from his portfolio. A virtual plethora of boat people are just waiting in Sri Lanka and other Asian countries for Alex and his fellow conspirators to receive the green light to go to Christmas Island and the ... Comment?
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New Zealand does not want to offer a new home to a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers involved in a stand-off with Australian authorities, the government said. Comment?
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... clearing centre on Christmas Island. Among them were two brothers, Buddhi and Kumar, who were sent back to Sri Lanka in August with the horror of their 35 days on the open seas still very fresh in their minds. "I thought we would die when we ran out ... Comment?
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Cuttack, Nov. 10: The spread of H1N1 virus in Orissa has made administration and Orissa Cricket Association anxious as India-Sri Lanka ODI, to be held at Barabati Stadium on December 21, approaches. Comment?
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Life after deportation 'a living hell': ex-gang member
... the AK Kannan gang, Kuhendrarajah pleaded guilty and served time in jail. In April 2003, he was deported back to Sri Lanka. "I admit, I have a bad history," Kuhendrarajah said when discussing his criminal past, something he knew "was going to come ... Comment?
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Sri Lanka schemes ‘legal reform’ to negate identity and grab land
The urgency of the Sri Lanka state at this juncture is not social reformation but grabbing the lands of Tamils without legal hurdles, besides removing last vestiges of Tamil sovereignty in the state apparatus, Tamil legal circles said. Comment?
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The Federal Government's representative to Sri Lanka says more must be done to help the country's Tamils if people smuggling is to be stopped. Comment?
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Zaheer, Sreesanth back; Ojha included as third spinner
Looking for a reshuffle after the stinging setback against the Aussies at home, the selectors on Tuesday recalled four players for national duty in the 15-member squad for the first two Tests against Sri Lanka. Comment?
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Nirupama Rajapaksa pays a visit to Meenakshi temple
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OFFERING PRAYERS: Nirupama Rajapaksa, cousin of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, with her husband at Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai on Tuesday. Comment?
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VCK activists removed for staging demonstration
... had called for a demonstration urging India to take steps for ensuring that the International forums declared Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse and his family members as war criminals for Tamil genocide. Printer friendly page Send this article ... Comment?
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Myanmar junta chief to visit Sri Lanka
... to the island, the official said, adding that no Myanmar head of state had visited the country for over a decade. Sri Lanka and Myanmar practise the Theravada Buddhist traditions and have had cultural and religious ties since the 11th century. Than ... Comment?
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Lankan human smuggler ties with Chennai
... a good life there,a the bearded 27-year-old said. A resident of Canada since early childhood, Alex was deported to Sri Lanka in 2003, after serving a jail term for drug abuse and indulging in crime as a member of the notorious A K Kannan gang in ... Comment?
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India wants warships it lent to Lank
... The source said the government was likely to provide new replacements to the Coast Guard for the ships given to Sri Lanka. While the government has sanctioned 55 more warships and 45 aircraft for the Coast Guard after the 26/11 Mumbai terror ... Comment?
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Notorious Toronto gangster re-emerges as Sri Lankan asylum seeker
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... said he was Alex and that the more than 200 asylum seekers aboard the wooden cargo ship were ethnic Tamils fleeing Sri Lanka, but it was the way he said it that stood out: He spoke in a distinctly Canadian accent. In Toronto, police watched the news ... 13 comments
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Stark Raven: Sri Lankan Refugees Detained in Vancouver, Segment 1
... is self contained with intro and extro* Seventy-six men arrived off the coast of British Columbia in a barge from Sri Lanka in mid-October. All, but one, continue to be detained in a jail outside of Vancouver. The Sri Lankan government suggests ... Comment?
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India wants warships it lent to Sri Lanka back
... The source said the government was likely to provide new replacements to the Coast Guard for the ships given to Sri Lanka. While the government has sanctioned 55 more warships and 45 aircraft for the Coast Guard after the 26/11 Mumbai terror ... 2 comments
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