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3 hrs ago | The Age

Rudd critical of Sri Lankan war report

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has criticised a Sri Lankan government report on the country's civil war but stopped short of joining calls for an independent international inquiry.

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7 hrs ago | Arab News

Sri Lankans vow to make their nation an 'Asian wonder'

The program called "Let's make the nation a wonder of Asia" engaged Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Buddhist and other members of the Sri Lankan community at the country's consulate general in Jeddah.

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8 hrs ago | Colombo Page

Sri Lanka Navy arrests three Indian fishermen poaching, repatriates four

Feb 12, Jaffna: Sri Lanka Navy has arrested three Indian fishermen poaching in country's territorial waters yesterday and assisted in repatriating another four released from Sri Lankan custody today.

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8 hrs ago | Salem-News.com

Sri Lanka is New Fake Currency Transit Point

According to sources, Tamil Nadu, which has reported a large increase in the number of fake currency cases, of late,has come under the scanner, and it is being unearthed that the fake currencies printed in Pakistan reach Sri Lanka from where they are transported by sea or air to Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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10 hrs ago | Millat Online

Sri Lankan president's visit to boost bilateral trade

SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Pak chapter, Saturday said that the visit of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to Pakistan would boost trade between the two countries.

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14 hrs ago | Millat Online

Pakistan and Sri Lanka sign three MoUs to promote cooperation in

ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 : Pakistan and Sri Lanka Saturday signed three Memorandum of Understanding here at Prime Minister House to further promote cooperation in trade, technical education and media.

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18 hrs ago | PakTribune

No military operation under way in Balochistan: COAS Kayani

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has made it emphatically clear that no military operation is under way in Balochistan.

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23 hrs ago | Colombo Page

Sri Lankan government had spent over Rs. 60 million on the main venue of Deyata Kirula exhibition

Feb 11, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government says that Rs. 61.5 million had been spent on the main venue where the Deyata Kirula exhibition is being held in Oyamaduwa in Anuradhapura.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

Colombo Page

Sri Lankan government considering a fuel price hike

Feb 11, Colombo: Petroleum Minister of Sri Lanka Susil Premajayantha says the government is considering increasing local fuel prices in line with the rapidly increasing global oil prices.

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TamilNet Newswire

Sri Lanka: Tamil trader abducted in Colombo

The victim, Mr. Prabakaran, who is a successful trader, has been earlier detained by the Sri Lankan police for 28 months without any inquiries and was released later by the courts three years ago, the sources further said.

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Gulf Times

Sri Lankans mark 64th I-Day with spectacular dance show

Sri Lankans turned out in large numbers at the Doha Cinema on Friday to witness a spectacular performance by their favourite dance troupe Chandana Wickramasinghe and the Dancers Guild.

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Colombo Page

Joint European operation busts Sri Lankan people smugglers

Feb 10, Brussels: A joint operation by several European judicial authorities has busted a Sri Lankan criminal network involved in human smuggling and arrested 27 suspects in three European countries, the Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union said in a press release Friday.

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Austin American-Statesman

New Maldives leader says he will submit to probe

Maldives' former President Mohamed Nasheed, center, lifts a child as he walks out from a Mosque following prayers with his supporters in Male, Maldives, Friday, Feb.

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Colombo Page

Sri Lanka's Marxist party to commence protest campaign with farmers

Feb 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna is to commence a series of protests with farmers in the agricultural areas in the country.

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Colombo Page

Sri Lanka appoints cabinet sub-committee to monitor implementation of ...

Feb 10, Colombo: The government of Sri Lanka has decided to appoint a Cabinet Sub-Committee to monitor the process of speedy implementation of the proposals in the country's Human Rights Action Plan.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Colombo Page

Sri Lanka, Pakistan to expand bilateral trade to US$2 billion

Feb 10, Islamabad: Sri Lanka and Pakistan aim to expand the bilateral trade between the two countries to reach US$ 2 billion from the current US$ 375 million in the next three years.

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Colombo Page

Sri Lanka President arrives in Pakistan

Feb 10, Islamabad: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Islamabad on Friday on a three-day state visit to Pakistan at the invitation of Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari.

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Colombo Page

Faulty computer in Sri Lankan port causes heavy traffic congestion

Feb 10, Colombo: A malfunction in the computer system at the Colombo Port in Sri Lanka last evening had caused a massive traffic congestion at the port gates and in the container terminal.

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Salem-News.com

War Crimes in Sri Lanka

Salem-News.com is the premiere Independent Online Newsgroup in the United States.

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Xinhuanet

Nasheed supporters protest outside Maldivian embassy to Sri Lanka

A group of protesters gathered outside the Maldivian Embassy here in support of ousted President Mohamed Nasheed, an official said here on Friday.

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