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12 hrs ago | www.dailymirror.lk | newslanka

Message to news vultures - Only 300 civilians killed

There is message from detained Sri Lankan doctors to BBC,Aljaseers,CNN and many other news vultures who consume any junk to prove their predetermined views against their predators. Three doctors who were arrested for misleading the media on war casualty figures said today that only 300 civilians were killed during the last leg of the war in the north.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

sinhalapuwathsrilanka.blogspot.com | NEWS SRI LANKA

ඌවෙන් පසුව

, ලංකාපුවත් – ඌව පළාත් සභා මැතිවරණයෙන් පසුව දකුණු පළාත් සභා මැතිවරණය පැවැත්වෙන බවත් පසුව ජනාධිපතිවරණය පැවැත්වෙන බවත් ජනමාධ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය ලක්‍ෂ්මන් යාපා අබේවර්ධන මහතා සඳහන් කරයි.

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www.newsreportsrilanka.blogspot.com | NEWS SRI LANKA

Clearing operations continued; more weapons found

Sri Lanka armed forces and police personnel are continuing their clearing operations in the former LTTE dominated areas in the northern and eastern provinces. The aim of these operations is to ensure the safety of the areas for the resettlement activities. During yesterday's operations (Jul 7) , police acting on information found 3 night vision devices , one hand grenade and 90 T-56 ammo from the Asikulam area. Also, 300 water purification tablets were found at the same location. Meanwhile , troops conducting clearing operations in the Kilinochchi, Mullaittivu and Puthukkuddyiruppu areas found 14 mortar bombs, 26 hand grenades, 13 claymore mines, four land mines, three T-56 rifles, one T-81 rifle, one pistol, two shotguns with ammo, 185 AP mines, 33 booby traps, 20 RPG bombs, 15 arty shells (130mm) ,195 ammo used for T-56 riffles, 300 MPMG ammo, 700 ammo used for 12.7mm machine guns, 20 kg of high explosives , 7m long detonator code and 16 detonators. Among the other items found were 2 body armours and 2 helmets . Clearing operations are being continued. defence.lk

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www.dailymirror.lk | newslanka

5000 years old human skeletons - DM Video

Archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of children and adults some 5000 years old located in Southern Sri Lanka and brought it to Colombo to conduct further studies in order to verify its history.

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Sepia Mutiny

How the Sri Lankan Civil War was Won

I'll admit to not following the recently concluded Sri Lankan civil war very closely but other SM bloggers have been.

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PR-inside.com

Tamil rebel shoots dead Sri Lankan soldier

A Tamil Tiger insurgent grabbed the gun of a Sri Lankan soldier conducting a search of a suspicious boat and shot three troops, killing one, the military said Sunday.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Xinhuanet

China pledges to enhance relations with Sri Lanka

China would work with Sri Lanka to promote the comprehensive and cooperative partnership to a new height, said Vice Premier Li Keqiang here on Friday.

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Marco Eagle

Eagle i: Sri Lanka Survivor's guide

What would be catastrophic to lose or not have in Sri Lanka in order of priority? I'll render unto you the top and bottom three.

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Guardian Unlimited

Fines and bacteria to be used in Sri Lanka dengue fever fight

The Sri Lankan government is spraying mosquito breeding grounds, threatening to fine or jail those who fail to clean up puddles on their property, and is importing a special bacterium from Cuba in an effort to combat a major increase in cases of deadly dengue fever.

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China Digital Times

Sri Lanka Creates Special Economics Zone for Chinese Investors

The Times of India reports that Sri Lanka has created a SEZ near the city of Colombo exclusively for Chinese companies: This is one of the decisions taken during meetings between Chinese leaders and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama over the past two days.

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TamilNet Newswire

Sri Lanka: Kohona: ‘Victorious soldiers could have raped every single woman’

"It's been brought to the attention of senior government officials but no one seems to be doing anything about it," an aid worker, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal, told the paper.

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Colombo Page

Soldier shot dead in Sri Lanka's East by a former LTTE leader

Serving the Sri Lankan community globally since 2000 * Soldier shot dead in Sri Lanka's East by a former LTTE leader Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 09:35 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Husband and wife share home with pythons that roam freely

Pierre Rizk and his wife Sapa watch television with two of their Indian Python snakes in their flat in Dekwaneh, east of Beirut Pierre Rizk, from Lebanon, and his Sri Lankan wife Sapna have no children, but share their small flat with an exotic mix of serpents that hail from as far afield as India, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Arizona.

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Times Online

Tamil refugees may end up in permanent...

Sri Lankan authorities appear to be building permanent camps to house many of the 300,000 refugees from the last phase of the war with the Tamil Tiger rebels, despite promising to resettle 80 per cent of them by the end of the year.

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The Straits Times

India offers $146m for Tamils

INDIA on Monday offered US$100 million for the tens of thousands of Tamil civilians displaced by conflict in Sri Lanka.

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China Daily

Rumors on ties with Sri Lanka dismissed

Rumors that China and Sri Lanka engaged in an arms deal during the southeast Asian country's recent civil war was rejected by visiting Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama on Friday.

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India eNews

Britain relaxes restrictions on travel to Sri Lanka

The British government has relaxed travel restrictions on its citizens visiting Sri Lanka nearly five weeks after Tamil separatist rebels were defeated to end a more then 30-year war in the South Asian country, the British high commission in Colombo said Friday.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Straits Times

1st fatality in Sri Lanka troops

A SRI Lankan soldier was shot dead by a Tamil rebel in the island's east, the first military fatality after the crushing of the guerrilla leadership in May, the army said on Sunday.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

www.sundayobserver.lk | newslanka

Tamil expats take LTTE’s henchmen to task

Plans for a 'Transnational State' by the now defunct LTTE - their henchmen such as Kumaran Pathmanathan and V. Rudrakumar came under severe criticism by a majority of Sri Lankan Tamil expatriates according to the DAN TV station based in Paris.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

www.dailymirror.lk | newslanka

5000 years old human skeleton found in Sri Lanka

Archaeologists are seen here cleaning skeletal remains of children and adults some 5000 years old located in Southern Sri Lanka and brought to Colombo to conduct further studies in order to verify its past.

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