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Sri Lanka grants amnesty to 70,000 military deserters
Sri Lanka has offered to drop court martial proceedings against 70,000 military deserters as part of a drive to overhaul the security forces, the defence …
Sri Lanka warns Tigers against provoking troops, vow to ‘protect peace’
Sri Lanka accused Tamil Tiger rebels of provoking government security forces and said the military was ready to take action to "protect peace," a state-run …
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Railway authorities are looking for Rs. 15 billion from donors to lay a second track between Kalutara and Matara, improving its current service. Railway …
Discount travel deals and aid work draw in tourists that are filling up city hotels
Discount travel deals and relief work are drawing in tourist numbers, as Indians and Europeans flocked into Sri Lanka and filled up city hotels in March. …
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Sri Lanka has asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to up a US$ 100 mn allocation to fund the Colombo south port to US$ 200 mn, nearly half of the estimated …
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Local hotels completely destroyed in the tsunami could plead a ‘frustrated contract’, to bypass heavy compensation laws and negotiate a settlement with …
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Locals craving for fast foods, genetic disorders and pollution are tipped to make cardiovascular and asthma the next biggest ailment to hit Sri Lanka, an …
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Sri Lanka’s decision making could put it out of service
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Sri Lanka faces new crisis over tsunami deal with Tigers
A main Marxist party in Sri Lanka's ruling coalition Wednesday issued a fresh warning to the government not to go ahead with a Norwegian-brokered deal with …
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Plans to lay off private sector workers in Sri Lanka laid off, until the government works out how to finance unemployment insurance. online pharmacy …
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