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Sri Lanka Tamils concerned over national anthem report

December 13, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamils expressed concern on Monday over a media report suggesting that the government was set to ban singing the national …

Sri Lanka slain customs officer given integrity award

Dec 10, 2010 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan customs officer who was gunned down after he exposed corruption in the customs service was posthumously awarded the National …

Sri Lanka authorities appeal for help over ‘tsunami baby’

December 9, 2010 (AFP) - A six-year-old girl found at a house in Colombo is believed to have been sold by a hospital worker soon after the 2004 Indian Ocean …

Ukraine to attend Nobel ceremony after public pressure

KIEV, December 9, 2010 (AFP) - Ukraine will send a diplomat to the Nobel peace prize ceremony for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiabo, a foreign ministry …

Nineteen countries decline Nobel ceremony invite: organisers

OSLO, December 7, 2010 (AFP) - Nineteen countries will shun Friday's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel …

Sri Lankan migrants held in Thailand

BANGKOK, December 8, 2010 (AFP) - Thai authorities said Wednesday they had arrested 45 migrants from Sri Lanka in the latest of a series of crackdowns in …

Sri Lanka got N Korea arms despite US protests: leaked cables

WASHINGTON, December 6, 2010 (AFP) - US diplomats play a major role in trying to prevent arms from reaching world hotspots, but cables released to The New York …

Spanish judge jails three Pakistanis in forgery probe

MADRID, December 3, 2010 (AFP) - A judge in Spain Friday remanded in custody three of seven people arrested in an operation against a gang suspected of forging …

Sri Lanka slams Oxford Union for cancelling president’s talk

December 2, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government lambasted the prestigious Oxford Union Thursday for cancelling a talk by President Mahinda Rajapakse following …

Sri Lanka sees anti-British protests over Oxford snub

December 3, 2010 (AFP) - Hundreds of ruling party activists demonstrated at the British embassy in Colombo Friday to denounce Oxford University's debating …

Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger links revealed in Spanish-Thai forgery probe

MADRID, December 3, 2010 (AFP) - Spanish and Thai police investigating a gang that supplied forged passports to Al-Qaeda linked groups have found new evidence …

Sri Lanka war crime probe position unchanged: US

Dec 03, 2010 (LBO) - The United States has consistently called on Sri Lanka to have a credible probe into alleged war crimes during its war against Tamil Tiger …

Sri Lankan president regrets Oxford Union cancelling talk

December 1, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President expressed regret after the Oxford Union cancelled a scheduled speech by him amid security concerns, his office …

US worried on Sri Lanka rights probe: WikiLeaks

WASHINGTON, December 1, 2010 (AFP) - The United States questioned if Sri Lanka would thoroughly probe war crimes allegations as the accusations involve …

Sri Lanka approves budget with huge majority

November 29, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's parliament approved the country's first fully-fledged post-war budget on Monday with a two-thirds majority, officials …

Indian foreign minister visits Sri Lanka’s former war zone

November 27, 2010 (AFP) - India's foreign minister visited Sri Lanka's former war zone on Saturday after urging Colombo to share political power with minority …

India shrugs off Chinese influence in Sri Lanka

November 26, 2010 (AFP) - India has no worries about rival China's expanding ties with Sri Lanka, India's foreign minister said on Friday, a week after Colombo …

Indian FM in Sri Lanka amid growing Chinese influence

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Sri Lanka appoints 90 ministers and deputies

Nov 22, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed 59 ministers in addition to the prime minister and 31 deputy ministers Tuesday ahead …

Sri Lanka orders Red Cross to quit former war zone

November 21, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to close its offices in the island's former …