This day will be remembered by Sri Lankans as the very last battle against the Tamil rebellion. Unspeakable outburst of…
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Presidential in Sri Lanka: victory against the Tamil rebellion claimed by the 2 main candidates
Getting re-elected and staying in power: this is the goal that the outgoing President of Sri Lanka intends to achieve…
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Sri Lanka: joint statement by the UN Security Council
The plight of civilians trapped in fighting in the northeast of Sri Lanka finally walked through the door of the…
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Sri Lanka hosts Raid Amazones 2019, a 100% female race
The 113 competitors of the Raid Amazones set out on the tracks of Sri Lanka to test their limits. For…
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Sri Lanka: Pope Francis pleads for unity and national reconciliation
Pope Francis continues his trip to Sri Lanka on Wednesday. A visit dedicated to inter-religious dialogue “Religious beliefs must not…
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Retromachine: The world’s first elected state woman
On July 21, 1960 , Sirimavo Bandaranaike was appointed Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), after winning the legislative…
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Sri Lanka: investigation continues
The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for suicide attacks on churches and luxury hotels on Tuesday that left…
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Sri Lankan teenager wants to address president: he hacks his website
He wanted the GCE , an exam held at the end of high school in Sri Lanka, and determining for…
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Chili throws and office supplies at the Sri Lankan parliament
Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya was prevented from reaching the perch for nearly an hour by a group of MPs…
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Sri Lanka: 300 missing in mudslides
About fifteen dead and up to 300 missing in Sri Lanka. These are the consequences of mudslides in Haldummulla, a…
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Sri Lanka: Tigers, the world’s most formidable insurgency movement, beheaded
In this small country of 20 million inhabitants, the defense budget reaches 4% of the GDP . This is to…
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Sri Lanka gestures amid conflict with Tamil separatists
The Sri Lankan army today announced the end of its heavy military operations in the area of around ten km2…
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Sri Lanka: Buddhist monks against inter-religious violence
In Sri Lanka, hundreds of monks demonstrated on Thursday in front of the Bangladeshi embassy in Colombo. A peaceful mobilization…
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Sri Lanka Vesak Day Celebration
Tens of thousands of worshipers flocked to Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka this Sunday to celebrate Vesak Day. This traditional…
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What path will Sri Lanka take now that the Tamil Tigers have acknowledged their defeat?
The rebels, who have been fighting since 1972 for the independence of the north and east of the island, announced…
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Sri Lankan government declares at least 48-hour ceasefire with Tamil rebels
A symbolic gesture in Sri Lanka. President Mahinda Rajapakse has declared a ceasefire of at least 48 hours with the…
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Deadly torrential rains in Sri Lanka
At least 42 people have already died in the center and east of the island and dozens more are missing.…
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21 dead in Sri Lanka bombing
New attack in Sri Lanka, still attributed to Tamil rebels. A bomb exploded on Friday when a bus passed in…
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Sri Lanka: the Islamic State group claims the attacks
On CCTV footage, we can see the path of one of the suspected suicide bombers of the Sunday attacks in…
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Sri Lanka, mourning, Vesak celebration
Due to heavy rainfall and devastating floods that hit Sri Lanka, the streets of the capital Colombo are less crowded…
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