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News: Sri Lanka

We have started to collect the most important news related to Sri Lanka in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Sri Lanka: news

Tension over Sri Lanka Jaffna land

Friday, May 24th 2013, 14:31

Tensions escalate in northern Sri Lanka as Tamil people try to prevent the Sinhalese-dominated army from taking over their land.
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Sri Lanka leader's son in rugby row

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013, 17:20

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's rugby player son Rohitha is investigated for allegedly assaulting a referee.
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VIDEO: Sri Lanka's electricity prices rocket

Wednesday, May 1st 2013, 9:14

There is controversy in Sri Lanka over a sudden and very large jump in domestic electricity prices.
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Sri Lanka 'intensifies crackdown'

Tuesday, April 30th 2013, 8:59

Amnesty International accuses Sri Lanka of intensifying a crackdown on dissent and urges the Commonwealth not to hold its summit there unless the human rights situation improves.
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VIDEO: Sri Lanka protest against ethnic hatred

Sunday, April 28th 2013, 15:02
related places: Colombo

About 500 people have marched through the centre of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, protesting against a recent wave of ethnic hatred
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Summit in Sri Lanka 'appals' Canada

Saturday, April 27th 2013, 15:09
related countries: Canada Canada

Canada says it is appalled that Sri Lanka will host a Commonwealth meeting this year, given its "failures" on human rights and governance.
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Calls to stop Sri Lanka deportation

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 14:15

Human rights groups are appealing to the UAE to halt the deportation of a former Tamil TV news presenter back to Sri Lanka.
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Australia probes refugees' arrival

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 12:24
related countries: Australia Australia

Australia orders an inquiry into how a boat carrying 65 Sri Lankan asylum seekers was able to sail undetected into one of its busiest ports.
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Tamil paper attacked in Sri Lanka

Wednesday, April 3rd 2013, 15:54
related places: Kilinochchi

Masked men attack the offices of a Tamil newspaper and beat its staff in the northern Sri Lankan town of Kilinochchi.
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VIDEO: Sri Lankan Buddhists attack Muslim store

Friday, March 29th 2013, 18:02

Buddhist monks have led an attack on a Muslim-owned fashion warehouse in Sri Lanka, throwing stones and yelling insults at the owners.
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S Lanka crowd attacks Muslim store

Friday, March 29th 2013, 12:26
related places: Colombo

Several people are injured in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, as Buddhist monks lead hundreds of people in an assault on a Muslim-owned clothing warehouse.
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Sri Lanka mass grave '25 years old'

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 11:17
related places: Matale

A Sri Lankan forensic archaeologist says a mass grave discovered in November in the central town of Matale is roughly 25 years old.
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BBC stops Sri Lanka broadcasts

Tuesday, March 26th 2013, 18:43

The BBC halts radio news services provided to Sri Lanka's state broadcaster because of 'continued interruption and interference' in its programming.
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Indian state bars S Lanka cricketers

Tuesday, March 26th 2013, 16:40
related countries: India India

Tamil Nadu state says it will not host Indian Premier League (IPL) matches involving Sri Lankan cricketers, amid anger over Sri Lanka's rights record.
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VIDEO: Buddhists target Sri Lanka's Muslims

Monday, March 25th 2013, 6:09

Muslims in Sri Lanka have voiced concerns about a growing number of anti-Muslim protests and attacks, carried out by hardline Buddhist groups.
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The hardline Buddhists targeting Sri Lanka's Muslims

Monday, March 25th 2013, 2:52

Sri Lanka's Muslims are being targeted by hardline Buddhists
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UN criticises Sri Lanka on rights

Thursday, March 21st 2013, 17:40

The UN's Human Rights Council passes a resolution highly critical of Sri Lanka's record, pushing for a credible investigation into alleged war crimes.
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India key ally leaves government

Tuesday, March 19th 2013, 8:22
related countries: India India

A key regional ally pulls out of India's ruling coalition over the government's failure to condemn alleged atrocities against Sri Lankan Tamils.
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Tourist 'upset' at Buddha tattoo row

Sunday, March 17th 2013, 9:17
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A British tourist with a Buddha tattoo on his arm says he is "shocked and upset" after being deported from Sri Lanka for "disrespect".
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VIDEO: Seeking justice for a brother's murder

Saturday, March 9th 2013, 9:53

The brother of a Rochdale man murdered in Sri Lanka 15 months ago has been visiting the country to try to speed up the process of justice.
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Protest over 'missing' Sri Lankans

Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 15:05
related places: Colombo

Family members of people who disappeared in Sri Lanka during the country's long civil war stage a demonstration in Colombo.
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UK court blocks Tamil deportations

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 0:51
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

A UK court blocks the deportation of Tamil asylum seekers due to have been sent back to Sri Lanka on Thursday, who argue they face torture at home.
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Sri Lanka Tamils 'raped in custody'

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 12:34

Sri Lankan security forces committed sex crimes against Tamils held in custody during and after the civil war, a Human Rights Watch report says.
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Burmese rescued at sea off Sri Lanka

Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 1:26
related countries: Burma Burma

Thirty-two Burmese nationals rescued from a sinking ship off Sri Lanka's eastern coast say they threw 98 others overboard after they died.
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Sri Lanka group seeks halal boycott

Sunday, February 17th 2013, 20:47

A hardline Sinhalese Buddhist group in Sri Lanka calls for the abolition of the Muslim halal system of certifying foods and other goods.
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Sri Lanka journalist shot in neck

Saturday, February 16th 2013, 17:59
related places: Colombo

Faraz Shauketaly, an investigative journalist from Sri Lanka's Sunday Leader newspaper, is shot in the neck at his home in Colombo.
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India out of Women's World Cup

Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 15:48

Hosts India are out of the Women's World Cup with a 138-run defeat by Sri Lanka in their final group match in Mumbai.
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Sri Lanka rescues stricken boat

Sunday, February 3rd 2013, 17:38
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh, Burma Burma

Sri Lanka's navy rescues 138 Bangladeshi and Burmese nationals from a sinking fishing boat in a 20-hour operation.
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Sri Lanka stun England in Mumbai

Friday, February 1st 2013, 11:47
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Defending champions England lose to Sri Lanka in their opening group match at the Women's World Cup.
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Mother forgives over beheading

Thursday, January 24th 2013, 1:10
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

The mother of beheaded Sri Lankan domestic worker Rizana Nafeek forgives those who she says wanted her daughter to be executed in Saudi Arabia.
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Nations join to form 'tea cartel'

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 12:57

The world's biggest producers of tea agree to join forces in Sri Lanka, raising the prospect of a cartel controlling the price of the popular drink.
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S Lanka lawyers in boycott pledge

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 5:22

The main association of Sri Lanka lawyers says it will boycott the inauguration of the new chief justice in a row over his predecessor's impeachment.
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Garden step 'is ancient artefact'

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 15:11
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A garden doorstep in the UK is identified by auctioneers as a rare Sri Lankan artefact, expected to fetch more than £30,000 ($47,500) at auction.
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VIDEO: Sri Lanka Chief Justice fears for life

Wednesday, January 16th 2013, 4:37

Sri Lanka's first ever female Chief Justice has said her life is in danger after President Mahinda Rajapaksa's government evicted her from office and swore in a replacement.
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Sri Lanka appoints new top judge

Tuesday, January 15th 2013, 15:08

Sri Lanka swears in a new chief justice despite widespread condemnation of the removal of Shirani Bandaranayake, who says her life is in danger.
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Sri Lanka's chief justice sacked

Sunday, January 13th 2013, 7:56

Sri Lanka's president sacks Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake by ratifying MPs' vote to impeach her - a move that could trigger a constitutional crisis.
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Top Sri Lankan judge is impeached

Friday, January 11th 2013, 18:07

The Sri Lankan parliament votes to remove Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake in a move analysts say could trigger a constitutional crisis.
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Colombo impeachment tension rises

Thursday, January 10th 2013, 18:46

Thousands of Sri Lankan lawyers and opposition supporters clash with government supporters over moves to dismiss Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake.
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VIDEO: Sri Lanka protests over impeachment

Thursday, January 10th 2013, 17:51

Lawyers in Sri Lanka have accused the government of leading the country towards anarchy, in seeking to defy the top courts of the land and sack the Chief Justice.
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