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Extortion: Ten Tigers jailed in Germany

Wednesday, 17th December 2014 By Suhada Walisinghe from Bonn, Germany The Criminal Court in Berlin convicted two women and eight men of Sri Lankan origin, living in Berlin last Friday (12) of illegally collecting funds ...

Sri Lanka shines at Seychelles exhibition

Wednesday, 17th December 2014 Sri Lanka was a participant at the three-day Food, Hotel Supplies and Trade exhibition held in Seychelles recently. It was organised by CDC Events and Travels (Pvt) Ltd, a Sri Lankan event ...

LTTE still wants ‘greater Tamil Nadu’

Wednesday, 17th December 2014 While seeking to extend the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government told a tribunal that the banned outfit nurtures an idea of “greater ...

Forgotten Pettah

Wednesday, 17th December 2014 BY Cassendra Doole & Kavindya Chris Thomas Sri Lanka; a country rich in its history, culture and beauty has many places that people take for granted. Stories behind the Fort and Pettah ...

Google begins capturing Sri Lankan streets

Friday, 12th December 2014 Global technology leader Google Inc. yesterday said it would begin imaging Sri Lanka for its ‘Street View’ service to create new views of the country to share with the world. “Our attractions ...

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