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Sri Lanka attacks: The family networks behind the bombings
The bombings have now put the spotlight on Muslims - the third biggest community in Sri Lanka, after the majority Sinhalese and Tamils. Muslims constitute around 10% of the country's population of ...
In Sri Lanka, A Landslide Win For The Centre-Left
Sri Lanka has witnessed several landslides at both presidential and parliamentary polls since then - in 1994, 2010, 2019, and ...
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New Govt. focuses on Easter bombings 2019 investigation
On 20 November former LTTE member and former parliamentarian, ‘Pillayen’ was summoned to the CID and left after a mammoth ...
Children among the dead and missing as heavy rains trigger floods in Sri Lanka
Authorities in Sri Lanka say at least five people have died, including three children, after heavy rains triggered floods and ...
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Sri Lanka: New President Should Reset Course on Rights
Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, should address the country’s many human rights problems by fulfilling ...
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South Africa quicks leave Sri Lanka on the brink after Stubbs, Bavuma centuries
Sri Lanka 42 and 103 for 5 (Dinesh Chandimal 29*; Marco Jansen 2-22, Kagiso Rabada 2-34) need another 413 runs to beat South ...
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Parliamentary polls: Dawn of a new political era in Sri Lanka
Forming a part of the JVP’s violent history is the bombing of the Sri Lanka parliament on August 18, 1987, a period of ...
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Sri Lanka insert South Africa in under cloudy skies in Durban
Sri Lanka won the toss under heavy Durban skies and chose to bowl first. It was the expected choice for Dhananjaya de Silva ...
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Sri Lanka bombings: PM Wickremesinghe says he was 'out of the loop'
Sri Lanka's prime minister has told the BBC he was "out of the loop" when it came to intelligence warnings ahead of the deadly Easter Sunday bombings. Ranil Wickremesinghe said that crucial ...