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- Emirates advances in west Asia
Colombo And Malé Photograph from emirates.com Related Articles Effective today Emirates airline will step up its presence in west Asia with additional services to Colombo and Malé from its home base in Dubai. The expansion also signals the resumption
- Sri Lanka President to attend NAM in Egypt
* Fri, Jul 3, 2009, 10:24 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. July 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa will leave for Egypt next week to attend the 15th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit. The President will leave the country on
- China granted investment zone in Lanka
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has granted China an exclusive economic zone in its first post-war effort to attract more investment from Asia's largest economy, the country's investment promotion agency said yesterday. Hong Kong-based conglomerate Huichen Investment
- Indonesian government welcomes Sri Lanka's relief efforts
July 02, Colombo: The government of Indonesia has welcomed Sri Lankan relief effort for the Internally Displaced Persons and also the Uthuru Wasanthaya (Northern Spring) development programme, the Government Information Department today announced. The
- British supports in additional funding
to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for an emergency measles and polio vaccination campaign. The UK remains committed to assisting Sri Lanka with its humanitarian efforts. The emergency measles and polio vaccination campaign will cover all
- Sri Lankan FM says China always friend
BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said on Thursday that China has always been a friend to Sri Lanka and he is seeking closer bilateral ties during his five-day official visit. 'China has remained a
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Occupied by the Portuguese in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century, the island was ceded to the British in 1802. As Ceylon it became independent in 1948; its name was changed in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted in violence in the mid-1980s. Tens of thousands have died in an ethnic war that continues to fester.
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