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- Britain relaxes restrictions on travel to Sri Lanka
Colombo, July 3 (DPA) The British government has relaxed travel restrictions on its citizens visiting Sri Lanka nearly five weeks after Tamil separatist rebels were defeated to end a more then 30-year war in the South Asian country, the British high
- Britain relaxes travel advisory to Sri Lanka
AM - The British government yesterday relaxed the restrictions on travel advisory to its nationals visiting to Sri Lanka. 'I am pleased to announce that we have relaxed the restrictions on travel suggested in the advice we give to British visitors
- Muralitharan set to sign for Victoria Bushrangers
Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is all set to sign for Victoria Bushrangers for the Twenty20 Big Bash and play as local hero at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the same venue where 14 years ago he was labelled a chucker by umpire Darrel
- 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
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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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AFP - Teenage fast bowler Mohammad Aamer led Pakistan's spirited new-look attack to bowl out Sri Lanka for 292 on the opening day of the first cricket Test here on Saturday.
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