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Sri Lanka Narrows Down On Islamist Group After Blasts, Declares Emergency
The Sri Lankan government believes a local Islamist extremist group called the National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ) was behind the deadly suicide bomb attacks that killed nearly 300 people, government spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said Monday.
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Sri Lanka Bans Foreigner Kidney Transplants After Organ Racket Tip
Sri Lanka banned kidney transplants for foreign nationals on Thursday following reports of an organised organ harvesting racket involving patients and donors from neighbouring India.
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Dissolves Parliament
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today dissolved the parliament, paving the way for fresh parliamentary elections in mid-August, eight months ahead of the schedule.
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Sri Lanka's Ruling Party Refuses to Make Mahinda Rajapaksa Prime Ministerial Candidate
Sri Lankan ruling party coalition today refused to make former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, a prime ministerial candidate, dashing his efforts to return to front line politics.
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Sri Lankan Minister Cautioned India Against Exploiting its Fishing Resources
Amid the deadlock in its talks with India over the fishermen issue, Sri Lanka today cautioned against anyone "exploiting" its fisheries resources saying it could take the matter to international forums.
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31 Indian fishermen released by Sri Lanka
Thirty-one Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy two months ago for allegedly breaching the country's maritime boundary were today freed by a court.
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Sri Lanka Narrows Down On Islamist Group After Blasts, Declares Emergency
The Sri Lankan government believes a local Islamist extremist group called the National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ) was behind the deadly suicide bomb attacks that killed nearly 300 people, government spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said Monday.
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Sri Lanka Bans Foreigner Kidney Transplants After Organ Racket Tip
Sri Lanka banned kidney transplants for foreign nationals on Thursday following reports of an organised organ harvesting racket involving patients and donors from neighbouring India.
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Dissolves Parliament
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today dissolved the parliament, paving the way for fresh parliamentary elections in mid-August, eight months ahead of the schedule.
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Sri Lanka's Ruling Party Refuses to Make Mahinda Rajapaksa Prime Ministerial Candidate
Sri Lankan ruling party coalition today refused to make former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, a prime ministerial candidate, dashing his efforts to return to front line politics.
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Sri Lankan Minister Cautioned India Against Exploiting its Fishing Resources
Amid the deadlock in its talks with India over the fishermen issue, Sri Lanka today cautioned against anyone "exploiting" its fisheries resources saying it could take the matter to international forums.
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31 Indian fishermen released by Sri Lanka
Thirty-one Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy two months ago for allegedly breaching the country's maritime boundary were today freed by a court.
