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Sri Lanka To Make Heroes Out Of British-Era 'Traitors'
Sri Lanka announced plans on Monday to rescind a list of 19 nationals described as "traitors" for leading an insurrection against colonial rule nearly 200 years ago.
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Sri Lanka's Icon of Colonial Rule Rises From The Rubble
As an army of labourers churns out limestone bricks, archeologist Prashantha Mandawala reflects on the ambitious task of restoring Sri Lanka's centuries-old Jaffna fort, destroyed by ethnic war.
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Cost of Dying Soars as Sri Lanka Cemetery Hikes Burial Fees
Sri Lanka's main cemetery is set to introduce a 10-fold hike in the price of burial plots to ease congestion in the capital's most prestigious graveyard dating from British colonial rule, officials said on Thursday.
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Sri Lankan Politician, Three Others Jailed For Killing British Tourist
A ruling party politician in Sri Lanka and his three accomplices were today sentenced to 20 years in jail for killing a British tourist and raping his Russian girlfriend more than two years ago.
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Sri Lankan Politician Jailed for Killing Briton, Raping Russian
A Sri Lankan court has sentenced a ruling party politician to 20 years in prison for killing a British tourist and raping his Russian girlfriend more than two years ago.
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Sri Lanka To Make Heroes Out Of British-Era 'Traitors'
Sri Lanka announced plans on Monday to rescind a list of 19 nationals described as "traitors" for leading an insurrection against colonial rule nearly 200 years ago.
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Sri Lanka's Icon of Colonial Rule Rises From The Rubble
As an army of labourers churns out limestone bricks, archeologist Prashantha Mandawala reflects on the ambitious task of restoring Sri Lanka's centuries-old Jaffna fort, destroyed by ethnic war.
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Cost of Dying Soars as Sri Lanka Cemetery Hikes Burial Fees
Sri Lanka's main cemetery is set to introduce a 10-fold hike in the price of burial plots to ease congestion in the capital's most prestigious graveyard dating from British colonial rule, officials said on Thursday.
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Sri Lankan Politician, Three Others Jailed For Killing British Tourist
A ruling party politician in Sri Lanka and his three accomplices were today sentenced to 20 years in jail for killing a British tourist and raping his Russian girlfriend more than two years ago.
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Sri Lankan Politician Jailed for Killing Briton, Raping Russian
A Sri Lankan court has sentenced a ruling party politician to 20 years in prison for killing a British tourist and raping his Russian girlfriend more than two years ago.
