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Ex Sri Lankan Troops, Who Left Crisis-Hit Country For Russia, Duped Into Ukraine War
When Sri Lanka's economy crashed in 2022, people sought work abroad wherever they could find it -- including ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia's invasion.
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US Blacklists Sri Lanka Governor Over War Killings
The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas on human rights grounds to a Sri Lankan provincial governor who had been charged with killings during the island's long civil war.
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Sri Lankan Tamils Carry Scars Of Civil War, Search For Missing Relatives
Arumuga Lakshmi, tormented by questions about the fate of her two children, missing for years, marched through a town in northern Sri Lanka with a group of women, many holding up photographs, black flags, and burning torches.
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Crisis At Home, Sri Lankans Extend A Helping Hand To Stranded Ukrainians
As the sun dips below the Indian Ocean waves, Ukrainian tourist Viktoria Makarenko and her daughter light incense every evening at a temple in a Sri Lankan beach resort to pray for a return home.
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Sri Lanka Extends Visas Of Russian, Ukrainian Tourists By 2 Months
The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend the visas of over 15,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists in the South Asian country for two months.
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Working To Address Post-Ethnic War Issues: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister To S Jaishankar
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G L Peiris has told his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar that his country is working to address the post-ethnic war issues, including releasing LTTE prisoners and revisiting a controversial anti-terror law.
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"No Truth": India Refutes Lanka's Claim On Reacquiring Leased Oil Tanks
The Indian High Commission here has rejected Sri Lankan energy minister's claim that the deal between the two countries on the 99 World War II-era Trincomalee oil tanks leased to the Indian Oil Corporation has been scrapped.
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US Blacklists Sri Lankan Army Commander Over Human Rights Violations
The United States said Friday it would refuse entry to Sri Lanka's army chief over "credible" evidence of human rights violations in the bloody 2009 finale to the civil war.
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China-Friendly Rajapaksas Eye Comeback In Sri Lanka Presidential Election
Sri Lankans voted Saturday for a new president in what could mark a comeback for the Rajapaksa clan, lauded by supporters for crushing the Tamil Tigers but condemned by critics for war crimes, corruption and cosying up to China.
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Lankan Troops Taken Off Peacekeeping By UN Over War Crime Accused General
The United Nations has suspended Sri Lankan troops from peacekeeping duties after Colombo ignored repeated warnings and appointed a general accused of war crimes to head its army.
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The Wealthy Family Behind Sri Lanka Suicide Attacks That Killed Over 350
Sri Lankan housewife Fathima Fazla thought of her neighbours in the grand three-storey home across the street as the wealthy celebrities of her humble Colombo suburb. She had no idea how infamous they would become.
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Sri Lankan Bomb Attacks On Hotels, Churches: 20 Minutes Of Carnage
Bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 290 and injuring 500 people, in the first major attack on the Indian Ocean island since the end of a civil war 10 years ago.
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Sri Lanka Court Orders Military Chief's Arrest For Role In Civil War
A Sri Lankan court on Friday ordered the arrest the country's top military officer over the abduction and murder of 11 people during the Tamil civil war.
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LTTE Planned To Attack Colombo With Plane From Chennai: Sri Lankan President
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that the LTTE militant group had planned to attack Colombo with an aircraft flying from Chennai in 2009. "No one knew it better than me," said Sirisena, who was the acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the civil war with the LTTE in May, 2009 when the rebels were eventually defeated...
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AIADMK Demands International Probe Against DMK, Congress For "War Crimes"
Chief Minister K Palaniswami Tuesday demanded an international probe against DMK and ally Congress for "war crimes" against Tamils in the 2009 Sri Lankan civil conflict when UPA was in power, as the ruling AIADMK staged a state-wide protest over the issue.
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Ex Sri Lankan Troops, Who Left Crisis-Hit Country For Russia, Duped Into Ukraine War
When Sri Lanka's economy crashed in 2022, people sought work abroad wherever they could find it -- including ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia's invasion.
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US Blacklists Sri Lanka Governor Over War Killings
The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas on human rights grounds to a Sri Lankan provincial governor who had been charged with killings during the island's long civil war.
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Sri Lankan Tamils Carry Scars Of Civil War, Search For Missing Relatives
Arumuga Lakshmi, tormented by questions about the fate of her two children, missing for years, marched through a town in northern Sri Lanka with a group of women, many holding up photographs, black flags, and burning torches.
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Crisis At Home, Sri Lankans Extend A Helping Hand To Stranded Ukrainians
As the sun dips below the Indian Ocean waves, Ukrainian tourist Viktoria Makarenko and her daughter light incense every evening at a temple in a Sri Lankan beach resort to pray for a return home.
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Sri Lanka Extends Visas Of Russian, Ukrainian Tourists By 2 Months
The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend the visas of over 15,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists in the South Asian country for two months.
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Working To Address Post-Ethnic War Issues: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister To S Jaishankar
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G L Peiris has told his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar that his country is working to address the post-ethnic war issues, including releasing LTTE prisoners and revisiting a controversial anti-terror law.
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"No Truth": India Refutes Lanka's Claim On Reacquiring Leased Oil Tanks
The Indian High Commission here has rejected Sri Lankan energy minister's claim that the deal between the two countries on the 99 World War II-era Trincomalee oil tanks leased to the Indian Oil Corporation has been scrapped.
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US Blacklists Sri Lankan Army Commander Over Human Rights Violations
The United States said Friday it would refuse entry to Sri Lanka's army chief over "credible" evidence of human rights violations in the bloody 2009 finale to the civil war.
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China-Friendly Rajapaksas Eye Comeback In Sri Lanka Presidential Election
Sri Lankans voted Saturday for a new president in what could mark a comeback for the Rajapaksa clan, lauded by supporters for crushing the Tamil Tigers but condemned by critics for war crimes, corruption and cosying up to China.
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Lankan Troops Taken Off Peacekeeping By UN Over War Crime Accused General
The United Nations has suspended Sri Lankan troops from peacekeeping duties after Colombo ignored repeated warnings and appointed a general accused of war crimes to head its army.
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The Wealthy Family Behind Sri Lanka Suicide Attacks That Killed Over 350
Sri Lankan housewife Fathima Fazla thought of her neighbours in the grand three-storey home across the street as the wealthy celebrities of her humble Colombo suburb. She had no idea how infamous they would become.
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Sri Lankan Bomb Attacks On Hotels, Churches: 20 Minutes Of Carnage
Bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 290 and injuring 500 people, in the first major attack on the Indian Ocean island since the end of a civil war 10 years ago.
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Sri Lanka Court Orders Military Chief's Arrest For Role In Civil War
A Sri Lankan court on Friday ordered the arrest the country's top military officer over the abduction and murder of 11 people during the Tamil civil war.
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LTTE Planned To Attack Colombo With Plane From Chennai: Sri Lankan President
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that the LTTE militant group had planned to attack Colombo with an aircraft flying from Chennai in 2009. "No one knew it better than me," said Sirisena, who was the acting defence minister during the last two weeks of the civil war with the LTTE in May, 2009 when the rebels were eventually defeated...
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AIADMK Demands International Probe Against DMK, Congress For "War Crimes"
Chief Minister K Palaniswami Tuesday demanded an international probe against DMK and ally Congress for "war crimes" against Tamils in the 2009 Sri Lankan civil conflict when UPA was in power, as the ruling AIADMK staged a state-wide protest over the issue.
