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Hair-designer in bid to be 2nd Sri Lankan to reach Mount Everest summit

ByAPDwriterEaswaranRutnamCOLOMBO,Jan.18(APD)--AMountaineerhair-designerhasannouncedhisbidtobecomethesecondSriLankantoreachthesummitofMountEverest.JohannPeriesis

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Cricket: India Test resumes in 'unhealthy' smog

IndiaandSriLankaresumedtheircricketTestin"unhealthy"airpollution--18timeshigherthanthelevelconsideredsafe--inNewDelhionMonday,adayaftersmogbrieflyhaltedplay.Sri

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Pakistan whitewashes Sri Lanka in T20 cricket series

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Oct.30(APD)--PakistancricketteamwhitewashedSriLankaninthree-matchTwenty20Internationalseriesbywinningthelastmatchby36runsonSu

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12 Indian fishermen apprehended by Sri Lankan navy

Atleast12IndianfishermenfromsouthernstateofTamilNaduwereapprehendedalongwiththeirfishingboatsbySriLankannavy,India'sstate-runAllIndiaRadio(AIR)saidTuesday.Thefi

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Sri Lanka to probe 2011 World Cup cricket defeat

Sri Lanka's sports minister gave his support Wednesday for an investigation into the country's controversial 2011 World Cup loss against India, amid fresh allegations of match fixing.

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Sri Lankan President heads on three-day state visit to Bangladesh

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July13(APD)-SriLankanPresidentMaithripalaSirisena,onThursdayleftforanofficialthree-dayvisittoBangladeshattheinvitationofBanglades

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China provides aid, donations for Sri Lanka flood victims

The Red Cross Society of China, on Tuesday, donated US 100,000 dollars to the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) supporting Sri Lankas relief and rebuilding efforts on the present disaster of flooding and landslides.

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China provides aid, donations for Sri Lanka flood victims

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,May30(APD)-TheRedCrossSocietyofChina,onTuesday,donatedUS100,000dollarstotheSriLankaRedCrossSociety(SLRCS)supportingSriLankasrelie

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Sri Lanka 'hunting' refugees who sheltered Snowden in Hong Kong

Sri Lankan asylum seekers living in Hong Kong fear they are being illegally pursued by police after sheltering the US whistleblower Edward Snowden in the city.

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Sri Lanka arrests 12 Indian fishermen for poaching

The Sri Lanka Navy assisted the Coast Guard to arrest 12 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan waters on Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka to conduct survey to address war displacement issue

A social survey is to be conducted jointly by the Sri Lankan government and UN agencies to assess the requirements with regard to accelerated resettlement of the war displaced in the north of the country, the government said on Wednesday.

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Sri Lankan gov't urged to be more transparent in new economic deal with India

Sri Lanka's top business chamber on Thursday urged the government to be more transparent over a new Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) with India.

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Sri Lanka's C. bank governor cleared over insider trading charges

​Sri Lanka's central bank governor was on Sunday cleared over allegations of insider trading.

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Sri Lanka Navy arrests 30 more Indian fishermen

Thirty more Indian fishermen were arrested by Sri Lanka Navy on Monday night on charges of fishing in Sri Lanka waters and violating the International Maritime Boundary Line, Sri Lankan Navy told local media Tuesday.