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Mr. Ajith Samarakoon from Sri Lanka will accompany his 11 year old son to Cincinnati Children's Hospital for medical tests related to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. They appreciate any help from Sri Lankans in the area during their stay in Cincinnati. ...more
Barack Obama Feasting on Freedom
The fascinating campiagn of Obama has been caught in its most interesting details by the Sri Lankan journalst Philip Fernando in his new book ...more
Friday, November 21, 2008
On this day in ...
1927  The Buddhist Girls' school was moved from Turret Road to Vajira Road, Bambalapitiya and named Visakha Vidyala. It was opened by Lady Herbert Stanley, the wife of the then Governor of Ceylon.
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1999  Artillery shells fired by the LTTE to dislodge the Army from Mannar took the lives of 42 Tamil civilians taking refuge in the Madhu Church.
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Sri Lanka troops say taking more Tiger defences (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Security forces fought pitched battles with the Tamil Tigers and took control of more rebel defence...
Sri Lanka win first ODI against Zimbabwe (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sri Lanka won the first of five ODIs against Zimbabwe on Thursday by six wickets....
Sri Lanka claims major victory (UPI)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military, claiming more victories against the T...
Sri Lanka squeezes Tiger territory (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sri Lanka's military said on Thursday that it smashed a key Tamil Tiger defence line in the island'...
Zimbabwe bat first against Sri Lanka in cricket one dayer (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sri Lanka won the toss and sent Zimbabwe into bat at the start of a five-match ODI series here on T...
50 LTTE militants killed in Sri Lanka (Islamic Republic News Agency)
Sri Lanka - LTTE At least 52 LTTE militants were killed in pitched battles with the Sri Lankan secur...
Zimbabwe: Sri Lanka Win Opening ODI Against Country (AllAfrica.com)
SPIN demon Muttiah Muralitharan ripped through the Zimbabwe batting and inspired Sri Lanka to an eas...
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe in first ODI (Sunday Observer)
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in their first of the five on day internationals played in Ha...
Sri Lanka to Sign International Cybercrime Prevention Convention (Sunday Observer)
Sri Lanka would soon become a signatory to the International Convention for the Prevention of Cyberc...
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Dictionaries for rural children
Karuna Trust invites you to join in an effort to provide one dictionary to an underprivileged child who studies in English medium in a rural school. ...more
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A Sri Lankan worker shows export quality tea packets in Colombo in February 2008. Sri Lanka, a key exporter of tea, has appealed to "friendly countries" ...more
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Sri Lankan film star Sabeetha Perera sits during a silent vigil in Colombo, November 13, 2008 ...more