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Former president's brother arrested in Sri Lanka | Al Jazeera America

Former president's brother arrested in Sri Lanka | Al Jazeera America

Basil Rajapaksa, the youngest brother of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was arrested by polic…

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Sri Lanka's New Leader to Dissolve Parliament and Launch War Crimes Probe

Sri Lanka's New Leader to Dissolve Parliament and Launch War Crimes Probe

Sri Lanka's new leader plans to dissolve the country's Parliament in May, setting the island nation on course…

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Mahinda Rajapaksa prepares for political comeback in Sri Lanka

Mahinda Rajapaksa prepares for political comeback in Sri Lanka

Mahinda Rajapaksa, the former president of Sri Lanka, is planning to stand in parliamentary polls to launch a…

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Little Big Island

Little Big Island

Sri Lanka's new leader has a tough job: restore democracy and pacify the major powers

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Pope Francis visits former war zone in Sri Lanka | Al Jazeera America

Pope Francis visits former war zone in Sri Lanka | Al Jazeera America

The last mile was the hardest. Sarojinidevi Tangarasa, a 58-year-old grandmother, traveled on Wednesday for s…

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Sri Lanka's new president promises 'no more abductions, no more censorship'

Sri Lanka's new president promises 'no more abductions, no more censorship'

Sri Lanka's new government has moved swiftly to dismantle the authoritarian rule of the outgoing president, M…

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Ahead of Sri Lanka election, president in unexpectedly tight race | Al Jazeera America

Ahead of Sri Lanka election, president in unexpectedly tight race | Al Jazeera America

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - On Dec. 30, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa held a small meeting with dozens of a…

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Asylum seekers transferred at sea by Australia to face court in Sri Lanka

Asylum seekers transferred at sea by Australia to face court in Sri Lanka

Asylum seekers returned to Sri Lanka will face court charged with illegally leaving the country as Sri Lanka'…

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The Lady's Allure Is Challenged

The Lady's Allure Is Challenged

Active Citizens, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Democracy, Editors' Choice, Featured, Gender, …

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Youth-led disaster alerts protect Sri Lankan tsunami village - TRFN

Youth-led disaster alerts protect Sri Lankan tsunami village - TRFN

By Amantha Perera PERALIYA, Sri Lanka (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When the Indian Ocean tsunami swept asho…

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Loss of forests accelerates as Myanmar opens for business

Loss of forests accelerates as Myanmar opens for business

YANGON, Myanmar (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It is still home to some of the most pristine forests in South…

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Sri Lanka President Rejects Calls for War Crimes Investigation

Sri Lanka President Rejects Calls for War Crimes Investigation

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa remained defiant in the face of intensifying calls for an independent…

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Sri Lanka's Tamils Go to Polls in First Provincial Elections Since End of Civil War

Sri Lanka's Tamils Go to Polls in First Provincial Elections Since End of Civil War

Electoral wins likely for Tamil party calling for greater devolution Campaigning ends Wednesday night in the …

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War or Peace, Sri Lankan Women Struggle to Survive

War or Peace, Sri Lankan Women Struggle to Survive

Aid, Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Food & Agri…

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Peer Pressure: Will Another U.N. Resolution Change Sri Lanka?

Peer Pressure: Will Another U.N. Resolution Change Sri Lanka?

ISHARA S.KODIKARA / AFP / Getty Images It was an easy decision. When Bangladesh and Vietnam offered cheaper l…

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Moving Asian cities to public transport crucial, difficult - experts

Moving Asian cities to public transport crucial, difficult - experts

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It is a mere distance of 10 km, but every day Kareema Silva…

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Fears Grow of a Himalayan Tsunami as Glaciers Melt

Fears Grow of a Himalayan Tsunami as Glaciers Melt

Prakash Mathema / AFP / Getty Images Melting glaciers and rising temperatures are forming a potentially destr…

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Moving Asian cities to public transport crucial, difficult - experts

Moving Asian cities to public transport crucial, difficult - experts

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It is a mere distance of 10 km, but every day Kareema Silva…

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Briefing: Sri Lanka's Muslim IDPs 25 years on

Briefing: Sri Lanka's Muslim IDPs 25 years on

COLOMBO, 21 January 2013 (IRIN) - Almost three years after the Sri Lankan government looked into resettling u…

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SRI LANKA: Drought link with kidney disease risk

SRI LANKA: Drought link with kidney disease risk

COLOMBO, 28 August 2012 (IRIN) - Soaring temperatures in Sri Lanka's dry zone in the northeast of the country…

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Youth-led disaster alerts protect Sri Lankan tsunami village - TRFN

Youth-led disaster alerts protect Sri Lankan tsunami village - TRFN

By Amantha Perera PERALIYA, Sri Lanka (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When the Indian Ocean tsunami swept asho…

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Three Years After War's End, Sri Lanka Is Only Beginning to Make Peace

Three Years After War's End, Sri Lanka Is Only Beginning to Make Peace

When war returned to the Vanni, the vast swath of land in Sri Lanka's north, it came quickly and left just as…

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IPS - Study Links Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka's Farm Belt to Agrochemicals | Inter Press Service

IPS - Study Links Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka's Farm Belt to Agrochemicals | Inter Press Service

A new report links the high prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka's main agricultural production…

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Women 'are the foot soldiers of climate change adaptation' - expert - AlertNet

Women 'are the foot soldiers of climate change adaptation' - expert - AlertNet

Source: alertnet // Amantha Perera By Amantha Perera COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AlertNet) - In 2006, when the Asian …

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