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“As you know the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) will take place in Geneva in November, 2012. It is through this the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) will examine the human rights situation in Sri Lanka. The government wants to score marks by announcing that they were able to re-settle all the IDPs who were ...

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Frederica Jansz, the editor of one of the last remaining "outspokenly anti-government" English newspaper published in Colombo, was sacked by the new businessman owner when Jansz refused to "curb her style of writing and compromise her credibility," as demanded by the owner, BBC

- www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.08654722

Twenty-five Sri Lankan asylum seekers returned home on Thursday after their applications were rejected by Britain, creating more discussion on the country’s treatment of returnees. The flight carrying eight Muslims, 13 Tamils and four Sinhalese arrived at the international airport at midday. According to reports, once they landed the group was questioned by the Police ...

- bbc.co.uk - Category : Technology - Relavancy : 0.50372475

Queen guitarist and animal welfare campaigner Brian May and Adam Quinney, the vice president of the National Farmers' Union, debated the issue of badger culling on BBC Breakfast.

- www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.04327361

Sri Lanka proud hosts of popular and shorter form of most entertaining tournament played in Asia for the first time; 20-teams, 20-day cricket fiesta ICC World T20 kicks off tomorrow Mega boost for tourism as 500 players and officials alone to take up 9,000 room-nights; hundreds of overseas fans, global sponsor officials and media to ...

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Sri Lanka’s diamond-swallowing story took an surprising turn Tuesday as police revealed the 1.5 carat stone gulped by Chou Wan, 32, at a gem show was fake, and that the real thief is still out there with the stolen precious stone valued at $13,000. Wan was taken to Colombo National Hospital on Saturday where X-rays ...

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- itnnews.lk - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.14836666

Foreign media have reported that the Sri Lankans have responded in a fitting manner to the world through the election results. This has explicitly displayed the rapport between the Government and the people. The foreign media attributed the Government’s development programme and the resettlement process to the election victory. All India Radio mentioned that President ...

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- bbc.co.uk - Category : Technology - Relavancy : 0.57568544

This year's dreadful weather has cost rural Britain at least one billion pounds in lost revenue, according to an investigation by Countryfile on BBC One.

- thesundayleader.lk - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.06181944

How focused and efficacious are the current infrastructure investments in Sri Lanka, executed through a public investments programme (PIP)? Take for instance the Chinese funded Norochcholai coal fired power plant, built after obtaining a commercial loan from China, and its subsequent breakdowns resulting in power cuts that will stifle growth and earnings, on top of ...

- cbsatlanta.com - Category : South Australia - Relavancy : 0.86352813

ONE of the stars of a much-loved BBC documentary is an endangered South Australian.

- www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.09891111

Owned and operated by Sri Lanka’s largest blue chip conglomerate, John Keells Holdings PLC and positioned as a star value addition at John Keells Hotels Group, ‘Nature Trails’, the dedicated Wildlife and Adventure Tourism division of Chaaya and Cinnamon Resorts, bagged the award for the ‘Best Nature and Wildlife Service Provider’ at the Sri Lanka ...

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Emmanuel Ray is a London-based presenter and socialite. He won Fashion Icon of the Year award at Fashions Finest Awards UK, 2011. He was named Britain’s First ‘It Boy’ by BBC entertainment correspondent Paul Conway. He regularly contributes on line and on air and hosts a variety

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General Secretary of the Lanka Teacher Services Union has told the Criminal Investigations Department that he is not a teacher although he holds the Post of General Secretary. An enjoining order has been issued on the Lanka Teacher Services Union preventing it from staging protests with the involvement of Grade Five students. General Secretary of ...

- bbc.co.uk - Category : Technology - Relavancy : 3.5613394

The BBC's library footage of Neil Armstrong's moon landing - which was missing, presumed lost forever - has been found by a viewer, who recorded it from television.

- lankastandard.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.06181944

“Where is it written that you can be beaten to death? Which article is it written thus? I am not afraid of anyone. I don’t care who you are. Come and shoot me. I am not afraid. People need justice and the truth. The people who beat my son up are animals. My heart burns. ...

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In three weeks, Spikes Asia, the regional Asia-Pacific Awards and Festival for creative excellence in advertising and communications, will be opening its doors for three days of learning, inspiration, content and networking. With a record number of entries and delegates expected, Spikes Asia 2012 is set to be an exciting and outstanding event. Unmissable world ...

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REUTERS: US astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took a giant leap for mankind when he became the first person to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said on Saturday. Armstrong died following complications from heart-bypass surgery he underwent earlier this month, the family said in a statement, just two ...

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Thaandavam is an upcoming Tamil action thriller movie directed by AL Vijay. The music of the movie is by GV Prakesh. It stars Vikram and Anushka Shetty in lead roles. Amy Jackson, the 2008 British Miss Teen and Daughter of BBC Radio Show host Alan Jackson also plays a main role in the movie. The ...

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Reuters: Olympic champion Usain Bolt ran 19.58 seconds for victory in the 200 metres at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Thursday while Yohan Blake equalled the third fastest time ever to win the 100 in 9.69. The effervescent Bolt performed the air guitar as he was presented to the crowd before predictably dominating the ...

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A Norwegian court has found that mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is sane and sentenced him to 21 years in jail. Breivik admitted killing 77 people and wounding more than 240 others when he bombed central Oslo and then opened fire at an island youth camp last year. He insisted he was sane and refused ...

- bbc.co.uk - Category : Technology - Relavancy : 0.7196068

BBC Weather's John Hammond looks at Arctic sea ice trends

- www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.12239625

Reuters: Kevin Pietersen’s woes continued on Sunday when he was bowled for a first-ball duck playing for county team Surrey having been dropped by England for the third test against South Africa for sending provocative text messages. Pietersen sent texts criticising his England team mates and staff to South Africa players. The South African-born batsman ...

- lankanewsweb.com - Category : Breaking News - Relavancy : 0.24727777

Human rights activists in Sri Lanka say the government must seek UN help in investigating serious violence in jails which has resulted in the deaths of two Tamil prisoners.

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BBC: Thousands of people from India’s north-eastern states have fled the southern city of Bangalore amid fears that they will be targeted in attacks. Indian Home Secretary RK Singh blamed the mass exodus on “rumour mongering”. He insisted there was was no threat

- bbc.co.uk - Category : Technology - Relavancy : 0.57568544

Scientists involved in ebola research tell the BBC that a commercial vaccine to prevent the onset of the deadly infection may never be developed.

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The BBC's Charles Haviland reports from Putumattalan, the scene of fighting between the Sri Lankan army and Tamil Tiger militants three years ago.

- www.ft.lk - Category : Business - Relavancy : 0.07418333

Four years ago in Beijing, the Americans, who had previously come first in all but one Olympics since they boycotted the 1980 Games, were stung when they were knocked off the top of the overall podium by the Chinese.  “China’s big challenge is in swimming and track and field. There are so many medals at ...

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London (ANI): A man from Birmingham has bought the running spikes worn by Usain Bolt in the Olympics during the 100m heats. Walton Wilkins from Bordesley Green, paid an undisclosed fee for the footwear which Bolt used on Saturday ahead of Sunday’s final. Sports memorabilia collector Wilkins said he was “very chuffed” to get them. ...

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Playing off India against China and vice versa‘The Great Game’ was the name given to a diplomatic and military tussle between the British and Russian empires during the time of the British Raj in India for influence over what constitutes today’s central Asian states. Commonly known as the ‘Stan states,’ they were located along the ...

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Reuters: Olympic judges and referees came under fire on Wednesday with one fighter accusing them of “a fix”, another successfully appealing a loss and even boxing great Lennox Lewis questioning some of their calls.   Teymur Mammadov of Azerbaijan (R) and Australia's Jai Tapu Opetaia fight during their Men's Heavy (91kg) Round of 16 boxing ...

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