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Sri Lanka: Colombo announces new phase of 'IDP management'

Tamilnet (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother and advisor Basil Rajapaksa MP on Saturday announced that the Tamils held in the internment camps of Vavuniyaa would be free, starting from December 01, to go and live wherever they want to or to choose whether they want to continue to remain inside the camps. Tamil sources in Vavuniyaa view the announcement with scepticism describing it as an 'election...

SRI LANKA: Colombo pledges to open Tamil refugee camps

France 24 (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sri Lanka's government has pledged to let tens of thousands of civilians displaced during the war with the Tamil Tigers move freely between refugee camps until their permanent re-settlement, to be completed by the end of January.

Colombo-Jaffna bus service begins

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka Transport Board has started a commuter bus service between Colombo and Jaffna.

UN Chief welcomes Sri Lanka's decision to allow more freedom to IDPs

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Nov 22, Colombo: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday welcomed the Sri Lankan government's decision to allow more freedom of movement to the Internally Displaced Persons sheltered in welfare camps in the North.

Sri Lanka vows to free 130,000 refugees

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

Colombo government bows to international pressure to close internment camps that have held civilians since end of civil war with Tamil Tigers Sri Lanka today bowed to international pressure and announced plans to close the internment camps that are home to more than 130,000 people locked up since the end of the country's bitter civil war six months ago. Two days after the UN's top humanitarian official,...

Sri Lanka to open refugee camps ahead of polls

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Saturday it will allow greater freedom of movement to refugees held in military-guarded camps from next month, after facing pressure to speed up resettlement of thousands of Tamils displaced by war.

• Sri Lanka to open refugee camps ahead of polls - Reuters

Polls related violence starting in Sri Lanka, UNP meeting attacked

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 21, Colombo: First polls-related incident even before announcing the dates for the elections occurred today an unidentified group attacked the main opposition United National Party meeting held this evening at Grandpass in Colombo.

Sri Lanka PM to participate in Commonwealth heads meeting

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 21, Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka and Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama are to participate in the 21st Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad from November 27-29.

Four deeds to follow from Sri Lanka Opposition Leader to overcome challenges country facing

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe today said that the country needs to follow four main deeds to overcome the challenges faced by the country.

Relief assistance to Sri Lanka IDPs increased

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 21, Colombo: Sri Lankan government has decided to increase the relief allowance given to the resettled Internally Displaced Persons from 25,000 rupees to 50,000 rupees.

Sri Lankan batsman Dilshan injured again

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 21, Colombo: Tillakaratne Dilshan, the most aggressive opening batsman of the Sri Lanka cricket team has been injured once again ahead of the second Test mach with India.

Sri Lanka Health Ministry orders H1N1 vaccine amid rising death toll

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry has placed an immediate order for the WHO approved Novel Influenza (A) H1N1 vaccine amid the rising death toll from the epidemic.

Another contaminated medicine bottle found in a Sri Lanka hospital

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 21, Colombo: Another drug bottle contaminated with foreign materials has been found in the Anuradhapura hospital this morning.

Retired top General meets US Ambassador to Sri Lanka - reports

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 21, Colombo: Retired Chief of Defense Staff General Sarath Fonseka yesterday met with the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka Patricia Butenis in Colombo, local media reports said.

Sri Lanka to allow more freedom for the IDPs in North

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nov 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka Government said Saturday that the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camped in welfare villages in the North will have more freedom to move in and out of the camps with effect from next month ahead of their resettlement.

Watch India vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI Live Streaming From Colombo On 5th Feb 2009 (RPS) - Sopcast, Tvu, Flash MMS Links

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Sri Lanka vs India 4th ODI Live Streaming

srilanka_india_4th | 02/04/2009

India are scheduled to arrive in Colombo on January 26, playing five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 international, before Sri Lanka return to Pakistan for the Test leg of their tour. Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the itinerary for the short home series against India, of which five games will be day-night matches. Click to Watch Match Live

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