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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Colombo</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Sri Lanka Navy claims seizure of Tamil rebel ship</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan Navy has seized a ship reported to have been used by Tamil rebels to smuggle weapons, the defence ministry said Monday.

The vessel, known as the MV Princess Cristina, was escorted to Colombo harbour, the ministry said.	 	
It did not say where the 89-metre-long ship was seized or the country of .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-navy-claims-seizure-of-tamil-rebel-ship-246808/">Sri Lanka Navy claims seizure of Tamil rebel ship</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Over 300,000 Sri Lankans displaced in flash floods</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - At least three people were killed and more than 300,000 were displaced in flash floods in eastern Sri Lanka, the government said Wednesday. 

Pradeep Kodippily, assistant director of the Disaster Management Centre, told reporters that 302,835 people were displaced and more than 83,000 families were affected in the floods. 	 	
Ampara and Batticaloa ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/over-300000-sri-lankans-displaced-in-flash-floods-244787/" title="Over 300,000 Sri Lankans displaced in flash floods">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Tamil group People&#8217;s Liberation Army vows to start a fresh war in Lanka</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-tamil-group-peoples-liberation-army-vows-to-start-a-fresh-war-in-lanka-240765/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - A Marxist group of Tamil militants with connections to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation and Cuba is reportedly preparing to mount a new insurgency in Sri Lanka six months after the Government declared an end to the 26-year-old war there.

According to a report in The Times, The People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA) was founded in .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-tamil-group-peoples-liberation-army-vows-to-start-a-fresh-war-in-lanka-240765/">New Tamil group People&#8217;s Liberation Army vows to start a fresh war in Lanka</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Lanka army chief to contest January 26 presidential polls</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Sri Lanka&#8217;s former Chief of Defence Staff and  army  chief  General  (retired)  Sarath  Fonseka  on  Sunday announced  that  he  will be the  opposition  contestant  in  the January 26, 2010 presidential polls.

&#8220;I am joining the race for Presidency,&#8221; 58-year-old .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-lanka-army-chief-to-contest-january-26-presidential-polls-237188/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Former Lanka army chief to contest January 26 presidential polls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Air force helicopter crashes in Sri Lanka</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - A Russian built Mi-24 Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter Friday crashed in southeastern region of the island-country after an air display to mark the start of construction work of a new international airport, an Air Force spokesman said.

The fate of the pilot and the two other people on board remained unclear as the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/air-force-helicopter-crashes-in-sri-lanka-236533/">Original source &nbsp;: Air force helicopter crashes in Sri Lanka</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lanka government to release 130,000 Tamil refugees from Dec. 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Nearly six months after Sri Lanka&#8217;s  26-year civil war came to an end, the government has announced plans to finally close the controversial civilian internment camps. The detainees  will  be  allowed  freedom  of  movement  starting  on December  1 and the camps will be ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lanka-government-to-release-130000-tamil-refugees-from-dec-1-234536/" title="Lanka government to release 130,000 Tamil refugees from Dec. 1">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lanka feared coup, reveals ex-army chief Fonseka</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Days after General Sarath Fonseka resigned as Sri Lanka&#8217;s Chief of Defence Staff, his resignation letter reveals that President Mahinda Rajapaksa was so afraid of a military coup after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers that he warned India to place its troops on high alert.

The Sri Lankan and Indian Governments, however, have ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lanka-feared-coup-reveals-ex-army-chief-fonseka-229337/" title="Lanka feared coup, reveals ex-army chief Fonseka">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lanka army chief quits to mount electoral challenge to President Rajapaksa</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lanka-army-chief-quits-to-mount-electoral-challenge-to-president-rajapaksa-227982/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - General Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka&#8217;s ceremonial Chief of Defence Staff and former Army Chief, who oversaw a successful military operation to crush the rebel Tamil Tigers in May this year, has resigned from his post to challenge the country&#8217;s powerful President, Mahinda Rajapaksa in presidential elections scheduled for April next year.

General Fonseka confirmed .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lanka-army-chief-quits-to-mount-electoral-challenge-to-president-rajapaksa-227982/">Lanka army chief quits to mount electoral challenge to President Rajapaksa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general resigns amid speculation he plans to make presidential bid</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankas-top-general-resigns-amid-speculation-he-plans-to-make-presidential-bid-227012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general resigns amid speculation

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general, who led the battle to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels and ended the island&#8217;s 30-year civil war, resigned from his post Thursday but declined to discuss his future plans.
Gen. Sarath Fonseka&#8217;s resignation comes amid growing media reports that he is planning .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankas-top-general-resigns-amid-speculation-he-plans-to-make-presidential-bid-227012/">Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general resigns amid speculation he plans to make presidential bid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s military chief resigns, may run for presidency</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankas-military-chief-resigns-may-run-for-presidency-226940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Sri Lanka&#8217;s military chief, General Sarath Fonseka, who helped the government forces secure victory over Tamil rebels, resigned from his post Thursday amidst reports he was considering running in the upcoming presidential elections.

Officials said Fonseka&#8217;s resignation as head of the armed forces was accepted by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who also doubles as defence ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankas-military-chief-resigns-may-run-for-presidency-226940/">Sri Lanka&#8217;s military chief resigns, may run for presidency</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Official says Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general has resigned amid speculation of presidential bid</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-says-sri-lankas-top-general-has-resigned-amid-speculation-of-presidential-bid-226816/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Official says Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general has resigned

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general, who led the battle to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels and ended the island&#8217;s 30-year civil war, has resigned from his post, an official said Thursday.
Gen. Sarath Fonseka&#8217;s resignation comes amid growing media reports that he is planning to contest .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-says-sri-lankas-top-general-has-resigned-amid-speculation-of-presidential-bid-226816/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Official says Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general has resigned amid speculation of presidential bid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>11 countries vulnerable to climate change urge world leaders to commit to binding pact</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A group of 11 countries vulnerable to adverse effects of global warming urged world leaders Tuesday to reach a binding agreement at next month&#8217;s global conference on the issue.
The countries called on President Barack Obama and leaders of emerging economies such ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/11-countries-vulnerable-to-climate-change-urge-world-leaders-to-commit-to-binding-pact-224706/">11 countries vulnerable to climate change urge world leaders to commit to binding pact</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka steps up mine clearance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government has stepped up clearing mines in former rebel-controlled areas aimed at resettling 159,000 war refugees before the end of January, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said Thursday.

He told Colombo-based diplomats that an estimated 1.5 million unexploded landmines remained in an area of 402 sq km.	 	
Bogollagama said the government has .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-steps-up-mine-clearance-219236/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Sri Lanka steps up mine clearance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No war crimes questions, Sri Lankan general returns from US</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - General Sarath Fonseka, who was Sri Lanka&#8217;s army commander when it defeated Tamil separatist rebels in May, returned home from US Thursday without being questioned by US authorities about alleged war crimes.

Fonseka, who is now chief of the defence staff, was on a private visit to the US to visit his daughters when ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-war-crimes-questions-sri-lankan-general-returns-from-us-218468/" title="No war crimes questions, Sri Lankan general returns from US">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s ex-army chief leaves US without facing questioning</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankas-ex-army-chief-leaves-us-without-facing-questioning-217660/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - General Sarath Fonseka, who was Sri Lanka&#8217;s army commander when it defeated Tamil rebels in May, left the US without being questioned by US authorities about the final phase of military operations against the guerrillas, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.

It was believed the expected questioning concerned suspected human rights abuses committed during the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankas-ex-army-chief-leaves-us-without-facing-questioning-217660/">Sri Lanka&#8217;s ex-army chief leaves US without facing questioning</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lankan opposition forms alliance to contest polls</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Thirteen opposition parties, including the main opposition faction, led by former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, formed an alliance Tuesday to contest the presidential and parliamentary elections expected to be held next year.

Wickremesinghe, who is also the current leader of the opposition in parliament, formed the alliance with a breakaway party from the government .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankan-opposition-forms-alliance-to-contest-polls-216368/">Original article &nbsp;: Sri Lankan opposition forms alliance to contest polls</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>TULF seeks Karunanidhi&#8217;s intervention</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has been urged by a Tamil politician here to intervene and help secure the Tamils a 

political framework on the lines of Indian federalism.	 	
Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) president V. Anandasangaree has said 	 	
that Karunanidhi needed to muster the support of everyone in Tamil Nadu .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tulf-seeks-karunanidhis-intervention-214167/" title="TULF seeks Karunanidhi&#8217;s intervention">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US hails release of Tamils from camps</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - The US Wednesday hailed the increasing release of people interned in camps in Sri Lanka since the end of the war against the Tamil Tigers.

&#8220;The US welcomes Sri Lanka&#8217;s acceleration of the voluntary return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their villages,&#8221; the US embassy said in a statement.	 	
&#8220;We are encouraged by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-hails-release-of-tamils-from-camps-209543/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : US hails release of Tamils from camps</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka to probe US charges of troops &#8216;atrocities&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Sri Lanka will appoint a committee to probe into the allegations made by the US State Department of alleged atrocities by its troops during the final battle against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May this year, an official said.

The State Department has submitted a report to the US Congress containing ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-to-probe-us-charges-of-troops-atrocities-207683/">Sri Lanka to probe US charges of troops &#8216;atrocities&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka denies rift between ex-army commander, government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Sri Lanka&#8217;s military Friday denied widespread reports of a rift between the government and the ex-army commander who led the troops in the war against Tamil rebels.

 The statement followed reports that Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka had fallen out with the government.	 	
Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said in a ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-denies-rift-between-ex-army-commander-government-198207/">Sri Lanka denies rift between ex-army commander, government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Island nation of Maldives to hold underwater Cabinet meeting to show climate change threat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maldives: All set for underwater Cabinet meeting

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Government ministers in scuba gear prepared Friday to hold an underwater meeting of the Maldives&#8217; Cabinet to highlight the threat global warming poses to the lowest-lying nation on earth.
The Maldives&#8217; president will lead Saturday&#8217;s meeting around a table on the sea floor — 20 feet ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/island-nation-of-maldives-to-hold-underwater-cabinet-meeting-to-show-climate-change-threat-198029/">Island nation of Maldives to hold underwater Cabinet meeting to show climate change threat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Confident Sri Lanka to hold elections before April 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Sri Lanka will hold both presidential and parliamentary elections before April 2010, the BBC quoted its state radio, as saying.

The holding of the presidential poll nearly two years ahead of schedule reflects the government&#8217;s popularity and the announcement comes five months after its military victory over Tamil Tiger rebels.
The move also comes three ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/confident-sri-lanka-to-hold-elections-before-april-2010-195585/">Confident Sri Lanka to hold elections before April 2010</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka to go for early presidential elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Sri Lanka is to hold presidential elections nearly two years before scheduled, an official said Tuesday.

&#8220;The presidential elections will be held before April next year,&#8221; Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said.	 	
The announcement came two days after President Mahinda Rajapaksa&#8217;s ruling United People&#8217;s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) recorded a convincing victory in a southern ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-to-go-for-early-presidential-elections-194662/">Sri Lanka to go for early presidential elections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka goes dark in nationwide blackout</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — An official says a power blackout plunged all of Sri Lanka into darkness for a few hours Friday because of a technical fault at an electricity distribution center.

A spokesman for the power and energy ministry says the blackout affected almost all parts of the Indian Ocean island nation for few hours ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-goes-dark-in-nationwide-blackout-191313/" title="Sri Lanka goes dark in nationwide blackout">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maldives to hold cabinet meeting underwater to highlight threat of global warming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Maldives government ministers are taking scuba lessons and learning underwater signs in preparation for an unprecedented Cabinet meeting at the bottom of the ocean intended to highlight the threat global warming poses to the low-lying nation.

Since taking office last year, President Mohammed Nasheed has emerged as an important international voice on .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maldives-to-hold-cabinet-meeting-underwater-to-highlight-threat-of-global-warming-189364/" title="Maldives to hold cabinet meeting underwater to highlight threat of global warming">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British minister in Sri Lanka to assess refugee resettlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - A British cabinet minister began a two-day visit to Sri Lanka Tuesday to assess the government&#8217;s resettlement plans for an estimated 250,000 people displaced by the country&#8217;s civil war, officials said.

 Mike Foster, British Parliamentary under secretary of state for international development, was scheduled to visit refugee camps in the north, a British-funded ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-minister-in-sri-lanka-to-assess-refugee-resettlement-188293/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : British minister in Sri Lanka to assess refugee resettlement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>13 injured by explosion in Central Sri Lanka</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - At least 13 civilians, including 12 children, were injured when a van exploded in Sri Lanka&#8217;s central district of Kurunegala Friday morning.

China&#8217;s official Xinhua news agency quoted security sources as saying that the bomb explosion happened around 7 a.m. local time at Udawalpola, about 100 km northeast of Colombo.
Twelve school children and the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/13-injured-by-explosion-in-central-sri-lanka-185174/" title="13 injured by explosion in Central Sri Lanka">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s military says bomb blast in vehicle kills schoolgirl, 12 others wounded</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A schoolgirl was killed by a car bomb in northwestern Sri Lanka that also wounded 12 others Friday, mostly students who were about to travel in the vehicle, officials said.

It was the first major bomb blast in the country since government troops crushed the Tamil Tiger rebels in May after a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankas-military-says-bomb-blast-in-vehicle-kills-schoolgirl-12-others-wounded-185065/">Read more : Sri Lanka&#8217;s military says bomb blast in vehicle kills schoolgirl, 12 others wounded</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>13 injured by car bomb in Sri Lanka</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - At least 13 people, 12 of them schoolchildren, were injured when a bomb went off inside a van in north-western Sri Lanka, police said Friday.

Police in Kurunegala, 80 km north-west of Colombo, believe the explosion was the result of a dispute between two private parties and not related to terrorist activities.	 	
Residents panicked ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/13-injured-by-car-bomb-in-sri-lanka-184724/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : 13 injured by car bomb in Sri Lanka</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s military says bomb blast in vehicle to transport schoolchildren wounds 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A car bomb exploded in northwest Sri Lanka on Friday and wounded 13 people, most of them schoolchildren about to travel in the van, the military said.

It was the first major bomb blast reported in the country since government troops crushed the Tamil Tiger rebels in May, after a 25-year insurgency .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankas-military-says-bomb-blast-in-vehicle-to-transport-schoolchildren-wounds-13-184680/">Original article &nbsp;: Sri Lanka&#8217;s military says bomb blast in vehicle to transport schoolchildren wounds 13</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s military says bomb blast in a car transporting schoolchildren wounds 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka&#8217;s military says a bomb has exploded inside a car transporting schoolchildren in the country&#8217;s northwest province, wounding 13.

Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara says that the blast occurred Friday near the town of Kurunegala.
He says a private dispute is suspected behind the blast, but that an investigation is continuing.
This is .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankas-military-says-bomb-blast-in-a-car-transporting-schoolchildren-wounds-13-184672/" title="Sri Lanka&#8217;s military says bomb blast in a car transporting schoolchildren wounds 13">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka military says it foils escape bid by war refugees, wounds 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan soldiers fired on a group of war refugees trying to flee a camp in the north of the island, wounding two, the military said Sunday.

The foiled escape bid happened late Saturday in the district of Vavuniya, near a former battle zone. The civil war between government forces and Tamil ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-military-says-it-foils-escape-bid-by-war-refugees-wounds-2-181529/">Sri Lanka military says it foils escape bid by war refugees, wounds 2</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka to recruit Tamils in police force</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government will recruit Tamils in the police force, an official said Tuesday.

There had been an overwhelming response from Tamils to join as constables in northern Jaffna, police spokesman Nimal Mediwaka told reporters.	 	
&#8220;We received more than 6,000 applications for 500 vacancies,&#8221; Mediwaka said.	 	
He said no police recruitment was possible .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-to-recruit-tamils-in-police-force-180656/">Source &nbsp;: Sri Lanka to recruit Tamils in police force</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UNDP and Hayleys join hands to support resettled communities  in Ampara</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - An agreement was signed between  Hayleys and  the Akkaraipattu Seed Paddy Producers Society in  Ampara  on Monday.

According  to  the  agreement,  facilitated  by  United   Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the organization will be  supplying 15,000 bushels of seed paddy to be marketed ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/undp-and-hayleys-join-hands-to-support-resettled-communities-in-ampara-180533/" title="UNDP and Hayleys join hands to support resettled communities  in Ampara">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka Government recruiting Tamil police in Jaffna</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Almost four months after eliminating the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE), the Government of Sri Lanka has commenced recruiting Tamil police officers from the northern city of Jaffna.

The BBC quoted Defence Ministry officials as saying that this is the first time in 30 years that a recruitment of Tamil police personnel ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-government-recruiting-tamil-police-in-jaffna-180338/">Sri Lanka Government recruiting Tamil police in Jaffna</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3300-year-old archaeological site discovered in Sri Lanka</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - An archaeological site more than 3330 years old has been found in the Udaranchamadama area in Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka, by a group of local archaeologists.

According to a report in the Daily Mirror Online, the site had been discovered by Professor Raj Somadeva and his team while excavating an area belonging to the Sri ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3300-year-old-archaeological-site-discovered-in-sri-lanka-176149/">Read more : 3300-year-old archaeological site discovered in Sri Lanka</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s president promises UN it will resettle all war-displaced civilians in 4 months</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka&#8217;s president promised Friday to send nearly 300,000 Tamil war refugees who are being held in military-run camps back to their homes in the next four months, the government said.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa made the pledge at a meeting with U.N. Undersecretary General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe amid international ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankas-president-promises-un-it-will-resettle-all-war-displaced-civilians-in-4-months-172253/">Sri Lanka&#8217;s president promises UN it will resettle all war-displaced civilians in 4 months</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmaker says Tamil refugees released from Sri Lankan camps detained again</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Hundreds of Tamil war refugees whom the Sri Lankan government said it had released from military-run camps last week were simply moved to other detention centers, a lawmaker said Thursday.

Mavai Senathiraja, a parliamentarian from the Tamil National Alliance, an opposition party representing ethnic Tamils, also alleged that thousands of others who ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawmaker-says-tamil-refugees-released-from-sri-lankan-camps-detained-again-171344/">Lawmaker says Tamil refugees released from Sri Lankan camps detained again</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka gets new US envoy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - US ambassador Patricia Butenis, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, presented her credentials to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday.   

Butenis was nominated by President Barack Obama as the US envoy to Sri Lanka and the Maldives May 27. She was confirmed by the Senate Aug 4 and sworn .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-gets-new-us-envoy-170975/">Sri Lanka gets new US envoy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka resettles nearly 10,000 war refugees from government-run camps</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan authorities sent home nearly 10,000 war refugees Friday amid growing international concern for the nearly 300,000 Tamil civilians still detained in government-run camps.

The civilians were displaced during a military offensive that crushed the Tamil Tiger rebel group in May and ended the island&#8217;s decades-old civil war.
Since then, the displaced .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-resettles-nearly-10000-war-refugees-from-government-run-camps-165780/">Sri Lanka resettles nearly 10,000 war refugees from government-run camps</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US to aid Sri Lanka in demining</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - The US is providing training and equipment to the Sri Lanka Army to assist its efforts to demine areas in the island&#8217;s north where the Tamil Tigers were crushed in May.  

The training will build additional military capacity to clear mines in the Northern Province and expedite the safe return of people .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-to-aid-sri-lanka-in-demining-163254/">US to aid Sri Lanka in demining</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UNICEF protests expulsion of spokesman from Sri Lanka, rejects allegations of bias</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The United Nations children&#8217;s agency expressed concern Tuesday about Sri Lanka&#8217;s decision to expel its spokesman and rejected allegations that it was biased against the government during the recently ended 25-year civil war.

The government announced Sunday it had revoked the residency visa of UNICEF spokesman James Elder.
&#8220;UNICEF is extremely concerned and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unicef-protests-expulsion-of-spokesman-from-sri-lanka-rejects-allegations-of-bias-162533/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : UNICEF protests expulsion of spokesman from Sri Lanka, rejects allegations of bias</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unicef slams Sri Lanka&#8217;s decision to expel official</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - The United Nations Children&#8217;s Fund (Unicef) said it was extremely &#8220;concerned and disappointed&#8221; with the Sri Lankan government&#8217;s decision to expel the organisation&#8217;s chief of communications in Sri Lanka, James Elder.

The Sri Lankan government cancelled Elder&#8217;s visa without giving reasons, but it was widely believed that he was being expelled for recent remarks ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unicef-slams-sri-lankas-decision-to-expel-official-162134/" title="Unicef slams Sri Lanka&#8217;s decision to expel official">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka unlikely to revoke expulsion of UN official</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government is unlikely to revoke its decision to expel a UN official from Colombo after he made remarks about the conditions of war refugees, a senior government official said Monday.

Unicef spokesman James Elder was ordered to leave and his visa was cancelled.	 	
An official who requested anonymity said it was ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-unlikely-to-revoke-expulsion-of-un-official-161615/">Sri Lanka unlikely to revoke expulsion of UN official</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s expulsion of UNICEF official is a clear warning to all UN agencies: ACHR</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI/COLOMBO - A New Delhi-based human rights watchdog has said that the expulsion of a senior UNICEF official by the Government of Sri Lanka &#8220;is a clear warning to the UN agencies and all relief workers not to speak out about the situation of 300,000 Tamils who are being interned.&#8221;

Suhas Chakma, Director of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankas-expulsion-of-unicef-official-is-a-clear-warning-to-all-un-agencies-achr-161540/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Sri Lanka&#8217;s expulsion of UNICEF official is a clear warning to all UN agencies: ACHR</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lankan official expelled by Sri Lanka reportedly over comments on suffering Tamil children</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankan-official-expelled-by-sri-lanka-reportedly-over-comments-on-suffering-tamil-children-161244/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A United Nations official has been banished from Sri Lanka reportedly after discussing how the government&#8217;s decades-long battle with Tamil Tiger rebels took its toll on children in the war zone.

The residency visa of U.N. Children&#8217;s Fund communications chief James Elder was revoked and he must leave the country by Sept. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankan-official-expelled-by-sri-lanka-reportedly-over-comments-on-suffering-tamil-children-161244/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Sri Lankan official expelled by Sri Lanka reportedly over comments on suffering Tamil children</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka defends sentencing journalist to 20 years under anti-terror laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka&#8217;s government defended a 20-year prison sentence given to a journalist accused of violating the country&#8217;s strict anti-terror law, saying he was given a fair trial and the decision did not impact media freedom on the island.

J.S. Tissainayagam — who was singled out by President Barack Obama in a May  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-defends-sentencing-journalist-to-20-years-under-anti-terror-laws-157393/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lankan court sentences ethnic Tamil journalist to 20 years in prison under anti-terror law</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankan-court-sentences-ethnic-tamil-journalist-to-20-years-in-prison-under-anti-terror-law-154823/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan reporter singled out by President Barack Obama as an example of persecuted journalists around the globe was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison on charges of violating the country&#8217;s strict anti-terror law.

J.S. Tissainayagam&#8217;s articles in the now-defunct Northeastern Monthly magazine in 2006 and 2007 criticized the conduct .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankan-court-sentences-ethnic-tamil-journalist-to-20-years-in-prison-under-anti-terror-law-154823/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Sri Lankan court sentences ethnic Tamil journalist to 20 years in prison under anti-terror law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan asks Sri Lankan Army to train its armed forces in counterinsurgency operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO - Pakistan has asked the Sri Lankan Army to provide training to its armed forces.
Following the Sri Lankan Army&#8217;s tremendous success against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the Pakistan Government wants it to train their  security personnel in counter-insurgency operations, Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, Lieutenant General  Jagath Jayasuriya .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistan-asks-sri-lankan-army-to-train-its-armed-forces-in-counterinsurgency-operations-145937/">Pakistan asks Sri Lankan Army to train its armed forces in counterinsurgency operations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rights group urges Sri Lanka to free war refugees held in flood-hit camps</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A human rights group on Tuesday urged Sri Lanka to release hundreds of thousands of war refugees from camps hit by flooding over the weekend saying their lives were in danger from disease.

The floods have renewed fears that disease could break out among minority Tamils who have been living for months ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rights-group-urges-sri-lanka-to-free-war-refugees-held-in-flood-hit-camps-142549/" title="Rights group urges Sri Lanka to free war refugees held in flood-hit camps">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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