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Sri Lanka's Icon of Colonial Rule Rises From The Rubble
As an army of labourers churns out limestone bricks, archeologist Prashantha Mandawala reflects on the ambitious task of restoring Sri Lanka's centuries-old Jaffna fort, destroyed by ethnic war.
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Tourists Replace Rebels as Sri Lanka National Park Blooms
Lokaiya Peremadasa shudders as he recalls the havoc Tamil rebels used to wreak on his beloved wildlife park during Sri Lanka's brutal 37-year-long civil war.
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Sri Lanka Vows to Punish War Criminals After UN Report
Sri Lanka promised Thursday to punish those found guilty of war crimes but stopped short of supporting an internationally backed probe, a day after a damning UN report on abuses committed during the island's conflict.
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Civilian deaths during war unavoidable, says Sri Lanka Govt
Colombo: For the first time Sri Lanka today admitted thatcivilian deaths did occur during the final phase of the country'sthree decade-long civil war against Tamil rebels. To add insult tothe injury, it even went on saying that it was "impossible" to avoiddeaths in a military campaign against a ruthless opponent.The Lankan government's acceptan...
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Sri Lanka: Gun battles kill 14 Tamil rebels
Government forces and separatist Tamil Tigers fought a series of gun battles in Sri Lanka's volatile north, leaving 14 rebels dead, the military said on Sunday. Separate clashes on Saturday in Vavuniya district killed eight rebels and wounded five soldiers, the defense ministry said in a statement. Other battles on Saturday in Jaffna and Welioya ...
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Sri Lanka's Icon of Colonial Rule Rises From The Rubble
As an army of labourers churns out limestone bricks, archeologist Prashantha Mandawala reflects on the ambitious task of restoring Sri Lanka's centuries-old Jaffna fort, destroyed by ethnic war.
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Tourists Replace Rebels as Sri Lanka National Park Blooms
Lokaiya Peremadasa shudders as he recalls the havoc Tamil rebels used to wreak on his beloved wildlife park during Sri Lanka's brutal 37-year-long civil war.
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Sri Lanka Vows to Punish War Criminals After UN Report
Sri Lanka promised Thursday to punish those found guilty of war crimes but stopped short of supporting an internationally backed probe, a day after a damning UN report on abuses committed during the island's conflict.
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Civilian deaths during war unavoidable, says Sri Lanka Govt
Colombo: For the first time Sri Lanka today admitted thatcivilian deaths did occur during the final phase of the country'sthree decade-long civil war against Tamil rebels. To add insult tothe injury, it even went on saying that it was "impossible" to avoiddeaths in a military campaign against a ruthless opponent.The Lankan government's acceptan...
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Sri Lanka: Gun battles kill 14 Tamil rebels
Government forces and separatist Tamil Tigers fought a series of gun battles in Sri Lanka's volatile north, leaving 14 rebels dead, the military said on Sunday. Separate clashes on Saturday in Vavuniya district killed eight rebels and wounded five soldiers, the defense ministry said in a statement. Other battles on Saturday in Jaffna and Welioya ...
