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India asks Sri Lanka to fix accountability for rights violation, torture of Tamils

February 28, 2013

India held that Sri Lanka would have to fix accountability for the alleged violation of human rights and torture of Tamils and assure a sustainable settlement of issues pertaining to them. The UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Commission) has took ..

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India, Sri Lanka ink anti-terror, tax evasion agreements

February 22, 2013

India and Sri Lanka inked two distinct pacts on fighting international terrorism and avoidance of double taxation with the aim to enrich bilateral relationships. Both sides also talked about enhanced cooperation in a range of areas including civil nuclear energy ..

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Angelo Mathews appointed as captain of Sri Lankan cricket team

February 16, 2013

Angelo Mathews has been selected as Sri Lanka’s Test and one-day  international captain for the rest of 2013. He took the reins from Mahela Jayawardene, who recently nominated Mathews to replace him.

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Mohan Peiris is the new Chief Justice of Sri Lanka

January 18, 2013

Former attorney general of Sri Lanka, Mohan Peiris, has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Sri Lanka after the dismissal of former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake following her impeachment. Peiris has never been on the bench.His appointment is ..

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Chief Justice of Srilanka removed by President Rajapaksa

January 15, 2013

After the Parliament of Sri Lanka passed the impeachment motion with two-third majority against Chief Justice Shirani Bandarnayake, President Mahinda Rajapaksa dismissed her from the office. She is the first to be impeached in the country’s history. What were the ..

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Hambantota port not part of ‘string of pearls’: Sri Lanka

December 20, 2012

Sri Lanka has clarified that the Hambantota port is not part of a Chinese ‘string of pearls’ to surround India.                                     Source: google maps What is the issue of Hambantota port? What is Sri Lanka’s perspective? What is String of ..

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Sri Lanka’s first satellite launched by China

December 3, 2012

China launched Sri Lanka’s first satellite from western  Sichuan province, China. This shows China’s  deepening strategic and economic engagements with Srilanka. Launch carried out by SupremeSAT, a private company which has an agreement with the Chinese government-run Great Wall Industry ..

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