COLOMBO, June 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka called up opener Michael Vandort on Friday as a replacement for the injured Upul Tharanga for upcoming tests against Bangladesh.
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COLOMBO — Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu will not be subjected to a disciplinary inquiry despite his self-imposed absence from the home series against Bangladesh, officials said here yesterday.
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More than 750,000 people are currently internally displaced, and the conflict in Sri Lanka has resulted in over one million Tamil refugees leaving the island, said the Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO), in a press release issued Wednesday marking the World Refugee Day held to honor of the 14 million global refugees. TRO release highlighted the […]

TamilNet has recently launched a column on the etymology of place names in Sri Lanka. This feature, titled ‘Place name of the Day,’ appears on the right column of the first page. The aim is not only knowing the etymology, meaning, spelling and pronunciation, but also understanding the cultures and heritage behind the concepts of […]

COLOMBO: Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu will not be subjected to a disciplinary inquiry despite his self-imposed absence from the home series against Bangladesh, officials said here yesterday.
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Colombo: Former Sri Lanka captain Maravan Atapattu will not be subjected to a disciplinary inquiry despite his self-imposed absence from the home series against Bangladesh, officials said here on Thursday.
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HOST NATION: For the first time Sri Lanka has been granted the host country status by the largest French travel fair, Colmar Travel exhibition from November 9 to 11. Director, Sri Lanka Tourist Board France, Ruwan de Silva said that this would give a major boost for the country.
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Media reactions to the split in the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the formation of the SLFP (Mahajana Wing) by the sacked Minister Mangala Samaraweera have been cynical. In the media’s view, the SLFP (MW) doesn’t look as if it will make a difference to the political scene.
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June 21, Colombo: Ousted ministers Mangala Samaraweera and Sripathi Sooriyarachchi today vowed to topple the government by defecting some 20 ministers from the government, if necessary.
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Sri Lanka is being criticized for apparently ordering the nation’s ISPs to block a Web site that supports the Tamil Tiger rebels, a militant group that supports secession of the north and east portion of the country into a separate state.
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