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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena lifted the state of emergency declared on March 6 as fighting between the majority Sinhalese Buddhists and minority Muslims subsided, according to the official notification issued on Sunday. "The state of emergency declared on March 06, 2018 according to the instructions given by
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PanARMENIAN.Net - Flooding and mudslides triggered by monsoon rains have left at least 91 people dead and more than 100 missing in Sri Lanka, officials say, according to BBC News. About 20,000 have been forced from their homes in the south and west of the country, rescue agencies said. Military boats and
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PanARMENIAN.Net - A rubbish dump landslide in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo killed at least 16 and injured over a dozen, military spokesman and hospital officials said on Saturday, April 15, as emergency workers dug into the mountain of trash in search of survivors, Reuters reports. The estimated 300-foot (91 meter)
Read More BANGKOK, 4 June 2016 (NNT) - The Thai government has donated 2.4 million baht to help the people of Sri Lanka people affected by floods and landslides. Heavy rains in many areas of Sri Lanka has caused flooding and landslides in Colombo and the Western region. 105 people were killed and
Read More More than 200 families are missing in Sri Lanka after the island nation was hit by torrential rain and a landslide. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — More than 200 families are missing in Sri Lanka after the island nation was hit by torrential rain and a landslide, Sri Lanka Red Cross said Wednesday. Read
Read More Facing persecution in Pakistan, many Ahmadiyya Muslims and Christians have taken refuge in Sri Lanka. These refugees are mostly held in Boossa and Mirihana detention centers and have to live on government-provided rations as they are not eligible for work. According to the media, the Sri Lankan government is preparing to
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BANGKOK, 4 April 2013 (NNT) – 6 men from Malaysia and Sri Lanka have been arrested for using forged ATM cards to withdraw cash from ATM machines in Bangkok. 2 of the men were caught withdrawing cash from an ATM machine in Inthra Square shopping mall in Pratunam district, Bangkok. Officials
Read More COLOMBO, 21 February 2012 (IRIN) - As the government of Sri Lanka comes under increasing international pressure to implement recommendations submitted by a presidentially appointed war commission, IRIN asked national analysts which recommendations were most easily achievable. International human rights groups and, until recently, several governments, including the UK, US and
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