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Australian AG refuses war crimes case against MR
Tuesday, 25 October 2011 - 4:27 PM SL Time
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Australian AG refuses war crimes case against President
October 25, 2011 02:07 pm
Federal Attorney-General of Australia, Robert McClelland has refused to allow a war crimes case against the Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa to proceed in Australia.
Sri Lanka-born Sydney man Arunachalam Jegatheeswaran lodged an indictment for war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Sri Lankan President in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.
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US wants more trade with Sri Lanka
Friday, 30 September 2011 - 5:48 PM SL Time
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US wants to bridge `huge` trade deficit favouring SL
By Mario Andree
Nursing an ailing economy, the US government has set up a five year plan to boost its exports and Sri Lanka has been identified among several countries as key destinations for this purpose.
`The United States has a huge trade deficit with Sri Lanka, since we import over US$1.7 billion in Sri Lankan goods, and we only exported US$180 million in goods to Sri Lanka in 2010. That`s a big deficit, over US$1.5 billion, and we would like trade to be more balanced by increasing U.S. exports,` US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Ms. Patricia Butenis said speaking at the 19th AGM of the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) yesterday.
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Story of Damilvany Gananakumar or Vany Kumar
Thursday, 23 June 2011 - 11:43 PM SL Time
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Family urges Sri Lanka to release Damilvany Gnanakumar, who treated victims of conflict, from detention camp
Call to free British medic held in Sri Lanka
by Gethin Chamberlain
A British woman who was working at a hospital helping victims of Sri Lanka`s civil war has been interned in one of the island`s detention camps, prompting her family to plead for urgent diplomatic help to secure her immediate release.
Speaking to the Guardian, relatives of Damilvany Gnanakumar known as Vany said that she was detained a fortnight ago as the Sri Lankan army moved in to finish off the remnants of the Tamil Tiger rebels after a military onslaught that left thousands dead and sent many more fleeing for their lives.
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Norway to help refugees from Sri Lanka
Friday, 13 May 2011 - 6:08 PM SL Time
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Norway to help refugees from Sri Lanka
In secret, Norwegian authorities have purchased tickets and obtained political asylum to persons who are deemed to be at risk in Sri Lanka. - Unusual and risky, `said the head of Parliament`s Foreign Affairs Committee.
Two years have passed since the bloody May Day which ended the civil war between Sri Lankan government and the rebel group LTTE, better known as the Tamil Tigers. But conflict is not over. Many are imprisoned without trial. Several have disappeared.
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