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Sri Lanka to host national anti-corruption summit in December
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct. 2 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government is planning to hold the National Anti-corruption Summit 2016 in Colombo on December 9, which will see the participation of about 700 local and foreign representatives.
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Sri Lanka also boycotts SAARC summit
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept.30 (ANI): Asserting that it condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, Sri Lanka on Friday pulled out of the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit, scheduled to take place in November.
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Murdered Lankan editor's body exhumed after seven years
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept. 27 (ANI): The Sri Lankan police today exhumed the body of a prominent newspaper editor Lasantha Wickremetunga who was killed in 2009, as part of a new investigation into his murder.
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Sri Lankan Airlines introduces services to Lahore from today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept. 27 (ANI): Sri Lanka's national carrier, SriLankan Airlines commences its services between the Pakistan's Lahore city and Colombo from today, in a bid to enhance its focus on the Asia and the Middle East region.
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Lanka declares 'National Mosquito Control Week' from Sept. 27
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept. 21 (ANI): Sri Lanka Ministry of Health has declared that the week from September 27 to October 3 will be marked as 'National Mosquito Control Week' to launch an island wide mosquito eradication campaign.
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Lanka condemns Uri attack, says 'urgent need to eliminate menace of t
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept. 21 (ANI): Strongly condemning the terror attack on an Army Base Camp in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, Sri Lanka on Wednesday said that there is an "urgent need for sustained regional and global cooperation to eliminate the menace o
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Nuwan Kulasekara released on bail after fatal road accident
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept.20 (ANI): Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Kulasekara has been released on bail after he was involved in a fatal road accident that resulted in the death of a 28-year-old motorcyclist.
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Dinesh Chandimal undergoes surgery after thumb injury
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept.19 (ANI): Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal has undergone surgery after injuring his thumb during a domestic match last week.
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Dilshan's farewell party ruined as Australia clean sweep T20 series
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept.9 (ANI): Australia spoiled Tillakaratne Dilshan's farewell by claiming a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka to make a clean sweep in the two-match T20 series in Colombo.
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WHO commits to eliminate, eradicate neglected tropical diseases
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept. 7 (ANI): Health ministers of World Health Organisaton (WHO) South-East Asia Region today reaffirmed their commitment to achieve time-bound targets to control, eliminate and eradicate neglected tropical diseases, which continue to burden marginalized populations.
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Sri Lanka appreciates BCCI's stand on two-tier Test proposal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept.7 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket has thanked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for supporting their viewpoint in opposing the recently-proposed 'two-tier' Test system by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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World Cup qualifiers: Brazil beat Colombo, France draw against Belarus
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Barysaw [Belarus], Sept.7 (ANI): France made a shaky start to their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, as they were held to a frustrating goalless draw against Belarus here at Borisov Arena on Wednesday.
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