03/13/2011
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Colombo: Sri Lanka's Prime Minister DM Jayaratne has retracted his claim that the Tamil Tiger rebels were being trained in camps in India.
India, LTTE, PM, retraction
02/22/2011
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Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) Thol. Thirumavalavan, a member of the Indian parliament and leader of the VCK party, was denied entry into Sri Lanka by the island-nation's immigration officials Tuesday and was forced to return.
02/17/2011
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New Delhi: Conveying its 'deep concern' over the detention of 136 Indian fishermen in Jaffna, India on Thursday asked the Sri Lankan government to take 'necessary' steps to set them free and regretted that some Lankan fishermen had taken the law into their hands.
02/16/2011
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New Delhi: India on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the fate of its fishermen, allegedly apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy, and said it has been conveyed to the Sri Lankan government that such actions by its navy were unacceptable.
02/05/2011
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Toronto, Feb 5 (IANS) The Tamil diaspora in Canada marked Sri Lanka's independence day Friday as a 'black day' by wearing black badges.
01/07/2011
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Colombo, Jan 7 (DPA) The Sri Lankan government Friday announced local elections would be held in March, but delayed them in urban areas.
10/30/2010
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New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) A Sri Lankan Tamil militant group turned political party has urged the Tamil diaspora to be 'realistic' to achieve a better political deal now that the Tamil Tigers are history.
10/29/2010
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New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka's well-wishers should offer holistic solutions to resolve its political ills instead of harping on the past, an MP from that country said here.
10/18/2010
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New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Norwegian Minister Erik Solheim plans to visit Colombo in a bid to mend troubled ties with Sri Lanka, where many had come to see him and his country as sympathisers of the Tamil Tigers.
10/16/2010
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The Sri Lankan Government seems to be unwilling to set any anytime frame for the implementation of the 13th amendment, which consists of a devolution package for minority Tamils.