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Article Date: 11/11/2010 | Source: BBC

Sri Lanka regulates gambling for the first time - in contrast to recent conservative social measures taken by the government.

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University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna)
UNP
UNSG
unsolved
Untied States
Up-Country
Up-Country Tamils
Upcountry Tamils
UPFA
urban
urban development
US military assistance
US State Department
US-Sri Lanka relations
USAID
Uthayan
UTHR
UTHR(J)
V. Parvathi
V. Parvathy
V.K. Singh
Vaiko
Valvettithurai
Vanni
Vasanthi Arasaratnam
Vasudeva Nanayakkara
Vasuki Nesiah
Vavuniya
VC post
Velvettithurai
Vembadi
verification
verified
Vic Toews
Vice Chancellor
victory
video
video game
vigils
Vijay Nambiar
Vijitha Yapa
village
violence
violent resistance
violin
visa
visas
visit
Visuamadu
Visvalingam
Vivek Oberoi
voices
vote
voters
votes
voting
voting eligibility
voting rights
VVIPs
VVT
Wanni
war
war crimes
war crimes investigation
war on terrorism
war victims
war widows
war-risk
water
wealth
weapons
wedding
weddings
Welikada
Welikade
Wellawatte
Western Province
white flag
white van
Wickramanayake
Wickramasuriya
Wickramatunge
Wickremasinghe
Wickrematunge
widows
Wikileaks
wildlife
Wimal Weerawansa
witnesses
women
Women of Courage Award
worker
workers
World Bank
World Cup
World Giving Index
World Heritage Sites
wounded
Xavier
xenophobia
Yal Devi
Yasmin Sooka
year in review
Yogeshwaran
Yolanda Foster
youth
youth enrichment activities
Zarifi
zone