10/02/2011
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Reuters
* More drilling needed to see if commercial-Cairn * Cairn: Sri Lanka's first full hydrocarbon find * Govt expects better bids for remaining Mannar blocks (Adds Cairn confirmation) By Ranga Sirilal
05/29/2011
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Sunday Observer
The number of voters in the Jaffna district will drop by over 300,000 in the new voter registers, said Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya.
03/12/2011
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The Guardian (UK)
After 30 war-torn years, northern Sri Lanka is opening up to tourism. But is it too soon? Kevin Rushby is among the first travellers to venture to its friendly villages and unspoilt beaches
02/10/2011
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O.C. Register
In May 2009, Irvine resident Kiara Gunawardhana turned 7, and during her birthday celebration, she heard that the Sri Lankan government had won the war against terrorism.
08/20/2010
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ColomboPage
Aug 20, Colombo: Sri Lankan government today said that over 235,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been resettled so far and the resettlement of the remaining IDPs will be completed by the end of September.
07/16/2010
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Office of the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sri Lanka, ReliefWeb
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Ι. SITUATION OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS
Return update
- Approximately 20,600 IDPs were released / returned during May mostly from Menik Farm and, to a lesser extent, from host families. As of 20 May, 60,900 IDPs await resettlement in Menik Farm.
- Humanitarian actors continue to support the Competent Authority for IDPs to determine the mine contamination status of proposed return locations. Some IDPs are accommodated in secondary transit centres until the completion of demining operations allow for access to their lands. Advance notice of return movements assist IDPs in Menik Farm to make preparations for their return.
- Local administrations have adopted different arrangements for IDPs from host families returning to their places of origin. IDPs travel from Vavuniya District to Mullaitivu District in organized convoys, allowing authorities to receive them and check documentation. Returnees to Kilinochchi District find their own transport to the Central College transit site, where registration and onward movements to villages are organized.
06/21/2010
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Norwegian Refugee Council, ReliefWeb
Over 60,000 Muslim persons expelled from their native districts of Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar and Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 1990 have been living in a state of protracted displacement for the past 20 years in the Puttalam district. Few initiatives, both on the part of government and non-governmental actors have sought to address the needs and concerns of these individuals, many of whom continue to identify themselves as uprooted persons distinct from the host community in Puttalam. NOTE: THIS IS THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. CLICK FOR LINK TO FULL REPORT.
02/02/2010
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BBC Sinhala
The Sri Lankan authorities have re-imposed fishing restrictions in Mannar district after the recently concluded presidential elections, fishing community organisations say.