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Sri Lanka skipper Dilshan resigns

The Roar - Jan 23, 2012
By AFP, 24 Jan 2012 AFP is a Roar Pro Tillakaratne Dilshan resigned as Sri Lanka's cricket captain in all three forms of the game on Monday following the team's disastrous tour of South Africa. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named former captain Mahela ...

Sri Lanka donates eyes to the world

Fox News - Jan 23, 2012
This gift of sight is so common here, it's become an unwritten symbol of pride and culture for Sri Lanka, an island of about 20 million people located off the southern coast of India. Despite recently emerging from a quarter century of civil war, ...

Sri Lanka denies firing charge

The Hindu - Jan 23, 2012
Sri Lanka Navy has denied the allegation that its naval personnel attacked Indian fishermen in the seas off Kachchativu Island on Saturday. Responding to a report in The Hindu on Monday, the Navy expressed its “deep concerns over the malicious ...

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Sri Lanka books

Lonely Planet Sri Lanka

by: Brett Atkinson, Stuart Butler, Ethan Gelber, Michael Kohn
Lonely Planet knows Sri Lanka. With our 11th edition we help you board the train to the lush tea plantations of Ella, show you where the spotten leopards hide, lead you to Sigiriya's mysterious ancient ruins and when your adventuring is done, reveal the nation's most-secluded beaches.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
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Sri Lanka

by: Insight Guides
This fully updated new edition features illuminating text written by Sri Lanka's expert, local writers, alongside inspiring full-colour photography, including outstanding double page spreads. The top attractions are highlighted to help you plan your trip priorities, whether they be to explore Kandy, Sri Lanka's cultural capital, or the Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawela. A brand new 'Editor's Choice' section reveals the author's inside take on quirky and interesting things see and to do, including the best locations to see the island's wildlife and stunning scenery.
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The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka

by: Gavin Thomas
The definitive guide to one of the world’s most beautiful islands, with the most in-depth coverage available to the country’s superb beaches, magnificent wildlife, verdant tea plantations and majestic Buddhist remains. The guide’s wealth of practical information includes the best maps of Sri Lanka in any guide, the full rundown on getting there and around, plus meticulously researched reviews of all the very best places to stay, eat, drink and shop, in all price categories, from serene oceanside Ayurveda retreats to atmospheric colonial-era tea estate bungalows.
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Cool Hotels: India, Maldives, Sri Lanka

by: Kim Inglis, Jacob Termansen, Pia Marie Molbech

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Sri Lanka News Debrief - 19.12.2011

Tense situation erupts at Sirikotha with Ranil Wickremasinghe being re-elected as the leader of the UNP......

 

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Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka (Highlights) SAFF Championship 2011

Afghanistan 3 - 1 Sri Lanka: The Afghans have snapped an important three points. Their path to the semis is almost sealed as they face Bhutan, the weakest side in the group, in the final match of the competition. For more, visit goo.gl

 

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Sri Lanka Unplugged #1 Negombo

Colombo Guide: bit.ly In this episode David travels for over 24 hours until he finally reaches the Island nation of Sri Lanka, right off the southern tip of India. Here he meets up with his new guide that will be taking him around the country over the next 12 days. After leaving the airport they make their way to eat some authentic Sri Lankan cuisine. Later they make their way to the fish market at Negombo which is the largest fish market in all of Sri Lanka, here David gets to see the process of drying fish like tuna and sardines, before making their way to the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. Be sure to check out the travel guides for Sri Lanka!

 

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Sri Lanka extends ex-army chief jail term

The Sri Lankan High Court has sentenced former army commander Sarath Fonseka to three years in prison after finding him guilty of making false allegations against the president's brother. He was found guilty on Friday of "spreading disaffection" over comments in a newspaper that Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the country's defence secretary, had ordered the killing of Tamil Tiger leaders as they tried to surrender in May, 2009. Fonseka says he was quoted out of context in the Sunday Leader article published on December 13 of that year. He is currently serving a 30-month term after a court martial found him guilty of corruption in military procurements. Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo.

 

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Sri Lankan president under investigation

The Australian Federal Police force has opened an investigation into war crime claims leveled against three prominent Sri Lankans including the country's president.