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Sri Lanka elected to the FAO Council in Italy
Colombo :: Sri Lanka | 43 minutes ago
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Sri Lanka has been elected by acclamation as a member of the FAO Council at the election of the members of the Council, during the 36th Session of the FAO Conference, held at the FAO headquarters in Rome from 18th to 23rd November 2009.
Tags: Sri Lanka, FAO Council, FAO Conference, H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa, Colombo, Food and Agriculture Organization, Sri Lankan people, Rohitha Bogollagama, Politics of Sri Lanka, D. A. Rajapaksa, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sinhalese people, War Conflict
Tiger dies again on his birth anniversary
Trincomalee :: Sri Lanka | about 1 hour ago
Credibility However, the refugees are slowly coming to terms with the fact that Prabhakaran will not resurface...Today is his birthday and some people were hoping he would dramatically re-appear, as he had done in 2007 to spike rumours of his death. But now we doubt...
Tags: Sri Lanka, Trincomalee, Tamil Sri Lankans, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Velupillai Prabhakaran, Social Issues, Vaharai Bombing, Sri Lankan Civil War, Tamil Eelam, War Conflict
Gold eases back after touching fresh high
Colombo :: Sri Lanka | about 2 hours ago
Credibility Bullion earlier rose to an all-time high for the third time this week. Sri Lanka purchased 10 metric tons from the International Monetary Fund for about $US375 million, the IMF said yesterday, following India, Russia and Mauritius in the rush for gold.
Tags: Sri Lanka, London, central banks, IMF, use dollar, Reserve Bank of India, web site, Colombo, Chemical elements, Precious metals, Noble metals, Eagle, Business Finance, Gold coin, Transition metals, Investment, Palladium
Gem Exhibition - Jewels 2009
Colombo :: Sri Lanka | about 2 hours ago
Credibility This will be an exhibition of Gems, Minerals, Jewelers and Gemological equipment. The main aim of this exhibition is to enhance the knowledge of the general public on the various aspects of Gems and Gemology. This year too, there are competitions to select...
Tags: Sri Lanka, Colombo, Gemology, Gary Roskin, Gemstones, Mineralogy, Gems & Gemology
Srilanka sees gold as forex anchor
Mumbai :: India | about 3 hours ago
Credibility Sri Lanka's central bank yesterday said gold was an "important anchor" for the country's foreign reserves after it bought more of the precious metal this week. Colombo purchased 10 tonnes of gold from the International Monetary Fund for about US$375...
Tags: Sri Lanka, India, IMF, Mumbai, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Official gold reserves, Business Finance, Foreign exchange reserves, Gold, Macroeconomics, International Monetary Fund, International economics
Sri Lanka's Ramayana trail
Lanka :: India | about 6 hours ago
Credibility The Ramayana trail in Sri Lanka was touted as the ultimate religious experience: a trail of 52 sites related to the epic including the garden where an abducted Sita was imprisoned, the spot where she went through fire to prove her chastity and even a...
Tags: Sri Lanka, India, Ramayana, ramayana trail, Ravana, Lanka, Rakshasa, Kingdom of Kandy, Chiranjeevins, Trincomalee, War Conflict
Cantona kung fu kick witnessed by Ireland constable
Colombo :: Sri Lanka | about 8 hours ago
Credibility In an infamous incident in January 1995, football legend Eric Cantona is pulled away after launching a kung fu style attack on Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons. But who’s that watching the arresting sight from the stands at Selhurst Park? Looking on...
Tags: Eric Cantona, kung fu, Matthew Simmons, Matt Baggott, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Cantona, FIFA 100, Alan Wilkie, Manchester United F.C. season 1994￢ﾀﾓ95, Manchester United F.C.
Indian squad for 3rd Test to be picked on Saturday
Mumbai :: India | about 9 hours ago
Credibility The senior selection committee will meet here on Saturday to pick the Indian team for the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka scheduled in Mumbai from December 2. Coverage: India v Sri Lanka "(Selector from north zone) Yashpal Sharma is already...
Tags: India, Mumbai, Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian national cricket selectors, allnews, Sri Lanka, Yashpal Sharma, War Conflict
No more traffic jam during VIP tours, Govt. says
Colombo :: Sri Lanka | about 9 hours ago
Credibility The Government today decided not to block any roads during VIP visits except for the country’s President. The decision was taken as people are immensely inconvenienced due to traffic jam when VIPs tour the city, blocking the roads, Government sources...
Tags: Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lankan people, Politics, Very Important Person, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sinhalese people, War Conflict, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
Sri Lanka fully intends to destroy Tamil Homeland, says Boyle
Colombo :: Sri Lanka | about 17 hours ago
Credibility Historically, the only way for this to be counteracted is to establish an Independent State for the Tamils on Sri Lanka." Boyle pointed out that his Chennai speech in June this year provides the legal basis for the Tamils to establish an Independent...
Tags: Island of Sri Lanka, Boyle, Palestine, tamils homeland, lanka fully, fully intends, Tamil Homeland, destroy tamils, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Dravidian peoples, Tamil people, Politics, Kingdom of Kandy, Ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Civil War, Tamil Eelam, Provinces of Sri Lanka, War Conflict
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