May 09
Deadly blast in eastern Sri Lanka (BBC News)
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At least eight people have been killed in an explosion ahead of elections in eastern Sri Lanka, the military says.
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May 09
Blast in Sri Lanka cafe kills at least 8 (AlertNet)
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Source: Reuters (Recasts with bomb blast) COLOMBO, May 9 (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in a cafe in eastern Sri Lanka killing at least eight people on Friday, the military said, a day before the first provincial ...
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May 09
Sri Lanka: military says 8 killed in a bomb blast in the east (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
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Sri Lanka's military says a bomb explosion blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels ripped through a cafe in eastern Sri Lanka, killing eight people.
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May 09
Blast on eve of Sri Lanka polls (BBC News)
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At least 12 people have been killed in an explosion ahead of elections in eastern Sri Lanka, the military says.
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May 09
Sri Lanka: military says bomb blast reported in eastern town (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
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Sri Lanka's military says that a bomb has exploded in an eastern town.
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May 09
Sri Lankan troops capture Adampan in Mannar, 33 Tigers killed in heavy fighting
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May 09, Colombo: Advancing Sri Lankan troops backed by the Air Force took control of the town of Adampan in Mannar this morning after fierce battles that killed at least 33 LTTE rebels, the military said.
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May 09
Clinical Sri Lanka seal nine-wicket win (CricInfo)
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Sri Lanka completed a facile nine-wicket win over Bangladesh, following up a tidy display in the field with a professional chase of a paltry 121 with with 145 balls remaining.
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May 09
Sri Lanka military says it captures small northern town (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Sri Lanka's military announced the capture of a small town in the north after fighting Friday, calling it an important step in dismantling guerrilla strongholds in the area.
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May 09
Security tight as Sri Lanka’s east coast holds key polls (Channel NewsAsia)
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TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka : A heavy security blanket was thrown over eastern Sri Lanka ahead of Saturday's local polls, seen as a key test for the hawkish government as it escalates the war against Tamil rebels.
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May 09
Maiden provincial poll for Sri Lanka’s war-ravaged East (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
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Colombo, May 9 (IANS) Amid sweeping security arrangements, Sri Lanka's war-hit eastern province comprising Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Amparai districts will elect a provincial council Saturday, barely a year after the military seized the former Tamil Tiger strongholds.
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May 09
Security tight as Sri Lanka’s east coast holds key polls (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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A heavy security blanket was thrown over eastern Sri Lanka ahead of Saturday's local polls, seen as a key test for the hawkish government as it escalates the war against Tamil rebels.
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May 09
Sri Lanka: 30 SLA killed, 5 bodies recovered, arms seized in Mannaar - LTTE (TamilNet)
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30 Sri Lanka Army soldiers were killed, five dead bodies of SLA troops were recovered after heavy fighting at Ka'rukkaaykku'lam Friday morning, according to LTTE's Military Spokesman Irasiah Ilanthirayan. Two PK Light Machine Guns, one AK LMG, five T-56 assault rifles and military hardware including ammunitions were seized by the Tigers. The SLA, while pulling back was towing an Armoured ...
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May 09
Sri Lanka captures small town, kills 15 rebels (USA Today)
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Sri Lanka's military announced the capture of a small town in the north after fighting Friday that killed 15 Tamil Tiger rebels and two soldiers, calling it an important step in dismantling guerrilla strongholds in the area.
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May 09
Sri Lanka: military says it captures small northern town, kill 15 Tamil rebels (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
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Sri Lanka's military says that it has captured a small town in the country's north after fighting that killed 15 Tamil Tiger rebels and two soldiers.
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May 09
Sri Lanka: military says it captures small northern town, kill 15 Tamil rebels (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
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Sri Lanka's military says that it has captured a small town in the country's north after fighting that killed 15 Tamil Tiger rebels and two soldiers.
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May 08
Sri Lanka braces for crucial eastern provincial elections (Gulf Times)
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COLOMBO: The government has set the stage for a crucial provincial election in eastern Sri Lanka on May 10, a year after wresting control of the area from Tamil rebels.
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May 08
Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeals rejects PLOTE petition to postpone Eastern polls
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May 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Court of Appeals yesterday rejected a petition filed by People's Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) requesting a postponement to the May 10 provincial council election in the East.
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May 08
Sri Lanka: Elderly man seeks protection with Jaffna HRC (TamilNet)
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An 61-year-old civilian from Puloali, Vadamaraadchi, sought protection Thursday with Human Rights Commission (HRC) Jaffna, due to death threats by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops and SLA-backed paramilitaries, HRC sources said. Many Puloali residents are in protective custody of Jaffna Prison, the sources said.
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May 08
Sri Lanka’s Marxist party backed nurses’ trade union gives up strike after three patients die in Ratnapura
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May 09, Ratnapura: Sri Lanka's government Nurses Association today gave up their strike at Ratnapura hospital after three patients died due to unavailability of treatments.
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May 08
Sri Lanka’s government doctors in Central Province on strike
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May 09, Kandy: The Registered and Assistant Medical Officers Union in the Central Province called a strike yesterday to protest against a printing mistake on the annual report issued by the Health Service Office of the province.
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May 08
Dhiraagu - Maldives forges strategic partnership with Microsoft Sri Lanka
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Dhivehi Raajjeyge Gulhun Private Limited, the leading telecommunications service provider in the Mal..
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May 08
Wanni liberation continues Troops captures Adampan Tank- Mannar
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Sri Lanka army infantrymen battling against terrorists on the Mannar front in the Wanni theatre of o..
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May 08
Sri Lanka military seeks funds from Sinhala Diaspora
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The Sri Lankan government has launched a fundraising drive amongst Sinhala expatriates in support of..
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May 08
Trade unionists as killers
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Hippocrates and Florence Nightingale would spin in their graves if they knew what doctors and nurses..
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May 08
LTTE cadre commits suicide
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The man who died after swallowing a cyanide capsule when he was arrested in Kotmale was an LTTE cadr..
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