Former defence chief who led brutal suppression of Tamil Tigers wins Sri Lanka presidential election
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSri Lankans on Sunday elected a former defence chief who led a brutal crackdown on Tamil Tiger...
Sri Lanka shuns Tamil language during anthem at independence day event
PA Media: World News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt marked a departure from the previous government which sang the anthem in the country’s two...
Sri Lanka's Presidential Election Reopens Old War Wounds For Tamils
The National Interest via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSometime in October of 2012, I found myself fortuitously sitting in the Indian Embassy in Beijing....
'The Birthplace of the Suicide Belt.' Sri Lanka's Deadly History of Suicide Bombings
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor many years, Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war kept tourists at bay. On Easter Sunday, the Shangri-La...
Former Sri Lankan defense chief wins presidential vote
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defense official revered by Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority for his role in...
Sri Lanka shakes up top security posts after deadly bombings
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka's president shook up the country's top security establishment after officials failed to...
Suspects in Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka still at large, may be carrying explosives
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPrime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made the admission to The Associated Press as Sri Lankan...
Sri Lanka wartime defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa launches presidential bid
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka's main opposition party named a hardline former defence chief as its presidential...
Sri Lanka bombings: 290 dead, hundreds injured in church, hotel explosions on Easter Sunday
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAt least 290 people were killed and hundreds more injured on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka when...
Rural Catholic church defies Sri Lanka threats, holds Mass
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe checkpoints started just outside of an east Sri Lanka village, the strictest seen in the days...
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