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Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga walks into India House on Thursday evening for India’s Republic Day celebrations. She is followed by Indian HC Ashok K. Kantha. Pic by Sajith Jayasekera

Fifty six TN fishermen, eight boats freed in Jan.

GoSL under pressure to allow poaching


The government is under heavy Indian pressure to turn a blind eye to poaching by the Tamil Nadu fishing fleet not only in the Palk Bay but in Sri Lanka’s eastern territorial waters as well. India strongly opposes those arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy being produced in court, The Island learns.

In the wake of the arrest of 43 poachers along with their six trawlers east of Mullaitivu on Tuesday (Jan. 24) by the SLN, India intervened to secure their release. The SLN brought them to Trincomalee the following day and handed them over to Trincomalee harbour police for further action.

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Former minister alleges East denied opp. to meet Kalam

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Former Minister A. R. Mansoor told The Island that the people of the Eastern Province were saddened by the failure of the Indian HC to arrange a visit to the EP by former President Dr. A. P. J. Kalam.Munsoor said that University students and academic...

Minorities should consider adopting an inclusive approach

The Citizens’ Movement for Good Governance (CIMOGG) has generally refrained from proposing any specific solutions to the ethnic conflict because successive governments have invariably gone against the advice given by moderate individuals and grou...

Fitch: Stable outlook for Sri Lankan banks

Fitch Ratings Lanka says that its outlook for the majority of Sri Lankan banks is stable, underpinned by improved earnings prospects due to post-war growth in the domestic economy as well as the government’s capacity to support the banking system...

England ‘A’ take lead with 68-run win

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England ‘A’ thrashed their Sri Lankan counterparts recording a scintillating 68-run win in the first one-dayer in the five-match series at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium yesterday.In spite of the early expectation that...

 
 
 
 

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