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Karunanidhi slams Lanka over Kudankulm concerns

Karunanidhi's wrong call for Tamil 'Eelam'
Is Karunanidhi whistling in the dark? What else but a fear of his party cutting a sorry figure could have forced the former chief minister and DMK chief into calling for India to support a referendum on the formation of a Tamil 'Eelam' (separate nation) for the ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka... "At the intervention of United Nations, some countries have been formed and got recognition. Similarly

Sri Lanka to demolish mosque after monks' protest
Sri Lankan officials have decided to demolish a mosque and a Hindu temple under pressure from Buddhist monks who demanded their removal from a Buddhist sacred area.

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Sri Lanka revises tourism target to 1 million
Sri Lanka has revised its tourist arrival target to one million and is planning to upgrade services for tourists following a 21.1-percent rise in numbers in the first quarter of the year, a minister said here Monday.

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Sri Lanka, Israel hold bilateral trade talks
Sri Lanka and Israel have held their first bilateral consultation on enhancing trade ties, authorities said.

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Sri Lanka, South Korea eye increase in trade
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for South Korea Monday on a four-day official visit that will focus on increasing trade ties between the two countries.

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Sri Lankan minister threatens protest in India
Colombo: A Sri Lankan minister has threatened to take some 5,000 fishermen to India to protest against poaching by Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters. Government Minister Douglas Devananda said

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