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The Best Of Sri Lanka: Why The Time To Go Is Now

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Jan 152018
 

Sri Lanka is booming. With new developments constantly unfolding across the country, there’s never been a better time to add Sri Lanka to your travel list.

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Sri Lanka, India pledge to increase collaboration in IT

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Jan 152018
 

Sri Lanka and India pledged to heighten their cooperation in the field of digital and information technologies yesterday, during the visit of Indian Law and Justice and Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. “We have come …

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Sri Lanka SC rules down Sirisena’s six year term proposal

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Jan 152018
 

Seeking of another year was seen by political analysts as a move to remain in office for longer and neutralise the Mahinda Rajapaksa faction of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. The move has also put Sirisena on a collision course with his senior coalition partner. It could also backfire on Sirisena’s …

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Sri Lanka with a toddler

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Jan 152018
 

Answered: Hi, I’m really hoping for some advice. We have always wanted to visit Sri Lanka and are hoping to finally do this later this year. We are looking at visiting for a couple of weeks during either September, October or November and will be…

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Sri Lanka with a toddler

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Jan 152018
 

Hi, I’m really hoping for some advice. We have always wanted to visit Sri Lanka and are hoping to finally do this later this year. We are looking at visiting for a couple of weeks during either September, October or November and will be…

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Sri Lanka’s Alcohol Ban on Women: Bottoms Up and Then Back Down in Just a Week

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Jan 152018
 

Sri Lanka re-imposed an alcohol ban for women just a week after the finance minister had lifted 38-year-old legislation which prohibited women from buying alcohol or working in places that sold liquor, ABC News reported. President Maithripala Sirisena …

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Sri Lanka reimposes ban on women buying alcohol, days after lifting it

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Jan 152018
 

This is an emerging story which needs expansion if you wish to EDIT to add information or discuss it in TALK. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena reimposed a ban on women buying alcohol, following a storm of criticism after his government revoked…

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Sri Lanka keen to strengthen cooperation with China on agriculture

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Jan 152018
 

The Sri Lankan Government says it is keen to strengthen cooperation with China in the field of agriculture, the Asia Pacific Focus website reported. Minister of Agriculture, Duminda Dissanayake told a Chinese delegation that Sri Lanka is willing to learn from China’s achievements in agriculture.

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Sri Lanka, India sign MoU for cooperation in information technology, electronics

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Jan 152018
 

COLOMBO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Colombo on Monday for cooperation in the field of information technology and electronics, a statement from the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on Mond…

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Presidential term is only five years, Sri Lankan SC

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Jan 152018
 

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has clarified that President Maithripala Sirisena can stay in office only for five years, a week after he sought its opinion on whether he can serve a six-year term. “The Supreme Court has conveyed the opinion that the President’s term of office is five years,” a statement from the …

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