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US,EU punishing us, small countries – President Rajapaksa

As the United States’ and European Union’s combined sanction against Iran take effect, small nations like Sri Lanka are extremely worried  said  President Mahinda Rajapaksa  to Foreign Journalists, yesterday at the Temple Trees in Colombo.  Sri Lanka depends almost entirely … Continue reading

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Award winning Writers, Historians, Poets at Galle Literary Festival

The Galle Literary Festival commenced in Galle on Wednesday morning and will continue until the 22nd of this month. The festival is being held for the 6th year and award winning writers, historians and poets from United States, Canada, England, … Continue reading

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Tiger stamps: La Poste apologises

In an announcement on the website of La Poste concerning the printing of stamps “representing members and symbols of the Tamil movement ‘Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’, an organization listed as terrorist by the European Union since 2006″, the French … Continue reading

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Pro-LTTE stamps will be removed before distribution – Post Master General

If any letters with stamps containing symbols of LTTE are received steps will be taken to remove the stamps and distribute the letters, the Postmaster General M.K.B. Dissanayake said.   He stated that the UN-affiliated Universal Postal Union (UPU) has … Continue reading

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