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The Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) is supporting business development in the Northern Province through several activities, supported by the International Labour Organisation's Local Empowerment through Economic ...
May 26, 2012 at 19:44 | Source: Sunday Observer
Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva told parliament that the new courts will be established in the capital as well as in the north central town of Anuradhapura and the northern town of Vavuniya. The move comes as over 200 minority Tamil prisoners in Sri Lanka ...
May 23, 2012 at 11:55 | Source: Xinhua News Agency
Despite pockets of positive news in the north, like the booming district of Vavuniya and the fledgling cottage industries launched by returnees with government grants, the overall needs are still “overwhelming”, Sivachandran noted. While Vavuniya ...
May 28, 2012 at 11:28 | Source: IRIN
Relatives and politicians launched the hunger strike in Vavuniya, 250 kilometers north of Colombo, as more than 234 Tamil prisoners, mostly former rebels, continued their own hunger strike that began last week, demanding that their cases be heard or that ...
May 24, 2012 at 21:48 | Source: eurasiareview.com
Inmates of three prisons, located in Colombo city, Kalutara town and in Vavuniya town, are demanding that they be charged for their crimes or be released, Xinhua reported. The fast began last week with the participation of 80 inmates of the ...
May 21, 2012 at 09:42 | Source: NDTV
Maran*, 36, from Kilinochchi District, a former LTTE cadre who joined the movement when he was 21 years old and is now a musician in the northern town of Vavuniya, said the programme had "changed" his life. "I learned about the other side of things.
May 28, 2012 at 02:31 | Source: Reliefweb.int
Inmates of three prisons, located in the capital Colombo, Kalutara town and Vavuniya town, have been demanding that they should either be charged for their crimes or be released. The major Tamil party Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian M.A ...
May 26, 2012 at 04:49 | Source: Khaleej Times
In a move to expedite the prosecution of LTTE suspects, the government will establish three new High Courts in Anuradhapura, Vavuniya and Mannar within a month, Leader of the House and Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva told Parliament today. Responding to a ...
May 23, 2012 at 15:59 | Source: Daily Mirror
In Jaffna, the event was observed as part of “The Week of Pain.” In Vavuniya, May 18th was observed as the “Day of Monumental Tragedy”. On the Jaffna University campus, hundreds of students lit candles and observed silence. According to senior ...
May 19, 2012 at 03:03 | Source: Express Buzz
We support refugees from countries such as India, Malaysia and Indonesia to come back to Sri Lanka and settle here,” Mr. Zwack said during a visit to Vavuniya today. Praising the development in Kilinochchi, he said, “The change in Kilinochchi is unbelievable.
May 25, 2012 at 18:05 | Source: Daily Mirror