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Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react when they hear news that they can leave, at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer

Sri Lanka to open refugee camps ahead of polls 

Reuters - 4 hours 9 mins ago

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Saturday it will allow greater freedom of movement to refugees held in military-guarded camps from next month, after facing pressure to speed up resettlement of thousands of Tamils displaced by war. More »

  • Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamils react when they hear news that they can leave, at a camp for the displaced in Vavuniya November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer

    Sri Lanka to open refugee camps ahead of polls

    Reuters - 6 hours 34 mins ago

    COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Saturday it will allow greater freedom of movement to refugees held in military-guarded camps from next month, after facing pressure to speed up resettlement of thousands of Tamils displaced by war. More »

  • Sri Lanka 'to free all war-displaced civilians'

    Sri Lanka 'to free all war-displaced civilians'

    AFP - 8 hours 46 mins ago

    VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Saturday it would grant free movement to the remaining war-displaced civilians held in internment camps, meeting a key demand of the international community. More »

  • Sri Lanka to free all war-displaced civilians

    AFP - 10 hours 44 mins ago

    VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Saturday it would grant free movement to the remaining war-displaced civilians held in internment camps, meeting a key demand of the international community. More »

  • Sri Lanka to free war-displaced civilians

    Sri Lanka to free war-displaced civilians

    AFP - Yesterday, 09:09 am

    VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Saturday it plans to let war-displaced civilians move freely in and out of internment camps ahead of completing their planned re-settlement in two months. More »

  • Sri Lanka's new Chief of Defence Staff Sarath Fonseka takes part in a ceremony at the army head quarters in Colombo July 15, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer

    Sri Lanka top general retires, may run for president

    Reuters - Thursday, November 12 02:25 pm

    COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's top general, who engineered the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after a 25-year war, submitted his resignation on Thursday amid speculation he will run for president. More »

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