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DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA This may come as a surprise to you, but we’ve been here before. In August 1953, there was a two-day work stoppage and civil disobedience campaign by the island’s people, called by the left parties. Protest covered the South and the North. The LSSP and CP led, the Federal Party participated, and […]

Working three days, four days a week. its the poorest who are suffering the most right now. tea—pluckers struggle hard all day for little more than the minimum wage. but food prices are soaring. translation: we dont eat lunch any more. - we eat once at around ten in the morning and then again in the evening. for now, life looks likely to get even harder for sri lankans, whoever ends up leading their country. secunder kermani, bbc news, kandy. before we go, something a bit more cheerful. unless...

He’s home. But he’s also roughly 9,000 miles from home. All for the love of music – and teaching. Sri Lankan native teaches at Muskingum University.

Abdullah Shafiques sublime unbeaten 160 leads Pakistan in a chase of 342 to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Test in Galle.

Now 56, Gunaratnam was snatched by armed gunmen from his home near Colombo, bundled into a white van, and driven away to a secret location where he was restrained, stripped and tortured.

For now, life looks likely to get even harderfor sri lankans, whoever ends up leading their country. secunder kermani, bbc news, kandy. cricket and england test captain ben stokes will play his last one day match for his country today in durham — after announcing his retirement from the 50—over international format. stokes is in the field for england against south africa at chester—le—street in the first of three one dayers. its the ground where his parents used to take him on a two hour...

Activist Premakumar Gunaratnam said he was sentenced to death by Sri Lanka's security chief ten years ago. The architect of his kidnapping later became

Activist Premakumar Gunaratnam says he was marked for death by Sri Lanka's security boss a decade ago. The architect of his abduction went on to become president, but now the dissident has played a key role in the leader's downfall.

The kidnapped Sri Lankan dissident who helped oust a president

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