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COLOMBO - Fishermen in northern Sri Lanka Monday protested outside an Indian diplomatic office, calling for action to prevent the intrusion of fishermen into Sri Lankan territorial waters.
COLOMBO - Over six years after devastating tsunami severely damaged a coastal railway, the new refurbished Galle-Matara network, sponsored by the Indian government, was inaugurated here in Sri Lanka Wednesday.
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka and India Friday reached agreement on resuming passenger ferry services between the two countries that were disrupted 25 years ago by Sri Lanka's civil war, officials said.
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka is no longer an underdeveloped country, having surpassed the per capita income of $2,000, a World Bank official said here Friday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Improperly stored detonators are likely to have triggered a dynamite explosion that killed 25 people and injured dozens in eastern Sri Lanka, police said.
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