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Upcoming Events

Aaradhana - T.M. Jayaratne and Pradeepa Dharmadasa Live in Los Angeles

Sunday May 04, 2014

Miyuru Gee - T.M. Jayaratne and Pradeepa Dharmadasa Live in San Francisco Bay Area

Saturday May 10, 2014

Sri Lanka Day Expo 2014

Saturday August 23, 2014

Bathiya & Santhush Live in Concert

Saturday October 11, 2014

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Help Sponsor Rural Students

Karuna Trust will give 300 new scholarships this year to student in rural Sri Lanka. Students from 10 schools in batches of 30 students from each school will be selected this year. ...more

Help a Lankan with Micro Credit

YMicro is a web-based platform that connects donors and their gifts directly to beneficiaries through micro philanthropy and micro credit. Visit www.ymicro.org, as well as on Facebook at YMicro Sri Lanka, were we have videos, photos and stories of our projects ...more

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Friday, April 25, 2014
On this day in ...

2006 A woman suicide bomber of the LTTE attempted to assasinate Army Chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka inside Sri Lanka's well fortified military headquarters complex. The explosion killed several security officers and critically wounded Fonseka. The government conducted retaliatory air strikes on LTTE targets in Sampur, Trincomalee.

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2007 FBI arrested Karunakaran Kandasamy in Queens, New York, on charges of providing material support to LTTE, a foreign terrorist organization. Evidence found at his office revealed that he had raised millions of dollars for the World Tamil Coordinating Committee alleged to be a front for the LTTE.

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2008 After a prolonged campaign, the Sri Lankan army reached the sacred Madhu church off Mannar driving away the LTTE that was occupying the area.

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Sri Lanka deports British tourist for her Buddha tattoo
By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka on Thursday deported a British tourist for having a t...

UK nurse leaves Sri Lanka after tattoo jail ordeal
A British nurse jailed in Sri Lanka for sporting a Buddha tattoo left the country Thursday after suf...

Sri Lanka to deport UK tourist with Buddha tattoo
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan authorities will deport a British tourist for having an image o...

Malinga named Sri Lanka T20 captain
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Fast bowler Lasith Malinga was made captain of Sri Lanka's Twenty20 te...

Sri Lanka expels tourist with Buddha tattoo
British national Naomi Coleman flies to London after being detained since her arrival from India fou...

Sri Lanka coach Farbrace quits for England post
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka coach Paul Farbrace resigned on Tuesday just three months into h...

Sri Lanka detains British tourist over Buddha tattoo
Sri Lanka has detained a female British tourist for having a Buddha tattoo on her right arm and orde...

10 international universities to open campuses in Sri Lanka
Colombo, April 23 (IANS) Sri Lanka is opening up its public university system attracting significant...

Sri Lanka players resolve pay dispute
The pay dispute between Sri Lanka Cricket and its 13 contracted players ended on Wednesday when the ...

Sri Lanka axe Chandimal as T20 captain
Sri Lanka's cricket selectors on Wednesday sacked Dinesh Chandimal as Twenty20 captain and repla...

Wish you a Happy and Prosperous Sri Lankan New Year!