| Sri-Lankan in Italy gathers at Padua for thanks-giving to St. Anthony |
The Sri-Lankan Catholics living in Italy gather at Padua every year on the 1st of May to celebrate a solemn Eucharist of thanks-giving to St. Anthony in honour of the favours they received through his intercession.
St. Anthony, born in Lisbon, Portugal in the 13th century ended up in Italy as a res... |
| 20.04.2013 - 01:35 |
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By Fr. Deninton from Rome |
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| Retd. Justice C.V. Wigneswaran: Chief Minister Candidate of Tamil National Alliance? |
Latest reports reveal that Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchchi Leadership has decided on Retired Justice C.V. Wigneswaran as the Chief Minister candidate in the forthcoming Northern Provincial Council Election.
Asian Tribune learnt that Retired Justice C.V. Wigneswaran has been contacted and he agreed t... |
| 19.04.2013 - 12:28 |
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| Margaret Thatcher’s funeral |
The funeral of Margaret Thatcher Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 took place yesterday in London amid More than 2,000 special guests who paid their last respects at the biggest such occasion since the Queen Mother's funeral in 2002. Prime Ministers of Canada and Israel and He... |
| 18.04.2013 - 04:50 |
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By Jinadasa Bamunuarachchi |
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| Crooked in the beginning crooked forever - Douglas Devananda |
Crooked in the beginning would be crooked forever. Drawing parallel with the Tamil language daily from Jaffna, Minister Douglas Devananda said ‘Uthayan’ had a crooked beginning with the tears and curses of hundreds of Jaffna pensioners, who lost their hard earned savings in the Sabra Unico Fi... |
| 17.04.2013 - 11:45 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| Earthquake kills 40 people near Iran-Pakistan border |
Iranian state TV says at least 40 people have been killed by a major earthquake near the Iran-Pakistan border in the second deadly quake in the area in less than a week.
Press TV gave no further details on the extent of damage in the sparsely populated areas. But the quake shook buildings as far aw... |
| 20.04.2013 - 04:49 |
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| US 'extremely concerned' of threat to media freedom in Sri Lanka |
The United States reiterated its extreme concern of threat to media freedom and free speech in Sri Lanka, according to the State Department spokesman addressing the daily press briefing on Monday.
The deputy spokesman Patrick Ventrell made his comment when asked about the recent attack of the off... |
| 16.04.2013 - 12:39 |
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Daya Gamage - Asian Tribune US National Correspondent |
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| A series of bomb blast in Boston kill 3, injured over 120: Terrorism suspected |
A series of explosives were detonated in the U.S. eastern sea board capital of Boston at 3:00 pm Eastern Time on Monday, 15 April killing three and injuring more than 120 a good amount of them with severe and life threatening injuries.
The bombs went off at a time the world famous Boston marathon... |
| 16.04.2013 - 11:33 |
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Daya Gamage - Asian Tribune US National Correspondent |
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| Chavez's ally Maduro wins in Venezuela |
Venezuelans decided on Sunday to honor Hugo Chavez's dying wish for a longtime loyalist to continue his hardline socialism or hand power to a young challenger vowing business-friendly changes.
In the presidential polls, Nicolas Maduro, a former bus driver who became late socialist leader Hugo Chave... |
| 15.04.2013 - 15:14 |
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| Sampanthan Invoking Blessing of God to End Woes of Tamils in the New Year |
The leader of Tamil National Alliance Mr. R.Sampanthan MP has invoked the blessing of God Almighty for the early solution to issues Tamils are confronted with.
He expressed optimism that the God is with Tamils and his blessings are always with Tamil people.
When commenting about the New Year, Mr.... |
| 14.04.2013 - 14:01 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| Sri Lanka Army alleges fire attacks on Udayan an insider job? |
Sri Lankan Army while strongly denying involvement in the attack on the Udayan Printing press, questions whether it was an insider job to gain publicity and international political mileage.
The press release by Sri Lanka Army points out that, preliminary investigation revealed that damage caused by... |
| 13.04.2013 - 15:17 |
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| Jaffna Uthayan Newspaper Printing Section Set on Fire |
The printing section of the Uthayan Tamil language newspaper office, located in the Kasturiar Road, Jaffna has been set on fire by an unidentified armed group at around 4. 45 am today, according to Online Uthayan report.
Reports revealed that three armed men first threatened the security guard o... |
| 13.04.2013 - 12:11 |
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| Kerry to Sri Lanka: Reconciliation and Accountability to heal a divided nation |
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in his message to the 'Sinhalese and Tamils' in Sri Lanka as well as all over the world congratulating the ushering-in of their traditional New Year reiterated his nation's support "as you work to make progress on reconciliation and accountability four years after... |
| 13.04.2013 - 05:17 |
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Daya Gamage - Asian Tribune US National Correspondent |
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| No More Direct Dual Citizenship to Sri Lankans Abroad |
Sri Lankans who have obtained other nationalities will not be able to obtain Sri Lankan citizenship immediately under the newly envisaged dual citizenship scheme, which is expected to come into effect either by June or July, this year.
Already 3, 000 applicants have applied for dual citizenshi... |
| 11.04.2013 - 09:55 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| Baroness Thatcher’s Death: distinct divisions along party lines |
Baroness Thatcher, who died of a stroke on Monday, stirred up mix emotions across the country which clearly bordered along party lines.
The ruling Conservative Party clearly mourns her death while naming her as the greatest peacetime prime minister. Although, the leadership of both the Labour Party... |
| 10.04.2013 - 09:03 |
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| U.S. Drone Strikes Kill Children |
It has been reported that an American military airstrike in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, April 6 that targeted a senior Taliban commander finally ended up in killing 18 people including women and children.
Following an intense fighting on the ground American air support was called to flatten the... |
| 09.04.2013 - 12:59 |
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Daya Gamage - Asian Tribune US National Correspondent |
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