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Michael Latham, professor emeritus and graduate professor of nutritional sciences, gave the keynote address Nov. 19 at the "One Asia Forum on Child Feeding in Emergencies," held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 18-21.
BANGKOK, 1 December 2009 (IRIN) - In a development welcomed by the UN and NGOs, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs), who have been held for months in camps in Sri Lanka's north, are free to come and go as of 1 December.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s presidential election next year will allow voters to go to the polls in the northern region formerly controlled by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa called a presidential election for 2010, two years before his mandate expires, as he seeks to capitalize on his government ending a 26-year civil war with Tamil rebels.
(RTTNews) - Tuesday, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Sri Lanka will be free to leave state-run camps where they have been detained since the military's victory over separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels.
Virender Sehwag plundered the second-fastest Test double hundred as India piled on an incredible 443-1 off just 79 overs on the second day of the deciding third match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai.
Sehwag added nine runs to his overnight score of 284 Thursday before offering a return catch to offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan. Sehwag's two triple centuries were made against Pakistan at Multan in 2004 and South Africa at Chennai in 2008.
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka said it completed the return of Tamil civilians displaced in the war with Tamil Tiger rebels to the northern Jaffna district as part of plans to settle almost 122,000 people in camps by the end of January.
Nearly 60,000 people were left homeless in Sri Lanka Thursday following flash floods in the capital Colombo and the suburbs, an official said.
Indian batsman Virender Sehwag admitted he was not too disappointed after he fell seven agonising runs short of a world record third triple-century in the third Test against Sri Lanka.
India made a blistering reply to Sri Lanka's 393 in the third and final cricket Test, racing to 92-0 in 18 overs by lunch on the second day here on Thursday.
India opener Virender Sehwag confirmed his reputation as the most destructive top-order batsman in the modern game during his sixth test double century in the third and final test against Sri Lanka.
India continued to torment Sri Lanka in the final Test on Friday after Virender Sehwag missed a world record third triple-century by seven runs.
The Sri Lankan general who oversaw the end of 25 years of war said on Sunday he will run for president, pitting himself against the man who also takes credit for the victory against Tamil Tiger rebels.
* India win third test by innings and 24 runs
Tillakaratne Dilshan scored his sixth Test century of a remarkable year to give Sri Lanka a fine start to the third match of their series against India in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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