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York Street Partners Ltd., a Sri Lanka based boutique investment banking and advisory firm, took the first place in the regional finals (South and South East Asia) of the 2014 Alumni New Venture Competition conducted by Harvard Business School. York Street Partners is the only team from Sri Lanka to win the regional title in [...]

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A US-led resolution calling for an international probe into allegations that 40,000 civilians were killed at the end of Sri Lanka’s separatist war has been filed with the UN’s top rights body. In a draft resolution posted on the Human Rights Commission’s website on Tuesday, the United States endorses UN human rights chief Navi Pillay’s [...]

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Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP) is likely to appoint the party’s Ratnapura District parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake, a popular actor turned politician , as the UNP’s chief ministerial candidate for the Western Provincial Council election. UNP sources have said that following lengthy discussions, the UNP nominations board is now considering Ramanayake’s request to [...]

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An international inquiry into war crimes in Sri Lanka would bring “chaos,” and the government’s national reconciliation process must be given several more years to work, a top aide to Sri Lanka’s president said on Monday. Lalith Weeratunga, in Washington to lobby against calls for such an inquiry, said Sri Lanka needed at least five [...]

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Australian billionaire James Packer plans to pump $400 million into a five-star gambling resort in Sri Lanka, cashing in on the country’s tourism potential. The businessman has revealed he is in detailed discussions with the Sri Lankan government and potential joint venture partners to develop the resort, which will have 450 rooms as well as [...]

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Sri Lankans win the Harvard Business School Contest

Posted on 11 April 2014

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Victor Rathnayaka & Nanda Malini: Together in USA

Posted on 11 April 2014

Victor Rathnayaka & Nanda Malini: Together in USA. Shows in Florida, Washington DC, New York, Los Angeles, Portland and Minnesota. USA tour organized by Thusitha De Silva. Media sponsor – Boston Lanka Continue Reading

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Film Produced by 80,000 Women

Posted on 11 April 2014

Exclusive interview with film director Thushara Thennakoon about his first film: Wariga Pojja’. A film about the Veddha community. Its produced by a women’s corporative that has a membership of 80,000 women. Continue Reading

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Sri Lankans in USA Protests against UN Resolution

Posted on 16 March 2014

Sri Lankan Americans in Houston Texas held a protest rally against the UN resolutions in front of the State Department Building in Houston, Texas. This is an exclusive interview with Rukshan Wijeratne, one of the organizers of the protest. Continue Reading

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