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Supporters of Mithripala Sirisena celebrate in Colombo Tamil people

Supporters of Mithripala Sirisena celebrate in Colombo

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Monday, January 12, 2015

Supporters of Sri Lankan presidential candidate Mithripala Sirisena celebrate in Colombo. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa conceded defeat …

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Asia remembers devastating 2004 tsunami with tears Sri Lanka

Asia remembers devastating 2004 tsunami with tears

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Saturday, December 27, 2014

Sri Lankan tsunami survivor fishermen pull a fishing net on the beach in Peraliya, Sri Lanka. The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami following the Indian Oc…

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Sri Lankans stand on mud and sludge at the site of a mudslide Sri Lanka mudslide

Sri Lankans stand on mud and sludge at the site of a mudslide

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Friday, October 31, 2014

Sri Lankans stand on mud and sludge at the site of a mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles…

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