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Grape Farms in Jaffna (Sri Lanka)

Source: EssayClub.com, Nov 23 2012, 12:42pm CST

The dying art of Jaffna “The next generation is not keen on getting their hands dirty and they dislike hard work. They do not want to take up the field of farming. They prefer being in air conditioned offices or being doctors and lawyers. They have ...

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IOC, Ceylon Petroleum set to form JV

Source: The Hindu  |   May 24 2013, 1:34pm CDT

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) are set to form a joint venture (JV) for taking up various initiatives in the oil and gas sector, including supply of LNG to Sri Lanka by Petronet LNG Limited (PLL) to feed power pla ...

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Jaffna aquifer depleting from overuse

Source: Humanitarian News  |   May 24 2013, 1:30pm CDT

The single limestone aquifer, which is the main source of freshwater in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, is gradually depleting through overuse, researchers say. "The area suffers from severe groundwater imbalance which might reac ...

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"The next generation is not keen on getting their hands dirty and they dislike hard work. They do not want to take up the field of farming. They prefer being in air conditioned offices or being doctors and lawyers. They have dreams of their own and being a grape farmer is hardly one of them"


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Rasmussen: Voters Beginning to Turn Against Obama Admin

Source: Big Government  |   May 24 2013, 10:26am CDT

“Every Asian market outside Sri Lanka retreated after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke yesterday said a premature withdrawal of quantitative easing would put the U.S. economic recovery at risk,” Jonathan Burgos reports. What does this say ab ...

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This Week's New Books--Augustine, Sri Lanka, Landscape Architecture

Source: University of Pennsylvania Press Log  |   May 24 2013, 9:53am CDT

Unearthed: The Landscapes of Hargreaves Associates Karen M'Closkey 256 pages | 8 x 10 | 125 color, 30 b/w Cloth 2013 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4480-9 | $59.95 | £39.00 A volume in the Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture series Unearthed examines how one of Am ...

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Tension over Sri Lanka Jaffna land

Source: BBC News  |   May 24 2013, 9:31am CDT

24 May 2013 Last updated at 10:31 ET By Charles Haviland BBC News, Colombo The army has been accused of 'wholesale militarised seizure' in Jaffna There are growing tensions in northern Sri Lanka as Tamil p ...

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Sri Lankan monk sets himself ablaze over cow slaughter

Source: The Hindu  |   May 24 2013, 9:23am CDT

AP Bowatte Indrarathane, a Buddhist monk, walks after self immolating outside the sacred Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka. A monk in Sri Lanka has suffered serious injuries after setting himself on ...

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Buddhist Compassion For Sentient Beings Warrants Enactment Of Sri Lanka’s Animal Welfare Bill Without Further Delay

Source: The Buddhist Channel  |   May 24 2013, 9:23am CDT

Home > Asia Pacific > South Asia > Sri Lanka If the International probe on Sri Lanka’s human rights record is to be extended to cover the legislative protection given to animals in Sri Lanka and lack of interest sho ...

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Monk sets self on fire to protest cattle slaughter

Source: The Jakarta Post  |   May 24 2013, 8:45am CDT

Sri Lankan police say a Buddhist monk has suffered serious injuries after setting himself on fire to protest the slaughter of cattle. Police spokesman Buddika Siriwardena says the monk set himself on fire Friday near ...

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Lawyers win access to Lankan detainees

Source: The Age  |   May 24 2013, 8:14am CDT

Zoom in on this story. Explore all there is to know. Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor has granted lawyers access to two Tamil asylum seekers who feared they would be sent back to Sri Lanka. One asylum seeker, who cannot be named, emailed refugee ...

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