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Sri Lanka lifts ban on Facebook imposed after spasm of communal violence

Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal, Reuters
Posted at Mar 16 12:25 PM

COLOMBO - Sri Lankan officials said on Thursday they had lifted a ban on Facebook after discussions with the social network, a week after blocking access on the grounds it was being used to fuel communal violence. Read more »

Women barred anew from drinking alcohol in Sri Lanka

Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 09:04 PM

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka reimposed a decades-old law banning the selling of alcohol to women and preventing women from working in liquor stores on Monday - just days after it was lifted. Read more »

Lalaki, nahulihan ng 1 kilong ginto sa puwitan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 07:07 PM

Nahuli ang isang lalaking nagtangkang magpuslit ng gintong itinago sa kaniyang puwit nitong Linggo, Setyembre 24. Read more »

Body of British journalist killed by crocodile found in Sri Lanka

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 03:20 PM

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan police Friday found the body of a 24-year-old British journalist, Paul McClean, who is suspected to have been killed by a crocodile. Read more »