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A Siri Dalada Harasara Pada Yatra was conducted from the Bimbaramaya, Doluwa, Gampola to the Sri Dalada Maligawa complex in Kandy covering 18 kilometres with the participation of 6,000 people including the Maha Sangha on Sunday in keeping with ancient Buddhist customs and traditions.
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Illegal Methamphetamines Made From Drugs in Thai Hospitals
Millions of Illegal Methamphetamines Made From Medicine in Thailand's Hospitals By Richard S. Ehrlich BANGKOK, Thailand -- Police said they seized one million illicit methamphetamine pills, weeks after discovering nearly 50 million legal tablets to ...
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Karen army blocks borders after Chalerm's taunts
The Foreign Ministry is negotiating with Myanmar's Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) after the group closed 12 border checkpoints from Tak to Kanchanaburi in retaliation of the government including a Karen leader's name on the list of drug offenders, ministry's spokesman Thanee Thongphakdee said yesterday
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Equal opportunities for all
"Duwe Hondata Igenagena Lankawata Vedak karanna" (Study well and be a good citizen to Sri Lanka), President Mahinda Rajapaksa advised Yuresha Buddhini, the Grade 8 student of Balangoda Maithreya National school.She was one of the lucky schoolgirls to be felicitated by the head of state, who supports the younger generation to bloom.
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Lake Havasu Todays News Herald
A wall that stretches across the biggest country in the world, some of the world's largest and most well-known ancient palaces and even elephant rides - Asia offers some of the most unique travel experiences imaginable.
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Quick Look
Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday arrested two suspects trying to smuggle 50,000 cigarettes. The suspects were identified as residents of Akkaraipattu in Ampara.
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Leaders send their greetings
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s leaders have wished Buddhists “Happy Wesak Day” today, besides reminding Malaysians to celebrate the common values taught in all religions.
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WWII: Internments for San Diego's Japanese-Americans
One day in April 1942, 16-year-old Yukio Kawamoto left his boyhood home for the last time. His family lived in and managed the Anchor Hotel, a downtown San Diego inn, but on this day the Kawamotos didn’t go to work. Instead, they went into exile.
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Hutsell savors new friends, culture, and golf in 80th Japan PGA Championship | PGA | PGA.com
David Hutsell has the easy-going temperament that one needs to shake off any obstacle in your path. It is one reason why the PGA director of instruction at The Elkridge Club in Baltimore went on to win a PGA Professional National Championship last summer.
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This year the festival will take place tomorrow morning, May 9, at Veal Preah Mein, the square in front of the ...
At the beginning of each rainy season, which normally arrives in May, Cambodians stay tuned to hear the outcome of the country’s yearly harvest prediction event, known as the Royal Ploughing Ceremony.
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