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Sri Lanka women cricketers recruited by security forces

By pearlaction | June 13, 2011 |

[BBC] The majority of the Sri Lanka women’s cricket squad have signed up for jobs in the armed services. The move comes after attempts by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to find a sponsor for the women’s team have failed so far to create much interest. [Full Story]

Rights groups eye jailed Tamil ex-rebel

By pearlaction | January 25, 2008 |

[BBC] A renegade former commander of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels has been jailed for identity fraud in the UK. The BBC’s Jill McGivering watched Col Karuna’s sentencing and asked human rights groups for their reaction. Isleworth Crown Court is an unimpressive modern building, set midway down a leafy residential street in suburban London. But…