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SRI LANKA (Ceylon)

1820-40 – Surviving archives, the national register of archives database. Documented a large number of slaves, on illegal vessels, many of the slaves were children. Ceylon tea plantation graves. (Who do you think you are. Sept 2013 UK p32).

10 February 1948 – The opening of Sri Lanka’s first parliament, six days after independence from the UK. Sri Lanka was then called Ceylon. Sri Lanka since 1972. (Empires children. ©2009 Anton Gill).

Dec 1956 – GCHQ was just opening a large secret sigint station covering the Indian ocean. At Perkar in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), worth 2 billion pounds. Ceylon PM was Solomon Bandaranaike. It was a vast aerial farm covering more than 400 acres. (GCHQ. Richard J Aldrich ©2010 UK).

1981 – Sinhalese burned the Tamil library of Jaffna in Sri Lanka. Destroying one of south Asia's great repositries of culture and history. Manuscripts, palm leaf scrolls and books. (Archives power. Randall C Jimerson (c)2009 US).

31 January 1996 – Tamil Tigers attacked members of the Liberation tigers of Tamil Eelam LTTE, rammed an explosives laden truck into the central bank in Colombo Sri Lanka, killing 90 civilians and injuring more than 1,400 others, including 2 US citizens.

26 Dec 2004 – 9.2 earthquake and tsunami. (Zee news 11 Sept 2014).

12 August 2005 – In Colombo, suspected Tamil Tigers assassinated Sri Lankan foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar.

4 August 2006 – Battle rages between Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan government. At least 22,000 people have been displaced. 10 civilians were killed by an artillery shell. Monitors are leaving and residents are being shelled on both sides. BBC TV

8 August 2006 – Car bomb kills 2 in Sri Lanka Colombo by Anjana Pasricha New Delhi India VOA.

10 August 2006 – Heavy fighting and many people displaced. VOA Patricia Nunan New Delhi India.

12 August 2006 – Sri Lankan peace coordinator assassinated. VOA AP AFP Reuters.

11 September 2006 – Bomb hidden with dead body explodes in Sri Lanka 6 wounded.

17 September 2006 – Claymore explosion injures 4 in Thampalakamam.

9 October 2006 – Tamil party warns of all out war if the government troops attack rebel territory.

12 October 2006 – Vehicle bomb kills three in Sri Lanka, bomb exploded inside a passenger van in northern Sri Lanka killing the driver and two others.

18 October 2006 – 100 Sri Lankan navy sailors killed in largest Tamil rebel attack since 2002. A suicide bombing on a navy convoy in north central Sri Lanka.

9 November 2006 – Suspected Sri Lankan rebels kill a security guard in a raid, military finds powerful bomb.

15 November 2006 – Sri Lankan military suspected rebel bomb killing soldier.

19 November 2006 – Bomb blast and gunfire kill 8 in N Sri Lana.

27 November 2006 – Major attack in Colombo recovered seven Claymore mines and 10kg explosives, reportedly from the suburbs of Colombo. A suspected suicide bomber was also taken into custody by the army. A parcel containing high explosives was found near an air base.

4 February 2007 – Possible links between LTTE and al Qaeda. Merchant commercial shipping links. Military balance 2007 IISS Sunday Times UK ©2006 Sri Lankan army.

21 February 2007 – Two separate bomb blasts in Sri Lanka killed 3 people and wounded 19. The first bomb was attached to a parked bike in the town of Oddamavadi killed two police officers and two civilians. The second attack was in Jaffna when a hand grenade was thrown at a passing military convoy, missing, but exploded near a school injuring 5 people. (Stratfor intel summary).

27 February 2007 – Sri Lanka US ambassador slightly injured in attack on his helicopter AP CNN.

2000 – Sex slavery. Trafficking in Sri Lankan women to the Middle East by Chandanie Watawala. Modern slavery Sri Lanka has the second highest number of disappearances in the world, second only to Iraq.

November 2010 – Sri Lanka legalized gambling in November 2010. AFP TTR. weekly.

26 November 2012 – Brother on sex charges flees to Sri Lanka. Bernard Kevin McGrath aged 65 on a tea plantation in Sri Lanka wanted by Australia for sex crimes rape and molesting young children. NZ Newswire yahoo news.

4 December 2012 – Sri Lankas in new challenge to boat regime. Rick Morton and Sid Maher The Australian immigration and boat people.

17 July 2013 – Sri Lanka gambling hot spot TTR weekly Colombo AFP Sri Lanka legalized gambling in November 2010.

6 September 2013 – Sri Lanka rolls the dice on mega casinos. Financial times by James Crabtree in Colombo

12 September 2013 – Sri Lanka to approve setting up of foreign funded casinos. IBN live. Press trust of India.

13 September 2013 – Sri Lanka approves two casinos. Colombo Australian James Packer. AFP TTR weekly.

13 September 2013 – Australian James Packer wins casino deal in Sri Lanka. AFP

19 Oct 2013 – Crown confirms discussions with Sri Lankan govt casinos. Colin Kruger. The Canberra Times ACT. James Packers casino operation Crown ltd.

6 June 2014 – Don’t come down to milk mafia. Sri Lanka Daily mirror. Powdered milk mafia.

5 July 2014 – Scoop.co.nz. Tribunal to end killings at police stations. Asian human rights community says. Recent killings at police stations in Sri Lanka

8 July 2014 – TVNZ One news. Return of asylum seekers to Sri Lanka blocked. 153 asylum seekers to Sri Lanka. 32 women and 37 children to Australia. Judge Susan Crennan.

10 July 2014 – Human trafficking ring suspected. 3 news NZ. Asylum seekers were trying to get to NZ. Australian boat people.

18 July 2014 – lanka web. Missing persons commission, an international panel to investigate war crimes.

29 Aug 2014 – Sir Lanka supports move to investigate war the missing. IRIN news Laithweeratunga missing persons.

17 Sept 2014 – Sri Lanka and China sign agreement for cooperation. Daily news Colombo. Socialist republic of Sri Lanka and peoples republic of China.

30 Sept 2014 – How the JVP seized power in the universities. Daily news Colombo. Socialist students union SSU founded on 16 Nov 1964.

16 Oct 2014 – Sri Lanka’s grand tourism plan. Yahoo Maktoob news. The beach resort of Negombo is a paedophile haven, where hotels turn a blind eye to European paedophiles.

21 Oct 2014 – Sri Lanka opposition unions demand pay increase. Yahoo news. Colombo AP. Trade unions protest. Gulf.

30 Oct 2014 – Sri Lanka landslide 10 dead and more than 150 missing at Koslanda. The Independent. Tea plantation, a monsoon triggered the mudslide and buried workers and their homes.

30 Oct 2014 – PM expresses grief at loss of life in Sri Lankan landslide. United news of India. New Delhi. 200 people are missing after a massive landslide at tea plantations, workers

30 Oct 2014 – Sri Lanka, dozens trapped in landslide. EFE news service. Search for 192 people still missing after a landslide in the south, 6 bodies recovered.

21 Dec 2014 – OpDeathEaters on Twitter. The mass graves of murderd, abused children have been uncovered in Canada, the US, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Slovenia and Ireland.

29 Jan 2015 – Australia detains 157 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers. Held at the high seas for a month last year. Economic Times. Daily Times.

28 Feb 2015 – Sri Lankan police question a naval officer over missing people. Outlook. TamilNet. Disappearances of several people during the war with LTTE.

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