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Another batch of Tamil refugees to return to Sri Lanka

Another batch of Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu, India are arriving Sri Lanka under the UNHCR facilitated voluntary repatriation programme. There are three voluntary repatriation movements – on Tuesday August 09, 2016 consisting 29 persons (7 families) scheduled to arrive through Mihin Lanka Airlines at 10.05 a.m and from Madurai and 31 persons (13 families) scheduled to arrive through Sri Lankan Airlines ) at 10.15 a.m. from Trichy and 15 persons (8 families) scheduled to arrive through Mihin La

08 Aug, 2016

Sri Lankan asylum seekers selling kidneys to get to Australia

Sri Lankan asylum seekers are selling their kidneys so they can pay to get on a boat to Australia, a News Corp investigation into the illegal organ trade has found. A three-year News Corp investigation has found almost 100 desperate Australians have paid to have an illegal transplant overseas because demand for organs in Australia?outstrips supply. Sri Lankan Refugee advocate Samuel Chandrahasan says around 500 Sri Lankan refugees have sold their organs in the last three years to help cover th

08 Aug, 2016

SAITM rejects allegations on Malabe university

The South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) strongly rejected various allegations being leveled against the institute located in Malabe. One of the main allegations is that SAITM does not have any connection to a Russian university as claimed by the institute. However SAITM Vice Chancellor Professor Ananda Samarasekera said?that SAITM does have an affiliation with a Russian medical academy. He said that having an affiliation between a local and foreign university is nothing ne

07 Aug, 2016