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Now playing Next Destinations Eco-resort: Ayurveda by the beach We visited the luxury wellness Sri Lankan resort championing the oldest medicinal system in the world. 16/05/2019
Now playing Next Sri Lanka All suspects in Sri Lanka bombings arrested or dead - police All suspected plotters and those directly linked to Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings have either been arrested or are dead, the country's acting police chief said on Monday. 06/05/2019
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Now playing Next Sri Lanka Sri Lanka bans face veil amid alerts for 'imminent attacks' Sri Lanka banned women from wearing face veils as security officials warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday's bombings are planning ' imminent attacks.' 29/04/2019
Now playing Next Sri Lanka Churches fall silent as Sri Lanka fears more attacks Churches across Sri Lanka suspended Sunday mass as fears of more attacks remained a week after suicide bombers killed over 250 people. 28/04/2019
Now playing Next Sri Lanka 15 dead in Sri Lanka gun battle linked to Easter bombings The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were found in Sri Lank after a police raid on a militant hideout triggered a fierce gun battle. 26/04/2019
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Now playing Next Sri Lanka Sri Lanka bombings: Who are the suspects? Investigations have confirmed there were nine suicide bombers and that eight have been identified, police said. 24/04/2019
Now playing Next no comment Families of Sri Lanka blast victims gather for memorial in Negombo A memorial service was held on Tuesday (April 23) in the courtyard of one of the churches in Sri Lanka targeted by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday 23/04/2019
Now playing Next Sri Lanka Watch: CCTV shows man with rucksack entering Sri Lankan church Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told a press conference that the person depicted in the CCTV video was a suspect. "I can confirm this man is a suspect," he said. 23/04/2019
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Now playing Next Sri Lanka 'Moaning children saved us from Sri Lanka hotel blast' Clare Harvey's children persuaded her to leave their table at the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo just seconds before a suicide bomber struck. 23/04/2019
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Now playing Next no comment Colombo residents observe a moment of silence People gathered to hold a moment of silence in remembrance of the Easter Sunday's attacks at 08:30 am local 23/04/2019
Now playing Next no comment Colombo: Scene of van blast near St Anthony's church A new explosion went off on Monday (April 22) in a van near a church in Sri Lanka where scores were killed the previous day 22/04/2019
Now playing Next Sri Lanka Sri Lanka explosions: What we know so far Hundreds of people have been killed or injured in multiple explosions in Sri Lanka's hotels and churches on Easter Sunday. 21/04/2019
Now playing Next Sri Lanka Sri Lanka bombings: Who are the victims? Europeans are among those killed in the attacks 21/04/2019
Now playing Next Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: Pope Francis and world leaders react to bombings "There is no place for such barbarism in our region," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter. 21/04/2019
Now playing Next Sri Lanka Sri Lanka bombings: officials deliberately hid intelligence - minister And on Wednesday, Washington’s ambassador to Colombo said the US had no prior knowledge of the Easter Sunday suicide bombing attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, but now believes there is ongoing terrorism plotting in the country. 21/04/2019
Now playing Next no comment Sri Lanka's Tamils celebrate Diwali amid political crisis Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse rallied tens of thousands of supporters in a show of strength Monday even as the parliament's speaker refused to recognise his controversial appointment as prime minister. 07/11/2018
Now playing Next Destinations Destination: an altitude eco lodge in Sri Lanka We tried ‘glamping’ in the mountains of Kandy, and it was more ‘glam’ then ‘ping’. 06/11/2018
Now playing Next Destinations The arty hideaway in the jungle you can stay at We tried Diyabubula, a luxury lodge blending design and nature in Sri Lanka’s wilderness 20/09/2018
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Kites fill the sky at Sri Lankan festival As many as 3,000 kite enthusiasts flocked to see kites of all shapes and sizes take to the skies 20/08/2018
