The Dutch are back in Sri Lanka!

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PTI: Colombo, Jan 31 2013, 19:02 IST

for large ransoms paid by governments or ship owners.

But the number of attacks diminished after an international deployment of warships to patrol the coast of the Horn of Africa as well as the Indian Ocean.

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Dutch Colony-Wrong interpretation

Harsha | 01-Feb-2013Reply | Forward

Sri lanka was not a colony under dutch.They only controlled coastal areas.By that time they engaged in commerce with the Sri Lankan King who was ruling the nation from Kandy.In my opinion It is a habit of a good writer to study the story comprehensively before presenting that to the public.There by it is sorry to hear the knowledge of the dear writer. Thank you.