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Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody is confident that his team will be a major force in international cricket despite losing the World Cup final against Australia here. “We have made a significant progress as a group in the last couple of years and if we continue to maintain the professionalism there’s no reason why Sri Lanka can’t compete on a regular basis with teams like Australia,” he said.

BRIDGETOWN (Barbados) — Sri Lanka reaped the benefits of a professional approach indicating great future prospects after their impressive World Cup campaign ended with defeat against Australia in the final.

May 1 (Bloomberg) — Sri Lanka dismissed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s new air wing as having only “trivial tactical value,'’ and denied rebel anti-aircraft units shot down a military plane in the north of the country.

The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) has a fair sized fleet of Kfir and MIG 27 jet fighter bombers and MI..

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) air attack on oil storage facilities near Colombo is yet..

Today is Vesak, the day on which the birth, the Enlightenment and the passing away of the Enlightene..

Some 30 police and military personnel are among the 450 people arrested in connection with human rig..

The chief priest of Mudippi`l`laiyaar Hindu Temple in Velanai west was shot dead in the firefight be..

Surplus staff of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) will be asked to retire under a voluntary reti..

Former Minister and Gampaha District Parliamentarian Sripathy Sooriyaarachchi was yesterday enlarged..

The Air Force yesterday rejected reports on the pro-LTTE Tamilnet website that an SLAF Kfir Jet was ..

BRIDGETOWN (Barbados): Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody said the team had the potential to build on their World Cup final appearance but refused to give any indication whether he would stay in the job to oversee that progress.

It has been revealed soon after the emphatic Australian win against Sri Lanka in the 2007 Cricket Wo..

Six Tamil Tiger rebels died in clashes in Sri Lanka, following the rebel bombing of two oil depots in the capital, Colombo, a report said Monday.

The chief priest of Mudippi’l'laiyaar Hindu Temple in Velanai west was shot dead in the firefight between Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and a group of youths during a cordon and search operation Sunday around 10:00 a.m in Velanai, in the islets of Jaffna, sources in Kayts said. Meanwhile, unidentified armed men shot and killed a tailor shop owner at Naaranthanai in Kayts Tuesday evening, the sources added.

Sri Lanka Security forces arrested three Tamil civilians in Gomarankadawela village in Morawewa division in Trincomalee district during a cordon and search operation Monday morning. Police sources said they three were taken into custody on suspicion, as they failed to provide satisfactory explanation for their stay in the area.

Apr 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka stocks lost again today at the Colombo Bourse as investors shaken by the LTTE air raid on Sunday morning remained sidelined as holidays approached.

Three airlines cancel or change flights to Sri Lanka a day after rebels carried out an air raid around Colombo.

Three airlines cancel or change flights to Sri Lanka a day after rebels carried out an air raid around Colombo.

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka’s ruling party unveiled devolution proposals on Monday aimed at ending the island’s two-decade civil war, but Tamil Tiger rebels dismissed them and analysts said they were doomed to fail.

Sri Lanka ’s ruling party has unveiled devolution proposals aimed at ending a two-decade civil war, but analysts say they fall far short of minority ethnic Tamil demands and are doomed to fail.

Source: Reuters (Updates with Tiger reaction) COLOMBO, April 30 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka’s ruling party unveiled devolution proposals on Monday aimed at ending the island’s two-decade civil war, but Tamil Tiger rebels …

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka’s ruling party unveiled devolution proposals on Monday aimed at ending a two-decade civil war, but analysts said they fell far short of minority ethnic Tamil demands and were doomed to fail.

Apr 30, Colombo: A French economic and trade mission is now in Sri Lanka to examine investment opportunities in the country.

Apr 30, Colombo: The Tamil Nadu Government has decided to consult the Centre Government before deciding on initiating action against outfits and political leaders supporting the LTTE.