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Aug 01, Colombo: A top ranked female leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels and three of her armed bodyguards have been killed during heavy fighting between the Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tigers, the military said today.

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday left for Sri Lanka to attend the 15th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) that groups eight countries from the world’s most populous region.

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court, in a ruling on Fundamental Rights violation petition, held Wednesday that Sri Lanka Police violated the law by keeping an arrested person in custody for more than ninety days, and ordered the police to transfer the suspect immediately to remand prison. Three member bench of the Supreme Court made the order at the conclusion of the preliminary inquiry in the FR …

LTTE launched mortar shell fire, killed four SL army personnel and injured three others at Echchalanpattu, Batticaloa, on Friday the 19th of January, at 01.00p.m.

Terrorism anywhere is a threat to humanity everywhere and it must be fought vigorously and fearlessly, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said yesterday.

Ajantha Mendis and Chaminda Vaas led Sri Lanka’s fightback after Indian opener Virender Sehwag missed out on a rare feat of scoring a century before lunch in the second Test in Galle last night.

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Jaffna Commander, Major. Gen. G. A. Chandrasiri announced fresh measures that would further curtail travel out of the peninsula and the use of CDMA wireless phones in the peninsula in a meeting held Wednesday morning in Thellippalai area in SLA Palaali High Security Zone (HSZ). Jaffna Government Agent (GA), K. Ganesh, Heads of government departments and corporations and …

Councilors of the Western Peoples Front (WPF), Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) along with veteran trade union leader Vasudeva Nanayakara of the ruling independent group walked out of the monthly meeting of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) held Wednesday in protest to threats by gangs coming by white vans. Other members of the ruling independent group did not …

HYDERABAD: DPR Korea, the top-ranked team in the tournament, showed commendable passing and teamwork as it got the better of Sri Lanka 3-0 in a Group B match of the AFC Challenge Cup football tournament here on Thursday. The Koreans went …

Eleven civilians including two Tamils and a Muslim were taken into custody in a cordon and search operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in the Gampaha town on Wednesday. Police said they are being detained in the police station as they failed to prove their identity.

Ajantha Mendis and Chaminda Vaas led Sri Lanka’s fightback after Indian opener Virender Sehwag missed out on a rare feat of scoring a century before lunch in the second Test here on Thursday.

July 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Marxist party, JVP parliamentarian K.D. Lal Kantha today announced that the country’s largest private bus operators’ union -Sri Lanka Private Bus Operator’s Organization has agreed to support a planned three-day countrywide strike demanding an immediate pay hike.

July 31, Colombo: Two Indian journalists who are in the country to cover the India-Sri Lanka Test series were briefly detained yesterday in Galle on security grounds, the Free Media Movement said.

July 31, Colombo: A top defence delegation led by Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa today toured Mannar and Vavuniya in the restive northern region.

July 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (has reported that its consolidated group net profit in the three months ended 30 June 2008 rose by 168%…

July 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka has significantly improved its position in the recently published Global Network Readiness Index (NRI) which measures a nation’s or community’s degree of preparation, to participate in and benefit from ICT developments which happen to be the driving force in today’s world.

July 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Health Ministry says that it will launch a program to diagnose those affected with breast cancers and uterine cancers free of charge.

July 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Marxist Party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) backed National Trade Union Centre today signed an unusual agreement with Sri Lanka Private bus Owners’ association to carryout a joint strike agitation against the government in the future.

July 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association said the new ruling by the Supreme Court to issue bus tickets using an electronic ticketing machines for the buses operating in the Western Province from tomorrow would not be possible.

July 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka apparel industry giant, MAS Holdings have denied any plans to introduce a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS).

July 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Buddhist political party, Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) is reported to have influenced President Mahinda Rajapaksa to accept the resignation letter of the Treasury Secretary, Dr. P.B. Jayasundara.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The Sri Lankan army launched a wave of attacks against Tamil Tiger separatists in the north, sparking battles that killed 29 rebels and one soldier, the military said Thursday.

Hyderabad, July 31 (IANS) Tournament favourites North Korea were too good for Sri Lanka in their opening Group B game of the AFC Challenge Cup and they should have scoreline should have been much more imposing than 3-0 at the Gachibowli Stadium here Thursday.

July 31, Colombo: It was the conclusion of yet another positive grounded day to end the month of July. All Share Price Index (ASPI) edged up by 34.27 points (1.41%) to close the day at 2463.41 while the more liquid Milanka Price Index (MPI) witnessed a considerable boost of 53.94 points (1.86%) to end at 2955.43

Galle (Sri Lanka), July 31 (IANS) Scoreboard at stumps of the first day’s play in the second cricket Test between Sri Lanka and India here Thursday: