Aug 28

India win first one-day series in Sri Lanka (The Star)

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COLOMBO: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni led India to their maiden one-day series triumph in Sri Lanka, winning the fourth one-day international by 46 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series on Wednesday. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Saudi who died in Lanka buried in Jeddah (Arab News)

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RIYADH: The 28-year-old Saudi man, who died of heart attack in Sri Lanka on Friday, was buried on Tuesday evening in Jeddah soon after his body arrived from Colombo. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Medical students assault journalists in Sri Lanka

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Aug 28, Colombo: A photographer of a leading newspaper and a video cameraman of a private TV station in Sri Lanka were assaulted by the students of the Medical Faculty of University of Colombo this morning. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Dhoni leads India to maiden ODI series win in Sri Lanka (Deepika)

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COLOMBO, Aug 27 (Reuters) Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni led India to their maiden one-day series triumph in Sri Lanka, winning the fourth one-day international by 46 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series today. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

India (258) beat Sri Lanka (212) in 4th ODI, win series (Deepika)

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COLOMBO, Aug 27 (Reuters) India bowled Sri Lanka out for 212 to win the fourth one-day international at Premadasa stadium by 46 runs today. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Dhoni, Raina carry India to 258 against Sri Lanka (Deepika)

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COLOMBO, Aug 27 (Reuters) Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina hit their second back-to-back fifties and shared in a fourth-wicket stand of 143 off 141 balls to carry India to 258 all out off 49.4 overs in the fourth one-day international against Sri Lanka today. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Lanka protests aspersions cast on Government (Daily News)

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Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Ravinatha Aryasinha on Monday protested to the President of the European Parliament Dr. Hans-Gert Pottering, on the aspersions cast on the Sri Lanka Government in a statement issued by Robert Evans, Member of the European Parliament, who headed a group of MEPs of the European Parliament’s South Asia Delegation, at the conclusion of a five day ... Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Saudi who died in Lanka buried in Jeddah (Daily News)

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RIYADH: The 28-year-old Saudi man, who died of a heart attack in Sri Lanka on Friday, was buried on Tuesday evening in Jeddah soon after his body arrived from Colombo. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

‘Safe passage’ offer in Sri Lanka (BBC News)

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Civilians displaced by fighting in northern Sri Lanka are urged to leave Tamil Tiger areas by the Defence Secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

President Mahinda Rajapaksa visits Hambantota harbor

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Aug 28, Hambantota: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today visited his electorate to review the progress of the ongoing construction of the new harbor, administration complex and the international conference hall in Hambantota District. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

15 new bridges for Sri Lanka’s North and East

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Aug 28, Colombo: The Cabinet has given approval to construct 15 new bridges in the North and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Troops capture rebel strongholds of Palamoddai and Ulathuvely in northern Sri Lanka

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Aug 28, Colombo: Sri Lankan troops advancing ahead of frontlines in Northern Sri Lanka to liberate the Wanni region from LTTE control have reached a milestone of capturing a significant rebel controlled area. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

“Have taken the first steps to remove Ranil Wickremasinghe” – MP Lakshman Senevirathna

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Aug 28, Colombo: United National Party (UNP) rebellious MP group led by Lakshman Seneviratne claims to have taken necessary action to remove the opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

SriLankan Airlines appoints its first Lady Captain

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Aug 28, Colombo: SriLankan Airlines recently marked a significant milestone in the country's aviation history when Captain Anusha Siriratne was appointed as the National Carrier's first Lady Captain. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Sri Lanka Central Bank chief predicts 10% inflation next year

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Aug 28, Colombo: Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ajith Nivard Cabraal has predicted a decline of inflation rates into the single digits by the end of 2009, barring any major external factors like the global rise in fuel and food prices that pushed the inflation to record levels this year. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Market correction continues at Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lanka

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August 28, Colombo: Positive momentum acquired yesterday further strengthened during the day with both indices gaining valuable grounds. All Share Price Index (ASPI) shot up by a considerable 14.85 points (0.62%) to end at 2421.24 while the liquid Milanka Price Index (MPI) boosted by a lesser 12.68 points (0.45%) to close at 2805.55 Read the Full Article
Aug 28

LTTE air strikes cannot change military balance: Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka Thursday brushed aside threats posed by the Tamil Tigers` air wing and said that aerial at.. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Amity after the War

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The dissolution and the dismantling of the LTTE is not a defeat for the Tamils. Sri Lankans have a r.. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Sri Lanka appeals to Tamils to flee to govt territory (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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Sri Lanka on Thursday appealed to minority ethnic Tamil civilians living in the line of fire in rebel-held towns to move to areas under government control, saying it would guarantee them safe passage. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Sri Lanka: Tamil militants killed in army offensive (Adnkronos)

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Sri Lanka: Tamil militants killed in army offensive (AKI) - Fierce fighting between government troops and separatist Tamil Tigers across Sri Lanka's volatile northeast killed 38 rebels and five soldiers, the government said on Thursday. The latest violence took place along the front lines separating government-controlled territory and the rebels' de facto state in the north, said ... Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Sri Lanka: Power cut in Jaffna peninsula likely to last for months (TamilNet)

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Problems encountered in procuring Sri Lankan Defence Ministry permission to take certain electrical components to Jaffna peninsula and the delay in shipping them may affect the ongoing arrangements to supply the needed electricity for the entire peninsula until early next year, Sri Lanka Electricity Board (SLEB) Jaffna officials said. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Sri Lanka look to revive batting form (CricInfo)

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Few would have bet on India winning their maiden one-day series in Sri Lanka with a game in hand, especially after they were thrashed twice in a row, first in the Asia Cup final in Pakistan and then in the opening game of this series. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Fighting kills 38 rebels, 5 soldiers in Sri Lanka (GMA News)

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Government soldiers captured a Tamil Tiger rebel-held village in Sri Lanka's embattled north Thursday, while fierce fighting elsewhere in the region killed 38 rebels and five soldiers, the military said. Read the Full Article
Aug 28

Sri Lanka urges civilians to flee rebel-held area (AlertNet)

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Source: Reuters By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka on Thursday urged thousands of people to leave areas where the army is intensifying an offensive to capture the symbolic capital of the ... Read the Full Article
Aug 28

LTTE air strikes cannot change military balance: Sri Lanka (New Kerala)

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Colombo, Aug 28 : Sri Lanka Thursday brushed aside threats posed by the Tamil Tigers' air wing and said that aerial attacks by the guerrillas 'cannot change the current military balance strategically'. Read the Full Article
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