Oct 10
Sri Lanka Cruise To Victory (CricketLine.com)
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Mendis - good figures. Sri Lanka enjoyed a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the opening match of the Twenty20 quadrangular series in Canada.
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Oct 10
Mendis leads Sri Lanka to five-wicket victory (Gulf Daily News)
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TORONTO: Sri Lanka's latest spin sensation Ajantha Mendis took three wickets and was named man of the match as his side clinched a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first game of the Canada T20 event here yesterday.
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Oct 10
Sri Lanka’s IPL tie-up puts series at risk (Times Online)
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The future of England's early-season international programme was potentially undermined yesterday with reports that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) was on the verge of signing a ten-year $70million (about £41million) deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). If signed, the deal will tie Sri Lanka's players to the Indian Premier League (IPL), which would immediately threaten the ...
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Oct 10
New Court Complex to Jaffna
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A new court complex, built as a part of the infrastructure development programme under the Legal and Judicial Reforms Project of the Government facilitated by the World Bank, will be opened in Jaffna on 24th October 2007.
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Oct 10
22 terrorists killed as intermittent clashes continue at Wanni fronts
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At least 22 terrorists were killed and large numbers injured in clashes erupted today (22) in separate locations at Wanni defences in Uyilankulam north, Thampane and Omanthai east.
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Oct 10
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (Sporting Life)
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Sri Lanka enjoyed a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the opening match of the Twenty20 quadrangular series in Canada. In a contest reduced to 17 overs a side because of rain, Zimbabwe were put into bat after losing the toss but found runs hard to come by as they struggled to 106 for eight.
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Oct 10
Vaiko protests attacks on Tamils in Sri Lanka, courts arrest (Calcutta News)
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MDMK leader Vaiko Friday courted arrest here Friday, protesting against the central and state governments not doing enough to stop attacks against Tamils in Sri Lanka.
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Oct 10
Mendis magic helps Sri Lanka to victory (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sri Lanka's latest spin sensation Ajantha Mendis took three wickets and was named man of the match as his side clinched a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first game of the Canada T20 event here on Friday.
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Oct 10
Sri Lanka Ease Past Zimbabwe (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
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Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by five wickets in the opening match of the Twenty20 quadrangular series.
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Oct 10
SRI LANKA EASE PAST ZIMBABWE (Sporting Life)
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Sri Lanka enjoyed a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the opening match of the Twenty20 quadrangular series in Canada. In a contest reduced to 17 overs a side because of rain, Zimbabwe were put into bat after losing the toss but found runs hard to come by as they struggled to 106 for eight.
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Oct 10
SriLankan Airlines going Green
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Oct 10, Colombo: SriLankan Airlines has launched a series of long-term initiatives aimed at safeguarding the environment and emphasizing its commitment to conservation.
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Oct 10
USAID and VTA to go green in southern Sri Lanka
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Oct 10, Colombo: With the recent opening of Ahangama Vocational Training Center, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is promoting a high standard for green design in Sri Lanka...
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Oct 10
Sri Lanka Cricket targets US$ 70 million Indian Cricket Board bailout (Sunday Observer)
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The Ministry of Sports and the Sri Lanka Cricketers' Association (SLCA) have finalised a proposal that earn US $70 million for the local cricket governing body over the next decade. However, the proposal will have negative impact on Sri Lanka's Test tour of England next summer.
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Oct 10
Historic agreement between Sri Lanka and Palestine (Sunday Observer)
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Sri Lanka and Palestine inked a historic agreement on Technical Co-operation and Practical Training at the Presidential Secretariat when the visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held bilateral discussions with President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Oct 10
Sri Lanka made to work for victory (CricInfo)
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Sri Lanka opened the T20 Canada tournament in King City with a five-wicket win against Zimbabwe, but were made to work hard chasing 107 in a match reduced to 17 overs per side.
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Oct 10
Market indices crash deeper into negative territory
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October 10, Colombo: The week ended today at th Colombo Stick Exchanges is reported to be a very disturbing period at the bourse although the market commenced operations on mixed sentiments on Monday
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Oct 10
Chinese Communist party delegation meets Sri Lanka President
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Oct 10, Colombo: A good-will delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Liu Hongcai, deputy head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee met Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today at the Temple Trees.
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Oct 10
3 soldiers, 47 rebels killed in Sri Lanka clashes (Islamic Republic News Agency)
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Sri Lanka - LTTE - Clashes At least three soldiers and 47 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were killed in fierce clashes in Sri Lanka's restive northern region, where fighter jets pounded key rebel bases in a series of raids on Friday.
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Oct 10
Palestinian President takes part in a Jumma Prayer in Colombo
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Oct 10, Colombo: Visiting Palestinian President Dr. Mahmoud Abbas today participated in a Jumma Prayer at a mosque in downtown Colombo.
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Oct 10
Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets pounded on LTTE air strip - Iranamadu
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Sri Lanka Air Force supersonic fighter jets pounded on LTTE air strip located at Iranamadu area in early hours this morning, October 22.
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Oct 10
Terror Attack at Anuradhapura Airbase; over 20 terrorists killed [3rd Lead]
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Sri Lanka air force sources say that the pre dawn terrorists attack at Anuradhapura airbase has been effectively surmounted.
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Oct 10
Sri Lanka to Stick to Reserve-Money Targeting, Cabraal Says (Bloomberg)
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Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka's central bank said it will stick to controlling money supply as its main policy instrument, without following neighbors India and Pakistan's moves to improve liquidity by freeing up cash at banks.
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Oct 10
One in four Lankans suffer from mental illness
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There has been a high incidence of depression among both young and old mental patients according to ..
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Oct 10
SRI LANKA: Displaced community unlearns old farming methods (AlertNet)
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Source: IRIN Hundreds of families uprooted from villages in Sri Lanka's northwestern Kurunegala District are having to learn new ways of growing rice in the salty soils of their new homes in Puttalam District. Moved to make way for an irrigation project near the Deduru Oya river, they were relocated to Nelumwewa, where observers say higher rates of evaporation are increasing the land's ...
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Oct 10
Sri Lanka Air Force attacks LTTE reinforcements
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Oct 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets launched air strikes against the LTTE reinforcement unit detected 12 km northeast of Nachchikudha this afternoon, the military said.
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