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Mathews not chasing revenge
Free £10 bet on cricket Sri Lanka were denied the global 50-over title in 2011 when India claimed a six-wicket victory in Mumbai, and have lost seven of the 10 one-day internationals the teams have played since. But, while Mathews is well aware of how important a win would be, he claims it would not have any extra significance because of the opponent. "There's no room for ...
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Sri Lanka Veteran Canadian journalist criticizes Harpers policy on refugees
Karl Nerenberg, a veteran journalist with over 25 years of experience, came down sharply on Canadian Prime Minister Stephen ...
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Sri Lanka In Geneva The Devolution Accountability Trade-Off
DR DAYAN JAYATILLEKA My friend HLD Mahindapala is writing a book length diatribe on my latest book, Long War, Cold Peace (Vijitha Yapa, 2013). I have chosen not to respond as entering his discourse as contained and represented in his extended review, would be the intellectual equivalent of entering a Taliban held area of remote Afghanistan. However, in the public interest as well as in ...
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Packer Rank Holdings invests US $ 350 mn in Colombo project
The fourth richest Australian business tycoon, James Packer along with Rank Holdings Sri Lanka with a 45% stake, would invest US $ 350 million for a mixed development project in D R Wijewardane Mawatha, Colombo. The investment would include a 400 room hotel, apartments, shopping complexes and ...
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Cricket-England ease into final as South Africa choke again
(Adds quotes) * England to meet India or Sri Lanka in final * South Africa bowled out for 175 By Mark Meadows LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Hosts England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa 'choked' in yet another semi-final when they were bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions at The Oval on Wednesday. South Africa were favourites heading into ...
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Kanimozhis Rajya Sabha election is redefining political alliances in Tamil Nadu
It is quite likely that when Kanimozhi greeted Muthuvel Karunanidhi on Father's Day a couple of days back, the doting father would have realised that he has to work hard to give Kani the return gift she wants - a Rajya Sabha seat.When I asked Kanimozhi on Monday if she is nervous that it may be a touch-and-go affair, she expressed confidence in her leader's abilities to see her ...
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Tata Coffee opens extraction unit at Tamil Nadus Theni
Bangalore, June 19 : Asia's largest plantation firm Tata Coffee Wednesday unveiled its premium extraction plant at Theni near Madurai in Tamil Nadu to process the beans into freeze dried powder for exports to global ...
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Sri Lanka will fight - Mathews
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews on Wednesday vowed that his fighting team were prepared to put recent history behind them when they face India in the semifinals of the Champions ...
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Sri Lankan media code threatens free speech rights group
COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan government's proposed code of ethics for the media is a threat to free speech, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on ...
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Sri Lankas Mathews vows fight against India
CARDIFF, United Kingdom (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews on Wednesday vowed that his "fighting team" were prepared to put recent history behind them when they face India in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.Thursday's match in Cardiff is a repeat of the 2011 World Cup final, which India won by six wickets in Mumbai despite a superb century from Sri Lanka's ...
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Teams fret more over rain than familiar opponents
at The Oval , there were plenty of non-Australians cheering them on, just so that the cricket world will be spared yet another India-Sri Lanka ODI. In the last five years, the two sides have met a mind numbing 44 times in ODIs, and will face off again in a tri-series in the Caribbean starting next week. The teams are so familiar with each other and their strategies that MS Dhoni said: "You ...
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Familiar foes India and Sri Lanka in semi-final shootout
Cardiff: Some will roll their eyes at the thought of another India v Sri Lanka ODI contest, but for the two teams set to clash on Thursday in Cardiff the second semi-final of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy is a huge game. In fact, it is the biggest they've played in the 50-over format since April 2, 2011 when India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Mumbai to lift the World Cup. The winners ...
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Student arrested for stabbing female lecturer
A law student of the Open University Colombo who stabbed a female lecturer was arrested by Mirihana Police today. The student who is also a medical doctor is said to have stabbed his lecturer when the latter had refused to accept his assignment after the due date, police said. The victim Yashodhara Kadiragamarthambi, Head of Open University Law Faculty had been admitted to National Hospital ...
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India vs Sri Lanka Key head-to-head battles in the second semifinal
After slugging it out in the group stage of the ICC Champions Trophy, two of the biggest cricket giants - India and Sri Lanka - are up in arms against each other in the second semifinal on Thursday. While Team India has undoubtedly looked to be the best team in the tournament, their counterparts from Sri Lanka have fought hard to make the semifinals.MS Dhoni's men are on a winning streak at ...
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Sri Lanka rupee up on exporter dlr sales depreciation pressure remains
COLOMBO, June 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's rupee edged up on Wednesday due to late dollar sales by exporters on thin volume, with the central bank not intervening in the currency market, but depreciation pressure on the rupee still remains a concern, said dealers. "The rupee ended firmer due to last-minute dollar sales by exporters and foreign banks," a currency dealer said on ...
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Two killed and 70 injured as bus carrying children falls into precipice
Two persons were killed while seventy others were injured when a bus carrying school children had fallen into a precipice at the Seeta Eliya area in Nuwara-Eliya, police ...
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13A is administratively a white elephant - Lalith Weeratunga
Speaking to the public in a live Twitter interview, Secretary to the President, Lalith Weeratunga stated that the 13A must be viewed from the angle of the citizen and it was no secret that through 22 years of experience administratively it is a white ...
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Sri Lanka plan to target Indias bowlers
Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya says his country will target India's bowling when the two sides meet in Thursday's Champions Trophy semi-final in Cardiff. India start as favourites after wins over South Africa, West Indies and Pakistan, but Jayasuriya, now a selector, is confident of an upset. He said: "Their bowling isn't the best, so we need to have a ...
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Sri Lanka carrier boosts fleet with A350s
(44 mins ago) Airbus said today that SriLankan Airlines, the country's national carrier, whcih has a relatively young fleet, had agreed to buy six long-haul A330 aircraft and four next-generation A350 planes in a deal worth US$2.6 billion at list prices. ';We are grateful of this renewed confidence SriLankan Airlines is placing with us,'' John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating ...
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AIRSHOW-UPDATE 1-Airbus wins order from SriLankan Airlines
Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:09am EDT * Includes firm orders for six A330-300 * Airline expected to confirm A350 order by end of month PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - SriLankan Airlines announced orders for six Airbus A330-300 aircraft and commitments to buy four A350-900s in a deal worth $2.6 billion at list prices. Airbus sales chief John Leahy said at the Paris Airshow on Wednesday that the A350 deal would ...
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25000 Chinese working in Sri Lanka
(9 mins ago) More than 25,000 Chinese are working at various projects in Sri Lanka, a lawmaker has told parliament. A government minister made the revelation in response to a question from an opposition MP who sought to know the state of labor imports amid high unemployment in the ...
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Group decries Sri Lankas proposed media code
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -; An international rights group says a media code proposed by Sri Lanka's government could have a severe and chilling effect on free speech in the ...
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Navy arrests group attempting to illegally set sail from SL
The Navy arrested a group of suspects who were attempting to illegally sail from Sri Lanka off the Eastern coast of Batticaloa this morning (June 19) Navy Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya ...
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Tense situation at Open Uni after student attacks lecturer
A tense situation erupted at the Open University in Nawala after a student had attacked a lecturer, sources told Ada Derana. The lecturer has been admitted to the Kalubowila Hospital with cut ...
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Duminda Silva arrives in parliament after 18 months of leave
MP Duminda Silva arrived in Parliament a short while ago for the first time in 18 months following the shooting incident in Kolonnawa that resulted in the death of former MP Baratha Lakshman Premachandra in ...
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Sri Lanka sees major tourism industry investment
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, especially the cruising scene, is getting back on its feet following the war, with significant interest being shown by major cruise lines wanting to schedule Sri Lankan ports on Indian Ocean Cruises, while the local yachting scene is seeing exciting growth and a local cruise industry may be emerging from infancy.
Sri Lanka, following the long and devastating civil war, which lasted around two and a half decades, is now making renewed attempts to redevelop its tourist industry. The industry is extremely import to the economy of Sri Lanka and is a vital part of the country’s access to foreign currency reserves, but saw marked declines in tourist arrivals during periods in which the ongoing civil war was perceived to be increasing in intensity and violence. Read more
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