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Sri Lanka keeps up air attacks on retreating Tigers: military
January 12, 2009 (AFP) – Helicopter gunships and war planes attacked suspected Tamil Tiger strong points in northern Sri Lanka on Monday while at least 19 rebels were killed in ground battles, the defence ministry said.Aircraft hit two positions of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at Iranamadu, just south of their political capital […]
Sri Lanka wins with record-breaking Mendis bowling
DHAKA, January 12, 2009 (AFP) – Ajantha Mendis became the fastest bowler to complete 50 wickets in one-day internationals as Sri Lanka crushed Zimbabwe by 130 runs in a triangular series match here Monday.The unorthodox spinner finished with 3-15 off 5.2 disciplined overs as Sri Lanka dismissed Zimbabwe for a paltry 80 after scoring 210-6. […]
Zimbabwe put Sri Lanka in to bat
DHAKA, January 12, 2009 (AFP) – Zimbabwe captain Prosper Utseya elected to field after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in a triangular one-day series match here on Monday. Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 38 runs in the opening match on Saturday. Each team will play two league games before the top two qualify for the […]
‘s Lasantha Wickrematunge
Jan 12, 2009 (LBO) – “To die for the benefit of the people, is more important than Tai mountain; working for the fascists and dying for those who oppress and exploit the people, that death would be lighter than a feather.” – Mao Zedong I did not know the assassinated Mr Wickrametunge. So I do not […]
Sri Lankan govt under fire as murdered editor buried
January 12, 2009 (AFP) – The funeral of a Sri Lankan newspaper editor and staunch critic of the war on Tamil rebels was held Monday with the island’s government facing allegations of being behind his execution-style murder.Security was tight as thousands of mourners attended a Christian service for Lasantha Wickrematunga at the Assembly of God […]
Legal Tangle
Jan 11, 2009 (LBO) – The widening fallout on Sri Lanka’s inter bank markets of petroleum derivatives suspended by court took a new turn this week with state-run People’s Bank going to court against privately owned Commercial Bank.People’s Bank won a restraining order from Colombo Commercial High Court against Commercial Bank stopping the private bank […]
India Inc in damage-control mode after billion-dollar fraud scandal
MUMBAI, January 11, 2009 (AFP) – A billion-dollar accounting scandal at one of India’s top outsourcing firms has left the government and financial regulators scrabbling to control the damage.Besides huge losses for investors, the scandal has seriously dented India Inc.‘s reputation for strong corporate governance, often viewed as being a notch above its other Asian […]
Sri Lanka military launches air strikes against retreating Tamil Tigers
January 11, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s military launched air attacks against the last remaining jungle hideouts of Tamil Tiger rebels after driving them out of their main strongholds, officials said on Sunday.“The Sri Lankan army has so far captured four airstrips of the LTTE terrorists during the ongoing counter terrorist operations,” the ministry said. […]
Fiery Baptism
Jan 10, 2009 (LBO) – A former chief executive of Sri Lanka’s Shell gas unit who has turned around Malaysian Airlines has termed his experience in the island as a ‘baptism of fire’. In December 2005 Idris Jala took over state-run Malaysian Airlines, in a year the firm lost 1.3 billion Malysian ringgit. In two […]
” on Tigers
January 10, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankan security forces were ready to deal a “decisive blow” to the remaining Tamil Tiger positions following the capture of the highly strategic Elephant Pass, the defence ministry said on Saturday. After four days of fierce fighting, government forces on Friday established full control over Elephant Pass, also known […]