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Sri Lanka press slams selectors for defeat
April 3, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s defeated cricket team returned home Sunday to calls from the state-run media demanding a probe into “blunders right from the start”. “Who picked the final XI of the Sri Lanka team for the World Cup final against India?” the Sunday Observer asked. It questioned the dropping of spinner […]
Sangakkara says toss row just a mix-up
MUMBAI, April 3, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara insisted the toss mix-up that briefly threatened to engulf the World Cup final in a bizarre controversy was all a matter of a simple misunderstanding. The usually straightforward procedure had to be performed twice at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday before the final got […]
Sri Lanka inflation gap widens with dollar-pegged Asia
Apr 02, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s inflation has started to pull ahead of dollar pegged Asia with consumer prices in March rising 8.6 percent from a year earlier, despite a fall in food prices as non-food prices inflated. In the month of March the food portion of Sri Lanka’s Colombo Consumers’ Price index fell […]
Petrol Hike
Apr 02, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has raised fuel arbitrarily jacking up petrol far above cost while keeping diesel mostly used mostly by businesses low, according to prices announced by a state run distributor. Rich transport contractors, and owners of luxury diesel vehicles and pick trucks are now effectively cross subsidized by small car […]
Fever pitch atmosphere for World Cup final
MUMBAI, April 1, 2011 (AFP) – Frenzied fans, ticket touts and paramilitary police promised a heady mix of carnival and caution for the cricket World Cup final in Mumbai Saturday between hosts India and South Asian rivals Sri Lanka. Roads have been blocked around the Wankhede Stadium venue, with some 3,500 police personnel out in […]
India wins cricket World Cup defeating Sri Lanka
MUMBAI, April 2, 2011 (AFP) – Gautam Gambhir made 97 and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 91 off 79 balls as India won the World Cup for the first time since 1983 with a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Saturday. Sri Lanka, who won the toss and elected to bat in the […]
India charges ex-minister in telecom graft scandal
NEW DELHI, April 2, 2011 (AFP) – Indian police on Saturday charged a former telecom minister with abuse of power and conspiracy in an alleged mobile spectrum fraud that cost the country billions of dollars in lost revenue. The south Indian politician, A. Raja, was also accused of cheating, forgery and criminal misconduct on a […]
Sri Lanka editor release demanded by rights groups
April 1, 2011 (AFP) – International media rights groups Friday asked Sri Lanka’s government to release the editor of a pro-opposition news website, a day after he was remanded in police custody for a week. A total of 17 journalists and media employees have been killed in Sri Lanka in the past decade. Police arrested […]
Sri Lanka call up veteran Vaas as Murali sweats
March 31, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lanka were sweating over the World Cup final fitness of Muttiah Muralitharan and Angelo Mathews on Thursday as 37-year-old seamer Chaminda Vaas and Suraj Randiv were called-up as cover. “Chaminda Vaas and Suraj Randiv will be included in the Sri Lankan squad for the World Cup final as cover […]
Subcontinent dominates World Cup
NEW DELHI, April 1, 2011 (AFP) – A first all-Asian final in the World Cup’s 36-year history between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Saturday underlines that familiarity breeds success. Never before have the subcontinental teams dominated the showpiece one-day event, as India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan all made it to the semi-finals for […]
‘ forum
Apr 01, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry and Commerce has decided to revive a regular meeting with exporters which allowed them to air grievances and get speedy solutions for problems. The Exporters’ Forum will be conducted with the Export Development Board (EDB), a government agency tasked with supporting exporters. The decision to […]
Japan PM says stricken nuclear plant to be scrapped
SENDAI, March 31, 2011 (AFP) – Japan said Thursday its crisis-hit nuclear plant must be scrapped, but currently had no plans to evacuate more people, despite calls for a larger exclusion zone around the crippled facility. “At the moment, we do not have the understanding that it is necessary to evacuate residents there. We think […]