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March 4, 2011 (AFP) – A call by the US Senate for an international probe into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka was “unfortunate”, the government of President Mahinda Rajapakse said Friday. The Sri Lankan government said “well motivated groups” had pressured the Senate to adopt a resolution earlier this week calling for an international […]
Angry Bangladesh fans stone West Indies team bus
DHAKA, March 4, 2011 (AFP) – Angry Bangladesh fans stoned the West Indies bus on Friday after the home team crashed to a humiliating nine-wicket defeat in the cricket World Cup. Two windows of the bus were smashed as it was leaving the Sher-e-Bangla stadium after the match in what police claimed was a case […]
Hair still has doubts about Murali
SYDNEY, March 5, 2011 (AFP) – Former Australian Test umpire Darrell Hair still has doubts about Sri Lankan star Muttiah Muralitharan’s bowling action, more than a decade after he called him for chucking, a report said Saturday. Hair, who called Muralitharan for throwing in 1995, said he felt that some of the Sri Lankan legend’s […]
Sri Lanka December exports, imports hit new high
Mar 05, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s exports and imports hit new monthly highs in December 2010 with shipments of apparel, the main industrial export, rising sharply despite the loss of duty free access to Europe. Expenditure on non food consumer import category also increased mainly due to higher imports of motor vehicles. All categories […]
Job Market
Mar 05, 2011 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan employment network is encouraging businesses to give jobs to over 15,000 youth in the former northern war zone who are seeking work and help improve ethnic relations in the country. “Access to the job market will renew hope in the community in the resettled area as well […]
Jet Fuel
Mar 04, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to expand to three million litres storage capacity at an aircraft refuelling facility in a new international airport being built in the south, a petroleum ministry statement said. The state-owned refiner, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, is to design and fund the aircraft hydrant refuelling system at the Maththala […]
Gas Share
Mar 04, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan liquid petroleum gas supplier Laugfs Gas is to lose exclusive rights to buy the entire LPG production of the state oil refiner Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, a government statement said. The supply deal with the CPC is also under an order of the Supreme Court and Laugfs also relies […]
Captain Afridi saves Pakistan from Canada
NEW DELHI, March 3, 2011 (AFP) – Captain Shahid Afridi saved Pakistan from following England into the World Cup dunces corner with a nerveless display of leg-spin to shatter Canada’s hopes of a famous triumph on Thursday. Just a day after Ireland had clinched a record-breaking win over England, Canada were dreaming of a similar […]
‘s Malinga
March 4, 2011 (AFP) – Defending champions Australia insist they have a plan to tackle Sri Lanka’s record-breaking Lasith Malinga in Saturday’s mouth-watering World Cup clash. The co-hosts are considering playing all their three spinners — Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis and Rangana Herath — but Australia captain Ricky Ponting said his team is braced for […]
Sri Lanka coast guard to deploy craft against Indian poachers
Mar 04, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s coast guard is to deploy it’s growing fleet of craft against Indian fishermen poaching in the island’s northern waters, an official said. The coast guard this week took delivery of a patrol boat built by the navy and is to get more craft, including four fast patrol boats […]
NewsPad
NEW YORK, March 4, 2011 (AFP) – The Daily, the digital newspaper created for Apple’s iPad by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., has tallied hundreds of thousands of downloads since its launch a month ago, its publisher said Thursday. “It’s going great,” Greg Clayman said at the paidContent 2011 conference in New York. “We’re not disclosing […]
Cricket Fakes
March 3, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lankan police on Thursday detained 15 people and seized hundreds of fake items of 2011 cricket World Cup merchandise being sold in and around the capital Colombo. The Colombo Crimes Division raided shops in Colombo and the suburban Maharagama area, seizing T-shirts, caps and other memorabilia, following a complaint […]