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‘s Murali
HONG KONG, Oct 28, 2007 (AFP) – Test cricket’s top wicket-taker Shane Warne said Sunday he will have no regrets when rival spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan overtakes him at the top of the charts. Murali is currently on Sri Lanka’s tour of Australia and is just nine short of breaking Warne’s record 708 Test wickets. […]
‘s Chaaya village charm visitors in tough times
Oct 28, 2007 (LBO) – Adding an extra touch of nature and concentrating on the local tourist market has helped a hotel controlled by Sri Lanka’s John Keells Holdings to maintain higher occupancy. This year the Chaaya Village in north-central Habarana says it has recorded higher occupancy rates than other properties in the area, despite […]
‘s closest relatives in Sri Lanka face extinction
Oct 27, 2007 (LBO) – Two Sri Lankan primates, man’s closest relatives in the wild, have been named as being among 25 species that are most severely threatened with extinction globally, in a new report by conservationists. . Chimpanzees, gorillas and monkeys are among the most widely known primates, though it also includes others such […]
Jayasuriya smashes 154 in tour opener
ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct 27, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya opened his final tour of Australia in spectacular fashion when he blasted 154 against a Chairman’s XI here on Saturday.Facing an attack made up of state players not required for domestic matches, the veteran led his team to 335-4 at stumps on the […]
‘s Jayasuriya smashes 154 in tour opener
ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct 27, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya opened his final tour of Australia in spectacular fashion when he blasted 154 against a Chairman’s XI here on Saturday.Facing an attack made up of state players not required for domestic matches, the veteran led his team to 335-4 at stumps on the […]
Grounded Airbus delights Indian children
NEW DELHI, Oct 27, 2007 (AFP) – Teenager Josman T.Jose fastens her seat belt, listens to the pilot’s instructions, is served lunch by an air hostess and two hours later jumps out the emergency door of an Airbus.It is the first time the schoolgirl has seen an aircraft from inside and her excitement is palpable, […]
‘s poorest march on capital
PALWAL, India, Oct 27, 2007 (AFP) – A serpentine column of India’s poorest of the poor is moving across cities, determined to reclaim their land taken over in the name of the country’s heady economic boom. About 25,000 landless farmers, many of them using plastic bags for shoes, are on the final leg of a […]
Sri Lanka balance of payments surplus to double after bond: CB
Oct 26, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank said the balance of payments surplus in 2007 would more than double to 450 million dollars with the help of a sovereign bond issue, after holding policy rates steady in October. “This inflow has stabilized both the exchange rate and market interest rates and this trend […]
Grumpy Aussie miners get sex lessons
SYDNEY, Oct 26, 2007 (AFP) – Grumpy Australian coal miners are getting lessons on “exploring their wives” to revive their sex lives and boost production at work.Men working at the Bulga mine near Sydney attend classes on issues such as menopause and foreplay because, a manager told the Sydney Morning Herald, a miner not having […]
Oil surges past 91 dollars in Asian trade
SINGAPORE, Oct 26, 2007 (AFP) – Oil surged past 91 dollars in Asian trade Friday on rising tensions in the Middle East following Turkey’s military threat against Kurdish rebels in Iraq and new US sanctions on Iran, dealers said. At 2:00 pm (0600 GMT) New York’s main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in […]
‘ gun-toting entourages
NEW DELHI, Oct 26, 2007 (AFP) – An Indian court has criticised politicians who surround themselves with scores of gun-toting bodyguards, advising them to stay home if they fear frequenting public places, a report said Friday.“I do not know why it has become a matter of prestige for them to move with 10-15 uniformed security […]
Nearly one-third of primates in peril: world conservation body
GENEVA, Oct 26, 2007 (AFP) – Nearly a third of all non-human primates could be wiped out, threatened by illegal wildlife trade, climate change and destruction of their habitat, a new report warned on Friday.The gorillas face loss of habitat from deforestation, as trees are chopped down from fuel, as well as from poaching. Twenty-nine […]