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Sri Lanka Cricket cuts Atapattu loose
Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s cricket governing body Monday released former captain Marvan Atapattu from his contract, effectively ending his career with the national team. “We decided at this evening’s committee meeting to release Marvan Atapattu from his contract from October 1,” Kangadaran Mathivanan, secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) told AFP. Atapattu […]
Sri Lanka cricket beefs up coaching staff
Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka will have a new coaching staff in place from next week to prepare the team for the inaugural Twenty20 world championships in September, an official said on Tuesday. Australian Trevor Bayliss, who was appointed coach after Tom Moody resigned in May, trainer Jade Roberts and assistant coach Paul […]
Sri Lanka brew at British beer fest
LONDON, Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) – The doors to the biggest pub in the world swing open Tuesday as the 30th Great British Beer Festival gets underway. The annual bash, which raises a glass to finely-crafted ales from around Britain and the globe — and hurls bland, fizzy lager straight down the sink — promises […]
Two ministers quit Maldives cabinet in protest
COLOMBO, Aug 6, 2007 (AFP) – Two senior Maldivian ministers have quit the cabinet accusing President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom of obstructing reform, officials and dissidents said Monday.Attorney General Hassan Saeed and Justice Minister Mohamed Jameel quit Sunday blaming Gayoom, Asia’s longest-serving ruler, of blocking reforms ranging from a new constitution to independence of the judiciary. […]
Australian rates tipped to rise
SYDNEY, Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) – An Australian interest rate rise Wednesday is almost a certainty, according to economists, creating a political headache for Prime Minister John Howard’s conservative government. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will announce the results of Tuesday’s monthly monetary policy meeting early Wednesday, with most economists tipping a 0.25 point […]
Virgin to form alliance with AirAsia for long-haul ops
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) – Asian low-cost airline pioneer Tony Fernandes looks set to score a major coup with British businessman Richard Branson coming on board to help get his struggling, high-risk long-haul venture off the ground, analysts said Tuesday.Branson of Virgin Group is to take a 20 percent stake in Malaysia’s AirAsia […]
3G Link
August 07, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s top celco Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telecom Malaysia, said Tuesday it had launched a third generation (3G) international video calling service. “The convergence of the internet with mobile communication technologies has created limitless possibilities, and the 3G growth potential in Sri Lanka is immense,” Dialog’s head of […]
Cargo Hub
August 06, 2007 (LBO) – Colombo port’s state-owned container terminal plans to add more berths for feeder vessels in an effort to improve productivity and reduce congestion caused by growing cargo flows and tighter security. The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) will introduce four new feeder berths for the smaller container vessels that call at […]
Screech
August 7, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s auto market is slowing with new vehicles registrations slumping 30 percent in the June quarter, a top vehicle distributor has said. Associate Motorways (AMW) a listed firm which has the agency to Nissan of Japan and Suzuki Maruti of India said consolidated after tax profits of the group […]
Sri Lankan under fire over rights abuses
NEW YORK, Aug 6, 2007 (AFP) – Unlawful killings, abductions and other violations by government forces in Sri Lanka have increased dramatically amid escalating conflict on the island, a human rights group said Monday.Victim and eyewitness accounts indicate a “shocking” rise in such abuses since 18 months ago, when major fighting between the military and […]
Sri Lanka says no credible evidence for abuse charges
Aug 6, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka said Monday there was no credible evidence for a rights group’s claim that government forces were responsible for intensifying abuses on the island, such as unlawful killings and abductions.“These allegations are not based on credible evidence,” Sri Lanka’s defence spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said after the New York-based body […]
Sri Lanka entry to ASEAN was opposed by Singapore: report
August 06, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s entry to the ASEAN at the formation of the regional grouping was opposed in 1967 by Singapore, a retired Thai diplomat has revealed in an interview. Sompong Sucharitkul was an aide to Thai foreign minister Thanat Khoman, who was a founder signatory of the Bangkok declaration that formed […]