Category: Industry
Mystic Mendis is latest Sri Lankan mould-breaker
NEW DELHI, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – As if Muttiah Muralitharan was not enough, Sri Lanka now have another formidable spinner in Ajantha Mendis, whose unique style is also breaking new ground.Muralitharan, with a record 735 Test wickets, has long flummoxed batsmen with his “doosra” delivery that spins away from right-handers instead of coming in […]
Sri Lanka replace Zimbabwe with 2009 tour of England
LONDON, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka will play two Tests and three one-day internationals in England next April and May, stepping into the fixture gap created by England’s decision to break off cricket relations with Zimbabwe.Dates for the tour were announced on Tuesday by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). David Collier, […]
Virtual Slaves
JAKARTA, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – Saudi Arabian families are abusing female migrant workers to the point of slavery and Riyadh needs to respond with sweeping labour and justice reforms, a major rights group said Tuesday.US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a new report released in Indonesia, the home country of thousands of female […]
Peace Building
July 07, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government should start English medium schools in the East of the island, because educators in the areas are clamouring them, a top official in charge of peace building efforts said.The Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) is encouraging communities in the Eastern Province to formulate their own […]
Bank Rating
July 08, 2008 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has confirmed the local long-term rating of Sri Lanka’s Nations Trust Bank at ‘A(lka)’ with a stable outlook.The agency also gave an ‘A-(lka)’ rating to NTB’s proposed unsecured debenture issue of up to 1.5 billion rupees. “NTB’s rating reflects its modest profitability and capitalization,” it said in a […]
Tired Dhoni opts out of Sri Lanka Tests
MUMBAI, July 8, 2008 (AFP) – India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni took the rare step of pulling out of a Test tour because of fatigue on Tuesday, saying he wanted to miss the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. The wicketkeeper-batsman told officials he was not available for the three Tests starting in Colombo on July 23, […]
Mendis, Jayasuriya shine as Sri Lanka retains Asia Cup
KARACHI, July 6, 2008 (AFP) – Sensational spinner Ajantha Mendis took six wickets for just nine runs to help Sri Lanka beat India by 100 runs in the final here on Sunday to successfully defend the Asia Cup title. As expected the 23-year-old spinner mesmerised the Indian batsmen with career-best figures to cause a slump […]
Launch Date
July 7, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka unit of India’s Bharti Airtel hopes to launch its services in the island by the end of the year, a media report said. Margins and profits of mobile operators have been coming down in recent years, with intense competition among the island’s operators. In addition to Dialog, […]
Lovable losers – the Olympic ideal or waste of space
MELBOURNE, July 6, 2008 (AFP) – The Olympic movement has a long history of loveable losers but debate rages over whether they embody the spirit of Games or are a distraction unworthy of competing alongside the world’s top athletes.Ski-jumper Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards, swimmer Eric “the Eel” Moussambani and the Jamaican bobsleigh team all caught […]
Sri Lankans tops at Asian cricket awards
KARACHI, July 6, 2008 (AFP) – Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was named best Test bowler of the year and compatriot Kumar Sangakkara the best Test batsman as Sri Lankans dominated the Asian cricket awards at the weekend. Muralitharan, 36, surpassed Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne as the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket last year. He now has […]
Tech Potential
July 06, 2008 (LBO) – A team that was placed second in Australia’s Melbourne Business School’s entrepreneurship competition, led by a Sri Lankan, chose Colombo as the research location since the island has untapped potential, an official said. The team led by Chandika Jayasundara, chief executive officer of Cinergix was placed second in Australia’s entrepreneurship […]
‘s Sangakkara bats for Asian supremacy in cricket
KARACHI, July 5, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara Saturday said Asia leads international cricket as the financial hub and custodian of the game which has pioneered unprecedented globalisation.“Asia have produced teams that have impacted the game in profound ways and cricketers who have individually shaped the way cricket is played and […]