Pakistan’s Afridi withdraws retirement from Test cricket
KARACHI, April 27, 2006 (AFP) - Pakistani allrounder Shahid Afridi has withdrawn his temporary retirement from Test cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) …
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Arrest Quest
Apr. 27 (LBO) – Seven persons who were caught promoting the GoldQuest network marketing scheme have been arrested in southern Sri Lanka, police said. …
Air ticket prices rising on back of oil price spike
PARIS, April 27, 2006 (AFP) - Air France-KLM, Singapore Airlines and a string of other carriers are increasing the fuel surcharge element in their long-haul …
Sri Lanka Q1 2006 tea exports up 6% on 2005
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Kenyan tea sector recovering from searing drought
NAIROBI, Apr.25 (AFP) - Kenya's tea sector is rebounding from a searing drought, with production of the country's largest export shooting up 72 percent between …
Copper forges record 7,000 dollars per tonne
LONDON, Apr.25 (AFP) - The price of copper leapt to the highest-ever level here on Tuesday, spurred by massive investment and speculative demand. online …
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Apr.04 (AFP) - Counter terrorism and anti-money laundering experts from South Asian nations began training with US experts in Colombo on Tuesday, the US …
Close Inspection
Apr. 24 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police arrested five Maldivian nationals sparking unconfirmed rumours that the suspects were linked to Al-Qaeda, police and media …
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Apr.24 (LBO) - The District Court Monday turned down a request by Malaysian based investor A P Jagaiah to postpone the NDB Bank's annual general meeting. …
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Surging rubber prices raising ‘alarm bells’: experts
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr. 24 (AFP) - Rising demand that has pushed prices for natural rubber to record highs is raising fears world supplies will run short, experts …
Indian court rules domestic whisky not “Scotch”
NEW DELHI, Apr. 24 (AFP) - An Indian court has ordered domestic whisky makers not to use the words "Scot" or "Scotch" for their distilled brews as it would …
E-sex bust
Apr.23 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's immigration authorities have closed an internet-based commercial sex service run by foreign nationals, in the first such …
Maldives fishermen bring police record hashish haul
COLOMBO, Apr. 23 (AFP) - Fishermen in the Indian Ocean tourist paradise of the Maldives gave police their biggest catch of illegal drugs after an accidental …
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Apr.20 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is drawing up a new law to regulate micro-credit organizations scattered around the county. The legislation will cover thrift …
RSF calls for retrial of Maldivian journalist jailed for life
Apr.20 (LBO) – The conviction on 19 April of Minivan journalist Abdullah Saeed and his sentence to life imprisonment was engineered by the authorities in …
Get on and play, Gavaskar tells cricket burnouts
NEW DELHI, Apr. 18 (AFP) - Indian great Sunil Gavaskar scoffed Tuesday at suggestions excessive cricket was burning players out, saying the hard grind was part …
After Test pain, Jayasuriya eyes World Cup glory
Apr.11 (AFP) - Sanath Jayasuriya may have experienced only pain and disappointment in his farewell Test, but he hopes the cricketing gods will smile on him at …
Indian cricket board suspends former boss Dalmiya
NEW DELHI, Apr.11, 2006 (AFP) - Former world cricket chief Jagmohan Dalmiya was on Tuesday suspended from the Indian board he once ruled on charges of …
Adding Muscle
SINGAPORE, Apr.07 (AFP) - India, South Korea and Sri Lanka on Friday joined a regional cooperation pact against marine piracy in Asia, bringing to 11 the …