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Cricket: Maharoof bowls Sri Lanka to victory
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, Oct 1, 2007 (AFP) – Farveez Maharoof grabbed four big wickets as Sri Lanka posted an emphatic 119-run victory over England in the opening one-day international here on Monday. The seamer dismissed Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell and debutant Phil Mustard in his opening four overs as England were bowled out for 150 […]
Sri Lanka stars join Twenty20 league in India
NEW DELHI, Oct 1, 2007 (AFP) – Ace Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and skipper Mahela Jayawardene have signed up for the new Twenty20 league in India next year, the cricket board said Monday.The two stalwarts head a list of eight Sri Lankan players who have penned deals with the Board of Control for Cricket […]
Ocean Freight
Sept 30 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shippers say the government should follow the example of other countries in the region like India and China and introduce laws to curb the powers of shipping lines acting like cartels. The Global Shippers’ Forum and Asian Shippers Council at their recent meeting in Singapore called upon Asian governments […]
BPO Game
BANGALORE, India, Sept 30, 2007 (AFP) – India remains the favoured technology outsourcing destination, an industry report said Sunday, amid concerns a rising rupee and soaring wages would blunt the country’s competitive edge. Pure-play outsourcing firms account for about 10 percent of the 50 billion dollars in revenue logged in the year ended March by […]
While France fusses, Germany welcomes a surging euro
LONDON, Sept 30, 2007 (AFP) – The high-flying euro, which last week soared from record to record against the dollar, has sparked sharply contrasting reactions in France and Germany, with Paris complaining and Berlin applauding.The single currency, shared by 11 other European nations besides France and Germany, shot to a new all-time high of 1.4263 […]
Six rebels killed in Sri Lanka: army
Sept 30, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s military has killed six suspected Tamil Tiger rebels along front lines in the northwest of the island, the defence ministry said Sunday. The military suffered no casualties in the confrontation, which took place in the Kallikulam area in Mannar late Saturday, the statement added. No independent confirmation was […]
” over sovereign bond
Sept 29, 2007 (LBO) – The controversy over a sovereign bond took a new turn with Sri Lanka’s finance ministry saying the country’s president could approve any foreign borrowing, in a statement sent to selected local media. Questions had also been raised about the timing of the issue, in the light of turmoil in global […]
Human Smugglers
KOMOTINI, Greece, Sept 29, 2007 (AFP) – Greek border guards arrested 69 illegal immigrants and seven suspected people smugglers who were trying to enter the country from Turkey, police said on Saturday.The immigrants, all men aged between 25 and 45, were from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iraq and Sri Lanka. The group had on Friday crossed […]
Sri Lanka aviators call for greater freedom of the skies
Sept 29, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s aviation professionals are calling for practical security rules and an enlightened approach by authorities to prevent a once high flying sector from going completely off radar. The Indian Ocean island’s aviation sector is now strangled in security regulations where even a little child is not allowed to fly […]
Maldives seek foreign help as bomb explosion threatens tourism
Sept 29, 2007 (LBO) – Police in the Indian Ocean Maldives Islands have sought foreign help to probe a blast that injured 12 tourists Saturday, as authorities feared a hit on the country’s top revenue earning industry, reports said. The incident had shattered the islands’ image as a tranquil tourist destination, which had helped the […]
” visit to Myanmar
YANGON, Sept 29, 2007 (AFP) – UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in military-ruled Myanmar on Saturday and headed straight to the junta’s isolated capital for what he said he hoped would be “a very fruitful visit.” Deployed by UN chief Ban Ki-moon after this week’s bloody crackdown against pro-democracy protesters, Gambari landed in the […]
Maldives blast wounds 12 tourists
Sept 29, 2007 (AFP) – A home-made bomb ripped through a crowded park in the Maldivian capital Male Saturday, wounding 12 foreign nationals, tourism minister Mahamood Shougee told AFP.Since then, Britain had been helping the government and opposition groups sink their differences and work towards democratic reforms.Two Britons, two Japanese and eight Chinese were wounded […]