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Fleming resigns as New Zealand one-day skipper
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 24, 2007 (AFP) – New Zealand’s Stephen Fleming announced his resignation as captain of his country’s one-day team after the 81-run defeat by Sri Lanka in the World Cup semi-finals here on Tuesday.But Fleming said he wants to continue playing in the side and stay in charge of the Test team. The […]
Sri Lanka skipper praises Moody push
KINGSTON, April 25, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene thanked coach Tom Moody for pushing him and the team to their limits after his century steered them into the World Cup final.“The ’96 group changed the course of Sri Lankan cricket completely and those guys cleared the way for us to achieve higher […]
Sri Lanka enters Cricket World Cup final beating New Zealand by 81 runs
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 24, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene led his side into the World Cup final with a maiden tournament hundred as the 1996 champions beat New Zealand by 81 runs at Sabina Park on Tuesday. Jayawardene’s 115 not out was the centrepiece of an imposing total of 289 for five […]
‘s Tharanga answers critics with 73 knock
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 24, 2007 (AFP) – Upul Tharanga, who was in danger of being dropped for Sri Lanka’s World Cup semi-final against New Zealand, answered his critics in style with a fighting 73 in his team’s total of 289-5.“It was difficult to play shots as the ball got older. You have to wait for […]
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand scoreboard
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 24, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene led from the front with a maiden World Cup hundred in Tuesday’s semi-final against New Zealand here at Sabina Park.Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (RSA) and Simon Taufel (AUS) TV umpire: Daryl Harper (AUS) Match referee: Mike Procter (RSA) Reserve umpire: Asad Rauf (PAK) KINGSTON, […]
Mexico, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan lead war on journalism: watchdog
VIENNA, April 25, 2007 (AFP) – A media watchdog on Wednesday described 2006 as the “most savage and brutal” year on record for journalists with 100 media professionals killed across the world. It was a “war on journalism,” said Johann Fritz, director of the International Press Institute. “With 100 journalists killed, 2006 was the most […]
Sri Lanka vows to destroy Tiger planes
COLOMBO, April 25, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka Wednesday vowed to destroy the Tamil Tigers’ air capability, a day after the guerrillas killed six soldiers and wounded 13 in a bombing of a key military base.The Sri Lankan air force said that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had used a single aircraft to […]
Sri Lanka president to attend World Cup
April 25, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will fly to Barbados to cheer the national team in the cricket World Cup final later this week, a senior aide said on Wednesday. “It is almost certain that the president will leave on Thursday at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Barbados,” said […]
Port Funds
April 25, 2007 (LBO) –The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday inked a deal with the Sri Lanka government to lend 300 million dollars to expand Colombo port that it said would help keep Sri Lanka’s shipping costs down. Finance Ministry secretary P.B. Jayasundera said the government will chip in with 180 million dollars, and expects […]
Real Issue
April 24, 2007 (LBO) – High negative real rates paid to savers have seen deposit growth at Sri Lanka’s National Savings Bank plunge to a record low in 2006, the bank’s latest accounts show. NSB said it was the first state sector enterprise to present its annual report to the public. NSB’s deposits grew by […]
Tougher Rules
April 24, 2007 (LBO) – Tough new corporate governance rules were being made mandatory to make the markets more attractive to foreign and local investors, Sri Lanka’s capital market regulators said. The SEC has also put in rules on money laundering, but so far no prosecutions have been made. We firmly believe it to be […]
Fraud Warning
April 24, 2007 (LBO) – The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is warning the public against payment card fraud following the discovery of a massive fraud in the United Kingdom which has been linked with Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers. “This scam which has been said to be running for several years has involved in cloning […]