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Resting stars leave Sri Lanka fans fuming
April 17, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan cricket fans Tuesday expressed frustration and disappointment over their team’s tactics in resting top players for the World Cup clash against Australia.Sri Lanka, already assured of a place in the semi-finals, kept out star bowlers Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan for the Super Eights match in Grenada on […]
World Cup takes steps in wrong direction
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 17, 2007 (AFP) – From the country that gave you Riverdance, Ireland can now boast The Chicken and The Ferret.The Irish team’s World Cup campaign, which has accounted for Pakistan and Bangladesh, has also spawned a couple of new moves which would definitely look out of place at all self-respecting nightclubs. Captain […]
Sri Lanka seeks ICC compensation on aborted tournament
April 16, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka wants compensation from cricket’s world governing body for a cancelled tri-series last year that it says caused a loss of 12 million dollars, a top official here said Monday.The series involving India, South Africa and the hosts was cancelled in Colombo in August when the Proteas abandoned the […]
Sri Lanka ponder rest repeat against Ireland
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 17, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan, who were controversially omitted for the crushing World Cup defeat by Australia, could also sit out Wednesday’s clash against Ireland.Their absence, and that of already injured quick Lasith Malinga, meant the 1996 World Cup winners went into Monday’s loss to […]
Aussies mystified by Vaas and Murali absence
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 16, 2007 (AFP) – Australia’s Andrew Symonds admitted he was stunned to see Sri Lanka rest frontline bowlers Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan from their World Cup Super Eights clash on Monday. Australia face New Zealand in their last Super Eights game here on Friday Symonds smashed an unbeaten 63 as […]
Under-strength Sri Lanka lose to Australia by 7-wickets
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 16, 2007 (AFP) – Australia captain Ricky Ponting scored an unbeaten 66 as the champions stretched their unbeaten run at the World Cup to 26 games and 20 consecutive wins with a seven-wicket Super Eights victory against an under-strength Sri Lanka here Monday. Australia had a minor wobble when occasional off-spinner […]
’s east
COLOMBO, April 17, 2007 (AFP) – Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels gunned down four people in Sri Lanka’s north and eastern regions as violence continued during traditional New Year celebrations, the military said Tuesday.The conflict has claimed more than 60,000 lives since 1972.Two men were shot dead early Tuesday in Batticaloa district, 300 kilometres (190 miles) […]
Sri Lanka spends 54% percent of tax revenue on government jobs; unemployment down to 6.5%
April 17, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has spent 54 cents out of every tax rupee collected last year on government jobs and pensions, while plans are afoot to hire 20,000 more people into the already bloated public sector. Official data has revealed that last year the government spent 233 billion rupees on government salaries, […]
Sri Lanka fridge maker ramps up production with electricity use spreading
April 16, 2007 (LBO) – Regnis, a Sri Lankan refrigerator maker, has ramped up production to be among the ten largest plants in South Asia as more households sign up for electricity usage, the company told shareholders.“We have done everything possible to stabilize our business operations after the said detection and we regret this unfortunate […]
Country Focus
April 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka tourism, tea, food, export products and culture would be on show in Los Angeles next month, the country’s consulate general’s office in the city said. A ˜Cooking with Tea™ demonstration by celebrity chef Robert Wemischner, a pottery wheel demonstration and a tea queen beauty pageant would be part […]
Minority Protection
April 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s long-delayed new Companies Act offers greater protection for minority shareholders and could encourage more firms to list on the Colombo bourse while increasing market liquidity, experts have said. All existing firms must register again with the Registrar of Companies so that dormant ones can be weeded out under […]
” Moody bats for Sri Lanka in Aussie encounter
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 16, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody has insisted he won’t have any problems watching his side take on Australia, the country he represented as a player. Reigning champions Australia meet Sri Lanka in a World Cup Super Eights match at Grenada’s National Stadium here Monday, with both teams […]