Kumar Sangakkara again relished Bangladesh's attack as he cracked his third successive century against them to pull Sri Lanka out of trouble in the second and final Test on Sunday. Dinesh Chandimal (102) also made merry, scoring his second consecutive Test hundred against the tourists as Sri Lanka recovered from 69-4 to reach 294-6 in their first innings at stumps on the second day in ...
Sri Lanka Kapila Jeyasekara alleged killer of Trinco-5 students appointed IGP
H.D.K.S. Kapila Jeyasekera, who rose in ranks as the Superintendent of Police (SP) from the Special Task Force (STF), and who was alleged to have been responsible for the extra-judicial execution of five Trincomalee students in 2006, and other killings in Trincomalee during 2006, including the ACF-17 killings, has been appointed as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to the Kilinochchi and ...
Mattala Rajapaksa Int?l Airport opens
Shirajiv Sirimane, Hiran Seneviratne and Wismi Wijerathne Today 18, March 2013, would be a red letter day in Sri ...
Chinese President Reiterates Commitment with Development of Sri Lanka
Colombo, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) The new president of China, Xi Jinping, said his country would continue to support the economic development of Sri Lanka and its efforts for peace and national sovereignty. For many years, bilateral relations have developed stably, with fruitful cooperation in all fields, Xi said, quoted by local media, in response to the telephone greeting that conveyed the Sri ...
Promote Sri Lanka in China PM tells envoy
J M Hafees, Akurana group corr Prime Minister D M Jayaratne requested Chinese ambassador Wu Jiangho to promote Sri Lanka in China to attract more tourists to the ...
Pro-Sri Lanka Tamil group lathicharged
Police today lathicharged members of a pro-Tamil group which tried to barge into the camp office of Indian Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy in Puducherry, demanding that the Centre take steps to protect Tamils in Sri ...
Cricket - Sangakkara puts Sri Lanka in charge against Bangladesh
Kumar Sangakkara continued his purple patch against Bangladesh and hit an unbeaten 127 to guide Sri Lanka to 294 for six at close on the second day of the second and final Test in ...
India evasive on UN reprimand over Sri Lanka human rights
NEW DELHI // New Delhi is under conflicting domestic and international pressures over a UN resolution that reprimands Sri Lanka on its human-rights record. Early drafts of the resolution, sponsored by the United States, criticise violations of human rights against Tamils in Sri Lanka, including "enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings, torture" and threats to journalists and ...
Chandimal eyeing lead of 120
Dinesh Chandimal stated. Chandimal's 102 came in a 195-run partnership that lifted Sri Lanka out of a precarious 69 for 4, and took them beyond Bangladesh's 240 in the first ...
Sri Lanka to turn newest airport into tax-free zone
MATTALA: Sri Lanka is turning its newest international airport, which opens today, into a tax-free zone to attract aviation-related industries, a top official said. Talks were under way to set up aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul operations at the US$209 million (RM650 million) airport located near wildlife sanctuaries in the island's southeast, said airport chairman Prasanna ...
The Elders slam Sri Lanka for lacking reconciliation
'The Elders', a council of retired global leaders led by Desmond Tutu has slammed Sri Lanka, based on its report, for lacking post-war reconciliation. They also expressed their disappointment over its slow pace of improvement in allowing "proper media reporting". "The ongoing persecution and disappearances of human rights activists, journalists and government opponents ...
Cricket-Sri Lanka v Bangladesh - second test scoreboard
COLOMBO, March 17 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at the close of the second day of the second and final test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo on Sunday. Bangladesh first innings 240 Sri Lanka first innings (overnight 18-1) D. Karunaratne c Rahim b Hasan 17 T. Dilshan c Rahim b Robiul 0 K. Sangakkara not out 127 L. Thirimanne c Rahim b Robiul 0 A. Mathews c Mahmudullah b Gazi ...
UPDATE 2-Cricket-Sangakkara Chandimal steady Sri Lanka
Sangakkara hits third consecutive century * Chandimal also completes hundred * Hosts lead by 54 at close (Updates at close) COLOMBO, March 17 (Reuters) - Kumar Sangakkara continued his purple patch ...
Bird attack on SriLankan flight to Mattala
( March 17, 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) A test flight of SriLankan Airlines from Colombo to Mattala on the 14th has come under attack by birds near the Mattala airport. The flight had been surrounded by massive group of birds, but the senior, experienced pilot, Keminda Yahampath had managed to land the flight amidst difficulty. Had the flight been flown by a young pilot, the aircraft ...
Sampanthan accuses government of changing demographics in north east
TNA Leader R. Sampanthan has said the government most regrettably seems to think that by persistently engaging in denials and adopting tactics of delay and evasion it could avoid the fulfillment of its commitments and obligations. "Most regrettably also, the time and space that the government seeks is not to fulfill its commitments and obligations but rather to fulfill its own agenda, ...
Mattala airport another white elephtnat- Dr JJ
Mattala airport is a white elephant like the Hambantota Port and that the Bandaranaike International Airport is at risk of falling apart due to all high-tech equipment being shifted to the newly built airport, The United National Party (UNP) MP Jayalath Jayawardena "Even the most skilled officials at the BIA have been used for operations at the Mattala airport," Dr. Jayalath ...
Wele Suda?s accomplice nabbed as police bust major drug racket
Police Narcotics Bureau officers arrested 6 suspects engaged in a large scale heroin distribution racket and confiscated over one kilogram of heroin.Four suspects were arrested in the Rukmalgama area while the rest were nabbed in Thittapattara, Dompe, police spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena said. Approximately 1 kilogram and 25 grams of heroin was found in their possession.Police said a ...
Mattala airport a white elephant? like H?tota Port - UNP
The United National Party (UNP) today claimed that the Mattala airport is a white elephant like the Hambantota Port and that the Bandaranaike International Airport is at risk of falling apart due to all high-tech equipment being shifted to the newly built airport.Even the most skilled officials at the BIA have been used for operations at the Mattala airport, UNP MP Dr. Jayalath Jayawadena ...
Kingsbarns and Cristoforo Colombo may have their first runs of the season in the English 2000 Guineas
Kingsbarns and Cristoforo Colombo, Aidan O'Brien's two big hopes for the Qipco 2000 Guineas, may have their first runs of the season in the Newmarket Classic. The Ballydoyle trainer reports both horses, as well as Camelot, his star three-year-old of 2012 who won the Guineas and both the English and Irish Derbies, to be building steadily towards the new campaign. "They're ...
Cong decries maligning of PM on Lankan Tamils issue
UPA government by pro-Tamil groups in the state over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and expressed confidence that India would vote in favour of the US-backed resolution ...
Colombo charts direct route to HQ
Kingsbarns and Cristoforo Colombo, Aidan O'Brien's two big hopes for the Qipco 2000 Guineas, may have their first runs of the season in the Newmarket ...
DMK renews threat to UPA says Centre must introduce amendment in UN resolution against Sri Lanka
Hardening its stand, key UPA ally DMK on Sunday slammed the Centre for its "lukewarm" response on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and threatened to walk out of the ruling alliance if it failed to move amendments to the US- sponsored resolution at the UNHRC."If our demands are not met, it is doubtful whether our ties with the alliance (UPA) will continue...It won't continue is ...
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