Cricket: Perera, Dilshan fire Sri Lanka to Twenty20 win
PALLEKELE, November 21, 2013 (AFP) - Kusal Perera and Tillakaratne Dilshan hit aggressive half-centuries as hosts Sri Lanka romped to an emphatic eight-wicket …
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Cricket: Sri Lanka to tour Bangladesh in January
DHAKA, November 21, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will play two Tests, three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches on their tour of Bangladesh starting in …
Bangladesh cracks down on unions after wage unrest
DHAKA, November 20, 2013 (AFP) - Bangladesh police have arrested three union leaders over deadly protests against a new minimum wage for garment workers that …
Yameen takes power in Maldives after vote turmoil
MALÉ, November 17, 2013 (AFP) - Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen was inaugurated Sunday, a day after his shock election victory that ended nearly two …
Yameen to be sworn in as Maldives leader after shock win
MALÉ, November 16, 2013 (AFP) - Abdulla Yameen was to be sworn in as the Maldives new president Sunday after his shock win over former leader Mohamed …
Crisis-hit Maldives vote again
MALÉ, November 16, 2013 (AFP) - The Maldives Saturday began voting in a run-off presidential election held under intense international pressure to elect a …
Maldives hopes for new leader after scuttled votes
MALÉ, November 16, 2013 (AFP) - Organisers of a troubled presidential election in the Maldives said they hoped to name a winner of a run-off contest …
Maldives president leaves country on eve of crucial polls
NEW DELHI, November 15, 2013 (AFP) - The president of the Maldives has left the country on the eve of national elections that have been delayed three times, …
Sri Lanka poultry group in profits amid revenue drop
Nov 14, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Ceylon Grain Elevators group, which has operations in feed-milling said it returned to profits in the September 2013 quarter …
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in second one-dayer
HAMBANTOTA, November 12, 2013 (AFP) - Nathan McCullum smashed 22 runs off the final four balls to lift New Zealand to a thrilling four-wicket win over Sri …
License Debate
Nov 13, 2013 (LBO) - A debate over the legality of casinos in Sri Lanka is heating up with ministers of the administration and opposition legislators trading …
US warns Maldives president after vote blocked
MALÉ, November 12, 2013 (AFP) - The United States stepped up its criticism of the embattled Maldives on Tuesday, warning caretaker president Mohamed Waheed …
New Zealand-Sri Lanka one-dayer called off due to rain
HAMBANTOTA, November 10, 2013 (AFP) - Bad weather forced the first one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka to be abandoned in Hambantota on …
US rebukes Maldives top court as election suspended again
MALÉ, November 10, 2013 (AFP) - The United States sharply rebuked the Maldives' top court after it suspended a presidential election runoff scheduled for …
Elections chief says Maldives run-off on track
MALÉ, November 9, 2013 (AFP) - The Maldives' presidential run-off will be held Sunday, but with a five-hour delay, the chief elections commissioner …
Political chaos as Maldives Supreme Court suspends run-off vote
MALÉ, November 10, 2013 (AFP) - Presidential elections in the Maldives were thrown into disarray on Sunday after the Supreme Court suspended a run-off …
Troubled Maldives holds make-or-break vote
MALÉ, November 9, 2013 (AFP) - Voting got underway in the Maldives Saturday in its third bid to choose a president and end unrest sparked by the toppling …
Crisis-hit Maldives to vote again with democracy in doubt
COLOMBO, November 7, 2013 (AFP) - The Maldives faces a final chance to avoid a constitutional crisis and secure its five-year democracy this weekend when it …
India mission to Mars blasts off successfully
NEW DELHI, November 5, 2013 (AFP) - India's first mission to Mars blasted off on Tuesday as the country aims to become the only Asian nation to reach the Red …
Fears
COLOMBO, November 4, 2013 (AFP) - A media rights group Monday expressed fears for the safety of journalists in Sri Lanka after Colombo grilled two Australian …