Ton-up again for Sri Lankan duo as Lions struggle
DERBY, May 21, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka batsmen Tillakaratne Dilshan and Tharanga Paranavitana both scored their second centuries in as many matches as they …
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Pakistan urges Sri Lanka tour despite trouble
KARACHI, May 22, 2011 (AFP) - Pakistan have officially invited Sri Lanka to contest a home series in the hope that the two governments can sort out a tour due …
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May 21, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has suspended a government plan to make military training compulsory for students who qualify for university …
Ton-up Morgan, Patel pile on runs against Sri Lanka
LONDON, May 19, 2011 (AFP) - Eoin Morgan and Samit Patel both hit centuries in last-gasp bids to seal Test spots as England Lions piled up 394 for four on the …
US security chief to visit India for talks
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2011 (AFP) - The US Homeland Security secretary, Janet Napolitano, will make a four-day visit to India beginning May 24, her office …
India’s IMF director hits method for naming chief
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2011 (AFP) - India's IMF director on Thursday said the institution needs to revamp how it chooses it managing director, after decades of as …
Bhutan’s 31-year-old king to marry
NEW DELHI, May 20, 2011 (AFP) - The 31-year-old king of Bhutan, an Oxford-educated bachelor crowned in the remote Himalayan country in 2008, set up another …
Sri Lanka mulls global action against Ceylon tea counterfeits
May 20, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Tea Board aims to hire an international agency for global surveillance of the island's Ceylon tea brand under the 'Lion' logo …
Sri Lanka gets US aid for flood victims
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Bollywood marketing goes mobile
MUMBAI, May 18, 2011 (AFP) - Times have changed in Bollywood from the days when all that was required to promote a film was a giant, hand-painted poster, a …
Sri Lanka win England tour opener
LONDON, May 16, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka enjoyed a successful warm-up ahead of their Test series against England with a four-wicket win over Middlesex on the …
Flashy fashion grows as India’s rich flaunt wealth
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From palace to prison for India’s high and mighty
NEW DELHI, May 16, 2011 (AFP) - India's notorious Tihar Jail in New Delhi is currently home to a clutch of VIP inmates suspected of corruption as police win …
Sri Lanka Kelani Valley March net up 120-pct on high rubber prices
May 16, 2011 (LBO) - High rubber prices have helped Sri Lanka's Kelani Valley Plantations increase March 2011 quarter net profit by 120 percent to 246 million …
India hikes petrol price to offset crude costs
NEW DELHI, May 14, 2011 (AFP) - India's state-owned fuel firms on Saturday hiked petrol prices by nearly nine percent to help stem revenue losses from a rise …
Australia to send newest asylum seekers offshore
SYDNEY, May 14, 2011 (AFP) - The latest boatload of suspected asylum seekers to arrive in Australia will be sent to another country for processing, the …
India opposed to extension of piracy ‘risk zone’
MUMBAI, May 13, 2011 (AFP) - India is opposed to extending a piracy "risk zone" to the edge of its territorial waters, the country's maritime regulator said …
Sri Lanka’s Murali confirmed to play in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, May 13, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lankan spin king Muttiah Muralitharan is to play in New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition next season after a deal …
Sri Lanka tea prices fall again
May 13, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices fell at the Colombo auctions this week mostly because of lower quality and larger volumes in some categories and …
Sri Lanka badly in need of more cinnamon peelers
May 13, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka, the world's biggest exporters of cinnamon, needs 10,000 more peelers to overcome an acute shortage of labour, members of the …