Dilshan shines as Sri Lanka crush Bangladesh
DAMBULLA, June 18, 2010 (AFP) - Tillakaratne Dilshan starred with bat and ball as Sri Lanka trounced Bangladesh by 126 runs on Friday to virtually book their …
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Sri Lanka seeks to raise rubber output with rain guards
June 18, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to encourage small farmers tapping rubber to use rain guards to reduce production disruption by rain and provide more …
Sri Lanka govt pledges more funds from tea export tax
June 17, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's new plantations industries minister has promised to give the tea industry more of the funds collected from a tax on tea …
Sri Lanka tea market seen strengthening
June 17, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices seem to have bottomed out and are likely to gradually rise in future sales as crops come down and global demand …
India’s Sehwag crushes Bangladesh with ball
DAMBULLA, June 16, 2010 (AFP) - Batting star Virender Sehwag turned an unlikely bowling hero as India whipped Bangladesh by six wickets in the Asia Cup on …
Indonesia detains 1,300 migrants this year
JAKARTA, June 16, 2010 (AFP) - Indonesian police said Wednesday that more migrants are landing on its shores this year than before, intensifying the country's …
Sri Lanka mulls planting rubber in former northern war zone
June 16, 2010 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government is considering planting rubber in the former war zone in the north to increase production and meet growing …
Sri Lanka’s Malinga rattles Pakistan in Asia Cup opener
DAMBULLA, June 15, 2010 (AFP) - Sling-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga grabbed 5-34 as defending champions Sri Lanka stunned Pakistan by 16 runs in the opening …
War Probe
June 15, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top defence official challenged international rights groups Tuesday to produce evidence of war crimes allegedly committed in …
Sri Lanka to crack down on plastic use around capital
June 15, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's western province, where the capital Colombo is located will crack down on the use of plastics and polythene, especially for …
Trade Debate
June 14, 2010 (LBO) - The recent protests in Colombo by a vocal group of businesses have brought to the fore the issue of Comprehensive Economic Partnership …
Asia’s big four launch World Cup preparations
DAMBULLA, June 14, 2010 (AFP) - Asia's Test-playing nations begin their preparations for next year's World Cup when they contest the region's top one-day prize …
Bangladesh fans on rampage as power blackout cuts World Cup
DHAKA, June 13, 2010 (AFP) - Thousands of Bangladeshi football fans went on the rampage after power cuts blacked out television coverage of an eagerly-awaited …
Study claims strong ties between Pakistan’s ISI and Taliban
LONDON, June 13, 2010 (AFP) - Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency provides funding, training and sanctuary to the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to a study …
India earthquake downgraded, local tsunami watch only: Pacific centre
June 11, 2010 (LBO) - The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has downgraded a watch bulletin taking Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia off its list saying a …
India tsunami centre expects mild sea surge, ‘not alarming’
NEW DELHI, June 12, 2010 (AFP) - India's tsunami centre warned Sunday a major quake under the Indian Ocean would generate a 50-centimetre high (20-inch) surge …
Japan asteroid probe to make historic return to Earth
SYDNEY, June 12, 2010 (AFP) - A tiny heatproof capsule which scientists hope contains some of the oldest dust in the universe will streak back to Earth and …
Sri Lanka fisher community in efforts to rescue degraded estuary
June 13, 2010 (LBO) - Deepika Edirisinghe lives in the dry Kalpitiya area in the Sri Lanka northeast coastal district of Puttalam bordering a degraded coastal …
India’s Commonwealth Games face monsoon test
NEW DELHI, June 13, 2010 (AFP) - New Delhi residents can't wait for the onset of the monsoon to bring relief from the summer heat, but the impending rains …
Mahela Jayawardene rules out Sri Lankan political career
June 12, 2010 (LBO) Sri Lanka's former cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene has ruled out a political career, opting instead to help people through his various …