Sri Lanka business chamber in anti-pollution campaign
Feb 10, 2009 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan business chamber said it plans to start an awareness programme to minimise pollution from agriculture and industry in the …
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Sri Lanka tea exports rise in 2008
Feb 10, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka exported 319. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA buy vilitra online …
Sri Lanka defeat prompts Pakistan to probe cricket crisis
KARACHI, February 8, 2009 (AFP) - A parliamentary committee on sports is to probe Monday the falling standards of Pakistan cricket and the controversy behind …
World T20 will be tougher this time, says SLanka captain
February 9, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene on Monday predicted a more competitive Twenty20 world championships in England this year, saying teams …
Sri Lanka end India’s winning streak
February 8, 2009 (AFP) - Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with a solid 97 as Sri Lanka prevented an Indian clean sweep with an emphatic 68-run win in the fifth …
Climate change threatens Lebanon’s legendary cedars
BAROUK, February 7, 2009 (AFP) - Lebanon's majestic cedar trees have withstood the test of time for centuries but climate change is threatening the country's …
Black wolves got their hue from domestic dogs
WASHINGTON, February 5, 2009 (AFP) - Black wolves, found nearly exclusively in North America, likely inherited their coats from breeding with domestic dogs, …
Sri Lanka’s record-smashing Murali reveals secret of success
February 6, 2009 (AFP) - History-making Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan says mental toughness and hard work are the keys to success in international …
Sri Lanka tea prices fall
Feb 06, 2009 (LBO) - Prices of Sri Lankan tea fell on lower demand at this week's Colombo auctions, breaking an upward trend that began with the first sale of …
Sri Lanka tea factory firm makes loss after price collapse
Feb 06, 2009 (LBO) - The collapse in Sri Lankan tea prices towards the end of last year has caused a loss of 35 million rupees at Tea Smallholder Factories, a …
Fossil of world’s biggest snake found in Colombia
PANAMA CITY, February 5, 2009 (AFP) - Scientists have found a 60-million-year-old fossil of the world's largest snake, a 13-meter (42-foot), one-tonne behemoth …
Darwin at 200: World salutes founder of evolutionary theory
PARIS, February 5, 2009 (AFP) - Two hundred years ago, in a wealthy household in rural England, a child was born who, in a quiet, dogged and utterly peaceful …
Australian man caught with pigeons in trousers
MELBOURNE, February 3, 2009 (AFP) - An Australian man was caught with two live pigeons stuffed in his trousers as he got off a flight from the Middle East, …
India survive a Kandamby scare
January 31, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Thilina Kandamby smashed a solid 93 not out under pressure, but failed to stop India from posting a 15-run victory in the …
UN urges safe passage for civilians caught in Sri Lanka fighting
UNITED NATIONS, January 30, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday appealed to the Sri Lankan government and its Tamil foes to ensure safe passage for an …
Yuvraj props up India with 66
January 31, 2009 (AFP) - Yuvraj Singh smashed a half-century to help India post a competitive 256-9 in the second one-day international against Sri Lanka here …
UN evacuates wounded civilians from Sri Lanka war zone
January 29, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations evacuated hundreds of severely wounded civilians from behind rebel lines in Sri Lanka Thursday as government troops …
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TOKYO, January 30, 2009 (AFP) - The number of asylum seekers in Japan doubled last year amid turmoil in Myanmar but only a small number of them were granted …
Thailand plans 200,000-tonne rubber stockpile to boost prices
BANGKOK, January 29, 2009 (AFP) - Thailand's cabinet Thursday approved a plan to stockpile 200,000 tonnes of rubber from next month in a bid to stabilise …
Sri Lanka’s age-defying Jayasuriya boosts team with 107
DAMBULLA, January 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sanath Jayasuriya became the oldest batsman to hammer a one-day century as Sri Lanka posted a competitive 246-7 in the …