Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina wins Bangladesh poll: officia
DHAKA, December 30, 2008 (AFP) - Former Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed has won a landslide victory in general elections, with her party picking up …
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Sri Lanka dominates Bangladesh in first Test
DHAKA, December 30, 2008 (AFP) - Bangladesh were struggling at 40-1 in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day Tuesday, chasing an unlikely target of …
Sri Lanka spinner Mendis joins squad in Bangladesh
DHAKA, December 29, 2008 (AFP) - Spin sensation Ajantha Mendis joined the touring Sri Lanka squad here Monday after recovering from an ankle injury that kept …
Sri Lanka boosted by Jayawardene, Sangakkara
DHAKA, December 28, 2008 (AFP) - Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara hit impressive half-centuries to consolidate Sri Lanka's position in the opening Test …
Sri Lanka’s fightback led by Samaraweera
DHAKA, December 27, 2008 (AFP) - Thilan Samaraweera pulled Sri Lanka out of trouble with a gutsy 91 on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh …
Sri Lanka’s Murali puts Bangladesh in spin
DHAKA, December 27, 2008 (AFP) - Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan put Sri Lanka in a commanding position with a five-wicket haul in the opening Test against …
Tensions mount as Pakistan shifts troops to Indian border
ISLAMABAD, December 27, 2008 (AFP) - Pakistan has redeployed thousands of troops to the border with India, officials said Friday, in a dramatic escalation of …
Sri Lanka gives go-ahead for Pakistan cricket tour
December 26, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has given the green light for the national cricket team to tour Pakistan next month in place of India, who cancelled their …
Hope and disappointment four years on from Asian tsunami
LAM TUTUI, December 25, 2008 (AFP) - When the deadly waters of the Asian tsunami smashed into this fishing village in Indonesia's Aceh province four years ago, …
No threat to South Asia’s World Cup, says ICC boss
MOHALI, December 21, 2008 (AFP) - The tense stand-off between India and Pakistan following the Mumbai attacks will not affect the 2011 World Cup in the region, …
Sri Lanka to tour Pakistan after India pulls out
KARACHI, December 19, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka have confirmed they will tour Pakistan next month in place of India, who cancelled their five-week series over the …
Sri Lanka desiccated coconut exporters say facing closure with duty hike
Dec 18, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan exporters of desiccated coconut said a recent government hike in edible oil import duty could put them out of business as …
Sri Lanka to import rice despite bumper harvest
Dec 18, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government says it wants a large stock of imported rice to boost stocks, days after the country's statistics office …
Sri Lanka tea farmers say harvests halved
Dec 17, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea growers said their harvests had halved with the collapse in prices at the Colombo auctions, affecting the livelihoods of …
Oil Deal
Dec 15, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Supreme Court barred a senior official from a state-run petroleum retailer over a case involving derivative deals and …
India denies violating Pakistani airspace
NEW DELHI, December 14, 2008 (AFP) - India on Sunday denied any of its aircraft had intruded into Pakistani air space, as tensions ran high between the …
Myanmar to hold five-day gems auction: state media
YANGON, December 13, 2008 (AFP) - Military-run Myanmar announced Saturday it would hold an auction of precious gems in Yangon early next year, despite economic …
Major Sumatran quake, tsunami likely in decades: study
SINGAPORE, December 12, 2008 (AFP) - More than one million people on Indonesia's Sumatra island are vulnerable to a massive earthquake and tsunami potentially …
India industrial growth crashes into negative terrain
NEW DELHI, December 12, 2008 (AFP) - India's industrial growth unexpectedly shrank for the first time in 15 years, data showed Friday, hit by the widening …
Scientific Research
Dec 12, 2008 (LBO) - A Master Debater has once boasted that he normally employs three ploys to subdue his difficult customers. ˜When I find that my opponent …