Ranatunga set to head Sri Lanka Cricket
COLOMBO, Dec 13, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga is tipped to head the country's cricket administration, government sources …
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Sri Lanka England Test heads for draw
Dec 13, 2007 (AFP) - England's batsmen saw off Sri Lanka's early challenge on the fifth and final day as the second Test headed towards a draw on Thursday. The …
Wall St. gains as global central banks promise to print emergency cash
NEW YORK, Dec 12, 2007 (AFP) - Wall Street rode a roller coaster session Wednesday as stocks rallied, then fell before swinging higher after the Federal …
Dollar weaker in Asia despite central bank credit plan
TOKYO, Dec 13, 2007 (AFP) - The dollar slipped against other major currencies in Asian trade on Thursday amid uncertainty about how effective a central bank …
Sri Lanka counters British broadside, envoy summoned
Dec 13, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has expressed displeasure at outspoken remarks by Britain's envoy on national politics, the Foreign Ministry said …
Petition Call
Dec 12, 1007 (LBO) – A charity working to free a teenaged Sri Lanka maid on death row in Saudi Arabia has called for renewed public petitions for …
Fed gives lump of coal to jittery markets
WASHINGTON, Dec 11, 2007 (AFP) - The Federal Reserve's third cut in interest rates in as many meetings failed to allay concerns on financial markets that the …
China, US economic talks open
XIANGHE, China, Dec 12, 2007 (AFP) - Twice-yearly economic talks between China and the United States began here on Wednesday with the Chinese currency and the …
England slow Sri Lanka’s progress in second Test
Dec 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene missed a double century by five runs as England fought back on the fourth morning of the second Test …
Sri Lanka planning to name stadium after Murali
Dec 12, 2007 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan venue where Muttiah Muralitharan shattered the world bowling record could be re-named after the prolific off-spinner, the …
England 48-0 in second Sri Lanka Test
Dec 12, 2007 (AFP) - England, trailing by 197 runs in the first innings, were 48-0 in their second knock at stumps on the fourth day of the second cricket Test …
Wife of ‘back-from-dead’ Briton charged with deception
LONDON, Dec 11, 2007 (AFP) - The wife of a man who resurfaced after being presumed dead for more than five years was set to appear in court on Tuesday charged …
ADB lends US$300mn to develop Indonesian capital markets
MANILA, Dec 11, 2007 (AFP) - Indonesia will borrow 300 million dollars from the Asian Development Bank to develop the country's capital markets, the …
Jayawardene, Vandort frustrate England
COLOMBO, Dec 11, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene and Michael Vandort put on 178 for the unbroken third wicket to keep England at bay in the …
South American inflation kings launch regional bank
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 9, 2007 (AFP) - Six South American presidents on Sunday launched the Bank of the South, the region's answer to the World Bank and the …
Singapore to invest almost 10 billion dollars in troubled UBS
SINGAPORE, Dec 10, 2007 (AFP) - The Singapore government's investment arm announced Monday that it will inject almost 10 billion US dollars into Swiss bank …
England’s eight-wicket pair frustrate Sri Lanka in second Test
COLOMBO, Dec 10, 2007 (AFP) - England's eight-wicket pair of Matthew Prior and Ryan Sidebottom put on 55 undefeated runs to keep Sri Lanka at bay in the second …
Still On
Dec 09, 2007 (LBO) – A Saudi Arabian court has begun to review a case where a Sri Lankan teenaged maid was accused of murdering an infant in her care, …
No Sri Lanka eco clearance for Booker Tate project yet
Dec 09, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has not given environmental clearance for a controversial sugar project yet and its first application for approval has …
Reducing carbon emissions: the options
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Dec 9, 2007 (AFP) - Here are the main options for tackling greenhouse-gas emissions, listed by order of feasibility: - ENERGY EFFICIENCY: …