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Sri Lanka’s opening bowlers ensured their side maintained its record of not losing four consecutive ODIs at home as they beat India in the final ODI in Colombo.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Public Administration recently transferred the Government Agent of Vavuniyaa S. Shanmugam from his post despite there was only a couple of months till his retirement. Meanwhile, the GA of Mullaiththeevu, Imela Sukumar, was appointed for his post and she was also instructed to look after Mullaiththeevu district from Vavuniyaa. But, her [...]

Sri Lanka eased to a consolation 112-run win over India in their final one-dayer.

Nuwan Kulasekara wrecked India’s top order with a career-best haul of 4-40 to bowl Sri Lanka to a consolation 112-run victory in the fifth and final one-day international here on Friday.

Sri Lanka lose a second consecutive home one-day series for the first time in their history as India beat them by 46 runs.

Seam bowler Nuwan Kulasekara took a career-best four wickets to back up a maiden half-century from Thilan Thushara on Friday, guiding Sri Lanka to a 112-run consolation win after India had secured its first-ever one-day international series triumph in the island.

Aug 29, Colombo: The National Trust Sri Lanka has linked with Sri Lanka Tourism in a joint bid at conservation of national treasures.

Aug 29, Colombo: Election Secretariat of Sri Lanka says that the gazette notification of the provincial council members who were selected to the North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provinces in last week’s election will be published today.

Unidentified armed men arriving on a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade Friday around 5:30 a.m on the house of a Muslim teacher in Ea’raavoor police division in Batticaloa district, sources in Ea’raavoor said. No one was injured but the front part of the house was slightly damaged in the blast.

Aug 29, Colombo: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued a revised Exposure Draft of the Direction on Corporate Governance for Finance Companies on 29 August 2008.

Aug 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe in a press release said the story on BBC Sinhala web site…

Unidentified gunmen opened fire Friday around 2:30 a.m on two paramilitary men of the political-cum paramilitary party TMVP, seriously injuring them, at Ka’n’nakipuram area in Akkaraippattu police division in Ampaa’rai district, sources in Akkaraippattu said. The injured men, admitted to Akkaraippattu hospital first, had gone missing while being transferred to Kalmunai Hospital for further treatment, [...]

More than fifteen devotees among the many thousands attending the annual Nalloor Kanthasuvami Koayil Thear (car) festival Friday morning sustained injuries when a flaming torch held in front of the car, during its passage around the temple, tripped down, sources in Jaffna said. The injured devotees are admitted to Jaffna Teaching Hospital.

Play resumed after a rain interruption in the fifth and final one-day international between India and Sri Lanka here on Friday.

Thilan Thushara smashed a maiden half-century to help Sri Lanka reach a competitive 227-6 in the fifth and final one-day international against India here on Friday.

Sri Lanka’s air force has begun dropping leaflets urging civilians to leave northern areas controlled by LTTE.

Latest news from the final one-day international between Sri Lanka and India.

Thilan Thushara smashed a maiden half-century to help Sri Lanka reach a competitive 227-6 in the fifth and final one-day international against India here on Friday.

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in Jaffna denied permission for the Maha Season paddy cultivation in areas adjoining its High Security Zone (HSZ) in Ma’ravanpulavu, Thanangki’lappu and Koayilaakka’ndi in Thenmaraadchi, depriving thousands of Internally Displaced families of their sole livelihood, farmers representatives in Jaffna said. The farmers have repeatedly requested Jaffna Government Agent to allow them [...]

COLOMBO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - John Keells Holdings , Sri Lanka’s biggest conglomerate by market value, posted a marginal profit increase in April through June, hampered by high energy and food costs.

Sri Lanka scored 227 for six in the fifth and final one-day international against India at Premadasa stadium on Friday.

The Bishops have said a letter to the UN Secretary General by Fr.James Pathinanthan, the President, Justice and Peace Commission, Wanni not a communication of the Roman Catholic Church.

Thilan Thushara’s maiden half-century and an unbroken 94-run partnership with Jehan Mubarak helped Sri Lanka recover from an early slump and reach 227-6 after batting first in the fifth and final one-day international against India.

Thilan Thushara’s maiden half-century and an unbroken 94-run partnership with Jehan Mubarak helped Sri Lanka recover from an early slump and reach 227-6 after batting first in the fifth and final one-day international against India.

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers in their sentry post on Naavatku’li coast on finding a male corpse of a youth with gun shot wounds washed ashore Thursday night handed it to Chaavakachcheari police. The youth may have been killed in the clashes heard on the Front Defence Line (FDL) areas in Thanangki’lappu and Kokilakka’ndi in [...]

Sri Lanka scored 227-6 in the fifth and final one-day international against India at the Premadasa Stadium here on Friday.

August 29, Colombo: This turned out to be somewhat of a laid back week with very less high profile activity taking place. The week saw the first two days on negative territory while the market bounced to positive grounds in the next two days.

Sri Lanka urged civilians living in Tamil Tiger rebel-held areas to flee to government-controlled territory as fighting escalated in the embattled north, officials said Friday.

Sri Lanka urged civilians living in Tamil Tiger rebel-held areas to flee to government-controlled territory as fighting escalates in the embattled north, officials said Friday.

Aug 29 Jaffna: Sri Lankan defense officials have decided to lift the daily imposed curfew in the northern Jaffna peninsula for the next four days.

Though Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in Jaffna had earlier announced a curfew lift in the entire Jaffna peninsula enabling Saiva devotees attend the annual Nalloor Kanthasuvami Koayil festival, the curfew remained imposed as usual in the rest of the peninsula except within Nalloor District Secretariat area and Jaffna Municipal Council limit, resulting in less number [...]

Aug 29 Colombo: Sri Lanka Transport ministry is planning to restart the train service between Medawachchiya and Thalaimannar that was discontinued nearly 25 years ago due to the ongoing war in Northern Province.

Aug 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets conducted two air raids targeting a Sea Tiger training facility and a Tiger mortar location in the Wanni region today.

Aug 29, Colombo: Teacher’s union of Sri Lanka stressed today that they haven’t received any proposal from the government regarding the resolve of their salary anomaly yet.

Aug 29, Colombo: Fitch Ratings Lanka has today assigned a ‘AAA(lka)’ National Long-term rating to Standard Chartered Bank, Sri Lanka Branch (SCBSL).

Aug 29, Colombo: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today marked the completion of the first two out of nine new vocational education schools in Southern and Eastern Sri Lanka, built with funds provided by the American people as part of USAID’s Sri Lanka Tsunami Reconstruction Program.

Aug 29, Colombo: Fitch Ratings Lanka today downgraded First Capital Treasuries Limited’s (FCT) National Long-term rating to ‘A-(lka)’ from ‘A(lka)’,…

Aug 29, Colombo: The Government of Japan has extended further support for the humanitarian de-mining activities in Sri Lanka’s North and East.

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By Ranga Sirilal

COLOMBO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan air force jets bombed separatist Tamil Tiger positions on Friday after fighting killed 34 people and a …

Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) fleet of Dvora Fast Attack Crafts (FAC) opened fire Thursday morning around 6:00 a.m on fishermen engaged in fishing in the seas of Mullaiththeevu and on the coastal areas. Two fishermen narrowly escaped death while their boat was completely destroyed, sources in Mullaiththeevu said. Meanwhile SLN staged a similar attack on [...]

(Lanka-e-News, Aug 29, 2008, 4.30 PM) Kanthan, a leader of LTTE in Batticaloa, who was arrested by Special Task Force (STF) yesterday (28) with..

(Lanka-e-News, Aug 29, 2008, 4.30 PM) Seven detainees were injured in a grenade attack in Batticaloa prison today (29) early morning…

(Lanka-e-News, Aug 29, 2008, 4.30 PM) Army spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara announced that the Army captured Palamottai and a part of Nayaru lagoon yesterday…

Inflation in August (CCPI) rises to 22.6% from 21.9% in July on 12-mth moving average; down to 24.9% vs 26.6% in Jul year-on-year-Stats Dept-JNW

A 15-year-old boy and a 33-year-old vegetable trader were killed on the spot at Olumadu Thursday evening when a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Deep Penetration Unit triggered four Claymore mines targeting the grocery traders who were riding in a motorbike towards Nedungkea’ni in Mullaiththeevu district, Tamileelam Police said.

Seven EPDP persons were seriously wounded and rushed to Batticaloa hospital after a hand-grenade explosion inside their cell in the Batticaloa Prison Friday morning around 5:00 a.m., Police said.

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and chose to bat first in the fifth and final one-day international against India on Friday.

Fitch Ratings-Colombo/Mumbai/Singapore-29 August 2008: Fitch Ratings Lanka has today assigned a ‘AAA(lka)’ National Long-term rating to Standard Chartered Bank, Sri Lanka Branch (SCBSL). The Outlook on the rating is Stable.

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in Jaffna denied permission for the Maha Season paddy cultivation in areas adjoining its High Security Zone (HSZ) in Ma’ravanpulavu, Thanangki’lappu and Koayilaakka’ndi in Thenmaraadchi, depriving thousands of Internally Displaced families of their sole livelihood, farmers representatives in Jaffna said. The farmers have repeatedly requested Jaffna Government Agent to allow …

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene elected to bat after winning the toss against India in the fifth and final one-day international here on Friday.

A businessman & exporter 49-year old CL Jayathunga found shot dead in a vehicle in Welikada Rajagiriya. Police investigating-Police spokesman-JNW

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss Friday and chose to bat first in the fifth and final one-day international against India, a day-night match at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss Friday and chose to bat first in the fifth and final one-day international against India, a day-night match at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss Friday and chose to bat first in the fifth and final one-day international against India, a day-night match at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Sri Lanka’s air force begins dropping leaflets urging civilians to leave northern areas controlled by Tamil Tiger rebels.

Singer International Rugby 7s set to open in Nittawella, Kandy, Sept 5-7 with Korea, China & Sri Lanka top seeds out of 10 asian teams-JNW

The Sri Lankan military and the opposing Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are putting displaced civilians in danger as fighting continues in northern Sri Lanka.

Suresh Raina of India … man of the match. AFP COLOMBO (AFP) - India survived Sanath Jayasuriya’s explosive half-century to clinch the series against Sri Lanka with a 46-run victory in the fourth one-day international here on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels Friday accused government forces of setting off a roadside bomb and killing two civilians inside guerrilla-held territory.

The counter terrorist offensive operation launched to liberate Wanni region from LTTE clutches has r..