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COLOMBO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka central bank on Monday said it had decided to dissolve Seylan Bank’s board of directors with immediate effect to maintain the stability of the financial system after a liquidity crunch arose from a credit card scam.

COLOMBO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka central bank on Monday said it had decided to dissolve Seylan Bank’s board of directors with immediate effect to maintain the stability of the financial system after a liquidity crunch arose from a credit card scam.

COLOMBO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka central bank on Monday said it had decided to dissolve Seylan Bank’s board of directors with immediate effect to maintain the stability of the financial system after a liquidity crunch arose from a credit card scam.

Dec 29, Colombo: Members of the National Freedom Front (NFF), the breakaway faction of the Sri Lankan Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna today signed the nomination papers for the upcoming Central and North Western Provincial Council election.

Colombo Commercial High Court rejects an application to suspend troubled Golden Key Credit Card Company.

Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis delivers a ball during a practice session at the R Peremadasa Stadium in Colombo, August 2008. Mendis joined the touring Sri Lanka squad in Dhaka on Monday after recovering from an ankle injury that kept him out of the first Test against Bangladesh.

Spin sensation Ajantha Mendis joined the touring Sri Lanka squad here Monday after recovering from an ankle injury that kept him out of the first Test against Bangladesh.

Spin sensation Ajantha Mendis joined the touring Sri Lanka squad here Monday after recovering from an ankle injury that kept him out of the first Test against Bangladesh.

Monetary Board says appoints Bank of Ceylon to carry on business of Seylan Bank & replaces board, Seylan Bank to open for business as usual on Tue-JNW

(Lanka-e-News, December 29, 2008, 5.00 PM) Sadkuru Kulasingham, for whom an open warrant had been issued since 12 years regarding bombing Colombo Central Bank, was arrested at the Weeraperiyakulam checkpoint in Vavuniya yesterday (28)…

(Lanka-e-News, December 29, 2008, 5.00 PM) For identification purposes, the police has released the photos of the suspect who attacked the Civil Defense Force (CDF) camp in Waththala yesterday (28)…

Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel have sprung an ambush in Black Bridge area at Chenkalady, Batticaloa, killing four LTTE members last morning (Dec. 28th),the defense ministry website reports.Four bodies of slain LTTE members and 2 T-56 assault riffles were found during the subsequent search operations conducted, it adds.

DHAKA - Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis joined the squad in Bangladesh Monday after a quick recovery from an ankle injury that was expected to keep him out of the test series.

The monetary board of the Central Bank has dissolved the board of director of Seylan Bank. Operations of Seylan Bank have now been brought under the Bank of Ceylon.

The JVP has vehemently condemned Killing 200 Palestinians living in Gaza on the 27th December 2008 by the Zionist regime in Israel.

Petroleum Minister A.H.M. Fowzie has assured CPC union leaders that a cabinet paper would be presented tomorrow (Dec. 30) for the takeover of 107 filling stations presently functioning under the Treasury.

The golden jubilee of the SLTB will be held tomorrow on a grand scale at the BMICH with the participation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The highlight of the celebration will be the felicitation of SLTB employees who had served exceptionally well for the country’s main transport utility.

Colombo - Tamil rebels abducted 16 children from a Catholic orphanage in northern Sri Lanka to be enlisted in their movement as fighters, the defence ministry said Monday, citing witnesses.

Laugfs Gas sells a 12.5 kg domestic gas cylinder at Rs. 1,679 sold to them by Ceylon Petroleum Corporation for only Rs. 468, says Asanka Mahagedaragama of 'Development Watch'

Lanka-e-News, December 29, 2008, 1.10 PM) The Q-branch police on Sunday arrested an alleged supplier of explosives to the banned outfit LTTE and seized 500 kg of ammonium nitrate, eight GPS devices, three satellite phones and two GSM repeater sets near Tambaram bus stand here…

Government Defence Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella today vowed to apprehend Vellupillai Prabakaran, w..

LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran is still in hiding somewhere in Kilinochichi district and has..

Skipper Mahela Jayawardene has smashed his 24th Test century to help Sri Lanka stretch their lead over Bangladesh to 406 in the opening Test.

DHAKA (Reuters) - Skipper Mahela Jayawardene smashed his 24th test century and shared two century stands with Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera to help Sri Lanka stretch their lead over Bangladesh to 406 in the opening test Sunday.

Dec 29, Colombo: The Tamil Nadu Q-branch police on Sunday arrested an alleged supplier of arms to the LTTE in Chennai, Indian media reports said.

One Special Task Force (STF) member was killed and three sustained serious injuries when Liberation Tigers attacked the STF group which was lying in ambush in Karadiyanaaru, Batticaloa, alsong the Chengkalady-Badulla road at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, police sources said.

Special Task Force (STF) commandos lying in ambush shot and killed a youth Sunday around 7:00 a.m in Kokkaddichchoalai police division at Maavadi Munmaari Nellikkaadu area in Batticaloa district, sources from Batticaloa said. The youth’s body remains unidentified in Batticaloa Teaching Hospital.

Intense battles raged in the northeast of Sri Lanka as soldiers confronted the LTTE rebels for the c..

(Lanka-e-News, December 29, 2008, 9.10 AM) Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe points out that 10 0f the 12 aircrafts that can be used to transport the injured personnel to hospital are broken down since the lack of timely service…

Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) Sunday displayed weapons seized by them in the clearing mission after heavy fighting in the frontiers of Mullaiththeevu district on Saturday. One of the weapons in the display together with four Rocket Propelled Grenade Launchers was an Anti-Bunker LAW. Among the ammunitions in the display was a grenade with a [...]

Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) Sunday displayed weapons seized by them in the clearing mission after heavy fighting in the frontiers of Mullaiththevu district on Saturday. One of the weapons in the display together with four Rocket Propelled Grenade Launchers was an Anti-Bunker LAW. Among the ammunitions in the display was a grenade with Arabic [...]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 (UPI) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a military checkpoint in Sri Lanka Sunday, killing at least eight people and injuring 17, authorities said.

DHAKA: Skipper Mahela Jayawar-dene hit a century yesterday to position Sri Lanka for victory over Bangladesh in the first Test. Sri Lanka was 291-4 in their second innings at end of play after having established a 115-run lead on first innings.

One of the Identity Cards recovered with a dead body of a young Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldier revealed that the SLA trooper killed in the offensive forefront in Mullaiththeevu district on Saturday was a 17-year-old boy. LTTE officials displayed photos for reporters in Vanni on Sunday.

Skipper Mahela Jayawardene hit a century on Sunday to position Sri Lanka for victory over Bangladesh in the first Test. The tourists were 4-291 in their second innings at stumps on the third day after

DHAKA: Mahela Jayawardene smashed a solid 129 not out to put Sri Lanka in a winning position on the third day of the opening Test against Bangladesh yesterday.

Unidentified gunmen in a white van abducted Monday a Tamil fish monger in Poththuvil police division in Ampaa’rai district, sources in Poththuvil said.

Skipper Mahela Jayawardene has smashed his 24th Test century to help Sri Lanka stretch its lead over Bangladesh to 406 in the opening Test in Dhaka.

Residents of Delft (Neduntheevu), the Jaffna islet which is under the command of Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), have accused the SLN military officials of attempting to curtail communication links with the rest of the Jaffna Peninsula, sources in Jaffna said. A 48-hour new pass system introduced to the visitors of the islet is a step [...]

Unidentified men shot dead a Tamil youth at Ganeshapuram in Vavuniyaa police division Friday night. Police recovered his body with hands tied behind and blindfolded Saturday morning along the main road in Ganeshapuram. The victim has not been identified yet, civil sources said.

Dhaka: Skipper Mahela Jayawardene smashed his 24th Test century and shared two century stands with Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera to help Sri Lanka stretch their lead over Bangladesh to 406 in the opening Test on Sunday.

Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) kfir fighter jets bombed Saturday three civilian settlements killing a 24-year-old woman and seriously injuring ten persons, including an 18-year-old girl who lost both her legs, sources in Vanni said. The bombers first struck Iyakkachchi around 9:20 a.m and attacked the civilian settlements in Vaddakkachchi, Ira’naimadu, around 2:10 p.m. [...]

A Sri Lanka Army officer, six homeguards and a male whom the police alleged was a human bomb were killed in a bomb explosion at a military post at Wattala, a suburb of Colombo around 9:00 a.m. Sunday. More than 10 home guards and a few civilians sustained injuries in the explosion, Police said. The [...]

kipper Mahela Jayawardene smashed his 24th test century and shared two century stands with Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera to help Sri Lanka stretch their lead over Bangladesh to 406 in the opening test.

Dec 28, Colombo: Intense battles raged in the northeast of Sri Lanka as soldiers confronted the LTTE rebels for the control of rebel military hub of Mullaitivu with close combat air support from the Air Force, the military said.

UNP leader says SLAF does not have enough planes to transport wounded soldiers from the battlefront.

Dec 28, Colombo: A suspected LTTE suicide attack at a Civil Defense Force (CDF) checkpoint in Wattala, a suburb north of Sri Lankan capital Colombo this morning killed eight people and injured 17, Army spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.

Kilinochchi Govt. hospital that was damaged in shell attacks is functioning once again, authorities say.

DHAKA (Reuters) - Skipper Mahela Jayawardene smashed his 24th test century and shared two century stands with Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera to help Sri Lanka stretch their lead over Bangladesh to 406 in the opening test Sunday.

Five members of the Sri Lanka’s Civil Defense Force (CDF) were killed in a suicide blast in Sri Lanka at a church outside the capital of Colombo Sunday morning, police said.

Mahela Jayawardene smashed a solid 129 not out to put Sri Lanka in a winning position on the third day of the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Sunday.

(Lanka-e-News, Dec. 28, 2008, 9.15 AM-3rd Edition-4.00PM) A suicide bomber blew himself targeting a Civil Defence Force (CDF) checkpoint at the fair at Hekiththa Road, Wattala killing Eight persons,…

(Lanka-e-News 28thDec.2008 5.45PM) Upping the ante on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Saturday made a “tearful appeal”..

Mahela Jayawardene’s unbeaten 129 leaves Sri Lanka in prime position to beat Bangladesh in the first Test in Mirpur.

Mahela Jayawardene’s century has put Sri Lanka in control of the first Test with Bangladesh.

A suicide bomber hits a military checkpoint in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, killing at least five people, officials say.

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara hit impressive half-centuries to consolidate Sri Lanka’s position in the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Sunday.

A fine hundred by Mahala Jayawardene and half-centuries by Kumar Sangakkara and Thilan Samaraweera effectively shut Bangladesh out of the match as Sri Lanka extended their lead to an imposing 406 with six wickets in hand at the end of the third day.

Skipper Mahela Jayawardene hit a century on Sunday to position Sri Lanka for victory over Bangladesh in the first test.