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(Lanka-e-News, Feb. 25, 2009, 6.50PM) President Mahinda Rajapakse ordered to suspend the insurance which cover up on Kuwait housemaids by the Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotions and Welfare…

The first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended in a draw after some late excitement when the tourists lost quick wickets briefly raising hopes of an unlikely result here on Wednesday.

Farmers in developing countries are struggling despite recent rises in the price of commodities they produce.

Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan captain, has said he was perplexed by the docile pitch prepared at the National Stadium for the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Younis Khan missed his chance to challenge Brian Lara’s world record score, but Pakistan posted its biggest-ever total Wednesday on the final day of the first test against Sri Lanka.

Thursday is the last day of receiving nominations for the forthcoming Provincial Council elections in the Western Province. Accepting of nominations close at 12.00 noon.

Cabinet decided last evening to give an economic stimulus package to the finance companies to prevent the country’s financial sector from collapsing under the present circumstances. The Central Bank (CB) was assigned to take measures in this regard.

The first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended in a draw after some late excitement when the tourists lost quick wickets briefly raising hopes of an unlikely result here on Wednesday.

Armed forces secured Puthukuiyiruppu Town, consolidated their power yesterday. Puthukudiyiruppu, believed to the last LTTE stronghold, surrendered after fierce fighting between armed forces and the LTTE trying to maintain it in desperation, military sources reveal.

NEW DELHI : State-owned generation utility NTPC Ltd is in the final leg of talks for sealing a deal with Ceylon Electricity Board to construct a 500 mw power project in Sri Lanka

Even as Sri Lanka has virtually wiped out the LTTE in the north, an influential US lawmaker accused Colombo of not being serious in addressing the issues of the Tamilians and arriving at a political settlement.

COLOMBO: Against speculative crossfire on the longstanding issue of disarming by a government ally, the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP) said Tueday its cadres had fully disarmed and the party would now focus on their rehabilitation.

A group of UNP legislators are currently gathering signatures to urge the UNP leadership to summon a special parliamentary meeting to discus the UNP’s future and request the party leader to immediately step down from the position.

(By RAVI NESSMAN, Associated Press Writer) Conditions in Sri Lanka’s overcrowded war zone have rapidly deteriorated as stranded families packed fields filled with human waste, water supplies dwindled and a makeshift hospital ran out of essential medicines, the top health official in the region said Wednesday. Aid groups estimate more than 200,000 people are trapped [...]

In the end the pitch won. Pakistan created late excitement by knocking out five top-order wickets but they didn’t have enough time to pull off the minor miracle.

Conditions in Sri Lanka’s overcrowded war zone have rapidly deteriorated as stranded families packed fields filled with human waste, water supplies dwindled and a makeshift hospital ran out of essential medicines, the top health official in the region said Wednesday.

Pakistan captain Younis Khan missed his opportunity to challenge Brian Lara’s world record score of 400 and Sri Lanka held off an unlikely victory push by the hosts on Wednesday to force a draw in the first test.

Pakistan captain Younis Khan missed his opportunity to challenge Brian Lara’s world record score of 400 and Sri Lanka held off an unlikely victory push by the hosts on Wednesday to force a draw in the first test.

Pakistan captain Younis Khan missed his opportunity to challenge Brian Lara’s world record score of 400 and Sri Lanka held off an unlikely victory push by the hosts on Wednesday to force a draw in the first test.

Pakistan has added five players to an expanded 20-man squad for the second test against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan has added five players to an expanded 20-man squad for the second test against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan captain Younis Khan missed his opportunity to challenge Brian Lara’s world record score of 400 and Sri Lanka held off an unlikely victory push by the hosts on Wednesday to force a draw in the first test.

Pakistan captain Younis Khan missed his opportunity to challenge Brian Lara’s world record score of 400 and Sri Lanka held off an unlikely victory push by the hosts on Wednesday to force a draw in the first test.

Pakistan captain Younis Khan has missed his opportunity to challenge Brian Lara’s world record score of 400 and the first test against Sri Lanka has ended in a draw.

Pakistan captain Younis Khan has missed his opportunity to challenge Brian Lara’s world record score of 400 and the first test against Sri Lanka has ended in a draw.

Pakistan captain Younis Khan has missed his opportunity to challenge Brian Lara’s world record score of 400 and the first test against Sri Lanka has ended in a draw.

Sri Lanka lost three early wickets in their second innings but the first Test headed for a draw here on Wednesday after Pakistan captain Younus Khan failed to make batting history.

Younus Khan fell for 313, agonisingly short of the national and world Test records, after steering Pakistan to safety in the first Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka: Tens of thousands ‘at risk’ in north, says UN (AKI) - Continuing conflict in northern Sri Lanka between government troops and Tamil separatists is limiting health care access and putting the lives of tens of thousands of people at risk, the [...]

KARACHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka were 54 for three in their second innings after Pakistan skipper Younis Khan fell for 313, at tea on the final day of the first test on Wednesday.

KARACHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka were 54 for three in their second innings after Pakistan skipper Younis Khan fell for 313, at tea on the final day of the first test on Wednesday.

KARACHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka were 54 for three in their second innings after Pakistan skipper Younis Khan fell for 313, at tea on the final day of the first test on Wednesday.

The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from their lands occupied by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) enclosed within the High Security Zone (HSZ) in Valikaamam north are being asked to provide alternate choice of location to be resettled in other than their own lands, Welfare organizations of the IDPs said. Colombo Supreme Court instruction to [...]

Pakistan completed an impressive turnaround by gaining the advantage of a first-innings lead and then claiming three quick wickets in Sri Lanka’s second innings in the first Test in Karachi.

Kelaniya University temporarily closed after student clash for second day & dispersed by police, one student admitted to hospital-reporter-JNW

(Lanka-e-News 25.Feb.2009 2.30PM) The Government of Sri Lanka welcomes the European Union’s (EU) call to the LTTE to lay down its arms and…

(Lankaenews 25 on February 2009, at 3.10a.m.) Indian air force has beings combat exercise called Dakshin Prahar in Southern airstrip yesterday …

Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna who met the government high officials, principals and the public in Batticaloa district this week had told them they should help electing him and six of his associates in Batticaloa district contesting under United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) ticket, Batticaloa residents said. The persons holding high offices in the government [...]

Coimbatore, Feb 25 : The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) has said New Delhi should not supply any arms to Sri Lanka as long as the conflict between Colombo and the Tamil rebels was not resolved.

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan skipper Younis Khan fell 87 runs short of the record for the highest individual test innings after he was out for 313 as the first test against Sri Lanka neared a tame draw on the final day Wednesday.

New Delhi, Feb 25 : The government is alive to the threat of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) attempting to infiltrate its operatives into south India via Sri Lanka and has taken steps to counter this, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday.

COLOMBO (AFP)–Sri Lanka’s advance against Tamil Tiger rebels, now in its final stages, has been slowed considerably by the presence of civilians in the war zone, the nation’s top defense official says.

WASHINGTON: Even as Sri Lanka has virtually wiped out the LTTE in the north, an influential US lawmaker accused Colombo of not being serious in addressing the issues of the Tamils and arriving at a political settlement.

(Lankaenews 24 on February 2009, 12.10PM) The Government preparing to resettle more 1500 displaced people in Vavuniya area and further more necessary action…

(Lanka-e-News, Feb. 24, 2009, 3.05PM) This picture shows the present situation of the real life of displaced Tamil people in Vanni. Due to the restrictions made by the LTTE on them to cross over to government areas…

Feb 25, Washington, D.C.: The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing on Tuesday to discuss the ‘Recent Developments in Sri Lanka’ as the country is coming to an end of the decades old civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that claimed the lives of over 70,000 people.

New Delhi, Feb 24: India on Tuesday asked Sri Lanka to appropriately work for the evacuation of civilians from war zones and expressed its willingness to help in this direction.

Fierce confrontations reported in north of Kombavil as troops of 58 Division advanced further into t..

A U.S. Senate committee Tuesday focused its attention on the situation in Sri Lanka, where the milit..

Chief of Sri Lankan Army Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka warned India that the LTTE could attack S..

Heavy fighting has been reported west of Puthukkudiyiruppu (PTK) where Sri Lanka Army (SLA) divisions 58 and 53 have suffered heavy casualties throughout the last 3 days, according to the sources close to the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE). The SLA fired hundreds of artillery shells into Ira’naipaalai and the adjoining areas between the safety [...]

US has asked Lanka and LTTE to hold negotiations to end the fighting.

Govt expressed concern over latest turn of events in Sri Lanka.

ICRC says 382 people and patients from Puthumathalan in Mullaithivu brought by ship to Trincomalee Tuesday; 1,960 persons evacuated recently-JNW

Pakistan captain Younis Khan says planning to play another 40 overs & eyeing Lara’s record Test score of 400. He is on 306 not out-JNW

Sri Lankan unit of Gujarat Glass posts Rs54m loss in Dec quarter. Dialog Telekom posts Rs2.8b group loss for 2008 vs Rs8.9b profit in 2007-JNW

Hundreds of Norwegian Tamils including many youngsters gathered in front of Norwegian parliament Monday around 1:00 p.m where they urged Norway government to help bring about a ceasefire immediately to stop the genocide of Tamils in Vanni. Tamil Youth Organization (TYO) which organized the above demonstration in which members of Norway political parties addressed the [...]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, FEB. 24, 2009 ( Zenit.org ).- A Maltese priest who has been working in the Vatican secretariat of state is the new apostolic nuncio to Sri Lanka.

COLOMBO - As the International pressure mounts on Sri Lanka for an immediate ceasefire, the Colombo government accelerate its military offensive to win the remaining real estate from the Tamil Tigers. The Tamil Tigers too even though cornered want to prove that they are not a spent force yet.

Heavy fighting has been reported west of Puthukkudiyiruppu (PTK) where Sri Lanka Army (SLA) divisions 58 and 53 have suffered heavy casualties throughout the last 3 days, according to the sources close to the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE). The SLA fired hundreds of artillery shells into Ira’naipaalai and the adjoining areas between the safety [...]