newslanka.org

All police stations in the country have been ordered to arrest leaders of underworld gangs of criminals wanted in connection with abduction, extortion, drug trafficking, murder and other crimes. Meanwhile, Police Headquarters has instructed its senior police officers in Colombo to arrest nine underworld leaders wanted in connection with possession of illegal arms, extortion, drug [...]

July 30, Colombo: Archbishop Monsignor Joseph Spiteri, the Ambassador of Vatican to Sri Lanka presented his credentials to Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today at the President’s House.

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) promoted three Brigadiers to the rank of Major Generals and 46 Colonels as Brigadiers. These officers had served in Vanni war front during the military operations against the Liberation Tigers. Former General Officer of Command (GOC) of the 55 Division, Brigadier Prasanna Silva, present 53 Division GOC, Brigadier Chagi Gallage and [...]

July 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa hosted a special dinner banquet in honour of the Prime Minister of Bahrain Shaik Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday evening at his personal residence in Colombo.

July 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka government today said that 9,797 former LTTE members are now detained at rehabilitation centers in island wide.

July 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka government today said that there will be a huge political revolt in the Southern Province in the near future as several key opposition members in the South are to join the government soon.

(Lanka-e-News 30.July.2009 8.20PM) Sri Lanka plans to offer education and vocational training for about 20,000 former Tamil Tiger rebels, including child soldiers…

(Lanka-e-News 30.July.2009 8.20PM) Left-arm fast bowler Thilin Thushara claimed three wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 36-run win over Pakistan…

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka: Seamers Thilan Thushara and Nuwan Kulasekera ripped through Pakistan’s top order as Sri Lanka won the first one-day international by 36 runs on Thursday.

July 30, Colombo: The chairman of the Hikkaduwa urban council Vinnie Kariyawasam and another person were sentenced to death by the Balapitiya High Courts this evening for a murder charge.

July 30, Colombo: The highest wicket taker in world cricket, Sri Lanka’s master spinner Muttiah Muralitharan today announced his retirement from Test cricket.

Seamers Thilan Thushara and Nuwan Kulasekera ripped through Pakistan’s top order as Sri Lanka won the first one-day international by 36 runs in Dambulla on Thursday.

July 30, Dambulla: Sri Lanka won the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match against Pakistan by 36 runs today at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium.

July 30, Colombo: The Foreign Minister of Myanmar, Nayan Win is to visit Sri Lanka early next month with his delegation,…

DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka) - SEAMERS Thilan Thushara and Nuwan Kulasekera ripped through Pakistan’s top order as Sri Lanka won the first one-day international by 36 runs here on Thursday. Left-armer Thushara finished with 3-29 and Kulasekera took 2-30 as Pakistan struggled against Sri Lanka’s 232-9 and were bowled out for 196 in 44.4 overs at [...]

July 30, Colombo: An employee at a leading private television channel in Sri Lanka was badly assaulted by his company’s Managing Director yesterday evening.

A group of Tamil political prisoners currently being detained in
Welikada prison for many years without any inquiry and not being
produced in court began fast unto death campaign Wednesday demanding
their release or to indict them in court. The campaign is being
conducted in the Welikada prison complex. However Sri Lankan prison authorities
denied that no such fasting [...]

July 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka main opposition United National Party (UNP) today alleged that though the government claimed there were no conditions for the IMF loan, there are in fact 11 conditions pertaining to it.

Sri Lanka plans to offer education and vocational training for about 20,000 former Tamil Tiger rebels, including child soldiers and operatives trained as suicide bombers, an official said Thursday.

July 30, Colombo: The Postal Department of Sri Lanka has today commenced a electronic money order service facility for the convenience of its customers.

July 30 (Bloomberg) — Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 36 runs in the first one-day cricket international in Dambulla to go 1-0 up in the five-match series.

July 30, Colombo: The police has found two bodies of unidentified persons from the Raththanapitiya area in Delaknda, Nugegoda this morning.

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Left-arm fast bowler Thilan Thushara claimed three wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 36-run win over Pakistan in the first one-day international Thursday.

Seamers Thilan Thushara and Nuwan Kulasekera ripped through Pakistan’s top order as Sri Lanka won the first one-day international by 36 runs here on Thursday.

Fast bowlers Thilan Thushara and Nuwan Kulasekara caused another Pakistan top-order collapse as Sri Lanka completed a 36-run victory in the first one-day international in Dambulla.

Sri Lanka win the first one-day international against Pakistan by 36 runs in Dambulla.

The Postal Department yesterday launched an electronic money order system that would help people to transfer funds within the country in a fast and reliable manner. The service will be only available in the main post offices at first but it will soon be introduced to the sub post offices as well.

Sri Lanka’s economy performed impressively in the recent past despite the challenging external and domestic circumstances, said Executive Director IMF, for Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Bhutan Adarsh Kishore.

RIYADH: The case of Rizana Nafeek, the Sri Lankan maid who was found guilty of the death of a Saudi infant in May 2005, has taken a new turn. The court in Dawadmi where Nafeek was initially tried has referred the case once again to the Supreme Judicial Council in Riyadh.

DAMBULLA: Seamers Thilan Thushara and Nuwan Kulasekera ripped through Pakistan’s top order as Sri Lanka won the first One-Day International by 36 runs on Thursday.

New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is willing to give more funds, besides the Rs 500 crore which India has already pledged, for resettlement of around 3,00,000 civilians displaced by the conflict in Sri Lanka, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said on Thursday.

Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Nayan Win and a delegation are expected to visit Sri Lanka for the meeting of the Second Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation to be held on August 3 and 4th .

After Angelo Mathews and Muttiah Muralitharan had combined to devastating effect with the bat, Sri Lanka's pace bowlers scythed through Pakistan's top order to lead them to a 36-run victory on a blustery day in Dambulla.

Sri Lanka won the first one-day international against Pakistan by 36 runs on Thursday.

Sri Lanka wins 1st ODI by 36 runs against Pakistan in Dambulla. SL 232/9 Murali 32. Pak all out 196. Gul 33, Afridi 27. Thushara 3 wickets-JNW

Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse has appointed Major General Daya Ratnaike as the new Commissioner General of Rehabilitation, the government information department announced Thursday. He is the latest recruit from the military to the civil administration by Mr. Rajapakse.

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) promoted three Brigadiers to the rank of Major Generals and 46 Colonels as Brigadiers. These officers had served in Vanni war front during the military operations against the Liberation Tigers. Former General Officer of Command (GOC) of the 55 Division, Brigadier Prasanna Silva, present 53 Division GOC, Brigadier Chagi Gallage and [...]

Razzaq - picked up two wickets. Mohammad Aamer claimed three wickets, but strong resistance from the tail helped Sri Lanka to a competitive 232 for nine in the first one-day international against Pakistan in Dambulla.

Mohammad Aamer claimed three wickets, but strong resistance from the tail helped Sri Lanka to a competitive 232 for nine in the first one-day international against Pakistan in Dambulla.

Sri Lanka recovered from an early slump to post a competitive 232-9 in Thursday’s first one-day international against Pakistan at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium.

Sri Lanka recovered from an early slump to post a competitive 232-9 in Thursday’s first one-day international against Pakistan at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium.

Sri Lanka recovered from a top-order failure to post a competitive 232-9 in the first one-day international against Pakistan here on Thursday.

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Hosts Sri Lanka struggled to 232 for nine from their 50 overs after being put into bat in the first one-day international against Pakistan on Thursday.

The series against Pakistan will serve as a chance for players to stake claim for national team selection ahead of New Zealand’s tour of Sri Lanka in August

COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Pakistan captain Younis Khan won the toss and elected to field on Thursday in the first limited-overs international against Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.

The Canadian Tamils for Peace and Democracy has insisted Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa to implement the 13th amendment in full and find an amicable solution to the minority issues within the framework of a united Sri Lanka.

(Lanka-e-News, July 30, 2009, 10.00 AM) Asserting it does not believe in “poking” in others’ affairs, Pakistan has expressed support to Sri Lanka in deciding on the course of peace moves…

(Lanka-e-News, July 30, 2009, 10.05 AM) The Army announced yesterday (July 29) that Brigadier Prasanna De Silva, Brigadier Shavendra Silva and Brigadier Chargie Gallage, who played a key role…

(Lanka-e-News, July 30, 2009, 10.10 AM) Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, believes the five-match ODI series against Pakistan starting in Dambulla on Thursday will be the first step…

Three gang members found killed in Rattanapitiya & Wellampitiya Colombo. Follows two killings in Galle, Peliyagoda Tuesday-Police official-JNW

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Pakistan won the toss and choose to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the first of their five one-day internationals Thursday.

Pakistan captain Younus Khan won the toss and sent Sri Lanka in to bat in the first one-day international of the five-match series here on Thursday:

Fisheries societies in Jaffna accused Minister Douglas Devananda for lifting the ban on trawler fishing in the peninsula seas for his political gain. Meanwhile, incidents of Sinhalese trawler fishermen, now allowed to fish in the peninsula seas, attacking local fishermen and damaging their fishing boats and equipments have increased in the last few days, fisheries [...]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $2.6 billion loan for Sri Lanka to help the country..

Although China s Norinco had been the Tigers largest single supplier of arms, including all its art..

Government has provided funds and vehicles to facilitate the well being of thousands of people who f..

The SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena yesterday said that the country could expect Preside..

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Interim Committee Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga s secretary has been given a..

Fitch Ratings Lanka has affirmed Sri Lanka-based Hatton National Bank Plc’s (HNB) National Long-term rating at ‘AA-(lka)’ reflecting its sustained profile in terms of its good profitability, asset qua

Unidentified armed men broke through the roof of a house in Koa’ndaavil East in Jaffna and killed a young couple with sharp bladed weapons Tuesday night during Sri Lanka Amy imposed curfew hours, sources in Jaffna said. Meanwhile, number of robberies in Jaffna has risen in Jaffna in the last few days where people have [...]