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Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and chose to bat against New Zealand in the opening match of the World Twenty20.

Sri Lanka and New Zealand have played each other six times in Twenty20s, for three wins each.

Jaffna Municipal Council (JMC) opposition and public organizations including Jaffna Traders Union (JTU) have raised strong protests against ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Jaffna Mayor Ms. Yogeswary Patkunam for abuse of authority, particularly in erecting a Buddha statue on Jaffna Main Street and in attempts to hand over the Jaffna Public Library canteen to [...]

The Court of Appeal decides to conduct an inquiry whether to order the police to find a missing journalist.

Apr 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main opposition UNP led UNF has still not managed to resolve its crises due to the delay in holding the final round of talks between the leaders of the constituent parties.

Live updates of the Black Caps’ first match in the T20 World Cup versus Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the opening match of the World Twenty20 here on Friday.

Guyana (WI), Apr 30 (PTI) Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat first against New Zealand in the inaugural match of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup at the Providence Stadium here today.

The track in Providence lived up to its pre-match billing of being sluggish, and basic line-and-length bowling from New Zealand’s slow bowlers was enough to curtail Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka and New Zealand have played each other six times in Twenty20s, for three wins each.

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss Friday and chose to bat first against New Zealand in the opening match of the World Twenty20 at the Guyana National Stadium. Sri Lanka gave an international debut to 20-year-old right-hand batsman Dinesh Chandimal. Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Suraj Randiv, Thissara Perera and Nuwan Kulasekara were the four players [...]

Sri Lanka take on New Zealand in the opening game of the third World Twenty20, with hosts West Indies against Ireland to follow.

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by two wickets at the World Twenty20, with West Indies set to face Ireland in the second match.

Apr 30, Colombo: The Colombo Chief Magistrate has ordered the police to release former military commander Genral (Retired) Sarath Fonseka’s aide Brigadier Duminda Keppetiwalana on bail after the Attorney General had not voiced any objections.

Apr 30, Guyana: Sri Lanka is set to take on New Zealand Friday at Providence Stadium in Guyana at 1:00 p.m. local time in the third ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

Apr 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s stock market ended the week with another record high today at Colombo Stock Exchange as local investors continued their buying spree expecting high returns while their foreign counterparts took profits from recently gained stocks.

Apr 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his delegation returned to the country after a successful conclusion at the 16th South Asian Association of Regional Conference (SAARC) Summit held in Thimpu, the capital of Bhutan from April 28-29.

The most senior serving military officer arrested on charges of conspiracy against the government ordered to release on bail.

Apr 30, Elephant Pass: Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa opened a fitting memorial dedicated to fallen war heroes at Elephant Pass in the North today (30).

A 36 years old Chinese electrician of China’s Coal Power Plant at Nuraichchoalai in Puththa’lam district was arrested for allegedly raping a 14 years old school girl, according to media reports Thursday. Munthal (Mundalama) police arrested the suspect. The incident, according to police spokesperson, took place in a lorry parked near Munthal water tank.

CR and FC beat Police 32-18 and CH and FC defeated Army 26-20 in two “A” division club rugby league matches worked off in Colombo on Friday-JNW

Hampshire’s overseas player Rangana Herath arrives at the Rose Bowl after a two-week delay in obtaining his work visa.

A Sri Lankan is being honoured in Ireland for setting up a network of schools in India to care for orphans and children of British soldiers serving there.

India has agreed to assist in the development of the Palali airport and the Kankesanthurai port in Sri Lanka.

The gas price revision scheduled to be made today has been postponed to May 5 on a request by the Consumer Affairs Authoriy, sources told Ada Derana. Under the present system the gas prices are reviewed every two…

Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa this morning unveiled (Apr. 30) a war heroes' memorial to immortalize the soldiers who fought in the battle for Elephant Pass.

The pulling down of unauthorised stalls on the pavements in Colombo and suburbs continued today as well. The clearing operations went on in Pettah, Gunasinghepura, Nugegoda and Borella.

Sri Lanka to play New Zealand at 10.30pm today in opener of Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in West Indies; 12 teams compete in four groups-JNW

The European Union (EU) is concerned about the continuation of the imposition of Emergency Regulations and the detention of DNA leader General Sarath Fonseka under military custody, but not in a position to dictate to Sri Lanka…

UNP’s Hambantota District MP Sajith Premadasa has proposed an internal election among all party members to elect suitable people for all senior posts in the party at national level, informed sources said yesterday.

The Power and Energy Ministry is committed to preventing any ‘blackouts’ despite recent increases in global oil prices, former Power and Energy Minister W. D. J. Seneviratne said.

Brendon McCullum’s prowess as a Twenty20 batsman is well known but older brother Nathan could also have an important role to play in the upcoming World Twenty20.

The ancestral home of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran has been demolished by the Sri Lankan army, Tamil politicians say.

The third ICC World Twenty20 begins in Guyana on Friday with Sri Lanka taking on New Zealand, before West Indies face Ireland.

Apr 30, Colombo: Nearly a year after the end of the war in the embattled North, Sri Lankan troops conducting search operations in the northern Wanni region continue to recover massive stocks of explosives, ammos and other weapons that belonged to the LTTE.

Apr 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Consumer Affairs Authority is to review the LP gas prices tomorrow in response to the requests by domestic gas companies for a price hike effective May 01.

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) authorities in Jaffna have reimposed sudden checking of persons and vehicles at the junctions of main roads in Jaffna peninsula which had been suspended prior to President Election, sources in Jaffna said. SLA officials in a report to local media Wednesday claimed that checking is being reintroduced in the context of [...]

Apr 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s newly elected Speaker of Parliament, Chamal Rajapaksa yesterday (29) visited the Chief Prelate of the Malwatta Chapter Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thero and Chief Prelate of the Asgiri Chapter, Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero in Kandy.

Apr 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Democratic National Alliance (DNA) led by former Army Commander General (Retired) Sarath Fonseka and the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna said the party was currently having negotiations with other parties and civil society organizations to expand the coalition.

Decision taken that military to gradually move out of all private properties occupied in Jaffna; Defence Secy on tour of Jaffna-reporter-JNW

Apr 30, Colombo: United National Party leader Ranil Wickremasinghe and Hambantota District UNP parliamentarian Sajith Premadasa discussed proposals to be included in the main opposition party’s new reforms programme yesterday (29) at Cambridge Terrace.

Sri Lanka s export sector recorded 8 percent growth for the first quarter of this year and aims at r..

Corruption is something that everybody talks about but nobody does anything about. Even the self-rig..

After a quarter-century of war, the nation opens its doors to tourism and foreign investment.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa s government is likely to receive the support of the Tamil National Alli..

Acting Media Minister Dr. Mervyn Silva soon after assuming duties officially yesterday, called on th..

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discussed the resettlement proc..

Sri Lanka stock market reached another high Thursday (29) at the Colombo Stock Exchange as local inv..

Kingswood, S.Thomas, Royal registered their wins in  the Under 20 inter-schools Division 1 A rugby league encounters played in Colombo on Friday  after beating Isipathana 22-15, St. Anthony’s Katugastota 15-12 and  Wesley College 12-0 respectively-JNW

(Lanka-e-News 30.April.2010 4.35AM) UNP Deputy Secretary and UNP Hambantota M P Sajith Premadasa suggested to UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe that appointments to all official posts in the party shall be by votes democratically…

(Lanka-e-News 30.April.2010 5.00AM) According to reliable sources from the Govt. medical stores , in the next few months , patients who seek…

(Lanka-e-News 30.April.2010 5.00AM) Tamil National freedom alliance M K Sivajilingam said, the house of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran where he lived…

The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) led by the Janatha Vimukthi
Peramuna (JVP) Tuesday decided to oppose the extension of the State of
Emergency when the government tables a motion seeking it for another
month 4 May in parliament, sources in Colombo said.
DNA parliamentary group met Tuesday with General Sarath Fonseka in
the chair at the parliamentary complex and discussed [...]

Tangalle will be developed as the first ever `Healthy City’ in Sri Lanka, Health Deputy Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

According to news in the SAARC conference it is decided between Pakistan and Sri Lanka to promote their relation in the field of defence and trade. Both the countries want to strengthen their relation. Foreign minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi was also present in the meeting.

COLOMBO: To mark the 2,600th Buddha Jayanti, Sri Lanka will present India a sapling of the Maha Bodhi tree, under which Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment.

THE MAINSTAY: With the pitch likely to take spin, New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori along with Nathan McCullum will have to bowl some key overs in the first match against Sri Lanka on Friday.

Apr 29, Thimpu: The 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) conference in the Bhutanese capital of Thimpu concluded today with the participants pledging to increase the trade and regional corporation and eliminate terrorism from the region.