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Two Court Martials will be held on March 16th and 17th for seven charges against Gen Fonseka-Military Spokesman-JNW

Three Maj Generals Weerathunga, Jayathilake & Wijethunga appointed to Court Martial panel of Gen Fonseka, by President-Mil official-JNW

Tourist arrivals up 67.7% to 57,300 in February from 34,169 in Feb last year; up from 50,757 in January-Tourism Development Authority-JNW

Former captains Younus Khan and Muhammad Yousuf will no longer be considered for selection by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after an inquiry into reports of infighting on the disastrous tour of Australia.
The PCB chose to implement the recommendations of an inquiry committee to also hand out 12-month bans to Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved [...]

A four member Sri Lankan delegation will leave for Brussels on 15th to hold talks with EU on GSP & other issues-Min GL Peiris-Info Dept-JNW

Emergency extended by another month in Parliament with 93 votes for & 24 votes against. UNP, JVP & TNA vote against-Reporter-JNW

Dissolved 6th Parliament to meet just for today to vote on extending state of emergency, session to start at 9.30am-reporter-JNW

Sri Lanka Cricket Monday announced 30 member pool for next month’s Twenty20 cricket World Cup in West Indies.
Pool- Kumar Sangakkara, Tillekaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardana, Chamara Kapugedara, Anjelo Mathews, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Thisara Perera, Muttiah Muralidharan, Ajantha Mendis, Suraj Randiv, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Kulasekera, Thilina Thushara, Chanaka Welagedara, Suranga Lakmal, F. Mahroof, Isuru [...]

Defending champions Wayamba Province registered convincing 95 runs win over   Ruhuna in the final played at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa yesterday. In the process Wayamba retained the title for the third successive year.
Wayamba’s Jeewantha Kulatunga the only centurion of the tournament was named the man of the tournament with Mahela Jaywardena taking the man [...]

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka 3-2 with victory in the final singles match of the Davis Cup Oceania Zone Group II tie at the National Tennis Centre in Colombo.  Sri Lanka began the final day trailing 1-2 having lost the two opening singles before winning the doubles match on the previous day. While in the [...]

CORRECTION: Veteran singer Abeywardane Balasuriya is in critical condition and is at a private hospital ICU-hospital official-JNW

Veteran singer has passed away at a private hospital in Colombo after a brief illness-reporter-JNW

‘Unity Tour of Sri Lanka’ cycle race from Jaffna to Tissamaharama will be held March 17-22, for the first time in 35 years-organizer-JNW

24 Tamil and six Sinhalese from Chilaw, Jaffna & Kilinochchi who try to leave for Australia by boat arrested in Batticaloa-Mil Official-JNW

Foreign Ministry says three Sri Lankans who were in a ship hijacked by Somalian pirates in September have been released-JNW

Veteran actress Malini Fonseka has been named by CNN as one of Asia’s best 25 actors of all time-report-JNW

Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge has ordered the terms of the Interim committees governing Rugby, Badminton and Swimming will be dissolved before the end of this month, said Sports Ministry Secretary S. Liyanagama.
“We have asked the Director General of Sports of the Sports Ministry to conduct 2010 elections for the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU), [...]

Three Sri Lankan pugilists left the Island to represent the country at the 19th Asian Youth Boxing championship scheduled to be held in Tehran from March 4th to 10th. The boxers are T. B. R. I. Warnasuriya (Light Fly 48 Kgs- Vidyartha College), H.M.D.V.R. Herath (Fly 51 Kgs-Vidyartha College) and W.V. Suduwelikanda (Bantam (54 Kgs- [...]

50 demining kits and 50 machines for detecting landmines, donated by China, will be sent to Northern Province-Info Dept-JNW

Supreme Court orders provision of an Inspector & 3 police personnel as security to SLMC Leader Rauf Hakeem, after FR filed by him-lawyer-JNW

North Korea beats Turkmenistan 5 goals to 4 by penalty shoot outs to clinch the AFC challenge cup football championship in final played at Sughadasa Stadium on Saturday. With the win North Korean has now qualified to play 2011 Asian games in Quarter-JNW

St. Peters College started the schools rugby season color full note with grabbing all island School Rugby seven a side championship on Saturday. They beat Trinity College 38-10 in final held at Royal Sports Complex-JNW

Kamran Akmal and Rana Naved are the two players allegedly under investigation by the Pakistan Cricket Board  for their involvement in match-fixing.
The Voice of America quoting a highly placed source in the board reported that both the players were dropped for the T20 international series against England in Dubai this month for this very reason. [...]

Sri Lanka’s junior under 14  tennis players in a remarkable showing finished on top with an unbeaten record at the world junior tennis contest that concluded at the SLTA hard courts on Friday.
Their final encounter was with number one seed Malaysia and the combination of Sharmal Dissanayake and Alexander Fairbanks came out with an excellent [...]

8.8-mag earthquake hits coast of Chile & tsunami warning issued in region; no threat of a tsunami to Sri Lanka-Disaster Mgt Centre-JNW

Water Board requests public to use water sparingly as water levels in reservoirs which generate power are going down-reporter-JNW

Names of former Speaker WJM Lokubandara, actress Malini Fonseka & V. Muralitharan (Karuna Amman) included in UPFA national list-reporter-JNW

Met Dept says hot weather conditions affecting island may continue into next week; inter-monsoonal rain expected in 2nd week of March-JNW

India ’s Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score a double century in one-day internationals on Wednesday.
Tendulkar, who opens the batting in ODIs, achieved the feat in the second one-dayer against South Africa, his 200 not out guiding the home team to 401-3 in 50 overs.  Tendulkar reached 200 with a single off Charl [...]

Sarath Fonseka will face fresh charges within two weeks under Penal code & Exchange Control Act, says cabinet spokesman Min GL Peries-JNW

Due to section of road caving in near Vaidya Road Dehiwela, drivers on Galle Road heading towards Colombo asked to use other roads-Police-JNW

Police Spokesman says two police teams are investigating disappearance of Lankaenews journalist Pradeep Eknaligoda, missing since Jan 24-JNW

Presenting evidence in Sarath Fonseka case likely to be completed this week-Mil Spokesman-JNW

In FR case, Supreme Court refuses release of Sarath Fonseka as military inquiry is pending. Next court date April 26-lawyer-JNW

In FR case being heard today, Supreme Court allows immediate family members & lawyers to visit Sarath Fonseka-lawyer-JNW

All child soldiers, total of 514 under age of 18, will be released by May 10 after 1-year of rehabilitation-Nat. Child Protection Authority-JNW

Kandurata Province won the Sri Lanka Cricket Inter Province Limited Overs Cricket championship beating Ruhunu Province by  three wickets in their final played at Moratuwa on Sunday. Ruhunu 263/7 in 50 overs; Kandurata 264/7 in 49.1 overs ( Sangakkara 76, C.K. Kapugedara 50)-JNW

Former Speaker WJM Lokubandara joins SLFP at a special party conference held by President in Bandrawela-President’s Media Official-JNW

Sri Lanka clinches two titles at the ITF Junior Tennis Championship concluded at the SSC courts, Maitland Place.
Amritha Muttiah became the first Sri Lankan girl to win an ITF title when she clinched the under-18 singles title while Sri Lanka’s boys’ doubles pair of Amresh Jayawickrema and Vimuktha de Alwis brought honor to the country [...]

Kandurata and Ruhunu qualified to clash in the final of the Inter-Provincial limited over tournament when they won their semi final encounters against Wayamba and Basnahira South played at the NCC ground and De  Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa on Friday.
The two teams will now contest in the final scheduled to be played on Sunday at [...]

Olympic Medalist Susanthika Jayasinghe will contest general elections for Kegalle district representing UPFA, says her husband-JNW

Sri Lanka went out from the AFC challenge cup football tournament after they lost to Tajikistan by 3 goals to 1 in the second group “A” match at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. Sri Lanka lost to Myanmar 4-0 in the opening game and will meet Bangladesh in the final group match on Saturday-JNW

Colombo Magistrate releases 14 persons including Army, Air Force personnel arrested at Gen Fonseka’s office Jan 29-lawyer-JNW

Wilpattu Sanctuary covering 131,667 hectares will be opened for tourists end of this month-Department of Wild Life-Info Dept-JNW

Danuna Tillekeratne’s (son in-law of Sarath Fonseka) mother has been arrested by the CID for further questioning-Police spokesman-JNW

Myanmar defeated host Sri Lanka by four goals to nil in the opening game of the AFC Challenge Cup football tournament in group “A’ at the Sugathadasa Stadium on Feb 16. Other group “A’ match Bangladesh beats Tajikistan 2-1-JNW

“Lanka” newspaper editor Chandana Sirimalwatta who was in CID custody released by court without any charges-Police Spokesman-JNW

President issues a compulsory order to IGP that an arrest of a journalist can only be made after the President is informed-President’s media-JNW

Colombo Fort Magistrate has issued an arrest warrant for Danuna Tilakaratna, son-in-law of Gen Sarath Fonseka- Police spokesman-JNW

Two students killed, 6 injured after finding an improvised explosive device in Jaffna, investigations being conducted- Police spokesman-JNW

Sri Lanka will play a three-match Twenty20 international cricket series against New Zealand in May in the USA making history.
The games will take place at Central Broward Regional Park Cricket Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida, which has been approved by the ICC. It is the first time two Full Members will have met in an official [...]

Asgiriya, Malwatte & Amarapura chapter Mahanayaka Theras make request from President for release of Sarath Fonseka-Asgiriya Temple-JNW

Ex-Sri Lanka captain and opening batsman Marvan Atapattu has been appointed coach of the Singapore cricket team and his first task will be to prepare the team for the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 5 from 20 to 27 February which serves as a qualifying round for the 2015 World Cup-JNW

Supreme Court allows fundamental rights case brought on behalf of Sarath Fonseka, on his arrest, to proceed-lawyer-JNW

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka has named the Sri Lanka team for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup Football Championship is scheduled to be held in Colombo from February 16 to 27.
The Sri Lanka squad – Asanka Viraj, Mohamed Ajmal and Sampath Bandara (Goal Keepers), Rohana Dinesh Ruwantilake (Captain), Banadara Warakagoda, Mohamed Imtiyas, [...]

Supreme Court to hear FR filed by Gen Fonseka’s wife & party secy today-report.
Ranil Wickremesinghe to meet President today-UNP official-JNW

IMF says Sri Lanka’s economy will grow 5.5% in 2010 due to improving domestic demand & potential export growth as war ended-report-JNW

Min Anura Priyadarshana Yapa says President will take over Ministry of Mass Media and Information after a request made by Min Anura Yapa-JNW

Police used teargas to disperse protests by opposition supporters in Galle, Matara and Ampara- Police Spokesman-JNW

Tourist arrivals up 31.9% in January 2010 to 50,757 from 38,468 in same month in 2009-Tourism Minstry-JNW