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Sri Lanka Tamils: freed from camps, their votes may give them new clout
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 1, 4:00 am ET
Sri Lanka's government freed hundreds of thousands of Tamils from vast internment camps in the north of the island Tuesday – prompted as much by upcoming elections as concerns over human rights, say analysts.
Muralitharan doubtful for Twenty20s against India
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Sun Dec 6, 2:12 am ET
Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan may miss Sri Lanka's two Twenty20 Internationals against India next week due to a finger injury on his bowling hand.
Sri Lanka's Opposition To Support Ex-army Chief Against President Rajapaksa
INO News - Thu Nov 26, 7:55 am ET
(RTTNews) - Sri Lanka's main Opposition party has decided to field former army commander General Sarath Fonseka, who stepped down recently, to challenge President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the country's snap presidential elections.
Pakistani paceman joins Australian T20 league
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Dec 9, 3:12 am ET
Pakistani paceman Sohail Tanvir has replaced Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan as a foreign recruit for Victoria in Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition starting later this month. Muralitharan was unavailable due to national commitments, making room for Tanvir to join West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo as Victoria's two international signings.
BCCI to give Rs 25 lakh to each member of Team India
INDOlink - Sun Dec 6, 7:42 pm ET
Mumbai, Dec 6 (PTI) Cricket Board today announced Rs 25 lakh for each member of the Indian cricket team after Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men became the world number one Test side beating Sri Lanka here.
Early presidential elections announced in Sri Lanka
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 23, 8:56 am ET
Colombo - President Mahinda Rajapaksa Monday announced new elections for January, two years ahead of schedule, a cabinet minister said. Rajapaksa made the announcement to the leaders of his coalition partners, and told them that he had decided to run...
Gold Gains in London as Weaker Dollar, 4-Day Drop Lure Buyers
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 9:23 am ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Gold gained in London as a weaker dollar attracted some investors to the metal after its longest losing streak since August. Bullion futures were little changed in New York.
Sri Lanka's camp inmates 'free to leave Tuesday'
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 30, 8:13 am ET
Sri Lanka will Tuesday allow thousands of civilians to leave state-run camps where they have been detained since the military's victory over Tamil Tiger separatist rebels, a senior official said.
Sri Lanka opens up war refugee camps
The World - Tue Dec 1, 7:10 pm ET
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka gave permission Tuesday to nearly 127,000 Tamil refugees to leave squalid and overrun government camps where they have been detained since the country’s civil war ended six months ago, an official said.
U.S. Risks ‘Losing’ Sri Lanka as Ally, Senate Committee Says
Bloomberg - Mon Dec 7, 9:29 pm ET
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. risks losing Sri Lanka as an ally unless it changes its relationship after Western criticism of human rights abuses prompted the country to seek closer ties with China, Myanmar and Iran, a Senate committee said.
Sri Lanka Says 94,000 Tamil War Refugees Remain in Transit Camp
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 8, 7:57 pm ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka says 94,000 civilians remain in the main transit camp in the north as the government tries to meet a January deadline to settle all displaced people held since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels in May.
Sri Lanka's presidential poll set for Jan. 26
KJCT 8 Grand Junction - Fri Nov 27, 8:21 am ET
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan elections officials said Friday that the nation would hold early presidential elections on Jan. 26 in what is expected to be a battle between two men revered for their efforts to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels.
Sri Lanka beats India by 29 runs in Twenty20 match
FOX 11 Tucson - 2 hours 5 minutes ago
Sri Lanka 215-5 (Kumar Sangakkara 78, Chamara Kapugedera 47, Tillakaratne Dilshan 34, Sanath Jayasuriya 26; Rohit Sharma 1-22) def. India 186-9 (Gautam Gambhir 55, Virender Sehwag 26; Sanath Jayasuriya 2-19, Anjelo Mathews 2-30).
US praises resettlement of Sri Lankan refugees
Boston Globe - 1 hour 4 minutes ago
A U.S. envoy praised the Sri Lankan government Wednesday for making progress in resettling hundreds of thousands of ethnic Tamil civilians detained since the end of the country's civil war.
Sri Lanka’s Bourse Plans Exchange-Traded Fund, More Listings
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 2:03 am ET
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange is planning its first exchange-traded fund and to increase stock listings as investor interest grows in Asia’s best-performing market following the end of the country’s 26-year civil war.