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Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Sun Dec 6, 4:12 am ET
Umpiring decisions cost Sri Lanka more than 500 runs and several wickets in their three-test series against India and the ICC's new review system should be used in all tests, captain Kumar Sangakkara said on Sunday.
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EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 27, 6:42 am ET
Colombo - Four Air Force personnel were killed Friday when a Russian-built Mi-24 Air Force helicopter crashed in south-eastern Sri Lanka, an Air Force spokesman said. The accident occurred in Badalkumbura, 310 kilometres south-east of Colombo after a...
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EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 27, 5:11 am ET
Colombo – A Russian built Mi-24 Air Force helicopter Friday crashed in south-eastern Sri Lanka after an airdisplay to mark the start of construction work of a new international airport, an Air Force spokesman said. The fate of the pilot and the two o...
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 8, 4:27 pm ET
NEW YORK----Remote Lands, the New York and Bangkok-based ultra-luxury Asia private tour operator, is reintroducing its highly personalized, white-glove service itineraries for Sri Lanka.
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EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 26, 5:26 am ET
Colombo – Sri Lanka's main opposition party Thursday decided to back a former army commander who spearheaded the military campaign against Tamil rebels in the next presidential elections. The opposition United National Party (UNP) led by former prime...
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Nasdaq - Thu Dec 3, 9:47 am ET
Fitch Ratings-Mumbai/Colombo-03 December 2009: Fitch Ratings Lanka has today affirmed Central Finance Company PLC's (CF) National Long-term rating at 'A+ ( lka)'. The Outlook is Stable.
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Nasdaq - Fri Nov 27, 6:47 am ET
COLOMBO (AFP)--Sri Lanka's electoral office said Friday that presidential elections would be held Jan. 26, with President Mahinda Rajapakse expected to face his former military chief Sarath Fonseka.
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UPI - Sat Dec 5, 2:44 pm ET
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Civilians ensnared by the Tamil Tigers are among thousands of Tamil prisoners still held by the Sri Lankan government, human rights activists said.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Dec 6, 1:03 am ET
India became the number one Test team on Sunday after routing Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs in the third and final cricket Test in Mumbai to clinch the series 2-0.
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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Dec 5, 11:12 pm ET
India defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs Sunday on the fifth day of the third and final test match, winning the series 2-0. The victory took India to the No. 1 place in the International Cricket Council's test rankings: Scores: Sri Lanka 1st Innings: 393 (Tillakaratne Dilshan 109, Angelo Mathews 99, Tharanga Paranavitana 53; Harbhajan Singh 4-112, Pragyan Ojha 3-101); Sri Lanka 2nd...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 2:02 pm ET
The UN refugee agency said on Friday that it was encouraged by "increased freedom of movement" for war-displaced civilians in Sri Lanka who have been in internment camps in the north of the island.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 1:32 am ET
A top United Nations envoy for children held talks with senior Sri Lankan officials on Monday after meeting former child soldiers, an official said.
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Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 2:22 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.
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Bloomberg - Sun Dec 6, 9:58 am ET
Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs in the third cricket Test in Mumbai to take spot in the Test rankings for a first time.