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Blake to visit Sri Lanka – Tamils plea 26 August 2011
An official announcement at Washington, DC stated that Blake is to visit Sri Lanka. The United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake, Jr. will travel to Sri Lanka August 29-31, 2011, the...
Keywords: LTTE, Robert O. Blake Colombo visit, Colombo news, Colombo news
Read More Heavens opened up to call off SL-Aus tie 06 March 2011
For the first time in the 2011 World Cup tournament, persistent rain dampened the enthusiasm of the fans resulting in the call off the match between Sri Lanka and Australia played at Colombo yesterday.When the heavy drizzle intervened firmly in...
Keywords: Australia, Tait, points, Sri Lanka
Read More Malinga’s lethal spell spells doom for Kenya 01 March 2011
Lasith Malinga, playing his first World Cup match, made an immediate difference to his team's fortunes by helping his team trounce Kenya by nine wickets in today's World Cup match played at Colombo.Chasing an easy target of 143 to win,...
Keywords: upul tharanga, Kenya, Lasith Malinga, upul tharanga
Read More Colombo denounces state of Emergency 26 August 2011
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced the end of the country’s 28-year state of emergency Thursday, saying the country had not experienced a single act of terrorism since the end of a savage civil war in 2009. The President said...
Keywords: Colombo news, Tamils, LTTE, Christopher Elms
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Tri-Series Opener: Sri Lanka Beat India By Five Wickets 07 March 2018
Tri-Series Opener: Sri Lanka Beat India By Five Wickets:- India has been touring in Sri Lanka and the first T20I of the Nidahas Trophy took place last night in R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Sri Lanka defeated India in the...
Keywords: India Vs Sri Lanka, India cricket updates, India cricket updates, India
Read More Sachin’s suggestions for changing ODI format rejected by ICC 22 September 2011
The International Cricket Council CEO Haroon Lorgat revealed on Wednesday at Colombo, that Sachin Tendulkar's ideas on One-Day Internationals had been discussed as early as in May this year, but the world body had decided that there was no need...
Keywords: 25 over innings, Cricket news, world cup, 25 over innings
Read More SL to release Indian fishermen 19 November 2014
The Sri Lankan government has decided to release the five Indian fishermen who were on death sentence for smuggling drugs into the country. All the fisherman hail from Tamil Nadu and were reportedly detained in 2011 and this year on...
Keywords: Indian ocean, Indian envoy YK Sinha, Indian fisherman, Colombo High Court
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Colombo just woke up to Indian Nuke, post UN 11 April 2012
Colombo’s vindictive stand against India is admonished. Colombo just woke up to the fact that Indian Nuke plants post the UN resolution, on war crimes. Sri Lanka had the big brother support from China while the resolution proposed by US...
Keywords: Colombo radiation concern, DMK, Linguistic pressure, Colombo radiation concern
Read More Spirited Afridi bamboozles Canada to get an unlikely win for Pak 04 March 2011
Not many teams would have fancied the chances of defending low totals after getting out for totals below 200. But, the mercurial Pak all-rounder, mixed up his googlies, turning a certain defeat into victory, in yesterday's World Cup league match...
Keywords: balaji rao, umar akmal, 5-wicket haul, Canada
Read More Pakistan steamrolled over Kenya 24 February 2011
Pakistan, aided by Captain's Shahid Afridi's 5-wicket haul, overwhelmed the African minnows Kenya by a vast margin of 205 runs,in yesterday's World Cup match played at Hambantota in Sri Lanka.Pakistan’s middle-order overcame the sluggisth start to pile up 317/7 in...
Keywords: misban-ul-haq, hambantota, kamran akmal, kamran akmal
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Colombo decides to go against UNHRC 27 March 2012
Seriously contemplating over the issue the Lankan government felt that by accepting the UN resolution would only mean that staking their sovereignty. The crisis was much seen as the means to avoid introspection of the war crimes committed during the...
Keywords: Sri Lanka, Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, LTTE, LTTE
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Sri Lanka urges citizens no to visit TN 04 September 2012
In an advisory to the citizens of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Government has asked them not to visit Tamil Nadu until another notice was issued. The advisory was issued in the interest of the SL nationals who were intimidated...
Keywords: Sri Lankan Government, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu,
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Bharti Airtel signs sponsorship for the 97th Colombo Championship Tennis 06 July 2012
Leading telecommunication giant, Bharti Airtel, has signed the sponsorship for the Colombo Championships to be held in 2012. The sponsorship was confirmed on Thursday and it marsk a great milestone for the establishment of tennis as a sport in Sri...
Keywords: SLTA, Colombo Champioinship Tennis, sponsorship., SLTA
Read More Wanted Pak terrorist held 09 May 2013
Nissar Ahmed a terrorist wanted by Pakistan who ran from his mother land went to Colombo and from there he sneaked in to India in 2006 and had been living in a village in Kadapa District since then. He was...
Keywords: Nissar Ahmed was sent from Chennai by Jet Airways to Colombo, Nissar Ahmed, Nissar Ahmed a terrorist, Wanted Pak terrorist held
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PM Announces New Direct Colombo-Varanasi AI Flights 12 May 2017
Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, announced that India’s flag carrier Air India will operate direct flights between Colombo and Varanasi, from August this year. Modi made the announcement of the beginning...
Keywords: Vesak Day, Vesak Day, Air India, Varanasi
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Colombo worries about Indian Nuke plants 10 April 2012
Koodankulam nuke gets fresh feelers from Colombo. The island country is revved up with fear incase a disaster. The Lankan authorities seemed to be worried over the nuke plants in India and especially on the one’s nearer to them in...
Keywords: Champika Ranawaka, Colombo radiation concern, International Atomic Energy Agency, Colombo radiation concern
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