Malaysia Airlines has increased its frequency to Sri Lanka from Malaysia from 5 times a week to daily flights effective March 27, 2011, to cater for the continued growth in demand between the two countries. The additional two days, which commences from Colombo on 28 March, will be on every Monday and Wednesday. These two […]
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Red tape delays surf boards for Sri Lanka
By philippa jenkins A SHIPMENT of surfboards, taken to Sri Lanka by a Braunton charity, has been held up by the country’s government. The surfboards, the result of a fundraising campaign in North Devon, were sent in February but they have still not got through Sri Lankan customs. Paddle for Relief (P4R) was set up […]
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Deadlock between ICC and TV channels remains unresolved
NEWS | Thursday, March 31, 2011 | Email | Print | | Back Deadlock between ICC and TV channels remains unresolvedMarch 31, 2011 8:54:59 PM PTI | New Delhi Electronic media seems all set to be out of Mumbai’s Wankhade stadium on Saturday for India-Sri Lanka finals with the deadlock between ICC and the […]
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India Sri Lanka final: Wankhede pitch will be a slow turner, says curator
MUMBAI: The Wankhede Stadium wicket for Saturday’s World Cup final will be a slow turner, like most wickets in the subcontinent during this time of the year, says curator Sudhir Naik. Naik, a former India player, however, insists the pitch will still be full of runs and the team batting first should have the advantage. […]
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Sri Lanka’s Inflation Accelerates to a 26-Month High of 8.6%
Sri Lanka’s inflation accelerated to a 26-month high, increasing pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates. Consumer prices in the capital, Colombo, climbed 8.6 percent in March from a year earlier after gaining 7.8 percent in February, the statistics department said on its website today. The median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey […]
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Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader says no more elections for top posts in future
Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Opposition and United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe has said that future appointments to posts in the party would be made through a consensus and not through elections. Wickremasinghe speaking during the ceremony held for elected local government representatives to take oaths at the party headquarters, Sirikotha, said the […]
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Sri Lankan court warns assaulted female legislator
Mar 31, Colombo: A Sri Lankan court has today warned actress turned government parliamentarian Upeksha Swarnamalee also known as Pabha for releasing infroamtion to media. Gangodawila Magistrate Anura Kumara Herath has today asked Swarnamalee not to make any statements to the media about the ongoing court case or the court proceedings. Lawyers representing Swarnamalee’s husband, […]
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Horana Sri Palee Campus launches Sri Lanka’s first university radio
Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Palee Campus of University of Colombo launched Sri Lanka’s first university radio this morning under the patronage of Colombo University Vice Chancellor, Kshanika Hiriburegama. Rector of the campus Dr. Tudor Weerasinghe said that it will be broadcast on 96.1 FM. The campus radio station is run by a non-profit organization associated […]
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Reduction in rice prices
Reduction in rice prices Ishara MUDUGAMUWA rice prices have reduced in Sri Lanka as against the trend in the world market, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said. Though the World Bank shows that world rice prices rose by 15 percent since October 2010, the situation in Sri Lanka was different and specially the prices of […]
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India beat Pakistan by 29 runs to enter World Cup final
Mar 30, Mohali: India beat Pakistan by 29 runs in the second semi-final at Mohali to reach the final at home in Mumbai against Sri Lanka. After winning the toss and batting first, India set a moderate target of 261 for Pakistan to chase in the second semi-final of the ICC World Cup today at […]
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