Rajapaksa vows to fight external forces for peace
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday renewed his pledge to fight all "external elements" seeking to "disrupt" the country`s peace.
May 19 2013, 9:28 am
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday renewed his pledge to fight all "external elements" seeking to "disrupt" the country`s peace.
May 19 2013, 9:28 am
Read MoreFor the first time in 40 years, Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Commonwealth summit to be held in Sri Lanka in November, deciding to send her son Prince Charles instead for the biennial event.
May 7 2013, 4:22 pm
Read MoreSri Lanka on Tuesday welcomed the attendance of Britain`s Prince Charles in place of Queen Elizabeth II at the Commonwealth summit later this year in Colombo.
May 7 2013, 11:17 pm
Read MoreOn May 9, 1959, one of the finest Sri Lankan fast bowlers named Asantha Lakdasa Francis de Mel was born at Colombo. He was the torchbearer of the Sri Lankan attack when the country played its first Test match. He picked up 59 wickets in 17 Test matches at a time when Sri Lanka played few games. Sarang Bhalerao revisits Asantha de Mel’s cricketing days.
May 9 2013, 4:09 pm
Read MoreUpul Chandana, born May 7, 1972, was one of Sri Lanka’s able leg-spinners, whose career coincided with that of Muttiah Muralitharan’s. Although they operated differently, the former was seldom consistent. Moreover, Murali’s effectiveness meant that Chandana’s services were sporadically used. Karthik Parimal looks back at his punctuated career.
May 7 2013, 3:59 pm
Read MoreSri Lanka dismisses all accusations as politically motivated, unfounded and directed by the pro-LTTE Diaspora in the West.
April 25 2013, 1:41 pm
Read MoreFor the first time in the history of Sri Lanka Cricket, its office bearers will be elected through a secret ballot voting in its Annual General Body Meeting on April 16 here.
April 14 2013, 8:59 pm
Read MoreHer arch-rival DMK, which quit the central government last week over the Sri Lankan issue, has also made a similar demand at its executive council meeting held here.
March 25 2013, 6:54 pm
Read MoreLanka announced plans that it would partially take over a strategic oil storage depot in Trincomalee from the Indian Oil Company`s local arm after India voted in favour of a US-sponsored resolution against Colombo at the UNHRC.
March 21 2013, 6:43 pm
Read MoreDMK on Monday demanded that India should boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting scheduled to be held in Colombo in November.
March 25 2013, 5:26 pm
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