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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sri Lanka Source.com http://www.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/10/id/119937e494dd663e/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:36 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:36 -0400 30 The British government has relaxed travel restrictions on its citizens visiting Sri Lanka nearly five weeks after Tamil separatist rebels were defeated to end a more then 30-year war in the South Asian country, the British high commission in Colombo said Friday. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/514877/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:05 -0400 Sri Lanka Source.com http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/514877/cs/1/ Colombo, July 3 : Despite promising to resettle 80 percent of Tamil refugees by the end of this year, the Sri Lankan Government has reportedly started building permanent camps for most of the 300,000 refugees, who are being held there since Tamil Tigers' defeat in May. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/514732/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:40:07 -0400 Sri Lanka Source.com http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/514732/cs/1/ Lahore, July 3 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is unlikely to participate in the meeting with the three hosts of the 2011 World Cup India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, to discuss and sort out the hosting rights issues. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/514688/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:40:06 -0400 Sri Lanka Source.com http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/514688/cs/1/ Back to top Umpires: I J Gould, D J Harper, A G Hurst, H D P K Dharmasena Sri Lanka: Warnapura, Paranavitana, Sangakkara (C/W), M Jayawardene, Samaraweera, Dilshan, Mathews, Kulasekara, Thushara, Men... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25859480/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:36:28 -0400 BBC Sport http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25859480/ CHENNAI: Six new trains were proposed for Tamil Nadu in the railway budget on Friday. They are: a non-stop point-to-point Chennai-Delhi bi-weekly express, a weekly Bilaspur–Tirunelveli Junction... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25853274/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:20:34 -0400 The Hindu http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25853274/ "Under the impact of the global economic setback, the downtrend in foreign tourists visiting Sri Lanka will prevail till the yearend," said SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe. "But w... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25853279/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:40 -0400 Japan Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25853279/ (RTTNews) - Britain has lifted travel restrictions imposed on its nationals in Sri Lanka at the height of the war between the Sri Lankan Army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE).In May, t... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25848691/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:55:24 -0400 Quote.com http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25848691/ JOHN McFARLANDAssociated Press WriterDALLAS (AP) — Marc Colombo lowers his bald head and leans his sweaty, 6-foot-8, 318-pound frame toward the microphone, growling to the crowd that the next so... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25847198/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:09:30 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25847198/ BEIJING: Sri Lanka is carving out a large piece of land near Colombo for establishing a special economic zone exclusively for investment by Chinese companies. The work of setting up the zone has be... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25844344/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:47:04 -0400 Times of India http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25844344/ Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will miss the first Test with Pakistan after hurting his knee while fielding during a practice session on Thursday.Off-spinner Suraj Kaluhalmulla and left-arm sp... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25844318/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:39:58 -0400 BBC Sport http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25844318/ China would work with Sri Lanka to promote the comprehensive and cooperative partnership to a new height, said Vice Premier Li Keqiang here on Friday. "We attach great importance to the tradition... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25844135/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:52:49 -0400 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25844135/ COLOMBO - Sri Lankan health authorities have had to combat an upsurge in cases of the lethal Dengue flu in the island nation this year. They have used mass man-power, public awareness campaigns and ev... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25841353/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:33:24 -0400 IPS http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25841353/ Four months after a deadly terror attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan, the two nations will renew their test cricket rivalry when the first test starts at Galle on Saturday.Their last meeting in... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25839307/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:16:23 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25839307/ New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has said that Jeetan Patel's injury is not serious and that he should be available for selection for next month's tour of Sri Lanka. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25839302/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:02:27 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25839302/ declared victory over the Tamil Tigers in May, he reached out to the Tamil minority that the defeated rebels had claimed to represent over 26 years of civil war. Speaking in Tamil, as well as ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25826731/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:32:07 -0400 Times Online http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25826731/ Sri Lankan authorities appear to be building permanent camps to house many of the 300,000 refugees from the last phase of the war with the Tamil Tiger rebels, despite promising to resettle 80 per cent... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25826735/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:31:53 -0400 Times Online http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25826735/ Pakistan and Sri Lanka make an emotional return to test cricket in Galle on Sunday, almost four months after a militant attack halted their last contest. The three-test series is the first between the... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25826978/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:58 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25826978/ Sri Lanka Terrorist Intelligence Division (TID) in Colombo took into custody Wednesday three Tamil civilians staying in a lodge located in Kotahena, sources in Colombo said. The arrested civilians are... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822739/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:57:24 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822739/ Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 4:54 pm Press Release: Christchurch City Council Colombo Street Water Main RenewalThe Council has been investigating the state of the water mains on a small section of ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822740/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:57:22 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822740/ Inner City Press (ICP) reported Tuesday that after a week of silence by the U.N. the U.N. spokesperson has revealed that "U.N. has hired a lawyer who has visited the U.N. staff and who are still detai... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822741/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:57:19 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822741/ In this handout picture provided by Sri Lankan Army Media yesterday, (from left) French ambassador to Sri Lanka Michel Lummaux, Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka, visiting commander of the French j... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822742/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:57:16 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822742/ has stepped up its presence in West Asia with additional services to Colombo and the Maldives from its home base in Dubai. The expansion also signals the resumption of http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822738/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:57:35 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822738/ COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday raised fuel prices by up to 11%, but the increases were still insufficient to recoup the entire cost of production. The higher grade 95 Octane gasoline was increas... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822744/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:57:11 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822744/ Thursday, 2 July 2009, 4:00 pm Press Release: Emirates Airlines Emirates Advances In Sri Lanka And MaldivesEmirates airline has stepped up its presence in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, including... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822745/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:57:09 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822745/ Galle, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka face a selection dilemma over their wicketkeeper as they gear-up for a tough three-test series against Pakistan starting in Galle on Saturday. Pakistan, buoyed by their... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822065/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:25 -0400 IOL http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25822065/ A new group of eminent Tamil people in Sri Lanka has made a plea for those held in government camps to be given a timetable for their release.The group said people were yearning to be released from th... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25817412/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:46:55 -0400 BBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25817412/ Yet another of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's allies defected from a major opposition party was given ministerial positions in a mini Cabinet reshuffle here Thursday, government officials an... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25817890/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:50:51 -0400 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25817890/ Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse told a multi-party forum on Thursday that all political parties in the island should unite as one team of patriots as it was not the time to concentrate on diffe... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25817891/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:50:49 -0400 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25817891/ The visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said on Thursday that China has always been a friend to Sri Lanka and he is seeking closer bilateral ties during his five-day official visi... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25817173/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:50:32 -0400 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25817173/ Lawyers demonstrated last year against threats against them The Sri Lankan government and its legal profession must do more to strengthen the rule of law, according to a panel of international lawye... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25812953/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:07:41 -0400 BBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25812953/ The Sri Lankan police has extended the period of amnesty granted to armed groups in the Eastern Province to hand over weapons, a local radio station quoted police sources as saying on Thursday. The st... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25813616/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:20:33 -0400 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25813616/ The managing director of a Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper has alleged that a "shadowy group" has ordered his employee to quit their jobs or get killed, BBC reported Thursday. E. Saravanapavan of Uthaya... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25807928/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:50:11 -0400 Hindustan Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25807928/ COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced his intention to appoint an All-Party Committee (APC) for development and reconciliation work in the country, even as Colombo on Wednesday sai... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25794745/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:34:28 -0400 The Hindu http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25794745/ The Inter-Parliamentary Union is calling on the government of Sri Lanka to mount a thorough investigation of the murders of three Members of Parliament, two of them Tamils. The IPU's Human Rights Comm... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25790835/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:19:11 -0400 VOA http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25790835/ The Sri Lankan government said Wednesday that it had duly informed the government of India of its work plan related to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the north. Mahinda Samarasinghe, the m... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25786197/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:26:50 -0400 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25786197/ Sri Lanka has beefed up security and announced new restrictions at match venues during Pakistan's upcoming Test and one-day tour, SLC officials said on Wednesday.Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in a statement... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25778805/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:26:17 -0400 NDTV http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25778805/ The boss of a Sri Lankan newspaper has told the BBC he is very worried about his staff after a shadowy group ordered them to quit their jobs or be killed.The Tamil-language newspaper, Uthayan, is the ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25778779/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:02:09 -0400 BBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25778779/ Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau's (SLTPB) Middle East office has announced official support for the forthcoming Lanka Challenge, a ten-day charity adventure rickshaw race taking place in Sri Lanka ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25775511/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:49:50 -0400 AME Info http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25775511/ COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Defence spokesman and Minister Keheliya Rembukwella said on Tuesday that the priority of the government was to make sure that the conditions of the three lakh war displaced were imp... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25763144/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:44:39 -0400 The Hindu http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25763144/ Leelawathi Mahagamaralalage's family is proud of their military tradition, despite the human cost It is just over a month since Asia's longest civil war in modern times came to an end, with the Sri L... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25763381/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:26:53 -0400 BBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25763381/ Sri Lanka plans to add at least 50,000 people to its security forces to help control territory won back from Tamil Tiger separatists in the 25-year war that ended in May, the government said today. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25754422/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:13:13 -0400 Daily Nation http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25754422/ Shane Bond is likely to make his return to the New Zealand team in Sri Lanka in September - but he's set to be a late arrival on tour.The New Zealand squad of 15 to play two tests preceded by two thre... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25754427/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:57:29 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25754427/ Location: Canadian Center for Victims of Torture, 194 Jarvis Street, 2nd Floor (west side of Jarvis, south of Dundas) Date & Time: Jun 30, 2009 @ 11am Speakers: John Cartwright, President, Toronto &... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25750276/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:48:20 -0400 Market Wire http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25750276/ The Sri Lankan government has dismissed a travel advisory issued by the United States warning its citizens of possible dangers when visiting the country.Sri Lanka's defence spokesman, Keheliya Rambukw... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25749295/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:24:54 -0400 BBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25749295/ COLOMBO - Consumer inflation in Sri Lanka hit an all-time low of 0.9 percent in June due to lower food prices, the census and statistics department said Tuesday. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25749162/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:52:44 -0400 Business Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25749162/ Some 9,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) camped in northern Sri Lanka who are 60 years old or above will be allowed to leave the camps and join their relatives, the police said Tuesday. They are... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25749857/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:34:30 -0400 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25749857/ COLOMBO, 30 June 2009 (IRIN) - Health experts warn that the arrival of monsoon rains in July could increase the risk of waterborne diseases for tens of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs)... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25746817/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:03:46 -0400 IRIN http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25746817/ The course is designed to rejuvenate young minds At a camp situated on top of a hill overlooking scenic rubber and coconut plantations in Sri Lanka, more than 100 former Tamil Tiger child soldiers a... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25746786/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:44:29 -0400 BBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25746786/ Sri Lanka's 26 years of civil war effectively ended on May 19, 2009 with a single image. Televisions across the globe broadcast a government-issue photo of slain Tamil Tiger head, http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25745839/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:53:50 -0400 CNN Asia http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25745839/ COLOMBO: Sri Lanka and China on Monday signed an agreement on the second and third stages of the $891-million Norochcholai Coal Power 600 MW Project. Meanwhile, local media reported that the Jathika H... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25728153/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:47:02 -0400 The Hindu http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25728153/ FEARS that ex-Tamil fighters may be passing themselves off as refugees will lead to the latest boatload of unauthorised arrivals - believed to be Tamils - being subjected to a particularly rigorous se... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25717723/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:19:20 -0400 The Australian http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25717723/ An LTTE cargo vessel 'Captain Ali', was seized by Sri Lankan Navy patrol craft 160 Nm off the Colombo seas this morning (June 4). According to Naval sources, the Syriyan vessel 'Captain Ali' had set o... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693978/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:13:51 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693978/ Despite the military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which waged an armed struggle for an independent Tamil state in Sri Lanka’s north-east, life for the Tamil minority remain... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693701/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:30:32 -0400 Green Left Online http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693701/ Well-known Kavignar (Poet) E. Murugaian, veteran Tamil scholar, passed away in Colombo Saturday and his funeral is to be held Sunday evening at Borella general cemetery. He was seventy five years of a... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693980/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:13:49 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693980/ Fact File * The first sod was cut on August 3, 1858, by Governor, Sir Henry Ward. * The first train conveyed H.R.H. the Duke of Brabant, to Ambepussa from Colombo and back, on December 27, 1864. ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693982/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:13:44 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693982/ COLOMBO (AFP) - The United States issued Sunday a warning for its nationals travelling to or in Sri Lanka about the risk of possible terror attacks despite the recent crushing of Tamil Tiger separatis... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693979/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:13:51 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693979/ Over 360 people warnedNadira GunatillekeThe Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry has issued notices to 367 persons in the Colombo city limits on Monday after inspecting their properties for mosquito bree... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693983/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:13:43 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693983/ by Asha SENEVIRATHNE George Steuart Agencies (Pvt) Ltd., a subsidiary of George Steuart and Co Ltd., and Medentech Ireland, launched the Aquatabs water purification tablets system to prevent the wa... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693984/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:13:43 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693984/ An Arab national was found dead inside a room in a hotel in Colombo 10. Police Emergency is conducting further investigations on the cause of death, police sources said short while ago. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693985/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:13:41 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25693985/ Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels defeated by the government troops would never be able to regroup, a local radio station quoted defense officials as saying on Sunday. Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, the mi... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25692293/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:59:10 -0400 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25692293/ The cist-burial with two chambers, port-hole, ring-stand, a four-legged jar and pots at Porunthal; the ring-stand with Tamil-Brahmi inscription; decorated carnelian beads. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25685627/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:29:12 -0400 The Hindu http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25685627/ In truth, a languorous fortnight appeals, but for those looking for a bit of spiritual rejuvenation on a tad tighter schedule, a short visit to Kandy is in order. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25685115/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:59:22 -0400 Japan Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25685115/ Founder of pro-Ealam PMK, Dr S Ramadoss, on Saturday criticised DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for his statement that there was no unity in the state on Sri Lankan Tamils is... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25685640/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:34:08 -0400 Hindustan Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25685640/ Chandrasiri Bandara, a popular Sri Lankan astrologer, was taken into custody by police for making an unfavourable political prediction against the president.He was arrested after predicting political ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25683810/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:06:14 -0400 Financial Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25683810/ Sri Lanka has accused the International Monetary Fund of politicizing financial aid following the fund's delay in considering a $1.9 bln bailout for the war-ravaged economy. "Never ever has the IMF ta... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25679813/ Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:24:13 -0400 Breitbart http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25679813/ COLOMBO: The main media organisations in Sri Lanka have urged the government not to re-establish Press Council with powers to fine and imprison print journalists and argued that self-regulation, intro... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25670239/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:49:01 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25670239/ Fitch Ratings-Colombo/Singapore-26 June 2009: Fitch Ratings Lanka has today upgraded People's Bank (Sri Lanka)'s National Long-term rating to 'A(lka)' from 'A-(lka)' and Individual rating to 'D/E' f... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25670240/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:48:58 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25670240/ Sandasen Marasinghe The Colombo High Court issued notice on UNP Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake to appear before Court on July 13, 2009 in connection with charges indicted under the Exchange Cont... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25670236/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:49:07 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25670236/ INTERVIEW-Sri Lanka says critical juncture for IMF loan --> * Colombo is seeking $1.9 billion IMF loan * Minister says denying Colombo funds 'counterproductive' * Sri Lanka ended 25-year war with r... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25670237/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:49:03 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25670237/ Kampala Plate League Premier 162/10 Patidar 164/4 Colombo 301/9 Lagaan 164/10 As big spending Premier CC, with six national team players in their ranks, were left in utter shock after suffering a ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25666505/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:41:29 -0400 Daily Monitor http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25666505/ Sri Lankan police say they have arrested a popular astrologer, Chandrasiri Bandara, for publicly predicting President Mahinda Rajapaksa's imminent ouster from office, saying they wanted to investigate... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25665328/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:25:54 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25665328/ COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a popular astrologer who predicted the president would be ousted from office, police said Friday, fanning fears of a government crackdown... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25663346/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:21:24 -0400 General Sources http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25663346/ Sri Lanka, India and New Zealand are set to play a triangular series in Sri Lanka during August, ahead of the Champions Trophy. SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga said the tournament, which would be an... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25659345/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:23:16 -0400 Cricinfo http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25659345/ The first elections since the end of Sri Lanka's war will take place in two cities of the war-ravaged north on 8 August, the government has confirmed.The municipal polls in Jaffna and Vavuniya will be... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25653463/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:27:40 -0400 BBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25653463/ COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on August 8 will hold elections for the first time since declaring victory over the Tamil Tigers last month, the government said yesterday http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25646078/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:33:59 -0400 The Peninsula http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/119937e494dd663e/id/25646078/