AUS sets SL 232 to win

Sri Lanka bowled out Australia for 231 (49.3) in the third and final match of the CB Series at the Adelaide Oval today. MS Wade was the top scorer for Australia with 49 runs. For Sri Lanka, Herath and Maharoof took 3 wickets each.

Thomians 130/1 at lunch

Thomians were 130 for the loss of one wicket at lunch in the first innings of the 133rd Battle of the Blues at SSC. A. Wickremanayake 64 and J. Bongso 57.Royal won the toss and elected to field.

Car on fire on flyover

A car that collided head on with Navy vehicle at the Dehiwala Flyover early morning today caught fire and was completely burnt. Police said the driver and the passengers of the car had managed to escape unhurt PICTURES

Royal to bowl first

Royal College won the toss and decided to bowl first at the 133rd Battle of the Blue’s to be played at the SSC starting today

Lankan charged in Canada

SL to field first

US submits draft resolution on SL

Tense situation in Kahawatta

 A tense situation prevails in Kahawatta as angry mobs have set  fire to two houses after they heard a suspect was arrested by the CID in connection with the double murder in Kahawatta earlier this year. PICTURES

Price cap for infant milk powder

Minister o of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando has instructed the Consumer Affairs Authority to introduce a price cap for infant milk powder soon, trade ministry sources said.

No final for Aussie skipper

Australia suffered a major setback on Wednesday ahead of their third and crucial final against Sri Lanka as they will miss the services of skipper Michael Clarke and fast bowler James Pattinson in Thursday's match due to injuries.

Chinese woman fined Rs.10

A Chinese woman who pleaded guilty to loitering on a street in Kollupitiya at night in a way to lure people was ordered to pay a fine of Rs.10 by a Colombo Court

Lankan VIPs bypass TN govt-Jaya

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday made public her government’s difficulties that arose out of frequent visits of Sri Lankan officials, army officers and VIPs to Tamil Nadu without informing the State government.

Blake on Weeratunga in Wikileaks

Former US Ambassador Robert O. Blake in 2006 described President’s Secretary Lalith Weeratunga as one of the experienced moderates in the government, but has said that he has little ability to influence the powerful military in the country, a US cable from the WikiLeaks database revealed.

Implement LLRC recommendations quickly -UK

While claiming that it was disappointed by the LLRC’s findings and recommendations on accountability, Britain called on the Sri Lankan Government to ‘move quickly to implement the report's recommendations.’

India's support to SL untenable-Jaya

Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday termed India's support to Sri Lanka at the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) untenable and demanded support for the US resolution next month on accountability issues of the Sri Lankan civil war.

Reporters attacked in India

A group of reporters are hiding in a bathroom inside a school building in  Utthar Pradesh, India with Samajwadi workers outside, threatening to break down the door after the counting of election results in the Utthar Pradesh was completed. The group had assaulted the journalists earlier when a reporter questioned a

Tax hike on Potato imports

The Government has increased the import duty on potatoes by 10 rupees per Kilo. Speaking to the Daily Mirror Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that the increase is intended to  protect local farmers. “Our government, in our Mahinda Chinthana policy framework made it very clear that

Mahela fined 10%

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardenewa was fined 10 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side’s One-day International against Australia in Adelaide today.

SL Ambassador to meet Kuwaiti CID

The Sri Lankan Ambassador to Kuwait H.M. Wijeyratne is to take up the issue of the alleged harassment of local songstress Nanda Malini and her crew at the Kuwait airport, when he meets the Kuwaiti Criminal Investigations Department officials next Sunday.

Lankans in emphatic win

The Sri Lankan cricket team leveled the three match finals by beating Australia emphatically in the second one day played in Adelaide a short while ago. The Lankans chased down a target of 271 with six overs and eight wickets to spare.

Second death on the expressway

The second death on the Southern Expressway was reported a short while ago in the Kahathuduwa area where a lorry toppled after its rear tyre burst killing a 55-year-old person. 

West wants ‘regime change’ in SL-Tamara

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HRC should take Sri Lanka into its confidence:Mohan

Former Attorney General Mohan Pieris said that it was a vital necessity for the Human Rights Council to take Sri Lanka into its confidence and weed out any seeds of prejudice against the country, which is well on its way to reconciliation.

Issuing Paracetamol to be reduced

The Health Ministry has sent a circular to all government hospitals directing them to reduce the amount of issuing Paracetamol tablets to patients who seek OPD treatment.

Australia post 271

Australia scored 271 runs for 6 wickets in the second of three finals of the CB series played in Adelaide today. Australian captain Michael Clarke scored 117 runs and opener David Warner scored 100 runs. Lasith Malinga took three wickets for only 40 runs

Weekly day off for Lankan maids in Singapore

The Singapore government has announced a new requirement for maids from various countries including Sri Lanka, to get a weekly day off

Australia to bat first

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the second of the three finals in the CB series played at Adelaide today

Allocate oil exploration blocks - India to SL

India is persuading Sri Lanka to allocate oil exploration blocks in the waters that separate them as it considers the location too strategically important to allow companies from other nations to base themselves in this area

Fresh probe on aid workers & Trinco killings

Amid external pressure on accountability issues, the government assured the international community in Geneva last week it would reopen investigations into the 2006 killing of five students in Trincomalee and 17 aid workers at Mutur.

Ranil directs probe

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed that incidents, which took place during recent protests organized by the party in Badulla and Panadura be investigated, party sources said today.