July 4, Colombo: Pessimistic sentiments driven by the lower investor confidence put the market on a bearish run and the market succumbed to yet another dull trading week with subdued activity. The indices kept falling on all five days. WoW All Share Price Index (ASPI) lowered 65.89 points (2.67%) to close at 2404.54 while Milanka […]

Colombo Chief Magistrate Friday ordered the continuous detention of the sixteen suspects in the Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle murder case in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka Police when they were produced in open court, legal sources said.
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Vengsarkar indicated that the best available and fit team would be picked for the Test series against Sri Lanka.
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Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar indicated today that the best available and fit team will be picked for the forthcoming three-Test series against Sri Lanka while at the same time expressing concern over the injuries to some Indian bowlers.
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The United States yesterday reiterated its call to disarm the breakaway LTTE faction headed by C..
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Source: Reuters By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, July 4 (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Sri Lanka’s government to investigate and prosecute renegade former Tamil Tiger leader Karuna Amman for war …
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July 04, Colombo: Newspaper publishers in Sri Lanka have urged President Mahinda Rajapaksa to draw immediate attention on harassment of media personnnel and guarantee the safety of the journalists who are performing their duties.
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More images Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan combined to destroy Bangladesh as Sri Lanka won the first Test of their three-match series by an innings and 234 runs. Both bowlers finished with four wickets each as Bangladesh, resuming their second innings at 233-5, were shot out for 254 …
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni led India to a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Karachi to secure their place in the final of the Asia Cup.
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