While Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said that the token strike it launched with the support of the main opposition United National Party (UNP) Thursday was a success, the Sri Lanka Government led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed in the parliament that the strike ended in ‘utter failure’ due to lack of support from the working […]

While Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said that the token strike it launched with the support of the main opposition United National Party (UNP) Thursday was a success, the Sri Lanka Government led by President Mahinda Rajapakse claimed in the parliament that the strike ended in utter failure due to lack of support from the working […]

July 10, Colombo: Organizers of the island wide strike in Sri Lanka today said the industrial action was a stunning victory and managed to cripple a large number of regular services in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka Cricket will allow their players to forgo their tour of England next season if they want to play in the Indian Premier League.
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SRI Lanka Cricket has agreed to try to postpone or reschedule next year’s England tour to allow its players to take part in the lucrative Indian Premier League.
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A Tamil woman arrested at Kotmale in Kandy district on Wednesday night for allegedly providing accommodation to a LTTE woman cadre has been served with detention orders by the Sri Lanka’s Defense Ministry. The Terrorist Intelligence Division (TID) is conducting further investigation, Kandy police sources said.
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Rauf Hakim, leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) took oath as a national list parliamentarian with the Speaker W.J.M.Lokkubandara administering the oath when the parliament resumed its sitting Thursday morning, parliamentary sources said. Hakim resigned from the post of the councilor of the Eastern Provincial Council Tuesday evening.
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Sri Lanka Cricket chiefs have agreed to try and postpone or reschedule next year’s England tour to allow its players to take part in the lucrative Indian Premier League, officials said Thursday.
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Colombo, July 10 (IANS) The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Thursday ‘amicably resolved’ the issue of players’ contract that has remained a dispute since March this year.
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Sri Lanka’s government says opposition plans for a nationwide strike have failed. But union leader K.D. Lal Kantha says the strike was successful, with more than 70 percent of teachers and hospital workers staying home.
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