July 24, Colombo: Sri Lankan Cabinet today approved a proposal submitted by the Minister of Power and Energy W.D.J. Seneviratne for a project to establish a bilateral power exchange between Sri Lanka and India.
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July 24, Colombo: Sri Lanka plans to recommence cement production at the Kankesanturai Cement Factory in Jaffna Peninsula after selecting a suitable investor to form a joint venture with the Sri Lanka Cement Corporation (SLCC) and Lanka Cement Limited (LCL).
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A group of Buddhist monks and a mob of locals destroyed a church in Sri Lanka and attacked the pastor earlier this month, adding to the already escalating anti-Christian violence in the south Asia country.
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(RTTNews) - Sri Lanka’s military claimed Thursday that its troops have captured 10 square kilometers of rebel territory in the districts of Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi after killing about 25 Tamil Tiger militants in an offensive assisted by air strikes.
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka got the better of both India and new umpire challenge rules overnight to take a firm grip on the opening test after two days.
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(RTTNews) - Sri Lanka’s military claimed Thursday that its troops have captured 10 square kilometers of rebel territory in the districts of Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi after killing about 25 Tamil Tiger militants in an offensive assisted by air strikes.
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Mahela Jayawardene equalled former Australian legend Don Bradman’s record of nine centuries at one venue to put Sri Lanka in a commanding position in the opening Test against India here on Thursday.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan forces battled rebel gunmen deep inside the nation’s northern jungles Thursday, killing 25 guerrilla fighters and seizing new territory, the military said. Other battles killed 25 rebels and four soldiers, the military said.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Centuries from Malinda Warnapura, Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Samaraweera guided Sri Lanka to 422 for four on the second day of the first test against India on Thursday.
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