Sri Lanka News

A Singapore-based professor and expert on terror issues was arrested for traveling around Maluku without proper research documents, a senior police officer revealed on Thursday.

We were to spend two weeks in England before going to our summerhouse in Denmark for a month.2.1

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his British counterpart Tony Blair declared "zero tolerance" for terrorism after laying the foundations for a "modern" relationship for the 21st century.2.9

The 1100 block of Soquel Avenue is gradually evolving into a kind of downtown expansion, with recently opened businesses beginning to draw more and more people into the area.1.3

Al Musabbir Sadi from Colombo Bangladesh would hope that they did not get a taste of things to come when a third string Sri Lankan side forced them to stay on the field for almost the entire second day of the ...2.7

Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin Thursday said the 13th SAARC Summit in Dhaka will be held on schedule on November 12-13 as Sri Lanka has confirmed her participation in the summit.2.7

Sri Lankan policemen stand guard in Colombo. Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas have rejected peace broker Norway's call to hold talks on salvaging their fragile truce with the Colombo government at the ...4.5

Dairy firm Kotmale Holdings, is taking on the competitive milk powder players in a big way, by launching its own brand priced at a substantial discount.2.9

One woman died and more than a dozen people were hospitalized on Thursday after they fled a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight before take off in a bomb scare Sri Lankan police suspect was triggered by a hoax call.1.8

KOLKATA: Telecom service provider BSNL is in the process of laying a submarine cable between India and Sri Lanka to provide overseas connectivity, BSNL Chairman and Managing Director, Mr A K Sinha said on ...4.6

The most extensive assessment of migration ever produced shows immigrants now comprise a quarter of the London's population and in one area - Wembley - just over half of residents.2.9

If Sri Lanka has achieved self-sufficiency, it is in political circuses. Hardly a day passes without a display of political gimmicks by one party or another.

MR. MCCORMACK: Good morning, everybody. This is quite a turnout. I'm envious. This morning we have with us Harry Thomas, who is the Executive Secretary of the Department of State.

Hutchison will add over 212 new base stations to increase coverage and add some 500,000 more lines to its line capacity.2.7

He left these shores for America aged 12, but Antony Hegarty returned triumphant last night to claim the top prize at the Mercury Awards, prompting another nominee to walk out.2.7

Al Musabbir Sadi from Colombo With the one-day whitewash still haunting and the injury list growing with every passing day, the Bangladesh cricket team suffered another shattering blow during their Tuesday's ...1.8

The Pakistan Association of Printing and Graphic Arts Industry has signed a memorandum of understanding with the printing associations of China and Sri Lanka to enhance mutual co-operation with them.2.7

The fan hangs on a long stem, revolves lethargic, its arms in a tilt to catch the air which it folds across the room ... The air reaches me unevenly with its gusts against my arms, face.2.1

George Bush is at fault I guarantee that the Mahinda Rajapakse campaign will come up with some colourful economics arguments blaming everyone but themselves for the economic mess we are in today with inflation ...

The Peoples' Liberation Front , whose support analysts say is vital to Rajapaksa's chances in the vote likely to take place in November, said he had also agreed, if elected, to ditch a plan to share $3 billion ...2.9

CRISIS CORPS: Mary Mechtenberg sits surrounded by Sri Lankan children in Matara, one of the Indian Ocean cities devastated by last year's tsunami.

Banks have to do dummy runs in calculating their credit and operational risk according to a roadmap on the implementation of new minimum capital rules agreed to with the financial sector regulator.2.7

Fast bowlers Dilhara Fernando and Farveez Maharoof shared six early scalps as Sri Lanka whipped Bangladesh by six wickets in the third and final one-dayer to complete a clean sweep here.1.3

ORGANISATIONS from across Suffolk are today being urged to help a tsunami-ravaged area of Sri Lanka recover.2.7

Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The Athletics Federation of Pakistan on Saturday named an 18-member squad including two officials and as many referees for the September 22-28 Women's Islamic Games to be held in Tehran.2.7

Mumbai, Sept 3: Tarannum aka Tannu, the crorepati bar girl in news for her unaccounted wealth, acted as a conduit between city's top bookies and a Sri Lankan spin bowler.2.7

New Zealand Cricket has reported a $6.1 million net deficit recorded for the last financial year, but the news is not as gloomy as it reads.3.1

Argentine tennis player Guillermo Canas has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a bid to overturn his two-year doping suspension.2.7

Indian heavy vehicle maker's local venture Lanka Ashok Leyland tied up Orient Financial Service's leasing facilities to push its line of Tusker trucks.2.7

The retired couple who traveled to Sri Lanka to see how they could help, have returned encouraged and more motivated than ever.2.7

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According to Gartner, the Synapse project unveiled by Sri Lankan start-up WS02 offers further evidence that open-source technology will have a "massive impact" on application integration.1.3

Fox Searchlight Pictures President Peter Rice announced today that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to writer/director Deepa Mehta's Water.2.9

Thousands of Shiite pilgrims gather near the shrine in Baghdad's Kazimiyah district for the annual commemoration of the saint's death, Wednesday, Aug.2.6

The most recognized example of nonviolent direct action remains the strategy used during African Americans' civil rights movement in the 1950s and '60s, led by Rev.