Navanethem Pillay wants to send more rapporteurs

Navanethem Pillay wants to send more rapporteursLessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC)United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Navanethem Pillay has sought to dispatch ten special rapporteurs to Sri Lanka to assess the implementation of the recommendations by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), well informed sources said. This is in addition to last year’s visit of three officials from the High Commissioner’s...

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Alistair Burt arrives Sri Lanka

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Alistair Burt arrives Sri Lanka“Sri Lanka: 2013 and beyond”Minister Alistair Burt, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Minister for South Asia, arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. This is his second visit to the country. During his two-day visit, the Minister will meet senior members of the government and opposition parties, the business community and INGOs and visit the North.He will also deliver a guest...

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Hashan Tilakaratne appointed as full time member of the Cricket Selection Committee

Hashan Tilakaratne appointed as full time member of the Cricket Selection CommitteeSri Lanka new Cricket Selection Committee Former Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Hashan Tilakaratne has been appointed as a full time member of the Cricket Selection Committee, informed sources said. The five-member select committee is headed by Sanath Jayasuriya. Thilekarathne will be appointed in place of Hemantha Wickremarathne who was appointed initially to...

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Vaas,Murali lined up for Sri Lanka coaching roles

Vaas,Murali lined up for Sri Lanka coaching roles"They are two of our best products"Sri Lanka Cricket is considering Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas for spin and fast bowling coaching positions respectively, SLC chief executive Ajit Jayasekara said. "They are two of our best products, and have had huge success all over the world," said Jayasekara. "We are looking to tap that knowledge and make use of it for the betterment of cricket...

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Mathews ODI & T20 captain,Chandimal is Vice-Captain

Mathews ODI & T20 captain,Chandimal is Vice-CaptainSri Lanka Cricket- New Captain and Vice CaptainInformed sources claim that Angelo Mathews is to Captain ODI and T20 while Dinesh Chandimal is to be Vice Captain. The Test Captain and Vice Captain are to be appointed later.Meanwhile, Sri Lanka have revamped their cricket selection panel with a new team under new chairman, Sanath Jayasuriya.Sri Lanka Cricket-New Captain and Vice Captain Angelo...

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Sanath Jayasuriya appointed as the head of Cricket Selection Committee

Sanath Jayasuriya appointed as the head of Cricket Selection CommitteeSri Lanka new Cricket Selection CommitteeFormer Sri Lankan test cricket captain and the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance parliamentarian Sanath Jayasuriya  has appointed as the head of the national new Cricket Selection Committee.The committee comprises Sanath Jayasuriya as Chairman, former fast bowlers Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Eric Upashantha,...

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Sri Lanka beat Australia by 3 runs

Sri Lanka beat Australia by 3 runsSri Lanka vs AustraliaSri Lanka beat Australia by three runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the second and final Twenty20 cricket international in Melbourne,and they clinched the series 2-0.Thisara Perera was adjudged the man of the mat...

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Sri Lanka Cabinet reshuffled

Sri Lanka Cabinet reshuffled10 ministers, 6 deputy ministers take oaths Ten new Ministers, two project Ministers and six Deputy Ministers have sworn in before the President Mahinda Rajapaksa.Following are the Ministers together with assigned ministriesMinistersAnura Priyadarhsana Yapa- PetroleumSusil Premajayantha – environmentPavithra Wanniarachchi- power and energyChampika Ranawaka – technology and researchLakshman Senevirathne-...

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Sri Lanka Cabinet reshuffle today

Sri Lanka Cabinet reshuffle todaySri Lanka new cabinetSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will reshuffle his cabinet today, the swearing-in ceremony will be held at Temple Trees at 11 a.m.Presidential Spokesman Mohan Samaranayaka said.Eight cabinet portfolios are expected to be changed at the reshuffle, and they will be in Power and Energy, Petroleum, Education, Environment, Sports, State Administration, Labor, Technology and Research...

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Sri Lanka wins 1st T20 by 5 wickets against Australia

Sri Lanka wins 1st T20 by 5 wickets against AustraliaSri Lanka vs AustraliaSri Lanka defeated Australia by five wickets in the 1st T20 international at Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.Chasing a target of 138, Thisara Perera smashed two consecutive sixes off Ben Laughlin in the 19th as Sri Lanka romped home with seven balls to spare and take a 1-0 lead in the two- t20 match series.Sri Lanka Skipper Angelo Matthews top-scored with 35 not out....

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Sri Lanka Women's cricket team leaves for World Cup 2013

Sri Lanka Women's cricket team leaves for World Cup 2013 ICC Women's World Cup 2013 The Sri lanka women's Cricket team will be leaving for India to take part in the ICC Women's World Cup 2013 with Captain Shashikala Siriwardene and coach Lanka de Silva, Siriwardena believes her side's bowling attack gives her hope of a good show at the tournament that begins on 31 January in Mumbai.Sri Lanka women's team for ICC  women's World Cup 2013Following...

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Victoria Lakshmi elected Netball President

Victoria Lakshmi elected Netball PresidentSri Lanka Netball Federation Former Sri Lanka netball captain Lakshmi Victoria was elected as president of the Netball Federation 2013 its Annual General Meeting which was held at Sports Ministry premises.She beat former president Trixie Nanayakkara to the post.Victoria received 26 votes while Nanayakkara received only eight votes.two clubs abstained from voting.Shyama Cooray received 25 votes to be elected...

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Mattala International Airport to be opened in March 18

Mattala International Airport to be opened in March 18Sri Lanka's second international airportMattala International Airport in Hambantota will be declared open on March 18,The Minister of Civil Aviation, Piyankara Jayaratne said. The Hambantota eco-friendly International Airport is the Sri Lanka's second international airport which is construction in Mattala.This is placed in the deep south of the country close to the fast developing...

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DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB) launches "Vardhana Garusaru" Senior Citizens Savings Account

DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB) launches Vardhana Garusaru Senior Citizens Savings Account"Garusaru means respect"DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB), the everyday banking unit of the pioneer development bank, honours senior citizens of Sri Lanka with the launch of the Vardhana Garusaru Senior Citizens Savings Account - a first of its kind for DVB."Garusaru means respect," said Lakshman Silva, CEO, DFCC Vardhana Bank. The Vardhana Garusaru savings account caters exclusively...

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Australia beat Sri Lanka by 32 to even ODI series

Australia beat Sri Lanka by 32 to even ODI seriesSri Lanka vs AustraliaAustralia beat Sri Lanka by 32 runs in the fifth and final ODI played at Hobart. Australia tied the series 2-2 with Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka, set 248 to win and clinch their second series victory in Australia since 2010, could not find a top-order batsman to match the earlier efforts of the Australia centurion Phil Hughes and, despite a dashing knock from Mathews (67) in the middle...

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Ceremonial welcome of new Chief Justice Mohan Peiris

Ceremonial welcome of new Chief Justice Mohan Peiris44th Chief Justice of Sri LankaThe Supreme Court will be held A welcome ceremony for welcoming new Chief Justice Mohan Peiris today,january 23rd 2013 at the Colombo Hulstdorp Court Complex.A majority of the country's lawyers would participate in this function,said Former BASL Vice Chairman Anomaa Gunatilake. However BASL Secretary Sanjaya Gamage said, that the BASL lawyers would not participate...

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Firstpost Economy India, Sri Lanka to double trade to $10 bn by 2015

Firstpost Economy India, Sri Lanka to double trade to $10 bn by 2015India and Sri LankaIndia and Sri Lanka have set a target to double bilateral trade to $10 billion by 2015, India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said.“We have set a target to double bilateral trade to $10 billion by 2015. Captains of industry have accepted and endorsed it,” Sharma said. Sharma along with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Economic Development Rishad Bathiudeen...

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa donates Rs.1 million rupees to Rizana`s family

President Mahinda Rajapaksa donates Rs.1 million rupees to Rizana`s familyRizana Nafeek executedPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa has donated one million rupees to the family of Rizana Nafeek, President’s Media Unit said. Rizana Nafeek was executed by the Saudi authorities over allegations she killed an infant(four-month-old boy)under her care in Saudi.Rizana has left the Island to work as a house maid in Saudi to provide economic support to her...

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UNP Working Committee appoints Assistant Leader and National Organizer

UNP Working Committee appoints Assistant Leader and National OrganizerUNP Deputy Leader appointment postponedSri Lanka’s main opposition, the United National Party (UNP)  Working Committee  re-appointed UNP veteran Gampaha district parliamentarian Joseph Michael Perera and Member of the Eastern Provincial Council Daya Gamage as Assistant Leader and National Organizer respectively while the appointment...

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Sirisoma clinches 21st national billiard title

Sirisoma clinches 21st national billiard title60th Annual Billiards ChampionshipDefending national billiard champion K.H. Sirisoma of  Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) made history by clinching National Billiards title for the 21st time, beating S.H.M. Aslam of Moors Sports Club six sets to three in the final of the 60th Annual Billiards Championship conducted by Billiards and Snooker Association of Sri Lanka at the Sugathadasa Sports...

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TNT Express in Nepal receives award from Thai Airways

TNT Express in Nepal receives award from Thai AirwaysSecond in the Air Express category for cargo exportsTNT Express in Nepal was recognised by THAI Airways as second in the Air Express category for cargo exports, during an official ceremony held at Godavari Village Resort on the 1st of December 2012.Thai Airways had started its first flight to Nepalon 4th December 1968, and to mark its 45th anniversary of successful operations in Nepalthe airline...

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Sri Lanka vs Australia 4th ODI match abandoned

Sri Lanka vs Australia 4th ODI match abandonedSri Lanka vs AustraliaThe 4th ODI between Sri Lanka and Australia was abandoned because of a wet outfield much to the disappointment of the large crowd at Sydney Cricket Ground.Sri Lanka needed 209 more runs off 46.4 overs with all their wickets in tact when the umpires took the players off the Sydney Cricket Ground.Sri Lanka were 14 in 3.2 overs,Skipper Mahela Jayawardena was on four and Tillakaratne...

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High-level US delegation visits Sri Lanka

Discussing various issues such as the implementation of the LLRC recommendations and National Action PlanLessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission(LLRC)Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James Moore, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Vikram Singh, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Jane Zimmerman will travel to Sri Lanka and Maldives from January 26-February 1,aimed at discussing various issues such as the implementation of the...

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President Rajapaksa declares open Dickowita fisheries harbour

President Rajapaksa declares open Dickowita fisheries harbourSouth Asia largest fisheries harbour Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open the Dikkowita Fisheries Harbor constructed at a cost of Euro 51 million (Rs. 850 million) on 18 January 2013.The Dikkowita largest fisheries harbour in South Asia project, commenced in 2008, has been funded by a soft loan of Euro 41 million from the Government...

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Navanetham Pillay to submit report on Sri Lanka to UNHRC

Navanetham Pillay to submit report on Sri Lanka to UNHRCUnited Nations Human Rights CouncilThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is to submit a report on Sri Lanka at the February-March session of the Human Rights Council, focusing on the engagement of UN mechanisms in support of the accountability and reconciliation processes, “We are also concerned that the impeachment process has caused bitter divisions within Sri Lanka, and that...

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Sri Lanka beat Australia by four wickets in 3rd ODI

Nuwan Kulasekara (5/22) demolished the Australia batting lineupSri Lanka vs AustraliaSri Lanka defeated Australia by four wickets after right-arm pacer Nuwan Kulasekara destroyed Australia with a fine display of swing bowling in the third one-day international at the Gabba stadium in Brisbane on Friday to take a 2-1 series lead.Nuwan Kulasekera took five wickets for 22 and Lasith Malinga three for 14 while Mitchell Starc (22 not out) and and...

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Sri Lanka to import 4,500 dairy cows

Sri Lanka to import 4500 dairy cowsBoost dairy production in Sri LankaSri Lanka will import 4,500 dairy cows from Australia and develop farms belonging to National Livestock Development Board (NLDB) to increase the milk production in the country.The cows will be distributed among three farms belonged to the NLDB at Bopaththalawa, Nikaweratiya and Siringapatha with 4,500 upgraded dairy animals at a total cost of US$ 28.5 million.Sri Lanka has...

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Sri Lanka Media Center for National Security (MCNS) website hacked

Sri Lanka Media Center for National Security (MCNS) website hackedGame OverThe official website of Sri Lanka Media Center for National Security (MCNS) has been hacked and defaced by a hacker, known as Game Over. The Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) was established for the specific purpose of disseminating all national security and defence-related information and data to the Media and the public from one co-coordinated centre.At the time...

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SLT Rainbow pages directory promotes Gem and Jewellery industry

Local Gem and Jewellery industry Gets Boost from SLT Rainbow PagesSLT Rainbow pagesSLT Rainbow Pages the national directory information services provider has focused to promotes Gem and Jewellery industry in 2013 edition,"We believe in using the SLT Rainbow pages to bring important insights and information to people across the island. Every year, we look for an industry, that is deserving of the far reaching publicity our directory offers. Having...

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