1. Pakistan down Hong Kong 3-1
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KARACHI: Pakistan on Sunday set a Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone Group-II date against shock semifinalists Sri Lanka by beating Hong Kong 3-1 in their op Posted: 2010-03-08 00:00:00 Read Full Article ...

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Nomination period ends for SL polls COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s election department says it has completed the nomination period for April’s Posted: 2010-02-27 00:00:00 Read Full Article  ...

3. ICC monitoring security in India
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KARACHI: The fate of the 2011 cricket World Cup to be held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh hinges on the smooth organisation of the Hockey World Cu Posted: 2010-02-24 00:00:00 Read Full Article ...

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Jayasuriya to balance sport with politics COLOMBO: Sri Lanka cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya will embark on a political career by taking part in th Posted: 2010-02-19 00:00:00 Read Full Article  ...

5. Sri Lanka to face EU trade loss; ready to discuss
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is prepared to face a European Union withdrawal of its preferential trade benefits that helped to boost the island nation’s garment Posted: 2010-02-17 00:00:00 Read Full Article ...

6. Country yet to embark on energy saving
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LAHORE: Pakistan has still not gone for planned energy conservation like Sri Lanka, India and China where replacement of incandescent lamps with compa Posted: 2010-02-17 00:00:00 Read Full Article ...

7. Lawyers criticise govt over crackdown SL police seize huge cash linked to Fonseka
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COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police said on Monday they had raided a bank and seized more than half a million dollars allegedly belonging to relatives of the a Posted: 2010-02-16 00:00:00 Read Full Article ...

8. Sri Lanka shares hit record high
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COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares hit a new record high on Wednesday, before falling for a second straight day amid a protest and growing political concerns Posted: 2010-02-11 00:00:00 Read Full Article  ...

9. Sri Lanka president re-elected (Reuters)

Reuters - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has won a second term in office, the nation's election commissioner said on Wednesday.  ...

10. Sri Lankan president wins election: poll chief (AFP)

AFP - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has won a second term, defeating former army chief Sarath Fonseka with a solid 57.9 percent of the popular vote, the Elections Commissioner said Wednesday. ...

11. State TV says Sri Lanka president wins re-election (AP)

AP - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a resounding re-election victory Wednesday, beating back a challenge from his former army chief to lead this nation as it tries to rebuild from a devastating ...

12. Sri Lanka president set for victory: results (AFP)

AFP - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse was set for re-election Wednesday after counting showed he had secured more than 50 percent of total votes cast in a bitterly fought election.  ...

13. Sri Lanka on edge after vote (AFP)

AFP - Incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse took a strong lead in counting Wednesday from Sri Lanka's bitterly fought presidential election, officials said, as armed troops surrounded the hotel of his main rival. ...

14. Top S.Lankan challenger 'ineligible': govt (AFP)

AFP - Sri Lanka's government said on Tuesday it would challenge the legitimacy of leading opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka, who contested the country's first post-war presidential election.  ...

15. Bomb blasts cast shadow over bitter Sri Lanka poll (AFP)

AFP - Pre-dawn bomb blasts in Sri Lanka's Tamil heartland escalated tensions as the country went to the polls Tuesday in the first presidential election since the end of its 37-year civil war.  ...

16. ‘Coral reefs falling victim to Navy’s target practice’

Karachi The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which wrecked havoc in Sri Lanka and India, was quite beneficial to the coastal belt of Pakistan due to  ...

17. Sri Lanka faces new pressure over war crimes (AFP)

AFP - Sri Lanka was under new pressure Friday to submit to a war crimes investigation after the United Nations authenticated a video allegedly showing prisoners being executed by troops last year.  ...

18. Sri Lanka accuses UN of war crimes 'crusade' (AFP)

AFP - Sri Lanka on Friday accused the United Nations of a "crusade" to drag it before war crimes tribunals after it came under new pressure over a video that allegedly shows its troops executing prisoners. ...

19. Sri Lanka economy expands post war

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economic growth accelerated at its fastest clip this year after the end of a bloody civil war, boosted by new investment and low  ...

20. Tight security for India-SL ODIvvvv

RAJKOT, India: The first of five limited-overs internationals between India and Sri Lanka will be played under tight security this week with almost 1,  ...