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Two Court Martials Against Gen Fonseka-Military Spokesman

Two Court Martials will be held on March 16th and 17th for seven charges against Gen Fonseka-Military Spokesman-JNW

March 11, 2010 at 3:29 pm

Three Maj Generals Appointed To Court Martial Panel-Military Official

Three Maj Generals Weerathunga, Jayathilake & Wijethunga appointed to Court Martial panel of Gen Fonseka, by President-Mil official-JNW

March 11, 2010 at 12:32 pm

Tourist Arrivals Up 67.7% In February Compared To Last Year-SLTDA

Tourist arrivals up 67.7% to 57,300 in February from 34,169 in Feb last year; up from 50,757 in January-Tourism Development Authority-JNW

March 11, 2010 at 9:57 am

Yousuf & Younus Given Life Ban By Pakistan Board

Former captains Younus Khan and Muhammad Yousuf will no longer be considered for selection by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after an inquiry into reports of infighting on the disastrous tour of Australia.

The PCB chose to implement the recommendations of an inquiry committee to also hand out 12-month bans to Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved and fine Shahid Afridi and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal three million rupees ($35,000) and Umar Akmal two million ($24,000). Report -JNW

March 10, 2010 at 12:21 pm

Four Member Sri Lankan Delegation For Brussels-Min GL Peiris

A four member Sri Lankan delegation will leave for Brussels on 15th to hold talks with EU on GSP & other issues-Min GL Peiris-Info Dept-JNW

March 10, 2010 at 12:20 pm

Emergency Extended For Another Month-Reporter

Emergency extended by another month in Parliament with 93 votes for & 24 votes against. UNP, JVP & TNA vote against-Reporter-JNW

March 9, 2010 at 1:22 pm

Parliament To Meet Today-Reporter

Dissolved 6th Parliament to meet just for today to vote on extending state of emergency, session to start at 9.30am-reporter-JNW

March 9, 2010 at 9:26 am

Sri Lanka T20 Cricket Pool Announced

Sri Lanka Cricket Monday announced 30 member pool for next month’s Twenty20 cricket World Cup in West Indies.

Pool- Kumar Sangakkara, Tillekaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardana, Chamara Kapugedara, Anjelo Mathews, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Thisara Perera, Muttiah Muralidharan, Ajantha Mendis, Suraj Randiv, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Kulasekera, Thilina Thushara, Chanaka Welagedara, Suranga Lakmal, F. Mahroof, Isuru Udana, Malinga Bandara, Mahela Udawatta, Lahiru Thirimanna, Dinesh Chandimal, M. Pushpakumara, Kaushal Weeraratne, Kaushal Silva, Chamara Silva, Upul Tharanga, Jeewan Mendis and Nuwan Soyza-JNW

March 9, 2010 at 7:05 am

Wayamba Province Wins SLC Inter Province T20

Defending champions Wayamba Province registered convincing 95 runs win over   Ruhuna in the final played at De Zoysa Stadium in Moratuwa yesterday. In the process Wayamba retained the title for the third successive year.

Wayamba’s Jeewantha Kulatunga the only centurion of the tournament was named the man of the tournament with Mahela Jaywardena taking the man of the final award. Ruhuna’s Dinesh Chandimal and Basnahira South’s Janaka Gunaratne carried away the award for the best batsman and bowler of the tournament. The champion Wayamba team received a cash award of Rs. One million with runners-up Ruhuna receiving Rs. 500,000/-.

Scores:-  Wayamba 208 for 8 in 20 overs (Mahela Jayawardena 91, Kushal Perera 34);  Ruhuna 113 in 13.2 overs (Dinesh Chandimal 64)-JNW

March 8, 2010 at 7:06 am

New Zealand Beats Sri Lanka 3-2 In Davis Cup-Rporter

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka 3-2 with victory in the final singles match of the Davis Cup Oceania Zone Group II tie at the National Tennis Centre in Colombo.  Sri Lanka began the final day trailing 1-2 having lost the two opening singles before winning the doubles match on the previous day. While in the last day out of two single games Sri Lanka win one and lost one-JNW

March 7, 2010 at 10:08 pm

Veteran Singer Abeywardane Balasuriya Is In Critical Condition-Hospital Official

Veteran singer Abeywardane Balasuriya is in critical condition and is at a private hospital ICU-hospital official-JNW

March 7, 2010 at 11:35 am

12 Injured In Road Accident Near Boo Oya Bridge, Madavachchiya-Police

12 persons traveling in a van injured in accident near Boo Oya bridge, Madavachchiya on A9 road-Police official-JNW

March 5, 2010 at 6:34 pm

Unity Of Tour Sri Lanka From Jaffna To Thissamaharama On March 17-Organizer

‘Unity Tour of Sri Lanka’ cycle race from Jaffna to Tissamaharama will be held March 17-22, for the first time in 35 years-organizer-JNW

March 5, 2010 at 10:31 am

Group Of 24 Arrested When Try To Leave For Australia-Mil Official

24 Tamil and six Sinhalese from Chilaw, Jaffna & Kilinochchi who try to leave for Australia by boat arrested in Batticaloa-Mil Official-JNW

March 4, 2010 at 8:01 pm

Sri Lankans In Hijacked Ship Released-Foreign Ministry

Foreign Ministry says three Sri Lankans who were in a ship hijacked by Somalian pirates in September have been released-JNW

March 4, 2010 at 3:12 pm

Malini Fonseka Named As One Of Best Actressess In Asia-Report

Veteran actress Malini Fonseka has been named by CNN as one of Asia’s best 25 actors of all time-report-JNW

March 4, 2010 at 10:34 am

Three Sports Interim Committees To Be Dissolved-Ministry Secretary

Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge has ordered the terms of the Interim committees governing Rugby, Badminton and Swimming will be dissolved before the end of this month, said Sports Ministry Secretary S. Liyanagama.

“We have asked the Director General of Sports of the Sports Ministry to conduct 2010 elections for the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU), Sri Lanka Badminton Association (SLBA) and Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU)-JNW

March 4, 2010 at 7:22 am