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  1. Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka (C) offers flowers at the Buddhist temple in Anuradhapura on May 23, 2012. Fonseka, who left prison on May 21, decried the 'vendetta' perpetrated against him, two years after being locked up following an unsuccessful bid to unseat the president.
  2. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) speaks with his visiting Sri Lanka's counterpart Gamini Lakshman Peiris during their meeting in Moscow, on May 23, 2012.
  3. Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka (C) with wife Anoma (2nd L) shakes hands with supporters at the Buddhist temple of Tooth, in the central town of Kandy on May 22, 2012. Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka left prison May 21 decrying the 'vendetta' perpetrated against...
  4. The Chief Incumbent of the Malwathu Chapter Thibbotuwawe Sri Sumangala Mahanayake Thera blesses former Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka (R) at the Buddhist temple of Tooth, in the central town of Kandy on May 22, 2012. Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka left prison May...
  5. Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka offers flowers at the Buddhist temple of Tooth, in the central town of Kandy on May 22, 2012. Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka left prison May 21 decrying the 'vendetta' perpetrated against him, two years after being locked up...
  6. Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka gestures to supporters from a car in Kandy on May 22, 2012. Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka left prison May 21 decrying the 'vendetta' perpetrated against him, two years after being locked up following an unsuccessful bid to unseat...
  7. A Sri Lankan worker carrying a sack walks past seized elephant tusks at a customs warehouse in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The Sri Lankan customs officials Tuesday seized 400 tusks of African elephants at the Colombo Port from a Dubai bound transit cargo, customs...
  8. Sri Lankan workers stand near seized elephant tusks at a customs warehouse in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Sri Lankan customs officials Tuesday seized 400 tusks of African elephants at the Colombo Port from a Dubai bound transit cargo, customs officials said.
  9. A Sri Lankan customs officer looks at seized elephant tusks at a customs warehouse in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The Sri Lankan customs officials Tuesday seized 400 tusks of African elephants at the Colombo Port from a Dubai bound transit cargo, customs officials said.

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Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhalese: ශ්රී ලංකා, Tamil: இலங்கை; known as Ceylon before 1972) is a majority Buddhist island nation in South Asia, located about 31 kilometres (18½ mi) off the southern coast of India. It is often popularly referred to as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It is home to more... Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. Since the series with Australia is also being held in Sri Lanka both countries feel it would be best for the teams if they play closer to the World Cup
    SOURCE: Zee News 2 weeks ago
  2. The tentative itinerary for the series has been prepared but it will be finalised when our director of International Cricket, Intikhab Alam visits Sri Lanka next week to see arrangements for the series and the venues
    SOURCE: Cricket Country 2 weeks ago
  3. It's God's grace and there will be lot more expectations. I'm lucky to have played with legends of the game such as Stephen Fleming, Matthew Hayden, Mike Hussey and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. I hope it will only improve and there's a long way to go this season, as we have the IPL before the T20 World Cup and...
    SOURCE: Cricketnext 2 weeks ago
  4. The team has been playing good under Misbah-ul-Haq. Barring ODIs against England, they haven't lost a series. The coach Dav Whatmore also knows the [Pakistani] culture very well from his experience in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. I think Pakistani cricket is in safe hands.
    SOURCE: Cricketnext 2 weeks ago
  5. Now Sri Lanka has its own house in New York for the first time since joining the United Nations in 1955, and it will remain Sri Lanka's own
    SOURCE: Sri Lanka Ministry of Defense 2 weeks ago
  6. This new appointment is definitely bound to further strengthen the existing relations between our two countries. President Mahinda Rajapaksa has shown how important Sri Lanka-Turkish relations are, and I personally feel he has honored the Turkish nation by appointing [his] consul general as ambassador o...
    SOURCE: Today's Zaman 3 weeks ago
  7. The new gateway complements Kuehne + Nagel’s existing direct services in Shanghai and serves as an alternative to the company’s other two gateways in Singapore and Sri Lanka
    SOURCE: The Journal of Commerce 3 weeks ago
  8. In addition, AEB signed a collaboration contract to build its first algae biofuels production facility in Asia. The facility is being built in Sri Lanka with the local subsidiary of industrial giant Holcim, the world's second largest cement and building materials company.
    SOURCE: MarketWire 3 weeks ago
  9. That is very important. That is why Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj led a delegation to Sri lanka to find out for themselves the status of rehabilitation of Tamils. That is why India supported the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka on human rights violations (in the UN Human R...
    SOURCE: DNA India 3 weeks ago
  10. When many countries decided to support the resolution against Sri Lanka in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), India took a belated decision. You should not forget the fact that the DMK's efforts led to India supporting the resolution.
    SOURCE: The Hindu 3 weeks ago
  11. When Jayalalithaa, during the 2009 Lok Sabha campaign, raised the pitch on Sri Lanka’s war against Tamils and promised to send the Indian Army to save them, the same Karunanidhi had accused her of politicising the issue…. Karunanidhi’s sudden interest in Eelam is nothing but a ruse to divert attention f...
    SOURCE: Calcutta Telegraph 3 weeks ago
  12. Wadey will be in England with us in the one-day squad. He’ll be in Sri Lanka against Pakistan with us and he’ll be in the Twenty20 World Cup
    SOURCE: TruthDive 3 weeks ago
  13. At the moment most of our senior Proteas are spread around the world in England and India and those who are at home are undergoing rehabilitation from injuries picked up during the past season. We also have to bear in mind that the Proteas have a hectic schedule ahead of it with very important tours to ...
    SOURCE: Asia One 1 month ago
  14. To augment our local network further we inaugurated a new Branch in Al Wakrah and an Electronic Branch in Royal Plaza. On the international front, we have entered into an agreement with Commercial Bank of Ceylon, the largest private sector bank in Sri Lanka, for remittance of funds from Qatar to Sri Lan...
    SOURCE: AME Info 1 month ago
  15. Indian foreign policy towards Sri Lanka should not simply be dictated by Madras, our approach to Pakistan determined in Jammu and Kashmir, our approach to Bangladesh in West Bengal.
    SOURCE: India Today 1 month ago
  16. If former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's unfulfilled dream was a Tamil Eelam, he can have it in India where a larger population of Tamils live than in Sri Lanka
    SOURCE: Deccan Herald 1 month ago
  17. We will meet and talk out things and also plan for the future. We will now start focusing on the coming series with Australia in Sri Lanka and also on possibly holding the PPL this year
    SOURCE: NDTV 1 month ago
  18. There must be some political influence behind the decision but whatever it is, it is a huge setback for Pakistan because the deadlock would’ve been broken by this tour and bringing in teams like Sri Lanka was next in the PCB’s plans
    SOURCE: TruthDive 1 month ago
  19. Mahela Jayawardene is doing a good job so far but Sri Lanka needs a stable team if they need to dream about the next World Cup title
    SOURCE: GulfToday.ae 1 month ago
  20. The idea is to give exposure to a few new players either in the ODI or in the T20 as the tilt is towards building a separate T20 squad for this year's T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka
    SOURCE: Webindia123 1 month ago
  21. Following the recent announcement that Pakistan's tour of Sri Lanka will proceed, Saeed Ajmal will be unavailable for Worcestershire's T20 campaign
    SOURCE: Cricketnext 1 month ago
  22. Following the recent announcement that Pakistan's tour of Sri Lanka will proceed, Saeed Ajmal will be unavailable for Worcestershire Friends Life t20 campaign
    SOURCE: Sky Sports 1 month ago
  23. The Twenty20 World Cup will be played this year in Sri Lanka from Sept 18th-Oct 7th between 12 teams
    – Haroon Lorgat SOURCE: Slugger O'toole 1 month ago
  24. He has experienced success with two international teams, periods that included an ICC Cricket World Cup final appearance with Sri Lanka in 2011 and Bangladesh's first Asia Cup final last month. His knowledge of the sub-continent and England, and his experience with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, will bring a...
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
  25. He has experienced success with two international teams, periods that included an ICC Cricket World Cup final appearance with Sri Lanka in 2011 and Bangladesh's first Asia Cup final last month. His knowledge of the sub-continent and England, and his experience with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, will bring a...
    SOURCE: Reuters Mobile 1 month ago

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