Kazakh film bags Golden Peacock Award; IFFI ends
Panaji, Dec 2 (PTI) `Tulpan', a Kazakhstan film produced along with Germany, Switzerland, Russia and Poland, won the Golden Peacock Award and a cash prize of Rs 40 lakh as the curtains came down on the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here ...
[Views:26] [Wed, Dec 03, 2008] [Full Article]

Dockyard launches anchor handling tug supply vessel
Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) launched the fourth Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTSV) built for Greatship Global Offshore Services Limited of Singapore (GGOSL). ...
[Views:21] [Wed, Dec 03, 2008] [Full Article]

India play numbers game for on-field success
With a string of impressive on-field performances, including victory in the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup, India have risen to become one of the world’s leading limited-overs sides. ...
[Views:15] [Wed, Dec 03, 2008] [Full Article]

Ronaldo wins Golden Ball award
Cristiano Ronaldo won the Golden Ball awarded to the European Footballer of the Year on Tuesday, becoming the fourth Manchester United player to take the honor and the first since fellow winger George Best in 1968. ...
[Views:17] [Wed, Dec 03, 2008] [Full Article]

England agree to Test series, says India
England have confirmed they will play a two-Test series in India later this month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. ...
[Views:15] [Wed, Dec 03, 2008] [Full Article]

President renews call for global action
rome: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa says the Mumbai terrorist attacks should remind everyone about the risk of terrorism and the need for international cooperation to stop it. ...
[Views:43] [Tue, Dec 02, 2008] [Full Article]

Pope briefed on developments in Lanka
VATICAN CITY: President Mahinda Rajapaksa who visited the Vatican last morning had an audience with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. ...
[Views:31] [Tue, Dec 02, 2008] [Full Article]

Govt. committed to political solution - TMVP leader
TMVP Leader MP Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan told Parliament yesterday that it is the responsibility of the Government to solve the ethnic problem in a dignified manner and bring a lasting solution to the ethnic problem. ...
[Views:46] [Tue, Dec 02, 2008] [Full Article]

Kokavil liberated
KOKAVIL: Troops att-ached to the 57 Division yesterday took control of Kokavil, a key town on the A-9 road in the south of Kilinochchi after advancing three Kilometres southwards from Murikandi, Military sources the Daily News yesterday. ...
[Views:55] [Tue, Dec 02, 2008] [Full Article]

CID allowed to scrutinise Sakvithi’s bank accounts
Nugegoda Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge Wasantha Jinadasa yesterday allowed an application by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing the massive financial racket alleged to have been carried out by the “Sakvithi Ranasingh ...
[Views:45] [Tue, Dec 02, 2008] [Full Article]

Govt taking action to bring back Lankans stranded in Bangkok - Deputy FM
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hussein A. Bhaila yesterday told Parliament that Sri Lankan Ambassador in Thailand Prof. J. B. Dissanayake had been instructed to issue passports to Sri Lankans who have been stranded in Bangkok, Thailand to bring t ...
[Views:43] [Tue, Dec 02, 2008] [Full Article]

Greenhouse gas audits for corporates
Sri Lankan corporates will be able to slash bottomline expenditure while having environmental friendly business houses following CarbonNeutral Company, a British and American headquartered with regional office in Singapore- offering Greenhouse gas au ...
[Views:25] [Tue, Dec 02, 2008] [Full Article]

Favourite Holidays appointed sales agent for Jazeera Airways
Kuwait and Dubai based low-fares carrier Jazeera Airways has appointed Favourite Holidays as their sales agent in Sri Lanka. ...
[Views:42] [Tue, Dec 02, 2008] [Full Article]

Lee(thal) Brett stuffs the Kiwis
Brett Lee’s five-wicket haul was responsible for another disastrous performance from New Zealand’s ailing batting order as Australia stormed to an innings-and-62-run victory and a 2-0 series success. Run making has been a severe problem for the touri ...
[Views:25] [Tue, Dec 02, 2008] [Full Article]

Kurunegala wins overall C’ship
Kurunegala District with a total of 80 points carried away the overall championship of the 20th National Youth Sports Festival which concluded yesterday at the D. A. Rajapaksa stadium in Beliatta. The champions were followed by Galle (72) and Hambant ...
[Views:23] [Tue, Dec 02, 2008] [Full Article]

England agree to Test series, says India
England have confirmed they will play a two-Test series in India later this month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. ...
[Views:17] [Tue, Dec 02, 2008] [Full Article]

Flood horror
COLOMBO: Torrential rains during the past few days which wreaked havoc in several parts of the country mainly due to flooding left at least seven dead with more than 350,000 others affected in eight districts, with Jaffna being the worst hit. ...
[Views:39] [Mon, Dec 01, 2008] [Full Article]

President to meet Pope Benedict XVI today
Italy: President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to meet Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican today during a brief visit to Italy. ...
[Views:45] [Mon, Dec 01, 2008] [Full Article]