19th july:
Sri Lanka's main pace bowler announced today that he will retire from Test cricket after the third Test against Pakistan, starting on Monday.
The 35-year-old bowler was dropped for the first two Test matches played against the visiting Pakistani team as well as...
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Dayan Jayatilleka, Sri Lanka's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, has been told to go home by Aug 20. He is one of Sri Lanka's most outspoken diplomats who consistently argued for devolution of power to the country's minorities.
No reason has been given to...
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July 18th 2009
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajpakse condemned some of the international media's reports on high death rates at IDP camps in Vavuniya. Health Ministry Dr. Athula Kahandaliyanage seconded the statment of the President at a brief press conference that took...
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Chaminda Vaas says goodbye to test cricket
