Sri Lanka’s 2011 tea production records 328.3 million kilograms Sri Lanka’s tea production during the year 2011...
Treasury bill auction Sri Lanka’s weekly treasury bill auction held today...
Sri Lanka says, it will impose spot fines against drivers and passengers travelling in the front seat of the vehicles without wearing seat belts.
Cabinet of Ministers have given their consent to go ahead with the proposal by amending the motor traffic act.
As of now, the implementation of the fines for this offense is being carried [...]
(News360.lk) Sri Lankan spin legend Muttaiah Muralitharan will go back to Gloucestershire this year to play a part in the country’s Friends Life T20 Campaign, says a media report.
Murali who played for the county taking part in the Friends Provident T20 during the last season bagged 12 wickets.
“As a side we are delighted that Murali [...]
Sri Lankan opening batsman Upul Tharanga will lead the national team in a one-day tour match against a Victorian 2nd XI at Junction Oval, to be played on Wednesday.
This is the first match the Lankans are playing in Australia, ahead of the triangular one-day international series which starts on the 5th of February.
Sri Lanka has [...]
Sri Lanka will take on India and Australia four times each in the preliminary round of the upcoming tri series in Australia which is expected to start on February 5th.
The first match of the tournament will be played between Australia and India in Melbourne while Sri Lanka will play their first game against India on [...]
Sri Lanka’s listed Vallibel Power Erathna PLC has started commercial operations of a another mini hydro-power plant.
The company says, it completed the construction work of the 4.65 MegaWatt Kiriwaneliya Mini Hydro Power Project, recently.
The plant comes under the “Country Energy Private Limited”, a subsidiary of Vallibel Power Erathna PLC.
Sri Lanka will host the ICC T20 world cup during the months of September and October this year, with the participation of 12 countries.
Already, the Sri Lankan cricketing authorities and the International Cricket Council have signed an agreement towards this.
Government says, the ICC will provide a financial grant of US$ 9 million to Sri Lanka [...]
Sri Lanka is planning to strengthen its diplomatic presence in China with the establishment of a new Consulate office in the country’s Guangdong Province, says a media report.
According to the state run News.lk, Sri Lanka will establish the new consulate general office in Guangzhou, the capital of the Guangdong Province of southern China.
Guangdong is one [...]
(News360.lk) Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Continental Hotel, a five star property located in the capital Colombo will be closed down from the 1st of February for a major refurbishment program.
The Hotel Services PLC, the owners of the property announced that the hotel will undergo a Rs. 1.8 billion development program thus transforming the property into one [...]
By: Prasanna C. Rodrigo
Jan, 24th, 2012 (News360.lk) There are several reports which say Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to dump the national team’s coach Geoff Marsh and bring-in South Africa’s Graham Ford to take over the job.
Graham Ford undoubtedly is a credible figure and has all the credentials to handle the job.
However the question is [...]
Sri Lanka has brought in Mahela Jayawardena to lead Sri Lanka once again as T.M. Dilshan tendered his resignation following the just concluded South African tour, says a media report.
Accordingly, Jaywardena who once captained the side will restart his second term as the skipper commencing from the upcoming tri-series which is scheduled to take place [...]
President Rajapaksa inspecting the “Tyson bite”
Sri Lanka host “Ayubowan China”
An Indian teacher finds $9.8bn in his bank balance
Deepawali celebrations at the Temple Trees
Cruise ship “Costa Concordia” sinks
The navy saves “The Greyhound of the sea”
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani arrives in Sri Lanka