Arms to Lanka echoes in Thamil Nadu Assembly

PMK leader G K Mani said India should not supply arms to Sri Lanka as they would be used against 'innocent Tamils' in the island republic...

Congress Legislature Party leader D Sudarsanam, taking objection to the PMK raising the issue in the state Assembly, said the PMK had a cabinet minister at the Centre, who should take up the matter with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at the cabinet meetings...

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Will Moody stay with Sri Lanka team?

The often asked question in Sri Lankan cricketing circles is: Will coach Tom Moody want to stay with the Lankan team or quit for more lucrative offers?.....

With the results shown so far, it would do Sri Lanka cricket a lot of good if they could persuade Moody to stay. If Sri Lanka wins the World Cup - and there is no reason why they should not - then there is the possibility that Moody would up his price to remain....

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http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/04/08/spo01.asp

Norwegian ambassador cancels visit to LTTE

He was told not to go to Kilinochchi due to security reasons, a government official said on conditions of anonymity. The Norwegian diplomatic sources also confirmed that the visit has been cancelled....

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http://www.indiaenews.com/srilanka/20070423/48571.htm
http://www.lankaenews.com/English/news.php?id=4057

Sri Lanka keep faith in Tharanga for semi ?

Sri Lanka will persist with out-of-form opener Upul Tharanga for the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand, the country's chief selector said on Monday.....

"We must not forget that Tharanga scored two centuries against England last year and also scored two centuries in the Champions Trophy," de Mel said just before leaving for the Carribean on Monday...

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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Sport&
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Showdown Semi-Finals

Sri Lanka’s bowling attack has performed well so far in the tournament and it remains to be seen if Lasith Malinga will play the crucial match after missing out in the last few games....

Sri Lanka would know, they too ‘rested’ Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan against the Aussies. Malinga didn’t play that match as well. So, one things for sure, both these teams know who they facing in the finals.....

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http://notjustcricket.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/showdown-semi-finals/

www.unp.lk launched (Elephants online)

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe launched the U.N.P. website www.unp.lk on the 22nd of this month at his Office at Srimath Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 7.

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http://www.unp.lk/

SLAF resumes air raid at identified LTTE targets

The SLAF fighter jets resumed air raids at identified LTTE targets on 23rd April, at 12.10p.m and 01.00p.m consecutively.

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http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20070423_04
http://www.rnhit.com/mcns/fullnews.php?id=5451

Norwegian support for terrorism

There are secret funds and for what are they used? To manipulate elections or provide additional funds for the LTTE Rovik wondered.....


The Mahaweli centre hall overflowed into a hall downstairs and political personalities such as Somawansa Amerasinghe and Wimal Weerawansa of the JVP, Champika Ranawake of the JHU and Hemakumara Nanayakkara were present.....

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http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/5435

marvan or tharanga?

almost everybody online or offline is discussing whether sri lankan cricket team should substitute marvan atapattu for upul tharanga for the upcoming semi final and hopefully final...

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http://llibertarian.blogspot.com/2007/04/
marvan-or-tharanga-let-mahela-and-co.html

UN workers in LTTE custody

The UN is believed to have secretly negotiated for the release of two UN workers held by the LTTE in the Vanni. The Colombo-based UN bigwigs, The Island learns, kept the seizure under wraps believing that the LTTE would eventually free them.

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http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items07/230407-5.html

Ranil off to Croatia

Opposition UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will leave for Croatia tomorrow to attend the meeting of the International Democratic Union (IDU)

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http://www.dailymirror.lk/2007/04/23/front/6.asp

Conflict not the biggest stumbling block for economic growth

The war is not the sole and the most serious stumbling block for economic growth. For long lasting peace, LTTE terrorism should be defeated militarily and democracy should be restored in the North and East, said JVP parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa

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http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/04/22/fin01.asp

Gotabhaya, the Media and diplomatic intervention

The Free Media Movement is known to jump the gun and go to town vociferously demonstrating against the slightest mis-reporting or mis-representation about our media. They have done it in style this time too without verifying the facts....

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http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/04/23/fea04.asp

Bangladesh Cricket Academy defeated Sri Lanka Academy

Bangladesh Cricket Academy registered a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka Academy at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium on Sunday to bounce back in the tri-nation tournament also involving Pakistan.

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http://banglacricket.com/alochona/showthread.php?t=20747

Mahanayaka says no ethnic issue, only terrorism

The Ven Udugama Sri Buddharakkhita Mahanayaka Thera of the Asgiriya Chapter of the Siam Nikaya said on Saturday that there is no ethnic issue in Sri Lanka but there is a problem due to one terrorist group claiming part of the country ......

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http://www.dailymirror.lk/2007/04/23/news/9.asp