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Sri Lanka to launch its first satellite in 2015

New Kerala - Sat May 26, 3:48 am ET

Colombo, May 25 : China will help Sri Lanka launch its first satellite by 2015, officials said.

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Sri Lanka: Colombo twists investigation of Canadian Tamil citizen's brutal slaying
TamilNet - Sat May 26, 8:00 pm ET
Sri Lankan military intelligence and the SL Police have projected the murder case of the late Mahendrarajah as a robbery related crime by allegedly fixing approvers. Informed sources in Ki'linochchi told TamilNet Saturday that the laptop and the mobile phones missing from the victim and recovered later by the SL police were found erased of contact details and logs. The manoeuvrings of the ...
Sri Lanka names separate T20, ODI squads for Pak series
New Kerala - Fri May 25, 4:04 pm ET
Colombo, May 25 : Sri Lanka has announced separate Twenty20 and one-day squads for the home series against Pakistan, which is scheduled to start next month.
Sri Lanka plans to launch its first satellite in 2015
SpaceDaily - Sun May 27, 10:09 am ET
Sri Lanka is set to launch its first satellite by 2015 following an agreement with a Chinese company, officials said on Thursday. SupremeSAT, a local company said it has reached an agreement with the Sri Lankan board of investment to the tune of 20 million U.S. dollars for the project.
Sri Lanka name squads for Pakistan series
Business Recorder - Thu May 24, 8:48 am ET
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced separate Twenty20 and one-day squads for the home series against Pakistan starting next month.
Sri Lanka: Eezham Tamils protest UK inviting Rajapaksa to Queens diamond jubilee
TamilNet - Sun May 27, 7:30 am ET
Eezham Tamils in the UK gathered outside the UK Prime Minister's residence at 10 Downing Street on Saturday demanding withdrawal of an invitation extended to Mahinda Rajapaksa for the upcoming Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth. A petition given to the authorities by the Tamil Coordinating Committee UK (TCC-UK) which had organised the event underscored the significance of Britain ...
Sri Lankan Tamil party retains ‘separate state' constitution
The Hindu - 40 minutes ago
The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), the main constituent of the Tamil National Alliance — the lone credible representative of Tamil people in the Northern Province — has refused to revisit its...
Sri Lanka sets up new courts to try war suspects
Channel NewsAsia - Thu May 24, 5:13 am ET
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is setting up new courts to accelerate cases against hundreds of Tamil rebel suspects three years after the end of the island's bloody ethnic war, a government spokesman said Thursday.
Sri Lanka customs seize 1.5 tons of elephant tusks
Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Thu May 24, 4:35 am ET
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan customs officials say they have seized about 1.5 tons of elephant tusks in the largest ever such seizure in the country.
Sri Lanka beat Singapore 35-10
Sunday Observer - Sat May 26, 3:44 pm ET
Sri Lanka registered a superb 35 (five goals) points to 10 (one goal and one penalty) victory over Singapore in their Asian Five Nations Rugby Division 1 tournament match played at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines today.
Victory on our minds in Sri Lanka: Pak coach Whatmore
ANI via Yahoo! India News - Sun May 27, 8:01 am ET
Islamabad, May 27 (ANI): Pakistan cricket head coach Dav Whatmore has said victory in the upcoming Sri Lanka team is the foremost thing on their minds.
Indian High Commissioner reviews projects in Sri Lanka
The Hindu - Sun May 27, 7:22 am ET
The Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Ashok K. Kantha reviewed projects coming up with Indian assistance in the Eastern province, and handed over development assistance to war affected....
Sri Lanka not taking chances again
Sunday Observer - Sat May 26, 3:51 pm ET
Certain countries in the West, which turned a blind eye when Sri Lanka was making its own battle against LTTE terrorism which killed thousands of innocent people, are now trying to advise on our military strategies.
Sri Lanka stocks hit 4-month low
The Star - Wed May 23, 7:58 pm ET
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s stock market fell to a four-month low yesterday after market regulator Securities and Exchange Commission prohibited employees of broker firms from selling shares for six months from the date of buying.
Sri Lanka has a well-organized plan for UNHRC session
Sunday Observer - Sat May 26, 3:45 pm ET
The Sri Lankan delegation, who left the country Wednesday to attend the 19th session of the United Nations Human Right Council in Geneva, Switzerland, says they have a well-organized plan to counteract the arguments against Sri Lanka.
Elephant tusks seized in Sri Lanka came from Kenya
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu May 24, 10:36 am ET
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A shipping container filled with hundreds of elephant tusks seized in Sri Lanka this week came from the Kenyan port of Mombasa, Kenyan wildlife authorities said on Thursday. The 359 tusks, weighing 1.6 tonnes, had been declared as scrap plastic but were impounded in Colombo on Tuesday while en route to Dubai after scans revealed the container's true contents. Poaching in ...