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Shangri La in Colombo
Wednesday, 5 January 2011 - 1:45 PM SL Time
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Shangri La to push MoD, Army Hq. out of Colombo city : Army Hospital expected to be converted into a museum
By Shamindra Ferdinando
The Defence Ministry and the Army are in the process of being shifted to alternative locations to pave the way for Sri Lanka`s first 7-star hotel facing the Galle Face green promenade. Authoritative military sources told The Island that some sections of the Army Headquarters would begin moving out shortly to temporary `locations`. The Defence Ministry and the SLA headquarters would hand over six acres encompassing the SLA grounds. Subsequently, the government would hand over the remaining four acre-land housing headquarters units to the Hong Kong-based Shangri La Asia Limited. Sources said that the entire property would be vacated within the next six to seven months to facilitate the construction of the hotel.
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Sri Lanka deploys troops for flood relief operations
Thursday, 13 January 2011 - 1:46 PM SL Time
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Thousands of Sri Lankan troops have launched a massive operation to rescue nearly a million people affected by floods in the central, north and eastern provinces.
The flooding has killed at least 13 people, officials said.
More than 28,000 troops, backed by transport helicopters and navy boats, are rescuing flood victims and delivering food, authorities said. It is the biggest troops operation since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels one-and-a-half years ago.
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Asanka Gurusinghe - the Unsung Hero - dedicated to Ramz
Sunday, 16 January 2011 - 7:22 PM SL Time
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With the ICC Cricket World Cup fast approaching people have begun to reminisce Sri Lanka`s historical triumph in 1996 in Lahore. Even after 15 years, watching the highlights of that epic encounter gets your adrenalin pumping and the fact that this World Cup was won at the expense of Australia remains the icing on the cake. Talking of the triumph, people vividly remember Aravinda de Silva`s counterattack on the Indian bowlers in the semi-final with literally nothing on the board.
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UN seeks US $ 51 m for SL
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 - 5:07 PM SL Time
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The United Nations today sought 51 million dollars to meet the urgent needs of more than one million people affected by recent monsoon floods in Sri Lanka.
The UN issued the appeal as its deputy emergency relief coordinator, Catherine Bragg, arrived on the island for a three-day mission to meet with victims and the authorities.
This appeal seeks 51 million dollars to enable international partners to support the government in addressing the needs of more than one million flood-affected people over the next six months, the UN said.
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When Sri Lanka won her first World Cup game - against test playing nation India
Thursday, 20 January 2011 - 1:22 PM SL Time
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by Rex Clementine
Believe it or not, it took India 20 years to win a World Cup game against Sri Lanka. The teams` first met in 1979 in the Prudential World Cup in England and it was the Sri Lankans who came up with an upset win on that occasion, at a time when they were not full members of the ICC and had to qualify to play the tournament. This also was Sri Lanka`s first ever World Cup win. After Sri Lanka were allowed to play in the inaugural 1975 World Cup, the other ICC Associates too were keen to play in the tournament and thus the game`s governing body had to create the ICC Trophy, a tournament prior to the World Cup to determine who will go through for the big event. Sri Lanka`s hopes of qualifying were affected by the fact that the then government had instructed the board to boycott the game against Israel due to political reasons. `There was some pressure as we had to forfeit the points from our game against Israel. Our chances would have got affected, but we played really well from thereon to qualify,` Anura Tennakoon, the Sri Lankan captain on that tour told `The Island`.
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M. J. M. Lafir: World Billiards Champion 1973
Thursday, 20 January 2011 - 5:18 PM SL Time
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This is a very rare clip of the maestro, taken from a Sinhala movie.
The unique success of Muhammad Junaid Muhammad Lafir in winning the World Amateur Billiards Championship in Bombay, in November-December 1973, being victorious against all his opponents and also scoring the highest break of 859, is an achievement without parallel in the annals of Sport in Sri Lanka.
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http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2007/9/19883_space.html
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