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Sri Lanka Left Without Electricity Due To System Failure: Official
Sri Lanka is experiencing a countrywide power outage due to a system failure, a government official said on Saturday.
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Openers Power Australia To Thumping Win Over Sri Lanka In First T20I
The visitors eased to 134-0 in 14 overs, chasing just 129 for victory, after a penetrative Josh Hazlewood spell restricted the hosts to 128 all out in 19.3 overs.
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Will Be Neutral In Matters Among International Powers: Sri Lanka's President
Sri Lanka's newly-elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa delivered a measured speech on Monday at his swearing-in ceremony, saying his country will maintain friendly ties with all nations and remain neutral in matters involving international powers so as to stay out of conflicts.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Cannot Take Actions As Sri Lanka PM, Says Court
A Sri Lanka court on Monday suspended Mahinda Rajapakse's powers as prime minister and ruled that his cabinet could not function until its legitimacy was established.
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India Worried As Sri Lanka's Pro-China "Lord Of The Rings" Is Back As PM
Just three years after being voted out in a presidential election in Sri Lanka, strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa is back at the centre of power, appointed prime minister by the man who defeated him.
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Opinion: India Bested, Beijing Is In The Driver's Seat In Colombo
Most people in the island nation of Sri Lanka and its Asian neighbors were stunned last week when President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe -- and replaced him with Mahinda Rajapaksa, the populist strongman who had ruled Sri Lanka for a decade before the scrappy alliance between Sirisena and Wickremesinghe forced ...
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1st T20I: Hasan Ali Powers Pakistan to 7-Wicket Win Over Sri Lanka
Hasan, who took 14 wickets in Pakistan's preceding 5-0 whitewash of the one-day series, took 3-23 in 3.3 overs as Pakistan skittled Sri Lanka out for a paltry 102 in 18.3 overs.
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Usman Shinwari's Five-Wicket Haul Powers Pakistan To Series Whitewash Over Sri Lanka
Shinwari's 5-34 in seven overs reduced Sri Lanka to 103 all out in 26.2 overs in Sharjah before openers Fakhar Zaman (48) and Imam-ul-Haq (45 not out) knocked off the paltry target in 20.2 overs.
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Ravindra Jadeja's Five-For Powers India To Test Series Win Over Sri Lanka
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja took five wickets to help bowl out Sri Lanka for 386 during their follow-on in the second session. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with a defiant 141.
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Sri Lanka vs West Indies, Highlights, ICC World T20 2016: Andre Fletcher Powers Windies to Seven-Wicket Win Over Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka vs West Indies clash was an anti-climax for Chris Gayle fans with the big Jamaican not coming out to bat after suffering a hamstring injury while fielding in the Sri Lankan innings. Catch the highlights from Sri Lanka vs West Indies here.
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Sri Lanka Army To Guard Power Stations After Worst Outage In 20 Years
Sri Lanka will send troops to guard 100 key power transmission centres across the island nation, officials said today, a day after the worst power outage in 20 years, as the head of the state-owned utility board refused to rule out sabotage.
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Sri Lanka Suffers Worst Blackout In 20 Years
Sri Lanka suffered its worst nationwide power cut in 20 years today causing water shortages, transport and trade disruptions across the country, officials said.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Ventures Into Sri Lanka's Buddhist Heartland in Comeback Bid
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ventured out of his southern power base and into Sri Lanka's Buddhist heartland in his bid to regain power in Monday's parliamentary election, eight months after crashing to defeat in a presidential vote.
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Sri Lanka Presidential Candidate Vows to Scrap Presidential System
A former Sri Lanka Health Minister has signed an agreement with opposition parties, trade unions and professionals to scrap the country's powerful Presidential system and carry out other democratic reforms if he beats incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa and wins January's Presidential election.
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3rd ODI: Mohammad Hafeez powers Pakistan to 113-run win over Sri Lanka
Mohammad Hafeez hit 11 fours and three sixes in his 136-ball knock in Pakistan's formidable 326-5. Fast bowler Umar Gul returned after a nine-month injury layoff with 3-19 as Sri Lanka was all out for 213 in 44.4 overs.
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Sri Lanka Left Without Electricity Due To System Failure: Official
Sri Lanka is experiencing a countrywide power outage due to a system failure, a government official said on Saturday.
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Openers Power Australia To Thumping Win Over Sri Lanka In First T20I
The visitors eased to 134-0 in 14 overs, chasing just 129 for victory, after a penetrative Josh Hazlewood spell restricted the hosts to 128 all out in 19.3 overs.
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Will Be Neutral In Matters Among International Powers: Sri Lanka's President
Sri Lanka's newly-elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa delivered a measured speech on Monday at his swearing-in ceremony, saying his country will maintain friendly ties with all nations and remain neutral in matters involving international powers so as to stay out of conflicts.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Cannot Take Actions As Sri Lanka PM, Says Court
A Sri Lanka court on Monday suspended Mahinda Rajapakse's powers as prime minister and ruled that his cabinet could not function until its legitimacy was established.
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India Worried As Sri Lanka's Pro-China "Lord Of The Rings" Is Back As PM
Just three years after being voted out in a presidential election in Sri Lanka, strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa is back at the centre of power, appointed prime minister by the man who defeated him.
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Opinion: India Bested, Beijing Is In The Driver's Seat In Colombo
Most people in the island nation of Sri Lanka and its Asian neighbors were stunned last week when President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe -- and replaced him with Mahinda Rajapaksa, the populist strongman who had ruled Sri Lanka for a decade before the scrappy alliance between Sirisena and Wickremesinghe forced ...
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1st T20I: Hasan Ali Powers Pakistan to 7-Wicket Win Over Sri Lanka
Hasan, who took 14 wickets in Pakistan's preceding 5-0 whitewash of the one-day series, took 3-23 in 3.3 overs as Pakistan skittled Sri Lanka out for a paltry 102 in 18.3 overs.
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Usman Shinwari's Five-Wicket Haul Powers Pakistan To Series Whitewash Over Sri Lanka
Shinwari's 5-34 in seven overs reduced Sri Lanka to 103 all out in 26.2 overs in Sharjah before openers Fakhar Zaman (48) and Imam-ul-Haq (45 not out) knocked off the paltry target in 20.2 overs.
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Ravindra Jadeja's Five-For Powers India To Test Series Win Over Sri Lanka
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja took five wickets to help bowl out Sri Lanka for 386 during their follow-on in the second session. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with a defiant 141.
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Sri Lanka vs West Indies, Highlights, ICC World T20 2016: Andre Fletcher Powers Windies to Seven-Wicket Win Over Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka vs West Indies clash was an anti-climax for Chris Gayle fans with the big Jamaican not coming out to bat after suffering a hamstring injury while fielding in the Sri Lankan innings. Catch the highlights from Sri Lanka vs West Indies here.
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Sri Lanka Army To Guard Power Stations After Worst Outage In 20 Years
Sri Lanka will send troops to guard 100 key power transmission centres across the island nation, officials said today, a day after the worst power outage in 20 years, as the head of the state-owned utility board refused to rule out sabotage.
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Sri Lanka Suffers Worst Blackout In 20 Years
Sri Lanka suffered its worst nationwide power cut in 20 years today causing water shortages, transport and trade disruptions across the country, officials said.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Ventures Into Sri Lanka's Buddhist Heartland in Comeback Bid
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ventured out of his southern power base and into Sri Lanka's Buddhist heartland in his bid to regain power in Monday's parliamentary election, eight months after crashing to defeat in a presidential vote.
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Sri Lanka Presidential Candidate Vows to Scrap Presidential System
A former Sri Lanka Health Minister has signed an agreement with opposition parties, trade unions and professionals to scrap the country's powerful Presidential system and carry out other democratic reforms if he beats incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa and wins January's Presidential election.
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3rd ODI: Mohammad Hafeez powers Pakistan to 113-run win over Sri Lanka
Mohammad Hafeez hit 11 fours and three sixes in his 136-ball knock in Pakistan's formidable 326-5. Fast bowler Umar Gul returned after a nine-month injury layoff with 3-19 as Sri Lanka was all out for 213 in 44.4 overs.
