South Asia – Sri Lanka determined to beat India on Indian soil after 44 years! (Sunday Observer)
Sri Lanka determined to beat India on Indian soil after 44 years! (Sunday Observer)
CRICKET: Sri Lanka will be looking for that elusive winning formula when they tour India for a 3-Test, five ODI and T20 series scheduled to begin on November 8.
Pakistan says 12 militants killed in gunbattles in Taliban sanctuary (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistani soldiers killed 12 militants in gunbattles over the past day, officials said Saturday, as government forces pressed on with their offensive in the mountainous Taliban sanctuary of South Waziristan.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-08 07:15 UPDATE 1-Australia urges Sri Lanka reforms, reconciliation (Interactive Investor)
SYDNEY, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Australia on Sunday urged Sri Lanka, having defeated the Tamil Tigers in May, to now embrace political reform and reconciliation to stem the flow of asylum seekers leaving the country. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will meet his Sri Lankan counterpart Rohitha Bogollagama in Colombo on Monday amid a standoff in Indonesia involving 78 Tamil asylum seekers, who are …
Smith to go to Sri Lanka for talks (MalaysiaNews.net)
Mr Smith said today that it would be the first official visit to Sri Lanka by an Australian foreign minister since 2003. He will arrive in Colombo tomorrow.Two separate boatloads of Sri Lankan asylum …
France asks Sri Lanka to end emergency laws (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A top French envoy on Saturday asked Sri Lanka to end its state of emergency and probe war crimes ahead of a key European Union ruling on trade concessions to the troubled island.
Despite scanty rains, slowdown, India will grow at 6.5 percent: Manmohan Singh (Calcutta News)
New Delhi, Nov. 8 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said that India’s economic growth is expected to be around 6.5 percent this fiscal despite an inadequate monsoon and the global recession.
India Min: Expects Foreign Direct Investment Above $18 Billion In Fiscal Year (Nasdaq)
NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- India’s Trade Minister Anand Sharma Sunday said that both foreign direct investment and portfolio flows into the country will individually exceed $18 billion in the current financial year that ends in March.
Sri Lankan team arrives for Test series (ThatsCricket.com)
Mumbai: The Sri Lankan cricket team has arrived in Mumbai for their upcoming three-match Test series against India, starting on November 16.The Kumar Sangakkara-led squad will begin their tour with a three-day match against the team, Board President’s XI beginning November
Sri Lanka says LTTE gone but suicide bombers remain (Calcutta News)
The Tamil Tigers are finished as a military outfit but a small group of their feared suicide bombers still remain in Colombo, a top Sri Lankan official visiting India said.
UPDATE:India PM:To Take Steps To Exit Easy Fiscal Stance Next Year (Nasdaq)
NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- India will take appropriate steps next year to wind down its accommodative fiscal stance, and the country’s economy is posed to grow over 7% next fiscal year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday.
India will grow at 6.5 pct: Manmohan Singh (The Economic Times)
Manmohan Singh predicted India’s economic growth for the current fiscal at 6.5 per cent and said it can accelerate to 7 per cent next year if monsoon were normal.
Smith on mission to Sri Lanka (Herald Sun)
FOREIGN Minister Stephen Smith will visit Sri Lanka to discuss the growing asylum seeker issue tomorrow.
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