srilankasource.com latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for srilankasource.com. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page srilankasource.com http://www.srilankasource.com en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:32:38 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:32:38 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[Wanindu Hasaranga takes back Test retirement ahead of two-match series against Bangladesh]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274178645/wanindu-hasaranga-takes-back-test-retirement-ahead-of-two-match-series-against-bangladesh 274178645 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:27:11 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274178645/wanindu-hasaranga-takes-back-test-retirement-ahead-of-two-match-series-against-bangladesh <![CDATA[Bangladesh seal series win following Rishad's quickfire knock in 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274178440/bangladesh-seal-series-win-following-rishad-quickfire-knock-in-3rd-odi-against-sri-lanka 274178440 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:18:37 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274178440/bangladesh-seal-series-win-following-rishad-quickfire-knock-in-3rd-odi-against-sri-lanka <![CDATA[Foreign students attacked in India over Ramadan prayer]]> Police have identified around 25 people who broke into a university campus in Gujarat

At least two international students were injured in a mob attack in western India's Gujarat state, allegedly for offering namaz (a form of worship performed by Muslims) on campus. Police have identified around 25 people respo]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274177247/foreign-students-attacked-in-india-over-ramadan-prayer 274177247 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:26:15 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274177247/foreign-students-attacked-in-india-over-ramadan-prayer <![CDATA[Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, March 18]]> BEIJING -- Global new energy passenger car sales are predicted to exceed 39 million units by 2030, said a report obtained during the China EV100 Forum 2024 concluded Sunday in Beijing.

That will mark a penetration rate of almost 50 percent, rising from the nearly 20 percent in 2023 with the sales of over 13 million units, according to the report issued by China EV100, a new energy vehicle (NEV) industry think ta]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274177230/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-18 274177230 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:18:01 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274177230/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-18 <![CDATA[ADB approves 100 mln USD loan to support Sri Lankan SMEs]]> MANILA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday said it has approved a 100-million-U.S.-dollar loan for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka to have more access to finance and build their resilience to external shocks, such as economic crisis and climate change.

According to the ADB, Sri Lanka's SMEs provide 45 percent of employment and contribute 52 percent to the gross]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274176985/adb-approves-100-mln-usd-loan-to-support-sri-lankan-smes 274176985 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:44:02 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274176985/adb-approves-100-mln-usd-loan-to-support-sri-lankan-smes <![CDATA[Ahmedabad Crime Branch nabs two for attack on foreign students at Gujarat University Hostel]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274174935/ahmedabad-crime-branch-nabs-two-for-attack-on-foreign-students-at-gujarat-university-hostel 274174935 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:18:08 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274174935/ahmedabad-crime-branch-nabs-two-for-attack-on-foreign-students-at-gujarat-university-hostel <![CDATA[Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1615 GMT, March 17]]> NEW DELHI -- The Indian navy seized a cargo vessel hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued 17 crew members after forcing 35 pirates to surrender, the navy said Sunday.

Using coordinated tactical maneuvers and aerial support from HALE RPA, P8I, and MARCOS PRAHARs, the Indian navy forced the 35 pirates to surrender without resistance on Friday, a navy spokesman said, adding that the vessel was subsequently sanitize]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274174487/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1615-gmt-march-17 274174487 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:30:01 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274174487/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1615-gmt-march-17 <![CDATA[Bangladesh's Tanzim Hasan Sakib ruled out of final ODI clash against Sri Lanka]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274174396/bangladesh-tanzim-hasan-sakib-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-sri-lanka 274174396 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:18:44 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274174396/bangladesh-tanzim-hasan-sakib-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-sri-lanka <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 0700 GMT, March 17]]> SYDNEY -- Taxi drivers who overcharge or refuse fares could be blacklisted in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) as the state plans to roll out a centralized database tracking bad behaviour, local media reported on Sunday.

The Australian state's Point to Point Transport Commissioner Anthony Wing will work with the taxi industry to expand the Driver Vehicle Database to track illegal activity such as overcharging a]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274174156/xinhua-world--summary-at-0700-gmt-march-17 274174156 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:04 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274174156/xinhua-world--summary-at-0700-gmt-march-17 <![CDATA[Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 16]]> NEW DELHI -- India's Election Commission on Saturday said the country's forthcoming general elections will be conducted in seven phases starting April 19.

India's Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced at a press conference the complete schedule of the elections which will run through June 1. (India-Election Schedule)

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ISLAMABAD -- Seven military personnel, including a couple of o]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274174131/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-16 274174131 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:18:02 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274174131/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-16 <![CDATA[Sri Lankan Navy apprehends 21 fishermen, two boats seized]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274174002/sri-lankan-navy-apprehends-21-fishermen-two-boats-seized 274174002 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:55:18 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274174002/sri-lankan-navy-apprehends-21-fishermen-two-boats-seized <![CDATA[1 dead, 37 injured in bus accident in Sri Lanka]]> COLOMBO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- One person died and 37 others were injured in a bus accident in central Sri Lanka on Saturday evening, the police said on Sunday.

The police said the bus fell into a 15-meter ravine in the Peradeniya police division afer the driver lost control of the vehicle.

All the injured passengers were sent to the a local hospital where one of them died, the police said.

There we]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274173964/1-dead-37-injured-in-bus-accident-in-sri-lanka 274173964 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:55:03 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274173964/1-dead-37-injured-in-bus-accident-in-sri-lanka <![CDATA[Pakistan to host cricket tri-series after 20 years]]> ISLAMABAD, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said it would host a one-day international (ODI) triangular series for the first time in 20 years, with New Zealand and South Africa set to tour the country in February 2025.

A PCB statement revealed on Friday that the decision was made during a meeting between PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi and his counterparts from South Africa and New Zealand in Duba]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274173933/pakistan-to-host-cricket-tri-series-after-20-years 274173933 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:49:03 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274173933/pakistan-to-host-cricket-tri-series-after-20-years <![CDATA[Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka sustains injury, ruled out of final ODI clash against Bangladesh]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274173893/sri-lanka-dilshan-madushanka-sustains-injury-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-bangladesh 274173893 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:37:24 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274173893/sri-lanka-dilshan-madushanka-sustains-injury-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-bangladesh <![CDATA[Iran Loses to Estonia at 2024 Davis Cup World Group II]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran lost to Estonia 3-1 in the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II on Saturday.

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Team Iran consists of Hamid Reza Nadaf, Sina Moghimi and Samyar Almasi. It lost to Estonia's Oliver Ojakaar, Kristjan Tamm and Kenneth Raisma.

Iran and Estonia had shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw on Friday.

The match was held at the Sri Lanka Lawn Tennis Association Complex, Colombo, Sri ]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274173824/iran-loses-to-estonia-at-2024-davis-cup-world-group-ii 274173824 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 09:37:10 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274173824/iran-loses-to-estonia-at-2024-davis-cup-world-group-ii <![CDATA[Nissanka's ton guides Sri Lanka to victory over Bangladesh by 3 wickets]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274173571/nissanka-ton-guides-sri-lanka-to-victory-over-bangladesh-by-3-wickets 274173571 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:30:37 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274173571/nissanka-ton-guides-sri-lanka-to-victory-over-bangladesh-by-3-wickets <![CDATA[Xinhua world economic news summary at 0830 GMT, March 16]]> LA PAZ -- The Bolivian government reaffirmed on Friday its commitment to biofuels and its plan to progressively reduce diesel and gasoline subsidies in the South American country.

Adams Hurtado, the country's industrialization and transportation vice minister, said Bolivia has opted for biofuels derived from vegetable sources to reduce import costs, avoid foreign currency outflows and generate savings in subsidi]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274173563/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0830-gmt-march-16 274173563 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:30:06 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274173563/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0830-gmt-march-16 <![CDATA[Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 15]]> SINGAPORE -- A crew member onboard the Liberia-flagged vessel Utopia was reported missing on Friday afternoon, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

The vessel is in Singapore waters, the MPA added. (Singapore-Vessel Crew-Missing)

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NEW DELHI -- India strongly reacted on Friday to the U.S. State Department spokesman's statement on the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274165776/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-15 274165776 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:05:58 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274165776/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-15 <![CDATA[Ishan Kishan imitates Lasith Malinga's bowling action in training session]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274165716/ishan-kishan-imitates-lasith-malinga-bowling-action-in-training-session 274165716 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:27:14 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274165716/ishan-kishan-imitates-lasith-malinga-bowling-action-in-training-session <![CDATA[Sri Lankan president stresses need to expand tourism beyond coastal areas]]> COLOMBO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed the need to expand the tourism industry beyond coastal areas to strengthen the country's economy, according to a statement from the President's Media Division (PMD) on Thursday.

Wickremesinghe made the remarks at the function to mark the handing over of an ecological park in Galle in southern Sri Lanka to the public on Wednesday, ac]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274156680/sri-lankan-president-stresses-need-to-expand-tourism-beyond-coastal-areas 274156680 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:19:19 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274156680/sri-lankan-president-stresses-need-to-expand-tourism-beyond-coastal-areas <![CDATA[Ranji Trophy Final: Shreyas Iyer misses field for second consecutive day]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274156674/ranji-trophy-final-shreyas-iyer-misses-field-for-second-consecutive-day 274156674 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:18:40 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274156674/ranji-trophy-final-shreyas-iyer-misses-field-for-second-consecutive-day <![CDATA[Rishabh Pant hails India youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal, says "He is someone who likes..."]]> http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274156528/rishabh-pant-hails-india-youngster-yashasvi-jaiswal-says-he-is-someone-who-likes 274156528 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:37:28 GMT http://www.srilankasource.com/news/274156528/rishabh-pant-hails-india-youngster-yashasvi-jaiswal-says-he-is-someone-who-likes <![CDATA[Sri Lanka: Repression of Civic Space Threatens Financial Reform]]> (Washington, DC) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka's government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and jeopardize the IMF's program in the country, Human Rights Watch said in a