S Lanka parliament dissolved
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament to set up early elections, a day after his main rival was arrested.
2010. February 9. 22:37
Sri Lanka v India: Kumar Sangakkara scores ton in stale draw [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 30. 13:29 Day five (close): Sri Lanka (642-4d ec& 129-3 dec) drew with India (707) Kumar Sangakkara marked his 33rd Test fifty but second Test peters out to a tame draw. Sachin Tendulkar century kickstarts India fightback against Sri Lanka [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 28. India (382-4) trail Sri Lanka (642-4dec) by 260 runs Tendulkar ton helps revive Indian hopes. Virender Sehwag gets India off to quick reply after Kumar Sangakkara double ton for Sri Lanka [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 27. Virender Sehwag hit a brisk, unbeaten half-century as India started a strong reply to Sri Lanka's 642-4 declared on day two. Sri Lanka in control against India thanks to duo's centuries on day one [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 26. Second Test, day one (close): Sri Lanka 312-2 v India. Sangakkara and Paranavitana both hit centuries in Colombo. Muttiah Muralitharan reaches 800 Test wickets in final Test for Sri Lanka [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 22. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan becomes first cricketer to claim 800 Test wickets in his final appearance. Sri Lanka v India: Muttiah Muralitharan takes scalp of Sachin Tendulkar to close on 800 [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 20. First Test: India 140-3 trail Sri Lanka (520-8 Dec) by 380 runs. Muttiah Muralitharan moved closer to the unprecedented 800-wicket mark by grabbing the key scalp of Sachin Tendulkar. Rare primate on camera in S Lanka [BBC NEWS] Jul. 19. Researchers working in Sri Lanka take the first known photograph of a rare primate which was feared extinct. Sri Lanka batsmen put India to the sword on day one in Muttiah Muralitharan's final Test [Telegraph.co.uk] Jul. 18. Day One: Sri Lanka (256-2) v India Sri Lanka dominate the rain-hit opening day in Murali's final Test. UN chief recalls Sri Lanka envoy [BBC NEWS] Jul. 8. UN chief Ban Ki-moon recalls his top envoy to Sri Lanka and closes an office in Colombo because of angry protests over a war crimes panel. Sri Lanka in deficit-cut budget [BBC NEWS] Jun. 30. Sri Lanka's new government unveils its first budget, aimed at reining in a large public deficit. Surfing Sri Lanka [BBC NEWS] Jun. 27. Wave riders give boost to beaches in wake of war UN panel 'cannot enter' Sri Lanka [BBC NEWS] Jun. 24. The Sri Lankan foreign minister has said that a UN panel on human rights will not be allowed into the country.
