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Sydney bushfire deemed ‘highly suspicious’ as threat eases
WORLD

Sydney bushfire deemed ‘highly suspicious’ as threat eases

A large bushfire that has threatened homes in Sydney is likely to have been deliberately lit, Australian authorities say. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/04/2018
Pacific Dawn: Woman missing after fall from cruise ship
WORLD

Pacific Dawn: Woman missing after fall from cruise ship

Australian authorities have called off a search for a woman who fell overboard from a cruise ship in the Coral…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/04/2018
Surge in Aussie visitors following launch of SriLankan Airlines direct flights Down Under
BUSINESS

Surge in Aussie visitors following launch of SriLankan Airlines direct flights Down Under

The number of visitors to Sri Lanka from Australia and New Zealand has surged following SriLankan Airlines’ commencement of daily…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/04/2018
Australia look for redemption after week of crying shame
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Australia look for redemption after week of crying shame

Embattled Australia go back to the business of playing cricket Friday after a week of scandal, suspensions, confessions and torrents…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/03/2018
Australian ball-tampering: Darren Lehmann to quit as Australia coach
WORLD

Australian ball-tampering: Darren Lehmann to quit as Australia coach

Darren Lehmann is to quit as head coach of Australia at the end of the current Test series against South…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/03/2018
Australia bushfire: Dozens of buildings feared lost in Tathra
WORLD

Australia bushfire: Dozens of buildings feared lost in Tathra

More than 70 homes and buildings are feared to have been destroyed in a bushfire in Australia, authorities say. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/03/2018
Australia and East Timor sign historic maritime border deal
WORLD

Australia and East Timor sign historic maritime border deal

Australia and East Timor have signed a historic treaty on a permanent maritime border in the Timor Sea. The deal…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/03/2018
Only Five Countries to play Test Cricket in next Ten Years, Says Pietersen
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Only Five Countries to play Test Cricket in next Ten Years, Says Pietersen

Former Maverick England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has made a rather bold statement that in next 10 years’ time, only a…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/02/2018
Australia issues deportation order for Sri Lankan LTTE suspect seeking asylum
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Australia issues deportation order for Sri Lankan LTTE suspect seeking asylum

Australian authorities have ordered the deportation of a Sri Lankan LTTE suspect, who is seeking asylum in Australia, next week.…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/02/2018
Granite Capital to invest Rs 600 mn in residential villa project in Koggala
BUSINESS

Granite Capital to invest Rs 600 mn in residential villa project in Koggala

Granite Capital (Pvt Ltd) will invest Rs 600 million to launch Sri Lanka’s first international residential community villa development project,…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/02/2018

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