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Mumbai Indians

01)Lasith Malinga - He is the most expensive fast bowler ever produce by Sri Lanka and He is Mumbai Indians strike bowler in this format and is leading bowler.He was sold for $3,50,000 in first edition of IPL and he is still remaining in the team.He became the leading wicket taker in the last year's IPL by taking 28 wickets also the man of the tournerment.

02)Thisara Perera - An all-rounder, he is an aggressive hard hitting batsman and a right-arm medium fast bowler.For IPL Season 5 He's been sold to Mumbai Indians for $650,000.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

03)T.M Dilshan - He is one of the world best T20 batsmen ever produce by Sri Lanka and In the fourth season of Indian Premier League ,he was contracted by Royal Challengers Bangalore for US$650,000 also he is the RCB opening bastman.It a big advantage for RCB having player like him, He is an aggressive right hand batsman and also a capable in spin bowler and wicketkeeping.

04)Muttiah Muralitharan - He is the king of spin ever produce by Sri Lanka. He bowls Right-arm off break and capable for doosra.
In February 2008, Muralitharan was slated to play Twenty20 cricket for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League . He was bought for $600,000 by India Cements, the Chennai franchisee of the IPL, through a bidding process. The Chennai Super Kings were the runners up in the inaugural edition of the IPL, losing to the Rajasthan Royals in the final. Muralitharan captured 11 wickets in 15 games, at an economy rate of 6.96 an over. In 2010, in the third season of IPL, Muralitharan was part of the Chennai Super Kings side that won the IPL championship. Muralitharan also remained the side's leading wicket-taker after all the three tournaments. At the 2011 IPL Player Auctions Muralitharan was brought by Kochi Tuskers Kerala for $1.1 million USD and for 2012 IPL season 5 Murali bought by RCB for US$220,000.

Rajastan Royals

05)Dinesh Chandimal - 22 year old Sri Lanka's promising young wicketkeeping batsmen has just been bought by Rajastan Royals,though only got one bidder for him at his base price $50,000.It a great opportunity to this young chandimal for show his talents in IPL.

Deccan Chargers

06)Kumar Sangakkara - He is a great captain ever produce by Sri Lanka,
He is a left-handed top-order wicketkeeping batsman . He was the former captain of Kings XI Punjab and in IPL seans 4 last year he has bought for Deccan Chargers also he the captain of Deccan Chargers and wicket keeper.

Delhi Daredevils

07)Mahela Jayawardane - He is the current captain of Sri Lanka.In T20 format he is opening the innings with T.M Dilshan for Sri Lanka.He was the captain of Kochi Tuskers Kerala and depart of KTK, Delhi Deradevils bought him for $1.4 million, the base price was just $300,000. He was the most expensive player from the Sri Lanka

Pune Warriors

08)Angelo Mathews - He is best allrounder produce by Sri Lanka,
in this type of format,he is the best fielder and best middle oder bastmen.
In the IPL, he originally played for the Kolkata Knight Riders team. In the fourth season of the IPL,he was contracted by Sahara Pune Warriors for US$950,000. He was ruled out of IPL, for up to 8 weeks, due to injury sustained during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Cshennai Super King

09)Nuwan Kulasekara - . He is principally a fast-medium bowler and ability to swing the ball both in and out.He is capable of batting at lower oder.He went unsold in the February 2009 IPL Season 2 auctions even though he was up for sale at a fairly low base price of USD 100,000.
In season 4 he was bought by Chennai Super Kings for a price of $100,000 to play for their team in the IPL 2011 and he is remaing in the team for this year season as well.

10)Suraj Randiv - He is a right arm offspinner,was picked up by the Chennai Super Kings at the 2011 IPL Players Auction and will play for the Super Kings in the forth season and he also remaing in the team for this year season 5.
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Jan 10, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's telecommunications regulator has drawn up a new policy that will regulate construction and use of transmission towers by mobile phone companies and radio and television stations.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission is seeking approval of the Cabinet of ministers for the 'National Tower Policy', TRC director general Anusha Pelpita told Vimasuma.com, our sister news website.
The new policy will regulate construction and locations of telecom towers as well as their use such as sharing by different companies, he said.

A national policy on telecommunications transmission towers was required with growing competition among mobile phone providers who have put up their own towers to expand their coverage.
New entrants to the mobile phone sector have also been seeking the use of existing towers to avoid duplication.

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Jan 10, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's telecommunications regulator has drawn up a new policy that will regulate construction and use of transmission towers by mobile phone companies and radio and television stations.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission is seeking approval of the Cabinet of ministers for the 'National Tower Policy', TRC director general Anusha Pelpita told Vimasuma.com, our sister news website.
The new policy will regulate construction and locations of telecom towers as well as their use such as sharing by different companies, he said.

A national policy on telecommunications transmission towers was required with growing competition among mobile phone providers who have put up their own towers to expand their coverage.
New entrants to the mobile phone sector have also been seeking the use of existing towers to avoid duplication.

http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/]]> <![CDATA[Happy Birthday HIRONORI]]> http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2141 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:20:47 +0000 http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2141 <![CDATA[tata nano= Bajaj re 60]]> http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2138 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:36:16 +0000 http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2138 Bajaj Auto launches low cost car RE 60, promises 40 km per litre |

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Dear Members, I am posting this to your information, Not for blaming anybody This is the post (below) which i have taken from another forum.

We have an Asian DTH provider know as "Dialog TV" on 45 East using Irdeto-2 encryption system few months back they stop all the old versions cards to run on Dream boxes. Before that cards uptill version 5.3 were plug & play in CCCAM but higher versions cards just give fake ECM's & in result no picture appear. But they made changes in such a way that our old versions cards also start doing that. Then people introduce Gama Card for this package which work well for 2 weeks but right after two weeks they kill all the Gama Cards & the package fully stop on Card Sharing & then Irdeto-2 publish the following case study in which they announce that "Piracy Killed & Destroyed" I want to write more about it but I think its enough

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Dear Members, I am posting this to your information, Not for blaming anybody This is the post (below) which i have taken from another forum.

We have an Asian DTH provider know as "Dialog TV" on 45 East using Irdeto-2 encryption system few months back they stop all the old versions cards to run on Dream boxes. Before that cards uptill version 5.3 were plug & play in CCCAM but higher versions cards just give fake ECM's & in result no picture appear. But they made changes in such a way that our old versions cards also start doing that. Then people introduce Gama Card for this package which work well for 2 weeks but right after two weeks they kill all the Gama Cards & the package fully stop on Card Sharing & then Irdeto-2 publish the following case study in which they announce that "Piracy Killed & Destroyed" I want to write more about it but I think its enough

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Regards,]]> <![CDATA[Digital TV Channels In South (Matara)]]> http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2117 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:05:40 +0000 http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2117
Rupawahini
ITN
CitiHitz
Channel C
Buddhist TV
CSN
Kalinager TV]]>
Rupawahini
ITN
CitiHitz
Channel C
Buddhist TV
CSN
Kalinager TV]]> <![CDATA[Merry Christmas]]> http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2116 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 04:41:18 +0000 http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2116 ]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Happy b"day ! GUNNE AYYA]]> http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2115 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:09:25 +0000 http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2115
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birthday-wishes-1.jpg (Size: 25.35 KB / Downloads: 42) ]]> <![CDATA[Hello Friends]]> http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2112 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:03:19 +0000 http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2112 <![CDATA[Sri Lanka Dialog To Buy Suntel For $34m]]> http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2103 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:29:54 +0000 http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2103 Sri Lanka Dialog To Buy Suntel For $34m

Published on Thursday, 15 December 2011 11:16

Sri Lanka's one of Mobile operators, Dialog Axiata has announced a $34 million acquisition of a fixed line provider to bolster its fixed wireless business.

Dialog Axiata, a subsidiary of Malaysia's Axiata Group, has arranged to purchase fixed access service provider Suntel,

Suntel is believed to have been looking for a buyer for some time, partly as a result of mounting debt. A number of companies - also including Sri Lanka Telecom and India's MTNL - had been vying to acquire the unit, according to the Daily Mirror,

Dialog Axiata expects the merger to create Sri Lanka's second largest fixed access provider by customers, with a 23% share of the market.

Sri Lanka's current fixed-line incumbent is Sri Lanka Telecom. Dialog Axiata is meanwhile the largest mobile operator, with over 6.4 million subscribers.

The deal still requires due diligence to proceed. This is not the first time Dialog Axiata has attempted to acquire Suntel, but previous attempts had stalled due to delays receiving regulatory approval.

http://www.news.lk/]]> Sri Lanka Dialog To Buy Suntel For $34m

Published on Thursday, 15 December 2011 11:16

Sri Lanka's one of Mobile operators, Dialog Axiata has announced a $34 million acquisition of a fixed line provider to bolster its fixed wireless business.

Dialog Axiata, a subsidiary of Malaysia's Axiata Group, has arranged to purchase fixed access service provider Suntel,

Suntel is believed to have been looking for a buyer for some time, partly as a result of mounting debt. A number of companies - also including Sri Lanka Telecom and India's MTNL - had been vying to acquire the unit, according to the Daily Mirror,

Dialog Axiata expects the merger to create Sri Lanka's second largest fixed access provider by customers, with a 23% share of the market.

Sri Lanka's current fixed-line incumbent is Sri Lanka Telecom. Dialog Axiata is meanwhile the largest mobile operator, with over 6.4 million subscribers.

The deal still requires due diligence to proceed. This is not the first time Dialog Axiata has attempted to acquire Suntel, but previous attempts had stalled due to delays receiving regulatory approval.

http://www.news.lk/]]> <![CDATA[Reputation Function !]]> http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2102 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:08:48 +0000 http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2102 WHAT IS REPUTATION?

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AFTER CLICKING TICK BUTTON YOU WILL GET A NEW POP UP,WHERE YOU CAN TYPE YOUR MESSAGE AND DO NOT FORGET TO MENTION YOUR NAME YES.ON POP UP WINDOW YOU CAN SEE I APPROVE FOR POSITIVE REPUTATION OR DIS APPROVE FOR NEGATIVE REPUTATION AND FINALLY CLICK ADD TOREPUTATION BUTTON.

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YOU CAN NOT GIVE REPUTATION POINTS TO SAME USER AGAIN AND AGAIN

THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO SPREAD SOME REPUTATION POINTS TO THE OTHER USER BEFORE GIVING IT TO
AGAIN TO THE SAME USER. MEMBERS CAN ONLY ABLE TO GIVE 3 REPUTATION PER DAY,SO ONLY ONE IN A WEEK.

Finally you check your Reputation points and see the comments given by Members, by clicking the User CP [Control Panel]
Note : Don't Add Negative Rep's to Members without Proper Reason [without proper reason Members will Banned for 10 Days]]]> WHAT IS REPUTATION?

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finally found good place to share our knowledge and expediences ,very happy to be here with lot of sri lankans Wink

Hello indika perera ,hope you done a great job here ,Thankx WARUNASAT]]> Hello all members admin and team Smile

finally found good place to share our knowledge and expediences ,very happy to be here with lot of sri lankans Wink

Hello indika perera ,hope you done a great job here ,Thankx WARUNASAT]]> <![CDATA[Happy B"day ! SECURITY ADMIN !]]> http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2084 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:12:53 +0000 http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2084

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1.jpg (Size: 57.31 KB / Downloads: 26) ]]> <![CDATA[ESPN STAR Sports Acquires Long Term Broadcast Rights from Cricket Australia ]]> http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2082 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:13:10 +0000 http://www.warunasat.com/showthread.php?tid=2082 ESPN STAR Sports Acquires Long Term Broadcast Rights from Cricket Australia For A Period Of 5 Years Till 2017

-- Deal covers broadcast rights of 2 India tours, in 2014-15 and 2015-16 including an ODI tri-series between India, England & Australia
-- Deal covers the Ashes tour and tours of top cricket nations including South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies & New Zealand
-- Overall, the telecast covers international and premium domestic cricket including the popular KFC Big Bash event, a qualifier for Nokia Champions League Twenty20

ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), Asia’s No. 1 sports broadcaster, announced a brand new five-year contract for the exclusive rights to broadcast Cricket Australia’s (CA) domestic and home international matches across various platforms including television, internet, mobile and radio covering the entire Asian region. As a part of this deal, the current Future Tours Program (FTP) sees ESPN STAR Sports broadcasting more than 191 days of live International cricket action from Australia, including 27 Test Matches, 44 One Day Internationals and 12 Twenty20 games.

This is the first time ever that a broadcast deal with Cricket Australia will give ESPN STAR Sports rights to showcase two India series. India is slated to play 4 test matches and a tri-series with England as the third team in the 2014-2015 season. This tri-series, featuring India, Australia and England and scheduled right before the ICC World Cup in 2015 is already looked upon as the signature event of the year and is positioned as the ‘Clash of the Titans’. India will visit Australia again for 7 ODIs and 2 Twenty20 matches in the year 2015-2016.

Over the next five years, all of the leading teams will be visiting Australia. In addition to the Ashes between arch rivals England and Australia in the year 2013-2014 which, based on the current FTP, will see 5 test matches, 5 ODIs and 3 T20 matches, other top cricket nations including South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and New Zealand will tour Australia to test their mettle in the fiercely competitive environment of cricket down under.

Mr. James Sutherland, Chief Executive Officer of Cricket Australia, said: “We are delighted that a telecaster of ESPN STAR Sports’ standing and class will be putting Australian cricket in front of so many cricket fans”.

“ESPN STAR Sports has been a wonderful and innovative partner for a long while and to be able to extend this critical partnership is great news for us all as well as for the cricket loving public”.

Mr Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, said: “We are very pleased to announce this partnership with Cricket Australia with whom we share a very strong relationship. Australian Cricket has always been exciting and is played with utmost competitiveness in a super charged atmosphere which makes for every fan’s delight. It is therefore not surprising that it is called the ultimate test for any cricket player”.

“This partnership with Cricket Australia is a testament to our commitment to serve our fans with more action packed cricket for years to come. With so many premium international series including two India tours and Ashes along with a robust mix of increasingly popular domestic tournaments, fans in the Indian sub-continent can look forward to top quality action from down under on ESPN STAR Sports. Now, with such an enviable line-up of cricket including Cricket Australia, England & Wales Cricket Board, International Cricket Council and Champions League Twenty20, we are pleased to further strengthen our position as the biggest cricket network and the No.1 sports content provider in Asia.”

In addition to the pulsating international cricket action, ESS also plans to broadcast Cricket Australia’s top-class domestic cricket over 280 days, which has been critical in nurturing Australian cricket talent and future international champions. This includes popular tournaments such as the KFC Big Bash T20, the 4 day Bupa Sheffield Shield tournament & the Ryobi One Day Cup.

The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash has emerged as an extremely popular T20 tournament. The tournament has drawn some of the world’s best players including Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sohail Tanvir, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul and more to compete along with home grown Australian talent. The tournament will further grow in popularity as the legendary ace spinner Shane Warne has announced his participation in it from this season.

The top two teams from this premier tournament qualify for the coveted Nokia Champions League Twenty20. Star performers also play for various club teams in the IPL.

India’s forthcoming tour of Australia starting December 26, 2011 will feature 4 Test matches, 2 Twenty20 matches and a tri-angular One day series with Sri Lanka as the third team. The tri-series will have as many as 15 one day internationals. All the matches of this series will be televised live on STAR Cricket and STAR Cricket HD and the tri-series will also be broadcast on ESPN.

http://www.businesswireindia.com/]]> ESPN STAR Sports Acquires Long Term Broadcast Rights from Cricket Australia For A Period Of 5 Years Till 2017

-- Deal covers broadcast rights of 2 India tours, in 2014-15 and 2015-16 including an ODI tri-series between India, England & Australia
-- Deal covers the Ashes tour and tours of top cricket nations including South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies & New Zealand
-- Overall, the telecast covers international and premium domestic cricket including the popular KFC Big Bash event, a qualifier for Nokia Champions League Twenty20

ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), Asia’s No. 1 sports broadcaster, announced a brand new five-year contract for the exclusive rights to broadcast Cricket Australia’s (CA) domestic and home international matches across various platforms including television, internet, mobile and radio covering the entire Asian region. As a part of this deal, the current Future Tours Program (FTP) sees ESPN STAR Sports broadcasting more than 191 days of live International cricket action from Australia, including 27 Test Matches, 44 One Day Internationals and 12 Twenty20 games.

This is the first time ever that a broadcast deal with Cricket Australia will give ESPN STAR Sports rights to showcase two India series. India is slated to play 4 test matches and a tri-series with England as the third team in the 2014-2015 season. This tri-series, featuring India, Australia and England and scheduled right before the ICC World Cup in 2015 is already looked upon as the signature event of the year and is positioned as the ‘Clash of the Titans’. India will visit Australia again for 7 ODIs and 2 Twenty20 matches in the year 2015-2016.

Over the next five years, all of the leading teams will be visiting Australia. In addition to the Ashes between arch rivals England and Australia in the year 2013-2014 which, based on the current FTP, will see 5 test matches, 5 ODIs and 3 T20 matches, other top cricket nations including South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and New Zealand will tour Australia to test their mettle in the fiercely competitive environment of cricket down under.

Mr. James Sutherland, Chief Executive Officer of Cricket Australia, said: “We are delighted that a telecaster of ESPN STAR Sports’ standing and class will be putting Australian cricket in front of so many cricket fans”.

“ESPN STAR Sports has been a wonderful and innovative partner for a long while and to be able to extend this critical partnership is great news for us all as well as for the cricket loving public”.

Mr Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, said: “We are very pleased to announce this partnership with Cricket Australia with whom we share a very strong relationship. Australian Cricket has always been exciting and is played with utmost competitiveness in a super charged atmosphere which makes for every fan’s delight. It is therefore not surprising that it is called the ultimate test for any cricket player”.

“This partnership with Cricket Australia is a testament to our commitment to serve our fans with more action packed cricket for years to come. With so many premium international series including two India tours and Ashes along with a robust mix of increasingly popular domestic tournaments, fans in the Indian sub-continent can look forward to top quality action from down under on ESPN STAR Sports. Now, with such an enviable line-up of cricket including Cricket Australia, England & Wales Cricket Board, International Cricket Council and Champions League Twenty20, we are pleased to further strengthen our position as the biggest cricket network and the No.1 sports content provider in Asia.”

In addition to the pulsating international cricket action, ESS also plans to broadcast Cricket Australia’s top-class domestic cricket over 280 days, which has been critical in nurturing Australian cricket talent and future international champions. This includes popular tournaments such as the KFC Big Bash T20, the 4 day Bupa Sheffield Shield tournament & the Ryobi One Day Cup.

The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash has emerged as an extremely popular T20 tournament. The tournament has drawn some of the world’s best players including Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sohail Tanvir, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul and more to compete along with home grown Australian talent. The tournament will further grow in popularity as the legendary ace spinner Shane Warne has announced his participation in it from this season.

The top two teams from this premier tournament qualify for the coveted Nokia Champions League Twenty20. Star performers also play for various club teams in the IPL.

India’s forthcoming tour of Australia starting December 26, 2011 will feature 4 Test matches, 2 Twenty20 matches and a tri-angular One day series with Sri Lanka as the third team. The tri-series will have as many as 15 one day internationals. All the matches of this series will be televised live on STAR Cricket and STAR Cricket HD and the tri-series will also be broadcast on ESPN.

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