[ad_1] The Islanders’ collective batting might trumps Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 45-ball 84 The Islanders’ collective batting might trumps Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 45-ball 84 Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 45-ball 84 (4×4, 6×6) was overshadowed by cameos from Bhanuka Rajapaksa (31, 14b, 4×4, 1×6) and Danushka Gunathilaka (33, 20b, 2×4, 2×6) and good death-bowling as Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by four […]
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[ad_1] Colombo must successfully restructure its foreign debt to secure the $2.9 billion programme Colombo must successfully restructure its foreign debt to secure the $2.9 billion programme The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with crisis-hit Sri Lanka, in a first step before extending a $2.9 billion loan package that the Fund […]
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[ad_1] Kusal and Shanaka star in successful chase after spinner Theekshana’s good spell Kusal and Shanaka star in successful chase after spinner Theekshana’s good spell Sri Lanka sneaked past Bangladesh by two wickets in their Group B match of the Asia Cup to seal a Super 4 spot at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here […]
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[ad_1] Sri Lanka, a country of 22 million people, is under the grip of unprecedented economic turmoil, the worst in seven decades Sri Lanka, a country of 22 million people, is under the grip of unprecedented economic turmoil, the worst in seven decades Sri Lanka should learn to manage its economy with the limited foreign […]
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[ad_1] Sri Lanka has slapped a ban on the import of 300 consumer items like chocolates, perfumes and shampoos as part of the cash-strapped island nation’s bid to tackle its worst economic crisis triggered by the shortage of foreign exchange. Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. The […]
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[ad_1] Chandigarh’s Karandeep Kochhar made light of the short course, “tricky” greens and narrow fairways to shoot a seven-under 65 and lead the field on the opening day of the Impiger Technologies-Chennai Open golf tournament at the Cosmo-TNGF course here on Tuesday. N. Thangaraja of Sri Lanka was placed second at six-under 66 while last […]
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[ad_1] The Sri Lankan police on Monday confirmed the detention of three student activists under a dreaded anti-terrorism law, four days after arresting them at a protest held in capital Colombo. Local and international rights advocates have slammed the move, accusing the government of construing dissent as terrorism, even as Sri Lanka’s controversial Prevention of […]
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[ad_1] Sri Lanka’s tourism officials, conscious of the dire need to shore up their country’s economy, plan to woo a greater number of Indian tourists, who constitute the single largest segment of foreign tourists, through new packages such as the Murugan-Shiva Shakthi trails. Their optimism stems from the fact that there is a proposal to […]
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[ad_1] The emergency imposed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe is due to lapse on August 18 The emergency imposed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe is due to lapse on August 18 Sri Lanka will not extend a state of emergency imposed to control anti-government protests as the situation in the impoverished nation has “stabilised”, the President’s office […]
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[ad_1] Centre releases ₹1.16 lakh crore to States to boost spending The Centre on Wednesday released over ₹1.16 lakh crore to States, equivalent to two monthly instalments of tax devolution, to help front-load State governments’ capital spending abilities in this financial year. Centre says buying flag is voluntary The Union Culture Ministry had asked States […]
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