On October 24, the Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s Secretary General Thomas Lund in a letter to the Lankan Badminton Interim Committee Chairman Nishantha Jayasinghe informed the Sri Lanka Badminton Association (SLBA) that under clause 13.5 of the BWF constitution, they had been …
T20 goes to Switzerland, Mahela and Malinga invited for inaugural tourney. Friday, 29 December 2017 – 16:12. Add New Comment Share 24,165 Views · Cook demolishes 45-year-old batting record. Friday, 29 December 2017 – 11:42. Add New Comment Share…
Jan 5: South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 282 runs to win the second Test match at Newlands, Cape Town. With the win South … Jan 18: Prasad Samarasinghe, the President of Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka, tendered his resignation, which became effective fr…
Dec 31, Colombo: An election monitor and an anti-corruption watchdog in Sri Lanka has requested the President Maithripala Sirisena to immediately make the final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Central Bank Bond Issuance availa…
The Kalpitiya Police yesterday seized 625 Qurans on that suspicion that they were meant to be distributed among the mosques in the area during the election period. The police said the books were taken into custody from a house of a UNP candidate contes…
MADURAI: The Sri Lankan navy arrested 13 Indian fishermen, hailing from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, on charges of poaching in the territorial waters of the island nation on Sunday. … Meanwhile, 69 fishermen released by Sri Lanka are expected to reach K…
Thirteen Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested on Sunday morning by the Sri Lankan navy for allegedly entering island’s eaters. The navy also confiscated two fishing trawlers, which have been taken to the naval base at Karainagar. The 13 fishermen have been handed over to Jaffna fisheries officials, …
COLOMBO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — A year-end poll conducted in Sri Lanka has shown that a majority of people in the island nation are not in favor of selling the island’s debt-ridden national airline carrier, local media reported Sunday. The poll, conducted by the Business Times newspaper along with polling …
COLOMBO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Sunday that his government would work toward gaining a stronger economic prosperity and reconciliation, and further improving Sri Lanka’s image in the international fora in the coming year 2018. Releasing a New Year …
COLOMBO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — The Sri Lankan government has approved a proposal to construct 15 urban parks including recreational centers in selected cities and towns across the island as part of a mega beautification program, local media reported Sund…