Four wins out of 31 matches – the sorry tale of Sri Lanka’s barren run since the start of last year in the 50-over format. The island nation has changed captains and coaches but has suffered heavy defeats across frontiers. In the ongoing tri-series in Bangladesh also involving Zimbabwe, they have again …
Sri Lanka have not had an ideal start to 2018, it’s been a continuation of their woes from 2017, if anything. Two consecutive losses in the ongoing triangular One-Day International series in Dhaka have pegged them on the back foot, and they are still searching for some inspiration, something that will …
The US government is to award $1.2 million to Sri Lanka over three years towards countering human trafficking. “The United States has a strong commitment to working with international partners to tackle the root causes of modern slavery and protect vic…
In the ongoing tri-nation series, which also features Zimbabwe, Bangladesh have won both their games while Sri Lanka have suffered defeats in their two games so far. The latest match of the series was played on Friday where Mashrafe Mortaza’s side thumped the Dinesh Chandimal-led Sri Lanka by …
The United National Party (UNP) held a campaign in line with the local government election in Elpitiya yesterday. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and other allies of the party including Ministers Rajitha Senaratne, Gayantha Karunatilake, and Ajith …
After a humiliating 163 run loss to Bangladesh on Friday, Sri Lanka are on the verge of exiting from the tri-nation series which has Zimbabwe as the third team. The result has raised questions about the credibility of the new coach Chandika Hathurusing…
Expectations of this Sri Lanka team were not high. They had spent much of 2017 losing lavishly in all corners of the world, dropping catches, batting like dolts, and bowling with little venom. Yet, even by those standards, this has been a dire start to…
Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga insists property owned by him in Sri Lanka had been legally purchased. The Fort Magistrate had … He said that in 2015 the Central Bank had frozen his accounts in Sri Lanka without any valid reasons or prior notification. A warrant was …
Jan 20, Colombo: Global human rights organization, Human Rights Watch says the Sri Lankan government has made little progress on transitional justice initiatives agreed at the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2015. The right organization in its 2…
Hi all, We are wrapping up a 3 month trip with 5 days in Sri Lanka. I know we’ll only scratch the surface, but we would like to see the elephants and the stick men and some time on the beach. We’ll be flying in and out of CMB. Not…