Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan’s comeback from a hand injury has been delayed further with the all-rounder set to miss the opening T20I of the two-match series against the visiting Sri Lankan side, beginning Thursday (February 15). According to Bangladesh chief selector Minhajul Abedin, the …
Sri Lanka’s ruling alliance was humiliated Sunday in local elections seen as a test of its leadership and the party of ex-president Mahinda Rajapakse was on track for a shock landslide victory, results showed Sunday. The mid-term polls further strained the uneasy coalition between President Maithripala …
Former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s SLPP is heading towards a landslide victory at the local government election garnering, 45 per cent of the majority votes, media reports said. Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition yesterday faced its first polls test with over 15 million eligible voters participating in …
The national television of India Dhooradarshan has defined the local government election in Sri Lanka as a referendum, for the current government which has been postponing the election since … The Indian TV service also predicted that Sri Lanka Poduj…
COLOMBO, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse and his party on Sunday were taking the lead at the local government election held this year. According to official results released by the Elections Commission at Sunday noon, Rajapakse’s Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna …
Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa led SLPP is expected to win the local government elections based on the results so far. According to unofficial results from various districts where polls were held yesterday, Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka Podujana Party (SLPP) is expected to win a majority of the …
The writer is former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations. The following are extracts from remarks he recently made at the Rotary Club Colombo West luncheon. – The Editor. COLOMBO (IDN) – President Xi Jinping’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, …
The Sri Lankan community in Qatar will celebrate their country’s 70th Independence Day with a cultural programme on February 16 at Qatar National Convention Centre. Sri Lanka’s … The Pathum Danansooriya Cultural Ensemble is being flown in from Sri Lanka for the celebration. The troupe, which will …
In her address, High Commissioner Chitranganee Wagiswara stressed the need to live together as one family to create a new Sri Lanka. … Commissioner Nimal Weeraratne said the steadfast efforts of the Government have fostered an atmosphere for all Sri …
The Sri Lanka Golf Union (SLGU), in its quest to find talent across the country, has launched 4 Golf Academies in strategic locations. The programme commenced in August 2017, in a partnership with HSBC “Future Lions”, when the inaugural HSBC Internatio…