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Pothas leaves role as Sri Lanka fielding coach

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Apr 172018
 

Former Proteas wicketkeeper Nic Pothas has left his role as Sri Lanka’s fielding coach to spend more time with his young family, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board has confirmed. Pothas joined the Sri Lanka national side as a fielding consultant in 2016 but was then elevated to head coach after Graham …

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Sri Lanka committed to preventing financial crime: Mangala

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Apr 172018
 

Sri Lanka has long identified the risk of financial crime as a priority area, given the country’s history in battling a sophisticated terror organization and a number of measures were taken over the years and the government is currently working on bringing on necessary amendments to some of the existing …

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Pothas quits Sri Lanka Cricket

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Apr 172018
 

Sri Lanka Cricket announced today that South African national Nick Pothas who served as the fielding coach of the Sri Lankan national team has stepped down from the position. Pothas entered into a contract with Sri Lanka cricket on the 8th of August 20…

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Sri Lanka Is a Human Rights Council Failure

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Apr 172018
 

A Sri Lankan daily recently ran an opinion piece on Sri Lanka’s performance vis-à-vis the country’s UN Human Rights Council (HRC) commitments. The author correctly notes that Colombo hasn’t complied with a resolution it co-sponsored in 2015. He also rightly calls the government out for laughably …

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World Bank projects positive growth for Sri Lanka

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Apr 172018
 

COLOMBO, April 17 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s economy will rebound in 2018 with annual growth averaging 4.5 percent in the medium term, according to a World Bank report released Tuesday. In its latest biannual report titled “South Asia Economic Focus Spring 2018,” the World Bank said the economic …

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Sri Lanka Customs seizes 1.4 kg hashish stock shipped for a journalist

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Apr 172018
 

Apr 17, Colombo: Sri Lanka Customs today (17) seized stock of hashish which has been sent to a journalist in Sri Lanka from Spain by air freight. The hashish stock hidden in a skateboard was seized at the Airmail Parcel Section of the Colombo Central M…

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Sri Lanka police probe inaction over tourist assault by ‘mafia’

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Apr 172018
 

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka police is inquiring into the actions of an officer overseeing the area where a group of tourists were sexually harassed and assaulted at a restaurant, officials said, which may point to a ‘mafia’ with political connections. Sri Lanka’s tourism minister John Amaratunga said police …

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Pothas quits as Sri Lanka fielding coach

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Apr 172018
 

Colombo – South African Nic Pothas has ended his coaching contract with Sri Lanka to spend time with his young family, the island nation’s cricket board said on Tuesday. The 44-year-old joined Sri Lanka in 2016 as fielding coach but was unexpectedly elevated to the top job after Graham Ford’s abrupt …

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Pothas quits as Sri Lanka fielding coach

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Apr 172018
 

Colombo – South African Nic Pothas has ended his coaching contract with Sri Lanka to spend time with his young family, the island nation’s cricket board said on Tuesday. The 44-year-old joined Sri Lanka in 2016 as fielding coach but was unexpectedly elevated to the top job after Graham Ford’s abrupt …

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Pothas quits as Sri Lanka fielding coach

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Apr 172018
 

South African Nic Pothas has ended his coaching contract with Sri Lanka to spend time with his young family, the island nation’s cricket board said Tuesday. The 44-year-old joined Sri Lanka in 2016 as fielding coach but was unexpectedly elevated to the top job after Graham Ford’s abrupt exit in June …

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