Sri Lanka's sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked the national cricket board on Monday, days after a humiliating defeat by India at the World Cup. Ranasinghe has been at loggerheads with Sri Lanka Cricket -- the richest sports organisation in the financially stricken country -- for months over allegations of widespread corruption. The
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Bangladesh wrap up Sri Lanka for 279 in heated WC game
In a game, that became heated following Angelo Mathews's 'timed out' dismissal, Sri Lanka put up a challenging 279 before being all out in 49.3 overs against Bangladesh at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi today. Charith Asalanka guided the side with his second ton, a 105 ball-108, laced with six fours and five sixes. But his
Bangladesh Donates Medicine to Sri Lanka
Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI) has donated large quantities of medical supplies to Sri Lanka. BAPI president Nazmul Hassan MP handed over the medicines to the acting Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Mrs. RuwanthiDelpitiya in a small ceremony held at the High Commissioner’s Office this Wednesday, 11th October 2023. The
India clinch 8th Asia Cup title in dominant fashion
Democracy on the blink in Sri Lanka
On February 4, Sri Lanka commemorates 75 years of Independence. But it will not be the extravaganza of the past years, the minaturised imitations of the grand displays on Moscow’s Red Square or China’s Tiananmen Square. Still, a critical question has been reverberating in the community ever since the government announced
Status of freedom of expression and press freedom in Sri Lanka
Through economic and political collapse, the fundamental human rights the Sri Lankan government claims to uphold are frequently disrespected or ignored. In achieving legitimate democratic governance in Sri Lanka, the voice of protestors must be heard. Sri Lanka, a country that considers itself to have a democratic socialist government and has
IMF led privatization, land and resource grab in Sri Lanka
On September 1, 2022, debt-trapped Sri Lanka reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a 48-month Extended Fund Facility of $2.9 billion, which hardly covers the country’s outstanding debt, nor its immediate survival needs. Nevertheless, IMF structural adjustment requires the country to meet its familiar debt restructuring
Sri Lanka knock Afghanistan out of T20 WC race with 6-wicket win
Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga (3-13) led Sri Lanka's disciplined bowling as the Asia champions restricted Afghanistan to a modest 144-8 in the Group 1 contest at Gabba. Sri Lanka knocked Afghanistan out of the semi-final race at the T20 World Cup with a six-wicket victory in Brisbane on Tuesday, boosting their own
