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Chinese President Xi Jinping, fourth left, attends a meeting with Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, fourth right, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on October 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and called for strengthening of cooperation…
Despite strong recent growth, low inflation, and robust external inflows, food prices remain high, and reserve accumulation has slowed in Sri Lanka. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka’s recent economic performance has been strong, but the recovery remains incomplete, the World Bank said on Tuesday (October 7, 2025). “With growth still below pre-crisis levels…
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) said there exists a reasonable likelihood that the burials at the Chemmani mass grave in the north were unlawful and a result of extrajudicial killings. “There is a reasonable likelihood that the burials were unlawful and pursuant to extrajudicial killings,” said HRCSL in a report issued on…
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Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar in Katchatheevu on September 1, 2025. Photo: Special Arrangement Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — who was on Monday (September 1, 2025) in the northern Jaffna district to launch development projects — made a quick, unannounced visit to Katchatheevu, after vowing to safeguard…
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Sri Lanka’s bowler Wanindu Hasaranga. File | Photo Credit: AP Leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga was on Thursday (August 28, 2025) included in Sri Lanka’s 16-member squad for the Asia Cup to be played in the UAE from September 9. Hasaranga is not a part of the Sri Lanka squad for their tour of Zimbabwe, which…
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In a display of bravery, Malaysian tourist Farah Putri Mulyani rescued a local man from drowning at Sri Lanka’s Diyaluma Waterfall. The incident occurred when the man, who was swimming in the waterfall, inadvertently ventured into the deep end and began struggling to stay afloat. His distressed friends shouted for help, but it was Ms…
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The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 marks the ninth edition of the tournament, having first been held in 1998 as the ‘ICC KnockOut Trophy’. Over the years, the tournament has been won by seven nations, ensuring countless incredible moments on the field. With the Champions Trophy set to return in Pakistan and the UAE,…
The International Masters League (IML) 2025 is set to bring an electrifying wave of nostalgia and excitement as it unveils the India Masters and Sri Lanka Masters squads, both of whom comprise cricketing greats who once dominated and decorated the international stage. With the tournament scheduled from February 22 to March 16, 2025,…
Sri Lanka spinner Dunith Wellalage took four wickets to give a hapless Australia their lowest ever total in Asia with a 174-run loss in Friday’s second and final ODI. Chasing a target of 282 in Colombo, a much-changed Australia testing their lineup for next week’s Champions Trophy were bundled out for a meager…
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon on Saturday achieved a rare Test cricket feat. In the 1st Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, Lyon dismissed Dinesh Chandimal twice in the same session on Day 4. At 10:13 AM local time, Lyon trapped Chandimal LBW, and after Australia enforced the follow-on, he got the better of…
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