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Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between England and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, on February 3. 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka on Thursday lauded batting consultant Vikram Rathour for his “value addition” ahead of the T20 World Cup, saying his…
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Sri Lanka’s captain Charith Asalanka. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka named a 17-member squad led by Charith Asalanka on Wednesday (January 21, 2026) for a three-match ODI tournament against England, the first home series in just over seven years. The opening game will be on Thursday (January 22) with the second on Saturday (January…
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It was C. Nithsara’s first bath in 12 days. Wrapped in a white bodysuit, with large black dots marked on his forehead and cheek — believed to ward off the evil eye — the two-month-old bounced gently on his grandmother’s lap, flashing a wide grin at visitors, blissfully unaware of the storm that had destroyed…
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Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presents the budget for 2026 next to Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya inside the Parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka has nearly completed its debt restructuring process and is set to regain the economic output it lost to the 2022 financial…
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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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