Half-centuries from Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan seemed set to propel England to a huge total but Sri Lanka fought back to restrict their opponents to 180 for six in the final Twenty20. Jason Roy’s …
Bangladesh appoint Herath, Prince as consultants
Bangladesh Cricket Board BCB on Saturday appointed former Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath and South Africa batsman Ashwell Prince as team consultants for s …
Anger at Sri Lanka’s release of jailed politician
The UN and human rights groups have criticised Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to pardon a convicted murderer, warning it undermines the rule of law.Former MP Duminda Silva was …
Sri Lanka has potential to attract local, foreign investors for future development: president
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said Sri Lanka had the potential to attract local and foreign investments in its future developments as countries continued to fight the deadly COVID-19 …
Chinese and Indian companies dominate Sri Lanka’s mega project business
Chinese and Indian companies dominate Sri Lanka’s mega project business: By Bandula Sirimanna: Sri Lanka’s entire mega project business has been farmed out to four Chinese com …
Duminda Silva: Anger as Sri Lanka frees politician sentenced for murder
The UN and human rights groups have criticised Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to pardon a convicted murderer, warning it undermines the rule of law. Former MP Duminda Silva was …
Sri Lanka lags behind in education – Maldives businessman
Though Sri Lanka is the Maldives’ closest neighbour and there is a lot of business here, Sri Lankans lag behind particularly in education. Ismail Asif, 1st Vice President, Maldives National Chamber of …
Boosting investment in Sri Lanka: Part 2 – Challenges
Investment is a sacrifice, which involves taking risks. This means that businesses, entrepreneurs, and capital owners will require a return on their investment to cover this risk and earn a reward. In …
Sri Lanka lags behind in education – Maldives businessman
Though Sri Lanka is the Maldives’ closest neighbour and there is a lot of business here, Sri Lankans lag behind particularly in education. Ismail Asif, 1st Vice President, Maldives National Chamber of …
Sri Lankan Govt’s crackdown on social media
Sakuna Jayawardana The Sri Lankan government has announced new anti-democratic measures and mobilised police to suppress so-called fake news on social media. On June 7, police media spokesman Senior …