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Sri Lanka trains more female gantry crane operators

State-run Sri Lanka Ports Authority started employing lady gantry crane operators.

April 14, 2023 3 min read

Ambedkar: (A)-Political Buddhism and state socialism

Despite intense political concern with Buddhism and socialism, Ambedkar strangely relegates them to separate spheres.

April 12, 2023 39 min read

China hits out Dalai Lama over incident sticking out tongue at young boy

The Dalai Lama has been leading a Chinese-occupied Tibetan government in exile from India

April 11, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka considers to legalize homosexuality - PMD

"However, it has never been enforced for the last five decades to my knowledge,"

March 31, 2023 2 min read
Vietnam Pho Day in Sri Lanka on December 07

'Pho stands as the crown jewel of Vietnamese cuisine as well as the country’s national dish'

Sri Lanka Media Minister Jayatissa appointed as Cabinet Spokesman

President Dissanayake appoints second cabinet spokesman since Sept 22.

Sri Lanka cricket gets kick from football software

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has turned to Spain's Barcelona Football Club for a much needed kick to revive the island's cric...

March 12, 2018 3 min read

Perera leads Sri Lanka to big T20 win against India

Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP - Kusal Perera hit a blazing half-century to power Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over India i...

March 7, 2018 2 min read

British chef in the soup over Sri Lankan curry

ECONOMYNEXT, A British chef who claims to be the first from her native island to popularise Sri Lankan food has brought ...

March 3, 2018 3 min read

Dananjaya claims five wickets as Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh

Off-spinner Akila Dananjaya claimed five wickets in an innings on debut as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 215 runs in the ...

February 10, 2018 3 min read

Silva fifty puts Sri Lanka on top in second Test

Roshen Silva hit an unbeaten half-century to put Sri Lanka in command of the second Test after stretching their lead to ...

February 10, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka's De Silva, Mendis pound Bangladesh

Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis remained firm at the crease as Sri Lanka continued to build on their innings in the...

February 2, 2018 2 min read

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe seek to rebuild in tri-nation clash

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe all have a point to prove when they battle each other in a tri-nation one-day tournam...

January 14, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka cricket cleared of corruption, board says

Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP | Tuesday - Sri Lanka Cricket said Tuesday the sport's global governing body had found no evide...

January 9, 2018 2 min read

Pothas slams embarrassing Sri Lanka over Test slump

Nagpur, India | AFP | Monday - Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas warned his players there would be "repercussions" after the co...

November 27, 2017 2 min read

Kohli, Kumar shine for India in drawn Test with Sri Lanka

Kolkata, India | AFP | - Virat Kohli hit his 50th international century and paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up four wic...

November 20, 2017 2 min read
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Herath fifty puts Sri Lanka on top in first India Test

Rangana Herath struck a defiant half-century to help Sri Lanka gain a 122-run first innings lead on the fourth day of th...

November 19, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Test captain credits witchcraft for win

Sri Lanka's cricket captain Dinesh Chandimal Tuesday credited witchcraft for a surprise two-match Test win against Pakis...

November 1, 2017 2 min read

Cricket: Sri Lanka to go ahead with Pakistan tour

Sri Lanka's cricket authority said Monday it will go ahead with its tour of Pakistan later this month for the third and ...

October 17, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka cricket to cooperate with corruption probe

Sri Lanka's cricket board Sunday asked all national players and its employees to cooperate fully with an ICC investigati...

September 25, 2017 2 min read

India's T20 cricket closing in on football in megabucks league

The Indian Premier League is expecting even higher returns in the years ahead after striking a bumper $2.55 billion broa...

September 8, 2017 3 min read

India defeats Sri Lanka as unruly fans throw water bottles

Opener Rohit Sharma's sublime century combined with a maiden five-wicket haul by paceman Jasprit Bumrah powered India to...

August 28, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka coach slams selection policy after defeat

Dambulla, AFP - Sri Lanka's cricket coach Nick Pothas has blamed outside interference for a string of poor performances,...

August 21, 2017 2 min read

Cricket: India power to 9-wicket ODI win over Sri Lanka

Opener Shikhar Dhawan's blazing century and a disciplined effort by the spinners powered India to a nine-wicket win over...

August 21, 2017 8 min read

Cricket: Sri Lanka Spinners put India on backfoot

Shikhar Dhawan smashed a scintillating century for India, but Sri Lanka's spinners struck five times to leave the touris...

August 13, 2017 3 min read

Kohli hails banned Jadeja after win against Sri Lanka

On Sunday, Skipper Virat Kohli hailed Ravindra Jadeja for his all-round performance in the series-clinching victory agai...

August 7, 2017 4 min read