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Sri Lanka to improve upcountry plantation workers' lives amid Indian push 

Indians came as cheap labours under British Colonial rulers

December 20, 2022 2 min read

Prisoners to become farmers in crisis-hit Sri Lanka as rice imports banned

Sri Lanka's food prices have soared after the rupee collapsed and ad hoc state interventions in agriculture

December 17, 2022 3 min read

Sri Lanka foods at Vietnam food fest

Foods such as Kottu Rotti and Aappa (Hoppers) which were made with live demonstrations.

December 15, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka's state-owned Litro raises gas prices by over 5.5-pct

Sri Lanka's cooking gas distribution is gradually recovering after shortage in mid 2022.

December 5, 2022 1 min read
Sri Lanka appoints acting excise, registrar dept chiefs

U D N Jayaweera for Excise Dept, M S P Sooriyapperuma for Registrar of Persons

Sri Lanka’s CMG appoints Srinivasan as CEO

Srinivasan succeeds Sunil Kanojia, who navigated the group from 2019 to 2024.

Ravi Abeysuriya gets Lifetime Achievement Award from CFA

Ravi Abeysuriya, a Sri Lanka investment professional, has been named a Lifetime Achievement Award laureate by the Charte...

June 2, 2017 2 min read

U.S. drone kills militant blamed for attack on Sri Lanka cricket team in Pakistan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, March 21 (Reuters) - A US drone air strike in Afghanistan has killed a Pakistani militant ac...

March 21, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Cricket beats the odds to return a surplus

Sri Lanka Cricket which was expected to record a deficit of over 800 million rupees in calendar 2016 has ended the year ...

March 9, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka promotes two cricketing soldiers

Two cricketing soldiers who helped Sri Lanka to victory in recent Twenty20 clashes abroad have been promoted for their e...

March 1, 2017 1 min read

England players draw megabucks at IPL auction

England players attracted megabucks bids in the Indian Premier League auction Monday, with all-rounder Ben Stokes settin...

February 20, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka back Mathews as captain until 2019 World Cup

COLOMBO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka Cricket has not lost faith in skipper Angelo Mathews despite the team's test drubb...

January 20, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's economics 'guru of gurus' passes away

AV de S Indraratna, a senior Sri Lankan economist who has taught thousands of students at Sri Lanka's main universities,...

January 19, 2017 1 min read

Banks face integrity risk from soccer sector, Dutch regulator warns

AMSTERDAM, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Dutch central bank (DNB) has warned that financial institutions need to guard more aga...

January 16, 2017 2 min read

Pakistan villagers attack convoy of Qatar royal hunting rare bird

QUETTA, Pakistan/DOHA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A group of Pakistani villagers brandishing guns and knives attacked the convoy...

January 16, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Lakmal fined half match-fee for misconduct

Nov 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka paceman Suranga Lakmal has been fined half of his match fee for throwing the ball dangerous...

November 22, 2016 1 min read
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2019 Cup will help expand sport beyond traditional base: Beaumont

Oct 20 (Reuters) - The 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, the first in Asia, is an opportunity for the sport to expand beyon...

October 21, 2016 2 min read

Ex-marketing executive pleads guilty in U.S. bribery probe of FIFA

NEW YORK, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A former sports marketing executive arrested last year during a U.S. corruption probe invol...

October 21, 2016 2 min read

India burn effigies of legendary Sri Lanka king in Dussehra festival

Indians burned effigies of King Ravana and family members who according legend ruled Sri Lanka before migrants from the ...

October 12, 2016 2 min read

European athletics expects big viewer boost for 2018 event

BERLIN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The sport of athletics will witness a 20 percent rise in television viewing figures at the f...

September 30, 2016 3 min read

Alonso encouraged by Honda progress

SEPANG, Malaysia, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Fernando Alonso was encouraged after trying out an updated Honda engine in his McL...

September 30, 2016 2 min read
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Qatar Airways to give away around the world tickets in promotion

Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways said it will give away around-the-world tickets and two-for-one fares in a promotio...

August 31, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Perera charged, Australian Starc reprimanded by ICC

Aug 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera has been fined 15 percent of his match fee and Australian Mitchell Starc w...

August 25, 2016 1 min read

Goodbye 'Dilscoop', Dilshan to retire after Australia series

COLOMBO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan will quit international cricket after the ongoing limited o...

August 25, 2016 2 min read

Silva fifty helps Sri Lanka build strong lead

Aug 16 (Reuters) - Kaushal Silva remained unbeaten after a gallant 78 to help Sri Lanka reach 187 for five, a lead of 16...

August 16, 2016 2 min read

Herath thwarts Aussies after Smith, Marsh tons

COLOMBO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh hit centuries, but Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath picked up ...

August 15, 2016 2 min read