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October 5 at Women’s T20 World Cup: Australia favourites vs Sri Lanka
Sharja 2p.m. local time Sri Lanka are in a spot, having lost their opening match to lower-ranked Pakistan, that too by being restricted to 85 for 9 in a modest chase of 117. They will now play a day ...
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New Zealand opt to bat; India go in with three fast bowlers in opener
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat in their T20 World Cup opener against India in Dubai. Captain Sophie Devine believes the “pitch won’t change too much”. New Zealand have gone pace-heavy, with ...
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Mlaba, openers secure effortless opening win for South Africa
South Africa reeled off an effortless opening win against West Indies, as the left-arm spin of Nonkululeko Mlaba devastated ...
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Second day of talks between the President and IMF
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake engaged in a discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Presidential Secretariat today (04), marking the second day of talks with the President.
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UNDP Resident Representative meets with Secretary to the President
The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka Azusa Kubota, met with the ...
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UN Resident Coordinator calls on President Dissanayake
Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-André Franche met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday (03) at the Presidential Secretariat. During the meeting, the UN Resident Coordinator ...
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Are rice consumers and farmers victims of current practices?
Neville Ladduwahetty One of the subjects President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is responsible for is agriculture. On the other ...
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Daham Sirisena joins Dilith
By Saman Indrajith Former MP Rajika Wickremesinghe and Daham Sirisena, the son of former President Maithripala Sirisena, have joined the Mawbima Janatha Party (MJP), led by Dilith Jayaweera.The duo ...
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Cuba ready to help Sri Lanka combat dengue
Cuban Ambassador to Sri Lanka Andres Marcelo Gonzales Gorrido said on Wednesday (02) that Cuba is willing to share expertise and collaborate on public health initiatives aimed at eradicating dengue in ...
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Ministry Secretary asked not to take final decision until conclusion of investigation
HRCSL directs CID to speed up probe into exam paper leak The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) yesterday (03) announced that the Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) probe into the ...
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Showers in Southern and Western provinces during the morning and Northern, Eastern and Uva provinces during the afternoon or night
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 04 October 2024 by the Department of Meteorology A few showers may occur in the ...
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At least 78 die as ferry capsizes on DR Congo lake
At least 78 people have died after a ferry capsized on Lake Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just a few hundred metres from its destination. The boat was travelling from the town of ...