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Sanath applauds sportsmanship of Indian captain in Sri Lanka game

Former Sri Lanka cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya applauded the sportsmanship of Indian captain Rohit Sharma in the ODI game between India and Sri Lanka yesterday (Tuesday). He said that the sportsmanship of Rohit Sharma for withdrawing the run-out appeal against Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka was the real winner of the game. “The real winner was the sportsmanship of Rohit Sharma for refusing to take the run out. I doff my cap to you,” Jayasuriya tweeted. Sharma defused a potentially controversia

11 Jan, 2023

Supreme Court upholds verdict on Sirisena?s Chief of Staff

The Supreme Court today upheld the verdict and jail sentences issued by the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar on former President Maithripala Sirisena?s Chief of Staff and the former Chairman of the State Timber Corporation (STC). Former President?s Chief of Staff K. Mahanama and former STC Chairman P. Dissanayake, were found guilty of accepting a bribe of Rs. 20 million from an Indian businessman. Mahanama and Dissanayake were arrested at the car park of a Colombo hotel in 2018 while accepting

11 Jan, 2023

Parliament approves appointment of three new Ambassadors

The Parliament Committee on High Posts has approved the appointment of three new Ambassadors. Acting Secretary General of Parliament Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera said that Committee on High Posts approved the appointment of Kapila Susantha Jayaweera as the new Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Lebanon. The committee also approved the appointment of Mrs. H.M.G.R.R.K Wijeratne Mendis as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Acting Secretary General noted that the Commi

11 Jan, 2023