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Sri Lanka cricket board lifts ban on three players

The Sri Lanka cricket board has decided to lift a one year ban imposed on the 30th of July 2021 against three cricketers.? Sri Lanka Cricket said it has decided to lift the one-year suspension imposed on the three players from playing international cricket, across all three formats, with immediate effect. The decision was taken following a request made by the three players to Sri Lanka Cricket to lift the ban imposed on them, pursuant to the conclusion of the LPL 2021. Based on such request,

07 Jan, 2022

President insists will not increase Cabinet beyond 30

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today insisted that he will not increase the Cabinet beyond 30 ministers. He said that every MP wants to become a Cabinet Minister. However, the President said that he would not break his promise to the people by giving any ministerial post in addition to the 30 Cabinet posts that can be given in accordance with the Constitution, the President’s Office said. President Rajapaksa emphasized the need for all Ministers and Members of Parliament to work together as a t

07 Jan, 2022

Ex-editors of Hong Kong’s news outlet charged under anti-sedition law, denied bail

Hong Kong, December 31 (ANI): The two editors of now-defunct Hong Kong’s non-profit news outlet Stand News have been denied bail by the court here and ordered to remain in custody after they were officially charged with allegedly conspiring to publish seditious publications, a media report said. Stand News’ former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen, 52, was brought to West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday afternoon after being detained by police overnight. His co-defendant, 34-year-old Patri

07 Jan, 2022