Cabraal banned from leaving the country

Sri Lanka repaid 129 billion rupees in 6 months in 2024

Sri Lanka repaid 129 billion rupees during the first 6 months in 2024, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said. He said this was more than what Sri Lanka borrowed through treasury bonds and bills. “During this period, the government borrowed a total of 4,852 billion rupees through these instruments but repaid 4,981 billion rupees by rolling over the same instruments. Therefore, it’s important to highlight the net borrowing rather than the gross borrowing,” the State Minister said on X

21 Jul, 2024

Rossouw, Kusal Mendis lead Jaffna to their fourth LPL title in five seasons

Jaffna Kings became the LPL Champions beating Galle Marvels by nine wickets with 26 balls to spare. Rilee Rossouw bludgeoned 106 off 53 balls, Kusal Mendis crashed 72 off 40 of his own, and together sent Jaffna Kings soaring to a target of 185, inside 16 overs. It was a record-breaking chase on at least two fronts. Their unbroken stand of 185 (Pathum Nissanka had been out first ball), was the highest for any wicket, across all LPL seasons. Kings’ chase was the highest in any LPL tournament. An

21 Jul, 2024

Fire breaks out on cargo ship heading to Colombo off Goa

A major fire broke out on a container cargo merchant vessel heading to Colombo, about 102 nautical miles southwest of Goa, causing explosions on the front part of the ship on Friday evening.? The Indian Coast Guard said firefighting efforts are in progress to avert an ecological disaster and to ensure the safety of the vessel and crew. Coast Guard officials said a distress call from the MV Maersk Frankfurt regarding a major fire onboard was received about 50 nautical miles off Karwar. A Coast

20 Jul, 2024