Sri Lanka completes return of illegal waste to Britain COLOMBO: Sri Lanka shipped out to Britain on Monday the last of several hundred containers filled with thousands of... Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:43am
Business & Finance Sri Lanka completes return of illegal waste to Britain COLOMBO: Sri Lanka shipped out to Britain on Monday the last of several hundred containers filled with thousands of... Published 21 Feb, 2022 02:22pm
Sports Mendis slams 69 as Sri Lanka win 5th and final T20 against Australia MELBOURNE: Kusal Mendis hit an unbeaten match-winning 69 and skipper Dasun Shanaka blasted 35 as Sri Lanka won the... Updated 20 Feb, 2022 05:20pm
Markets Sri Lanka out of cash to buy oil: minister COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's state-run petroleum company has run out of cash to buy oil, and fuel shortages across the... Published 18 Feb, 2022 03:10pm
Sports Finch to continue batting lower as Australia tinker T20 strategy Australia's white-ball captain and longtime opening batsman, Aaron Finch, could bat as low as five if needed, the... Published 17 Feb, 2022 12:46pm
Sports Maxwell magic sees Australia beat Sri Lanka and seal T20 series CANBERRA: Glenn Maxwell slammed 39 off 25 balls as a dominant Australia thumped Sri Lanka by six wickets to win ... Updated 15 Feb, 2022 05:19pm
Sports Sri Lanka spin star Hasaranga down with Covid in Australia CANBERRA: Sri Lanka were Tuesday hit by a third Covid-19 case on their Australia tour with the world's number one... Published 15 Feb, 2022 12:50pm
Sports Australia's Smith out of Sri Lanka series with concussion SYDNEY: Steve Smith was Monday ruled out of the rest of Australia's Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka with ... Published 14 Feb, 2022 11:12am
Sports Australia beat Sri Lanka after super over drama in 2nd T20 SYDNEY: Australia scraped past Sri Lanka to take control of their five-match Twenty20 series Sunday after late... Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am
Sports Australia beat Sri Lanka after super over drama in 2nd T20 SYDNEY: Australia scraped past Sri Lanka to take control of their five-match Twenty20 series Sunday after late... Updated 13 Feb, 2022 06:10pm
Sports Sri Lanka opener Mendis down with Covid in Australia COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's opening batsman Kusal Mendis has tested positive for Covid-19 in Australia days before the ... Published 08 Feb, 2022 05:19pm
World Sri Lanka calls for diaspora investment on independence day COLOMBO: Sri Lanka marked its independence day on Friday with an appeal to its diaspora to send money home to... Published 04 Feb, 2022 04:13pm
Markets IMF says it is 'ready' to help Sri Lanka - if asked WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund is ready to discuss "options" with Sri Lanka if the government asks for... Published 04 Feb, 2022 09:47am
World Sri Lanka gets urgent $500m Indian loan to pay for oil COLOMBO: Sri Lanka was handed temporary relief from energy shortages and rolling blackouts on Wednesday with a $500... Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am
World Sri Lanka arrests 21 Indians after clash with navy COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's navy Tuesday said it had arrested 21 Indian fishermen after a confrontation with two trawlers... Published 01 Feb, 2022 06:36pm
Business & Finance Sri Lanka food inflation hits record 25% as shortages bite COLOMBO: Food inflation in crisis-hit Sri Lanka hit a record 25 percent in January, the statistics office said... Published 01 Feb, 2022 12:10pm
Print Sri Lanka seizes beetroot shipment from Pakistan COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is battling food shortages, but officials have seized a 16-tonne shipment of beetroots for... Updated 30 Jan, 2022 09:09am
Sports Australia's Warner, coach Langer to sit out Sri Lanka T20 series MELBOURNE: Opening batsman David Warner and coach Justin Langer will skip Australia's Twenty20 series against Sri... Published 25 Jan, 2022 10:30am
Sports Sydney to host two T20s in revised Sri Lanka series schedule Australia's five-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka will be played in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne after the... Published 20 Jan, 2022 01:25pm
Sports Ervine, Raza fire Zimbabwe to 302 in Sri Lanka ODI KANDY: Skipper Craig Ervine and an attacking Sikandar Raza powered Zimbabwe to 302 for eight against Sri Lanka in ... Published 18 Jan, 2022 07:30pm
Business & Finance Crisis-hit Sri Lanka slams latest credit rating downgrade COLOMBO: Sri Lanka accused international rating agencies of undermining efforts to rebuild its cash reserves on... Published 13 Jan, 2022 02:16pm
Markets Sri Lanka rules out IMF bailout, seeks new China loan COLOMBO: Sri Lanka ruled out an IMF bailout on Wednesday and said it plans to seek another loan from China to ... Published 12 Jan, 2022 01:56pm
Print Sri Lanka rations electricity as dollar crisis worsens COLOMBO: Sri Lanka imposed electricity rationing Friday with the main power utility unable to buy fuel oil for its... Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:59am
Markets Sri Lanka, Indian Oil Corp unit to sign oil tank restoration deal COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will sign a deal with Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) to restore 75 oil tanks as the country... Published 01 Jan, 2022 04:07am
Sports Decision on Langer's future can wait until after Ashes, says CA Cricket Australia's high-performance chief Ben Oliver said that a decision on Justin Langer's future would be made... Published 31 Dec, 2021 10:47am
Markets Sri Lanka boosts FX reserves with lift from Chinese swap COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has raised its official foreign exchange reserves to around $3.1 billion, helped by a currency... Updated 29 Dec, 2021 12:24pm
Sports Zimbabwe to tour Sri Lanka for ODI series COLOMBO: Zimbabwe will play three one-day internationals in Sri Lanka next month, the island's cricket body ... Published 28 Dec, 2021 01:48pm
Print Sri Lanka shuts three foreign missions as dollar crisis worsens COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced on Monday the closure of three overseas diplomatic missions in a bid to save foreign... Updated 28 Dec, 2021 09:16am
Business & Finance Sri Lanka shuts three foreign missions as dollar crisis worsens COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced on Monday the closure of three overseas diplomatic missions in a bid to save foreign... Published 27 Dec, 2021 08:01pm
Pakistan Sri Lankan CG for joint efforts to promote bilateral tourism KARACHI: Consul General of Sri Lanka Jagath Abeywarna has agreed to initiate joint efforts to promote bilateral... Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am