Selectors deny favoritism in Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup squad selection

The cost of climate change will account for a 1.2 percent loss of the annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Sri Lanka by 2050 according to estimates by the World Bank, Senior Presidential Advisor on Climate Affairs Ruwan Wijewardene said.

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A reliable top-order performer and experienced all-rounder miss the cut as the Dutch reveal their playing group for next month’s tournament.

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Nahil Wijesuriya, a well-known figure in Sri Lanka’s charitable circles, has stepped forward to contribute a sum of Rs 270,000,000 towards the construction of a modern A-Level building at Bishops College, Colombo.

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The Supreme Court today directed the Attorney General to submit the progress of the investigations against Pastor Jerome Fernando within two weeks over his alleged hate remarks against religious harmony in the country.

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Patients have been highly inconvenienced due to the health strike launched by health professionals in all government hospitals at provincial level.

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A foreigner sustained injuries while experiencing the Base Jump event at the Lotus Tower a short while ago.

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Clarifying the controversy over the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) Science and English papers, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said today that steps will be taken to ensure that no injustice is caused to any students.

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Restructuring of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will continue as former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has not requested for such a thing, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera told Parliament today.

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Flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province killed at least 37 people this weekend while the search for 17 missing people is still ongoing, authorities said on Monday.

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Defending the allegations on former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s decisions to construct an international airport, habour and cricket stadium in the Hambantota District, SLPP MP Chamal Rajapaksa said the issue is not the constructions but the failure to develop them as business ventures.

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The new ’Office of International Trade’ (OIT) which has been established at the President’s office has informed the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) that it has no sufficient staff members, COPF Chairman Dr. Harsha de Silva told Parliament today.

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New Zealand captain Sam Cane will retire from Test rugby at the end of 2024, the side said Monday, calling time on a World Cup winning 12-year international career.

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Kuwait formed a new cabinet headed by Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah, according to a royal decree issued Sunday.

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Due to a low-level atmospheric disturbance, more than 100 mm of rain can be expected after 1 p.m. in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western and Uva Provinces and in the Galle and Matara districts, the forecasting division of the National Meteorological Centre said.

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An 18-year-old girl, the girlfriend of the youth from Kuliyapitiya who was allegedly murdered while visiting the girl’s house in Kuliyapitiya, has been arrested.

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Responding to allegations of police officers misusing the Yukthiya Operation and being involved with criminals in exchange for bribes, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said that stringent action will be taken against any officers found abusing their authority.

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Sri Lanka is all set to triple the investment target set for 2024, State Minister of Investment Promotion Dilum Amunugama said, as the necessary activities to realise the goal for 1Q24, set by the Finance Ministry has been successfully rolled out.

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As a move to counter the controversial issue of substandard and dangerous medicines entering Sri Lanka through unregistered importers like the human immunoglobulin racket, the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) will introduce a security sticker in future.

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Earnings from tourism displayed continued strengthening despite some softening from March. Arrivals eased last month but the momentum persists, projecting robust earnings from the trade which once saw a prolonged decline due to repeated crises from 2019 onwards through 2022.

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Sri Lanka may need to consider a targeted stimulus package to boost growth in productivity sectors upon completion of the on-going debt restructuring exercise, Sri Lanka Banks’ Association Chief said.

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It is clear that some Ministers seem determined to promote immorality and erode morality by perpetuating the illegal and immoral programmes initiated by former State Minister Diana Gamage, Venerable Omalpe Sobitha Thera said.

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Some people make popular statements from political platforms in the guise of continuing to develop and maintain the school lunch programme by spending Rs. 26 billion for 1.7 million children, covering all students in the primary grades in the country, said Education Minister Susil Premajayantha.

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As many as 2,000 Buddhist monks with higher ordination leave their robes annually and the economic crisis is one of the reasons for this, United Republican Front (URF) leader MP Patali Champika Ranawaka said.

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The government should explore the option of assigning the management of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) to a company that not only specializes in management but also owns airplanes and has the capability to attract and facilitate aircraft operations, former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga said.

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The birth rate in Sri Lanka is on a rapid decline, and currently it has decreased by 30%, Kalubowila Teaching Hospital gynecologist Prof. Ajith Fernando said.

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The first man to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the operation, the hospital which carried out the procedure has said.

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Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, authorities said on Sunday, as villagers buried their dead and aid agencies warned of widening havoc.

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Colombo, May 12 - The faction of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) under the leadership of former President Maithripala Sirisena has announced the appointment of Attorney-at-Law Keerthi Udawatte as the Acting General Secretary.

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The passenger ferry services scheduled to begin operations on May 13 between Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka and Nagapattinam in India wil be delayed further due to the delay in delivery of the ferry and unavoidable compliance requirements , IndSri Ferry Service Pvt. Ltd. said.

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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed concern over the current government’s plans to sell off national assets and state-owned enterprises, calling for the postponement of all such moves until after the next Presidential election, allowing the incoming government to address the issue according to its mandate.

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Former President Maithripala Sirisena stepped down from his role as Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) paving the way for a new leadership.

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that measures will be taken to increase government employees’ salaries.

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James Anderson will bow out as one of cricket’s all-time greats when England face West Indies in July after becoming the first pace bowler to take 700 Test wickets.

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A police constable and two soldiers who were using ICE narcotic in a house in the Hiripitiya area were taken into custody by the Homagama police on Saturday night (11)

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The tuition master who was involved in releasing the General English question paper of the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination on WhatsApp was arrested this morning from the Katugastota area in Kandy, police said.

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In India Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accepted an invitation to a public debate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was requested by two former judges and a senior journalist through a letter sent to both the leaders.

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