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IPL ANNOUCES THREE REPLACEMENT PLAYERS ,KUSAL MENDIS, KYLE JAMIESON AND WILLIAM O’ROURKE

IPL announces 3 replacement players IPL MEDIA ADVISORY : PBKS, GT, and LSG announce replacements Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans, and Lucknow Super Giants have announced player replacements, which are as below.Punjab Kings name Kyle Jamieson as a replacement for the…

FUNDAMENTAL PETITION FILED BY PILLAYAN FOR UNLAWFUL LEGALITY ON HIS ARREST TO SC

SC Petition: Pillayan demands Rs. 100 million over Rights Violation Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, widely known as Pillayan, has filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition before the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, contesting the legality of his recent arrest and detention by…

UPTO 15th MAY 965 LIVES LOST VIA ACCIDENTS THIS YEAR

965 lives lost in road accidents during last 05 months A total of 965 people have died between January 01 – May 13 due to various road accidents across Sri Lanka.During this period,1,842 accidents including 902 fatal accidents were recorded,…

US D 930.8 Mn DEBT RESTRUCTURING DEAL WITH EXIM BANK INDIA SIGNED

SL & India sign USD 930.8 Mn. debt restructuring deal Sri Lanka and India have signed a USD 930.8 million debt restructuring deal recently on Sri Lanka’s present External Debt Restructuring Process. The signing of Bilateral Amendatory Agreements between the…

LARGE SCALE SUBSTANDARD FERTILIZER RACKET SURFACED

Substandard fertilizer racket nabbed The Polonnaruwa Divisional Crimes Unit yesterday (May 14) raided a seed and planting material sales center in the Siripura area, where ammonia fertilizer was allegedly being falsely sold as urea at higher prices.12 employees, including the…

IN 2025 FORBES’ 30 UNDER 30 ASIA LIST THREE LANKANS FEATURED

03 Lankans featured in 2025 Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list 03 young Sri Lankans have been featured in the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list for 2025.They are : Nikin Matharaarachchi, in 2021, founded Sri Lanka-based Synapse AI Labs…

REVENUE GENERATED BY SALE OF LUXURY VEHICLES USED BY ADVISORS MANUFACTURED WITHIN TEN YEARS FETCHED RS 200 M

Over Rs. 200 mn. revenue generated in vehicle auction – PMD 2nd phase of luxury vehicle auction by the Presidential Secretariat Concludes Successfully The second phase of the auction to sell luxury and decommissioned vehicles owned by the Presidential Secretariat…

IMPORTATION OF SALT FOR INDUSTRIAL AND CONSUMER USE CABINET NOD

Cabinet approval to allow salt imports The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the decision to allow the importation of salt for industrial and consumer use until June 10, 2025. The Ministry of Trade has said that the decision was reached…

TYPE 5 DIABETES NEW DECEASE LINKED TO MALNUTRITION

Linked to malnutrition: Type 5 diabetes, a new disease Type 5 diabetes (results in raised blood sugar levels) has just been recognized as a distinct form of diabetes by the International Diabetes Federation, and it is linked to malnutrition. This…

NON PERFORMING RATIOS IN TOP THREE BANKS COMMERCIAL,HNB AND SAMPATH FALL FROM 5% TO 3%

Top private banks see NPL ratios fall in Q1 Average NPL ratio drops to 3% from 5% year-on-year across Commercial Bank, HNB, and Sampath Bank Improved risk management, recovery efforts, and economic stabilization drive asset quality improvements Sri Lanka’s top…