Promises in Peril
Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s meteoric rise to the presidency in Sri Lanka has been followed by a sobering realisation: the promises made during a campaign in the heat of a national crisis are far easier to make than to keep.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s meteoric rise to the presidency in Sri Lanka has been followed by a sobering realisation: the promises made during a campaign in the heat of a national crisis are far easier to make than to keep.
Fresh off his last month's India visit, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday launched the 'Clean Sri Lanka' national programme, which aims to create a morally and environmentally sustainable nation.
Having said that, India and Sri Lanka are still in contention for the second finalist. The two Asian countries are at the third and fourth place in the standings, with Sri Lanka set to host the Aussies for a two-match Test rubber.
Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu, along with two ICC Women’s T20 World Cup finalists - Melie Kerr and Laura Wolvaardt - and Ireland batter Orla Prendergast, has been nominated for the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year for 2024.
The 2024 edition of the bilateral naval exercise between India and Sri Lanka, SLINEX 24, was held from December 17 to 20 at Visakhapatnam under the auspices of the Eastern Naval Command.
The win couldn't rescue the series for Australia, but regained some pride, with the ODI series ending 3-2 in favour of Sri Lanka.
The youth who supported Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the 2019 presidential race and painted out- door murals following his victory to welcome what they thought was a new beginning – only to be disillusioned – are now painting themselves in support of the national cricketers.
A target of 291 looked daunting but the opener smashed a 147-ball 137 to make the chase look easy as Sri Lanka recorded the highest ODI run-chase against Australia on Sunday night.
Sri Lanka’s Executive Presidency, introduced by President Jayewardene in 1978, sounded a death knell for the democracy which Sri Lanka enjoyed for three decades, since its Independence in 1948.
The crisis in Sri Lanka has deepened with Thursday’s resignation from Parliament of Basil Rajapaksa, brother of Sri Lanka's President and the country's former finance minister.
