Sri Lanka – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:23:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Sri Lanka – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Sri Lanka can’t hold election this year due to economic crisis: Cabinet https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-cant-hold-election-this-year-due-to-economic-crisis-cabinet/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-cant-hold-election-this-year-due-to-economic-crisis-cabinet/#respond Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:13:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=348777 Sri Lanka is not in the position to hold a snap presidential election this year because of the ongoing economic crisis and the government’s focus is on debt restructuring, Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday. No election would be possible this year as the state finances have not improved, Gunawardena said while responding to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-cant-hold-election-this-year-due-to-economic-crisis-cabinet/feed/ 0 Sri Lanka President urges party unity to handle economic crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-president-urges-party-unity-to-handle-economic-crisis/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-president-urges-party-unity-to-handle-economic-crisis/#respond Sat, 03 Jun 2023 18:34:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=348183 President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for joint action by all parties for Sri Lanka to emerge from the unprecedented economic crisis. Wickremesinghe, who made the remarks while addressing a legal conference held at the Central Resort of Nuwara Eliya on Friday, said that none of the political parties in Parliament currently possess a 50 per [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-president-urges-party-unity-to-handle-economic-crisis/feed/ 0 Overseas travel ban lifted on Lanka’s ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa https://www.theinfostride.com/overseas-travel-ban-lifted-on-lankas-ex-president-mahinda-rajapaksa/ https://www.theinfostride.com/overseas-travel-ban-lifted-on-lankas-ex-president-mahinda-rajapaksa/#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 16:08:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=347222 A Sri Lankan court here on Wednesday ordered the lifting of the overseas travel ban on former president and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Fort Magistrate’s Court imposed a ban on overseas travel on Rajapaksa, 77, and over a dozen other politicians in May last year in view of investigations against them for their alleged [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/overseas-travel-ban-lifted-on-lankas-ex-president-mahinda-rajapaksa/feed/ 0 Only elections can avert Sri Lanka-like crisis, says former Pak PM Imran Khan https://www.theinfostride.com/only-elections-can-avert-sri-lanka-like-crisis-says-former-pak-pm-imran-khan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/only-elections-can-avert-sri-lanka-like-crisis-says-former-pak-pm-imran-khan/#respond Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:19:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=340050 As Pakistan faces a myriad of challenges like skyrocketing inflation, unemployment, depleting foreign exchange reserves and shortage of essential commodities, former Prime Minister Imran Khan warned that the country could slide into Sri Lanka-like situation if “free and fair” elections were not held by the incumbent government. The PTI chief also noted that the country [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/only-elections-can-avert-sri-lanka-like-crisis-says-former-pak-pm-imran-khan/feed/ 0 Lanka’s ousted prez Gotabaya applies for US citizenship restoration: Rpt https://www.theinfostride.com/lankas-ousted-prez-gotabaya-applies-for-us-citizenship-restoration-rpt/ https://www.theinfostride.com/lankas-ousted-prez-gotabaya-applies-for-us-citizenship-restoration-rpt/#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2023 14:27:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=338952 Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July last year and then returned after nearly two months, has applied for restoration of his US citizenship after he failed to get asylum in any country, according to a media report. However, the US government is yet to consider the request, The Sunday [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/lankas-ousted-prez-gotabaya-applies-for-us-citizenship-restoration-rpt/feed/ 0 Rajapaksas And Friends Thought They Owned Sri Lanka: Former President https://www.theinfostride.com/rajapaksas-and-friends-thought-they-owned-sri-lanka-former-president/ https://www.theinfostride.com/rajapaksas-and-friends-thought-they-owned-sri-lanka-former-president/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:00:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331980 Sri Lanka’s former president Chandrika Kumaratunga on Tuesday blamed the Rajapaksa family for the country’s current economic crisis, saying they and their friends thought they owned the nation and its assets and could get away with anything. Kumaratunga, Sri Lanka’s first and only female president to date, said actions taken by the Rajapaksa regimes had [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/rajapaksas-and-friends-thought-they-owned-sri-lanka-former-president/feed/ 0 Sri Lanka’s 22nd constitutional amendment gets clearance from Supreme Court https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lankas-22nd-constitutional-amendment-gets-clearance-from-supreme-court/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lankas-22nd-constitutional-amendment-gets-clearance-from-supreme-court/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:31:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331936 Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has cleared the bill seeking the 22nd amendment to the Constitution, ruling that it can be adopted with a two-thirds majority in Parliament and some clauses requiring a nationwide referendum, the Speaker said on Tuesday. The draft bill on the 22nd Amendment, aimed at empowering Parliament over the executive president, was [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lankas-22nd-constitutional-amendment-gets-clearance-from-supreme-court/feed/ 0 Bangladesh will not face any Sri Lanka type crisis: PM Sheikh Hasina https://www.theinfostride.com/bangladesh-will-not-face-any-sri-lanka-type-crisis-pm-sheikh-hasina/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bangladesh-will-not-face-any-sri-lanka-type-crisis-pm-sheikh-hasina/#respond Sun, 04 Sep 2022 14:00:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331830 Dismissing concerns that Bangladesh could go the Sri Lanka way, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that despite the Covid-19 onslaught and the conflict in Ukraine, her country’s economy continued to be in robust shape and that her regime exercised a high level of diligence when taking any loans. In an interaction with ANI, Prime Minister [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bangladesh-will-not-face-any-sri-lanka-type-crisis-pm-sheikh-hasina/feed/ 0 Lanka’s ex-President Gotabaya returns home, gets special security, bungalow https://www.theinfostride.com/lankas-ex-president-gotabaya-returns-home-gets-special-security-bungalow/ https://www.theinfostride.com/lankas-ex-president-gotabaya-returns-home-gets-special-security-bungalow/#respond Sat, 03 Sep 2022 15:48:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331780 Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been given special security and a state bungalow for accommodation on his return here from Thailand where he fled amid months-long mass protests over the country’s worst economic crisis, officials said on Saturday. Rajapaksa, 73, was accorded a warm welcome as he returned to Colombo from Thailand amid [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/lankas-ex-president-gotabaya-returns-home-gets-special-security-bungalow/feed/ 0 Sri Lanka President Calls Rajapaksa To Facilitate His Return: Report https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-president-calls-rajapaksa-to-facilitate-his-return-report/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-president-calls-rajapaksa-to-facilitate-his-return-report/#respond Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:00:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331110 Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has reached out to his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa to finalise arrangements and facilitate his return to the crisis-hit country, a media report said on Monday. Rajapaksa, 73, fled the country and resigned last month in the face of a popular uprising against his government for mismanaging the island nation’s economy. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-president-calls-rajapaksa-to-facilitate-his-return-report/feed/ 0 Chinese Research Ship Steers Clear Of Sri Lanka’s Port, For Now: Report https://www.theinfostride.com/chinese-research-ship-steers-clear-of-sri-lankas-port-for-now-report/ https://www.theinfostride.com/chinese-research-ship-steers-clear-of-sri-lankas-port-for-now-report/#respond Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:00:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=330538   A high-tech Chinese research ship that was supposed to dock at Sri Lanka’s southern port of Hambantota has not berthed as planned, the country’s ports authority said on Friday, days after India expressed security concerns over its presence in the island nation. Chinese ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship ‘Yuan Wang 5’ was to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/chinese-research-ship-steers-clear-of-sri-lankas-port-for-now-report/feed/ 0 Former Lanka Prez Gotabaya To Stay In Singapore For Two More Weeks https://www.theinfostride.com/former-lanka-prez-gotabaya-to-stay-in-singapore-for-two-more-weeks/ https://www.theinfostride.com/former-lanka-prez-gotabaya-to-stay-in-singapore-for-two-more-weeks/#respond Sat, 06 Aug 2022 16:21:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=330092 The Sri Lanka government has requested Singapore authorities to allow former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the country for another 14 days, local media reported on Saturday citing sources. Rajapaksa, who is currently staying in Singapore, was expected to depart the country on August 11 when his visa expired. However, Rajapaksa will remain in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/former-lanka-prez-gotabaya-to-stay-in-singapore-for-two-more-weeks/feed/ 0 Dinesh Gunawardena Sworn In As New Sri Lankan PM, 17 Ministers Take Oath https://www.theinfostride.com/dinesh-gunawardena-sworn-in-as-new-sri-lankan-pm-17-ministers-take-oath/ https://www.theinfostride.com/dinesh-gunawardena-sworn-in-as-new-sri-lankan-pm-17-ministers-take-oath/#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:00:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=328970 Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday along with 17 other cabinet ministers. Gunawardena, parliamentarian of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party, took his oath in the capital Colombo in the presence of other senior legislators. Along with Prime Ministership, Gunawardena has additional [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/dinesh-gunawardena-sworn-in-as-new-sri-lankan-pm-17-ministers-take-oath/feed/ 0 Sri Lanka: Speaker Says Options To Remove Prez From Office To Be Considered https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-speaker-says-options-to-remove-prez-from-office-to-be-considered/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-speaker-says-options-to-remove-prez-from-office-to-be-considered/#respond Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:05:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=328431 Sri Lankan Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Thursday informed Gotabaya Rajapaksa that he should submit his letter of resignation as the President as soon as possible or else he will consider other options to remove him from the office, according to a media report. On Wednesday, the Parliament Speaker said that the President in a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-speaker-says-options-to-remove-prez-from-office-to-be-considered/feed/ 0 Pakistan Following Sri Lanka’s Path To Land In Chinese Debt Trap: Report https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-following-sri-lankas-path-to-land-in-chinese-debt-trap-report/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-following-sri-lankas-path-to-land-in-chinese-debt-trap-report/#respond Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:00:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=326807   Pakistan is blindly following Sri Lanka’s path which will lead the country to fall into the Chinese debt trap. Pakistan’s already fragile economy suffered another setback when recently China demanded repayment, by November 2023, of USD 55.6 million for the Lahore Orange Line Project, reported Italian publication Osservatorio Globalizzazione. Meanwhile, at the end of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-following-sri-lankas-path-to-land-in-chinese-debt-trap-report/feed/ 0 Blinken Discusses Economic, Political Challenges With Sri Lanka’s PM https://www.theinfostride.com/blinken-discusses-economic-political-challenges-with-sri-lankas-pm/ https://www.theinfostride.com/blinken-discusses-economic-political-challenges-with-sri-lankas-pm/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:00:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=326528 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) discussed the current economic and political challenges with Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Blinken spoke with Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe and affirmed the US commitment to the Sri Lankan people during this challenging time and the importance of supporting reforms that address the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/blinken-discusses-economic-political-challenges-with-sri-lankas-pm/feed/ 0 Sri Lanka’s Ex-Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa Set To Step Down https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lankas-ex-finance-minister-basil-rajapaksa-set-to-step-down/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lankas-ex-finance-minister-basil-rajapaksa-set-to-step-down/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:21:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=326406 Sri Lanka’s former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa has decided to step down from his parliamentary seat, as the 21st Amendment to the Constitution that seeks to bar dual citizens from holding any top public office is ready to be tabled in Parliament, according to media reports on Wednesday. Basil Rajapaksa, the younger brother of President [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lankas-ex-finance-minister-basil-rajapaksa-set-to-step-down/feed/ 0 Media Reports On Sending Troops To Sri Lanka False Says Indian High Commission https://www.theinfostride.com/media-reports-on-sending-troops-to-sri-lanka-false-says-indian-high-commission/ https://www.theinfostride.com/media-reports-on-sending-troops-to-sri-lanka-false-says-indian-high-commission/#respond Wed, 11 May 2022 21:00:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=324657 The Indian High Commission here on Wednesday categorically dismissed speculative media reports about New Delhi sending its troops to Colombo, saying India is fully supportive of Sri Lanka’s democracy, stability and economic recovery. The denial from the Indian mission came a day after it refuted as “fake and blatantly false” local social media speculation that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/media-reports-on-sending-troops-to-sri-lanka-false-says-indian-high-commission/feed/ 0 Sri Lanka’s Powerful Buddhist Clergy Threatens To Issue Anti-Govt Decree https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lankas-powerful-buddhist-clergy-threatens-to-issue-anti-govt-decree/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lankas-powerful-buddhist-clergy-threatens-to-issue-anti-govt-decree/#respond Fri, 29 Apr 2022 21:00:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=323999 Lanka’s powerful Buddhist clergy has threatened to issue a decree against the government led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and decided to stage a protest against it on Saturday for its failure to make way for an interim government to resolve the ongoing political and economic crisis Thousands of demonstrators have hit the streets since April [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lankas-powerful-buddhist-clergy-threatens-to-issue-anti-govt-decree/feed/ 0 Sri Lanka Navy Arrests 43 Indian Fishermen For Alleged Poaching https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-navy-arrests-43-indian-fishermen-for-alleged-poaching/ https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-navy-arrests-43-indian-fishermen-for-alleged-poaching/#respond Sat, 18 Dec 2021 21:00:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314903 The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 43 Indian fishermen and seized six trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial waters, an official statement said on Sunday. The Navy arrested the fishermen in seas Southeast of the Delft Island in Jaffna on Saturday. “A special operation conducted by the Navy in seas Southeast of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-navy-arrests-43-indian-fishermen-for-alleged-poaching/feed/ 0 I Will Revisit Closure Of Nigerian Embassy In Sri Lanka – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-revisit-closure-of-nigerian-embassy-in-sri-lanka-buhari/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 22:29:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237205 President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria will look into the closure of her embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka two years ago in view of the vital relationship it has with that nation. He disclosed this at a farewell audience he granted the outgoing High Commissioner of the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka, Thambirajah Raveenthiran at [...]

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]]> Nigeria Stands With Sri Lanka – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-stands-with-sri-lanka-buhari/ Sun, 21 Apr 2019 14:38:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=231345 President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed his sadness at the bad attacks on various churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on the holy day of Easter. He disclosed this in a recent statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday. Muhammadu Buhari expressed his condolences to the [...]

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]]> President Buhari, PM Cameron Seek More International Support Against Corruption In Nigeria, Others https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buhari-pm-cameron-seek-more-international-support-against-corruption-in-nigeria-others/ Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:02:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109709 President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Malta urged the international community to do more to support his administration’s efforts to curb corruption in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. A statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said Mr. Buhari made the call at a [...]

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]]> #Insurgency: Nigeria mulling Sri Lankan example to fight terror https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-nigeria-mulling-sri-lankan-example-to-fight-terror/ Thu, 12 Jun 2014 20:07:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=47959 Nigeria's military indicated on Thursday that it could follow the example of Sri Lanka in fighting terror, to bring an end to an increasingly deadly insurgency by Boko Haram militants. A high-ranking military delegation from the South Asian island nation…

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]]> #Cricket: Sri Lanka’s Senanayake reported over bowling action https://www.theinfostride.com/cricket-sri-lankas-senanayake-reported-over-bowling-action/ Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:19:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=46163 Sri Lanka off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Monday. Senanayake, who has twice recorded career-best figures in the ongoing Royal London series…

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]]> Chris Jordan leads England rally against Sri Lanka https://www.theinfostride.com/chris-jordan-leads-england-rally-against-sri-lanka/ Thu, 22 May 2014 18:13:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44286 Belligerent late order batting, notably from Chris Jordan, took England to 247 for six in their rain-marred one-day international against Sri Lanka at The Oval on Thursday. The tourists were left needing a Duckworth/Lewis adjusted target of 259 to go…

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]]> Sri Lanka’s Chandika Hathurusinghe to coach Bangladesh https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lankas-chandika-hathurusinghe-to-coach-bangladesh/ Mon, 19 May 2014 08:08:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43568 Chandika Hathurusinghe will leave his post as coach of the Sydney Thunder Twenty20 team to take up the head coaching role with Bangladesh, Cricket NSW said on Monday. The 45 year-old Sri Lankan, who took charge of the Thunder last season, has been offered…

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]]> Pakistan may cut Saeed Ajmal’s English county stint https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-may-cut-saeed-ajmals-english-county-stint/ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 16:18:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35238 Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal's stint with English county Worcestershire may be set for a shorter duration to compensate for his country's hastily-arranged Test and one-day series against Sri Lanka. "We are still discussing how much time he (Ajmal…

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]]> Sri Lanka celebrates biggest win in 18 years https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-celebrates-biggest-win-in-18-years/ Sun, 06 Apr 2014 18:31:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33684 Sri Lanka fans at home burst firecrackers and danced on the streets as the national team won the World Twenty20 title beating India by six wickets in Dhaka on Sunday. Instant celebrations broke out at cricket grounds and public parks in the capital…

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]]> Sri Lanka crush Netherlands in World Twenty20 https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-crush-netherlands-in-world-twenty20/ Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:39:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30494 Sri Lanka crushed minnows The Netherlands by nine wickets after bowling their opponents out for the lowest-ever Twenty20 international total of 39 in Chittagong on Monday. Ajantha Mendis took 3-12, Angelo Mathews grabbed 3-16 and Lasith Malinga grabbed…

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]]> Du Plessis out as Sri Lanka bat in World Twenty20 https://www.theinfostride.com/du-plessis-out-as-sri-lanka-bat-in-world-twenty20/ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 11:54:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30065 Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal won the toss and decided to bat against South Africa in their group one match in Chittagong on Saturday. South Africa were without their T20 captain Faf du Plessis who failed to recover from a hamstring injury and…

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]]> Sri Lanka GDP growth below forecast, bank holds rates https://www.theinfostride.com/sri-lanka-gdp-growth-below-forecast-bank-holds-rates/ Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:43:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29874 Sri Lanka's economy grew a weaker-than-expected 7.3 percent last year, the country's central bank said Friday as it kept interest rates at multi-year lows as it looks to boost private investment and lending. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said last year…

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