Leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s maiden budget raised public sector salaries but also made deep cuts to longstanding perks in a continuing effort to repair the island nation’s tattered finances. Sri Lanka’s main doctors’ union is considering a strike from Wednesday to protest against cuts to their allowances, while teachers are also considering stoppages. IMF […]
An unprecedented financial crash in 2022 brought months of consumer goods shortages, with inflation peaking at nearly 70 percent that year. Since then, a $2.9 billion bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), tax hikes, and austerity measures have slowly made headway in repairing the island’s economy. “Headline inflation will remain negative in the […]
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said it was moving to a single policy rate set at 8.0 percent, an “effective reduction” of around 50 basis points. The move came a day after the government vowed to honor a deal secured by its predecessor to restructure $12.55 billion in international sovereign bonds, a key condition […]
Dinusha returned unbeaten on 116 and Rathnayake remained 100 not out as Sri Lanka ‘A’, resuming their second innings at 157 for four, declared their second innings at 260 for four to set Pakistan Shaheens a target of 284 in 60 overs. When the match ended, Pakistan Shaheens were 156 for three in 45 overs. […]
The 55-year-old hopes to grab two-thirds of the legislature’s 225 seats to press ahead with reforms after the country’s economic meltdown two years ago, when then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted. Dissanayake took power after sweeping September elections on a promise to combat graft and recover the country’s stolen assets. “I expect a new country, a […]
Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka only managed 115/5 in the allotted 20 overs despite Chamari Athapaththu’s sensible knock up the order. The Asian champions got off to a briefly flying start to their innings with Athapaththu dominating the Proteas bowlers. The brisk opening stand ended in the fourth over when Vishmi Gunaratne perished after […]
Jayasuriya took charge as the interim head coach back in July, replacing former England pacer Chris Silverwood in the role, who stepped down from his position following Sri Lanka’s dismal ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. However, the team’s recent performances under Jayasuriya have prompted the cricket board to extend his contract and appoint […]
Jayasuriya took charge as the interim head coach back in July, replacing former England pacer Chris Silverwood in the role, who stepped down from his position following Sri Lanka’s dismal ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. However, according to reports, the team’s recent performances under Jayasuriya have prompted Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to extend […]
India were in a comfortable position, needing just five off 18 deliveries with two wickets in hand and a set-batter in the form of Shivam Dube in the middle. But Asalanka, despite being hit for a four on the third delivery of the over, hit back with back-to-back wickets and snatched the victory from the […]
Set to chase 141, Sri Lanka knocked the winning runs on the penultimate delivery of the innings when Anushka Sanjeewani held her nerves calm to hit Nida Dar for a single towards the long-on. The home side had a dismal start to the pursuit as they were reduced to 19/2 in four overs. However, their […]
