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Captain Shevon Daniel fought a solitary battle in the final match, but the day before yesterday (28th) the Sri Lankan youth team lost their last chance to qualify for the finals of the under-19 tri-round one-day cricket tournament being held in Abu Dhabi.That is because the Sri Lankan team had to experience a sharp defeat of 04 runs in the match against Afghanistan.Noting the highest number of runs collected by a team in this tournament, the Afghan team scored 323 runs for 7 wickets at the end of the scheduled 50 overs.Accordingly, Afghanistan and Bangladesh qualified for the finals of…

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is set to visit Guatemala and Belize. The President’s statement that she is ready to meet with American Speaker Kevin McCarthy during these visits has been a reason for China’s strong opposition.China has stated that it will react strongly if the Taiwanese president meets US Speaker Kevin McCarthy during her visit to Guatemala and Belize.Although it has not been officially announced, sources have stated that President Tsai Ing-wen is scheduled to meet US Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the end of his ten-day official visit to Guatemala and Belize.Su Fenglian, a spokeswoman for China’s Taiwan Relations Office,…

The Department of Meteorology announces that there may be rain or thundershowers at a few places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and Anuradhapura, Manuwara and Nuwara Eliya districts in the evening or at night.The announcement further states that rain or thundershowers may occur at a few places in offshore areas from Mannar to Puttalam, Colombo and Galle to Matara during the night.

According to Midigama police, a group of people who came from a car shot the owner of the oven shop in front of the Ahangama Midigama tourist cafe shop last night (29).The victim was hospitalized and a hospital spokesman said his condition was critical.While he was on a motorcycle in front of his restaurant, a group of people from a car shot him and fled and the police said that a group of disciples of Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne aka “Harak Kata” may have carried out the shooting. (Lankadeepa)

Three-wheeler associations say that they have decided to reduce the three-wheeler fare by 20 rupees.Accordingly, the three-wheeler associations further state that the fee charged for the first kilometre will be reduced to 100 rupees and from the second kilometre to 80 rupees.

FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s first privately owned international airline, increases the frequency of its flights to and from Colombo to Dubai daily. The daily services between the two destinations began on 26th March 2023.The decision to increase the frequency of flights from 4 times a week to daily comes as a response to requests from travellers between the two countries and as well as in anticipation of a rise in demand during the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year. The route is also popular amongst travellers as a transit destination for long-haul flights.“We are excited to announce that we have increased…

The fuel price owned by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has been lowered with effect from midnight today (29).Accordingly, the reduced price and the new price are shown below.

Ceylon Petroleum Statutory Corporation says that the management has decided to send the union leaders who have obstructed the fuel distribution activities and the workers who supported it on compulsory leave.According to that, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation premises and oil storage terminal service premises are prohibited areas from this moment.In a statement, they say that all other officers of the corporation will report to work and inform them to continue fuel distribution activities and other services.

The fourth season of the Lanka Premier League will be held from July 31 to August 22, 2023, as announced by Sri Lanka Cricket. Three international stadiums will host the five-team competition.“We have decided to hold the tournament during July and August this year, as conducting the tournament during this period gives us the best possible opportunity to attract top international talent and also suits well with Sri Lanka’s international cricket calendar,” said Mr Samantha Dodanwela, Tournament Director of the Lanka Premier League.The LPL’s move to the July-August timeframe also signifies the league’s return to its initially anticipated “window.” The…

Former President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou visited China. There is a rift between China and Taiwan. China still considers Taiwan a part of China. Taiwan broke away from China and became an independent state after the Communist Revolution in 1949.Since then, no Taiwanese leader or former leader has visited China. Accordingly, political analysts point out that this visit to China by the former president of Taiwan, President Ma Ying, is politically very important.When he arrived at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, he received a very warm welcome from the Chinese authorities. Ma Ying served as the President of Taiwan from…