Ranga Sirilal
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Joined May 2010
Sri Lanka white ball skipper Charith Asalanka and fast bowler Asitha Fernando are being recalled from Pakistan without playing in the T20 series. Dasun Shanaka is the replacement captain. Charith had led the demand to return soon after Islamabad blast.
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Sporting vision: India–Pakistan blind cricketers show the spirit of cricket as they shake hands after their T20 World Cup match -- a gesture their sighted national teams have avoided since the countries’ military confrontation in May.
India wins against Pakistan in the first Blind women's T20 World Cup match at Katunayake BOI grounds a short while ago. India scored 136 for 2 to win by eight wickets in 10 overs. Pakistan all out 135.
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India wins against Pakistan in the first Blind women's T20 World Cup match at Katunayake BOI grounds a short while ago. India scored 136 for 2 to win by eight wickets in 10 overs. Pakistan all out 135.
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At a time when the Supreme Court has asked @CIABOC_SriLanka to investigate corruption in the Attorney General’s office, the Runner Sinha is trying to undermine the graft-buster. The corrupt Runner now wants to financially weaken the very body probing him. #impeach
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Why is most Sri Lankan media backing BYD and John Keells CG? It’s not just the mainstream press -- social media ‘influencers’ got a China trip courtesy of BYD. No surprise Sri Lanka Customs’ statement on BYD isn’t getting any traction.
BYD TAX SCAM: Sri Lanka Customs blasts John Keells CG for trying to scuttle tests on electric vehicles held over a suspected tax scam. Despite their denials, JKCG has been stonewalling the process, according to Customs dept. (statement only in Sinhala)
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BYD TAX SCAM: Sri Lanka Customs blasts John Keells CG for trying to scuttle tests on electric vehicles held over a suspected tax scam. Despite their denials, JKCG has been stonewalling the process, according to Customs dept. (statement only in Sinhala)
Buyers who paid for BYD cars staged a demo outside the JKCG showrooms today, demanding that the company expedite the release of their customs-detained vehicles by providing a bank guarantee to the customs dept. Claim they are victims of a duty scam. https://t.co/MQGCTdTn1S
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What made eight Sri Lankan players rethink their decision to quit the white-ball series in Pakistan after the Islamabad blast? Not the threat of a two-year ban -- just a gentle reminder of a tax audit. Suddenly, Pakistan seemed the safer option!
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Excellent spinoff for Sri Lanka’s print media as BYD drops selling fully electric cars and switches to hybrids. As BYD takes the front page of today’s @Dailymirror_SL , GWM splashes across two centre pages to plug their hybrid range. #powerofadvertising
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Rights activists raise concerns over SC judge Yasantha Kodagoda chairing a panel on establishing an independent prosecutor. He has a chequered past at the AGD, defending war criminals. He controversially enabled @GotabayaR to contest 2019 elections. https://t.co/2iHYU169Xx
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While President @AnuraDisanayake and ministers trim down security, IGP Priyantha adds a new sentry point outside his residence, already fortified with 2 guard posts in front and an STF unit at the back. Either he’s a showman or setting up a street food stall for Seva Vanitha!"
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Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan for a tri-nation that involves Zimbabwe will go ahead, despite eight Sri Lankan players returning home due to safety concerns. Two games on Thursday and Saturday have been put off by one day each. The tournament will go on, says @OfficialSLC
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Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan for a tri-nation that involves Zimbabwe will go ahead, despite eight Sri Lankan players returning home due to safety concerns. Two games on Thursday and Saturday have been put off by one day each. The tournament will go on, says @OfficialSLC
Grateful to the Sri Lankan team for their decision to continue the Pakistan tour 🇵🇰🇱🇰. The spirit of sportsmanship and solidarity shines bright. The ODI matches between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be played on 14th and 16th November in Rawalpindi. #PakistanCricket #PAKvSL
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Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan for a tri-nation that involves Zimbabwe will go ahead, despite eight Sri Lankan players returning home due to safety concerns. Two games on Thursday and Saturday have been put off by one day each. The tournament will go on, says @OfficialSLC
Grateful to the Sri Lankan team for their decision to continue the Pakistan tour 🇵🇰🇱🇰. The spirit of sportsmanship and solidarity shines bright. The ODI matches between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be played on 14th and 16th November in Rawalpindi. #PakistanCricket #PAKvSL
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Security Fears Force Several Sri Lanka Players Out of Pakistan Tour; Future of Tri-Nation Series in Doubt. #Lka Read more: https://t.co/ZflThb1FdT
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More complaints about the IGP’s alleged vested interests in business! This time from the Central Province, where the new S/DIG is his nemesis, Lalith Pathinayake. This could turn out to be more entertaining than the 'In the Moment' musical in Nuwara Eliya, endorsed by @tourismlk.
IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya has taken a strikingly “hands-on” interest in a controversial ilmenite project in Aruwakkalu, raising eyebrows within the police department. Some seniors question his motives. One for @CIABOC_SriLanka to probe. (1-2)
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Convicted extortionist and former minister Prasanna Ranatunga has been arrested by @CIABOC_SriLanka over an insurance scam that occurred while he was in charge of the tourism ministry.
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IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya has taken a strikingly “hands-on” interest in a controversial ilmenite project in Aruwakkalu, raising eyebrows within the police department. Some seniors question his motives. One for @CIABOC_SriLanka to probe. (1-2)
Daily FT’s Wasantha Siriwardena @wasanthasiri captures the absurdity of the IGP complaining about his No. 2 officer to the CID, a department that reports directly to him! Sadly, Priyantha Weerasooriya, who began with high expectations, is proving to be another Pujith Jayasundara
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While the IGP has warned his men against leaking details of investigations to the media, the fatwa clearly doesn’t apply to himself. Dirty linen will be washed in public when an independent commission begins - at least 3 senior DIGs are biding their time. https://t.co/EXs6pLdnZM
IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya has taken a strikingly “hands-on” interest in a controversial ilmenite project in Aruwakkalu, raising eyebrows within the police department. Some seniors question his motives. One for @CIABOC_SriLanka to probe. (1-2)
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(2-2) With the IGP personally meddling in Aruwakkalu, investigators fear high-profile cases are being quietly buried -- including Rajapaksa-linked probes and the Lasantha, Thajudeen murders. Await a bombshell probe against IG shortly! #Deshabandunumber2
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