Sri Lanka kept their Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final hopes alive with a dominant nine-wicket victory over Ireland, powered by a sensational unbeaten century from captain Chamari Athapaththu. After electing to bowl first, Sri Lanka made an immediate impact, reducing Ireland to 18-3. Captain Gaby Lewis fought back with a well-made 59, while Leah Paul […]
The recent US $2.5 million cyber theft from the newly established Public Debt Management Office (PDMO)—where a sovereign debt repayment to Australia was intercepted via systemic digital breaches, had a direct bearing on Sri Lanka’s programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a top official. IMF Resident Representative Martha Tesfaye Woldemichael told Daily […]
The government has decided to retain the current Rs. 60 million annual turnover threshold for Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL), postponing a previously proposed reduction to Rs. 36 million that was scheduled to take effect from July 1. The announcement was made in Parliament by Deputy Minister of Economic […]
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score at six different FIFA World Cups as Portugal thrashed tournament debutants Uzbekistan 5-0 in Houston. The 41-year-old captain struck twice, taking his overall World Cup tally to 10 goals and surpassing Eusebio as Portugal’s all-time leading scorer at the tournament. Ronaldo opened the scoring after […]
