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  2. Sri Lanka remains in control of 1st cricket test against ...

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    March 23, 2024 at 11:41 PM. SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Captain Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis hit half-centuries as Sri Lanka reached 233-6 at lunch on Day 3 to take control of the series ...

  3. Sri Lanka reaches 314-4 at stumps on opening day of 2nd test ...

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    Sri Lanka dominated the opening day of the second and final cricket test against Bangladesh, riding on strong contributions from its top three batters. No. 3 Kusal Mendis struck 93, Dimuth ...

  4. Sri Lanka poised to win second test and series in Bangladesh

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    Sri Lanka was closing in on victory and another test series sweep in Bangladesh after reducing the host to 268-7 in an improbable chase of a 511-run target on Tuesday. Pacer Lahiru Kumara, left ...

  5. Gotabaya Rajapaksa - Wikipedia

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    Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, RWP, RSP ( Sinhala: නන්දසේන ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: நந்தசேன கோட்டாபய ராஜபக்ஷ; born 20 June 1949) is a former Sri Lankan politician and military officer, who served as the eighth President of Sri Lanka from 18 November 2019 until his ...

  6. Ranasinghe Premadasa - Wikipedia

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    One-year-old R. Premadasa with his parents in 1925. R. Premadasa in 1930. Ranasinghe Premadasa was born on 23 June 1924 at Dias Place, Colombo 11, to the family of Richard Ranasinghe (Ranasinghe Mudalali) of Kosgoda and Battuwita Jayasinghe Arachchige Ensina Hamine of Batuwita, Horana. Premadasa was the oldest of five children, three sisters ...

  7. Hambantota International Port - Wikipedia

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    The Hambantota International Port [a] is a deep water port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, notable for its 99-year lease to China Merchant Ports. Opened in 2010, it is Sri Lanka's second largest port, after Colombo. In 2020, the port handled 1.8 million tonnes of cargo. [3] Construction of the port commenced in January 2008.

  8. Sri Lanka approves IMF-backed law to seize proceeds of crime

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    Sri Lanka has approved a new law backed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) allowing the state to seize any proceeds from criminal activities, a cabinet spokesperson said on Friday. The new ...

  9. Anura Kumara Dissanayake - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .npp .lk /en /about. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, MP ( Sinhala: අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක, Tamil: அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க; born 24 November 1968), also known by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan socialist politician. He is a Member of Parliament from the Colombo District ...