Cricket Australia bans ex-Sri Lankan cricketer Dulip Samaraweera for 20 years

Cricket Australia (CA) has banned former Sri Lankan Test player Dulip Samaraweera for 20 years after he “committed a serious breach” of the organisation’s code of conduct.

Samaraweera is banned from holding any position within CA or a state or territory association, including any WBBL or BBL teams.

CA’s conduct commission found Samaraweera engaged i...

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CID and Exams Dept. probing Grade 5 exam paper leak

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has issued a special statement regarding the controversy over the incident of the Grade 5 Scholarship examination paper allegedly being leaked.

The communiqué stated that the Department of Examinations and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) are conducting an investigation regarding the issue with the first...

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HC freezes two luxury apartments purchased by Keheliya s son

The Colombo High Court has issued an order preventing the use of two luxury apartments located in the Colpetty area which had been purchased by Ramitha Rambukwella, the son of former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.

The two luxury apartments had reportedly been purchased for Rs. 80 million and Rs. 65 million.

The order was issued by the Colombo...

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Schools closed tomorrow due to presidential election

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that Friday (September 20) has been declared a holiday for all schools islandwide.

Due to the presidential election to be held on September 21, the Ministry of Education has taken this decision on the request of the Chairman of the Election Commission.

It is further informed that the schools are set to...

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Another shooting- Youth gunned down in Kurunegala

A 30-year-old youth has been killed in a shooting incident in the Rasanayakapura area in Kurunegala.

The shooting was carried out by an unidentified gunman.

This is the third shooting incident reported in the country within the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, one person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting incident...

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EC prepared for any potential weather disruptions during Presidential Election

The Election Commission says that all necessary measures have been taken to face any possible disaster situations that might occur due to unexpected weather conditions during the presidential election.

The Chairman of the Election Commission R.M.A.L. Rathnayake said that more attention has been paid to the districts where there are concerns about...

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