Day: July 29, 2022

SPORTSCommonwealth Games 2022

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Commonwealth Games 2022 Sri Lanka to commence beach volleyball campaign against tough opponents Sri Lanka is set to commence the beach volleyball campaign in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games when the men’s and women’s teams meet Canada and Australia respectively at the Smith Field on July 31. In their first encounter, Malintha Yapa and Ashen Rashmika will encounter Canada. The women’s team of Deepika Bandara and Chathurika Madhushani will meet Australia. Sri Lanka’s opponents are the silver medallists from the last edition. Of the 54 Commonwealth nations, 24 teams (12 women’s…

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Sri Lanka President prorogues Parliament

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Sri Lanka President prorogues Parliament   President Ranil Wickremesinghe has prorogued parliament with effect from midnight today (28 July), via an extraordinary gazette. Accordingly, the next session of Parliament will commence at 10.30 am on 03 August 2022 (Wednesday), according to the gazette notification.  The President has prorogued by virtue of the powers vested in him by Article 70 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka. With the signing of the gazette notification, the current session of the 9th Parliament marked its closure.  Since 1947 the Parliament had been prorogued over…

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No new financing to Sri Lanka until macroeconomic policy framework is ready – WB

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No new financing to Sri Lanka until macroeconomic policy framework is ready – WB The World Bank Group says it is deeply concerned about the dire economic situation and its impact on the people of Sri Lanka. In a statement, the global financial institution said it is repurposing resources under existing loans in our portfolio to help alleviate severe shortages of essential items such as medicines, cooking gas, fertilizer, meals for school children and cash transfers for poor and vulnerable households. “To date, about US$160 million of these funds has been…

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