Sri Lanka

Big firm products top worst plastic litter list: Report

7:41 pm October 23, 2019

Manila: Tens of thousands of pieces of plastic littering the planet come from just a handful of multinational corporations, an environmental pressure group said Wednesday. Coca-Cola, Nestle and PepsiCo were named by Break Free from Plastics, a global coalition of individuals and environmental organisations, who warned the companies largely avoid cleanup responsibility. The coalition’s volunteers […]

ICC Board defers decision on T20 World Cup till June 10

Minnows chasing ‘dream’ in World T20 qualifiers marred by corruption charges

11:59 pm October 17, 2019

Dubai: Cricket’s lesser lights, including Jersey and Nigeria, are chasing a “dream” as qualifying for next year’s T20 World Cup gets underway on Friday, but the start of the tournament will be overshadowed by three United Arab Emirates players being charged with corruption. Scotland are the highest-ranked team in the competition, with 14 nations vying […]

Record number of 35 candidates in fray for Sri Lanka Presidential elections

6:51 pm October 7, 2019

Colombo: A record 35 candidates filed nominations on Monday for Sri Lanka’s presidential elections next month, in which incumbent Maithripala Sirisena will support former defence minister and main opposition challenger Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Sirisena, who held crucial talks with opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday, has decided to support the candidature of Gotabaya, who will now […]

Release Tamil family fighting deportation to community setting arrangement: UN asks Australia

2:21 pm October 2, 2019

Melbourne: The UN has asked the Australian government to release the Tamil family, fighting deportation to Sri Lanka, from offshore detention into a “community setting arrangement” to find another way to end their existing situation. The couple, Priya and Nadesalingam along with their Australian-born daughters were moved to Christmas Island late August after an attempt […]

Australia moves Tamil toddlers to remote island detention centre

7:14 pm August 31, 2019

Melbourne: A Tamil family of four — including two Australian-born toddlers — have been moved to a remote island off the coast of Indonesia, despite a court order blocking deportation, their lawyer said Saturday. The family — who are fighting to remain in Australia because they fear persecution in Sri Lanka — were moved to […]