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Cricket can also be revived if country’s collapsed economy can be rebuilt

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored his desire for a resurgence of cricket in the country, linking its revival to the broader economic recovery. 

He made these remarks in response to a journalist’s inquiry during a meeting with heads of media organizations at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (14).

The President has further answered to journalists as follows :

Question : 1.4 billion has been allocated for the development of cricket in this year’s budget, but it has been banned so far. Do you have a plan to lift the ban on cricket?

Answer: The discussion with the International Cricket Council has been delegated to the Cabinet Sub-Committee appointed by the Cabinet regarding Cricket. Efforts are underway to negotiate and reinstate the suspended matches. The allocated 1.4 billion in this year’s budget is intended for the development of cricket skills among school children. While there are no issues in the Western Province, our focus is on fostering cricket development in other provinces. We aim to allocate funds in a similar manner until 2030 with the goal of attaining the top position in the world.

We won the World Cup in 1996 because of the program led by Mr. Gamini Dissanayake. During that time, I undertook initiatives for school cricket players, and Sir. Garfield Sobers came to Sri Lanka to assist us. If the fallen economy of this country can be rebuilt, cricket can also experience a revival.

(Excerpts : President’s Media Division)

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Govt to present 2026 Appropriation Bill in October

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Cabinet approval has been granted to a proposal presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Finance , Planning and Economic Development to present the Appropriation Bill for the year 2026 to Parliament in October 2025.

Approval has also been granted to present the Budget speech in November 2025 and to hold the third reading and budget debate during November and December.

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This week’s Cabinet decisions

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A number of decisions have been taken at the Cabinet meeting held yesterday (July 01).

The decisions taken by the Cabinet of Ministers are as follows :

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Yoshitha & Daisy Forrest indicted & bailed

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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son – Yoshitha Rajapaksa, and his grandmother – Daisy Forrest have been formally indicted today (July 02) before the Colombo High Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The indictment was presented before High Court Judge Pradeep Abeyratne, who subsequently ordered both defendants to be released on two surety bonds of Rs. 01 million each.

The judge further ordered to obtain fingerprints of the accused and relevant records be summoned as part of the judicial process.

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