Sri Lanka to face Afghanistan today

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3 years ago

November 1, 2022

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The T20 World Cup Cricket match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will commence at 09.30 am today (01) in Brisbane.

Meanwhile, the match between England and New Zealand is also scheduled to be held at the same stadium in the afternoon.

The Sri Lankan team, which has only 2 bonus points with it, remains at the fifth position in the score table and the chances of Sri Lanka to qualify for the semi-final round are very limited.

If Sri Lanka wins today’s match and the match against England, the team will get another 6 bonus points.

Currently, New Zealand and Australia occupy the first two positions in the first group with 5 bonus points each.

Sri Lanka’s chance to move forward will depend on how New Zealand and Australia play in the series.

Ex-chairman of Lindula-Talawakelle UC, remanded

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1 hour ago

June 2, 2025

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Former chairman of the Lindula-Talawakelle Urban Council – Asoka Sepala has been arrested today (June 02).

The Colombo Chief Magistrate has ordered to remand the suspect until June 11.

The former chairman has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for causing a loss of Rs. 2.38 million to the government, during the issuance of a tender to lease stall belonging to the Urban Council.

It is said that instead of awarding the tender to the highest bidder, it was given to a lower bidder, resulting in the aforementioned loss.

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Halloluwa further remanded

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1 hour ago

June 2, 2025

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Former Director of the National Lotteries Board (NLB) – Thusitha Halloluwa, has been further remanded until June 04, by the Fort Chief Magistrate’s Court.

Halloluwa remains in custody over alleged misappropriation of government assets belonging to the NLB.

He was previously arrested and released on bail on May 02 over the alleged misuse of a computer and a mobile phone valued at over Rs. 470,000 during his tenure as the Acting Director of the National Lotteries Board.

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Electricity (Amendment) Bill challenged

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1 hour ago

June 2, 2025

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The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, which was recently tabled in Parliament, has been challenged in the Supreme Court.

Accordingly, the Supreme Court today (June 02) ordered that the petition filed by the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union requesting a ruling that certain provisions of the Electricity Bill are unconstitutional be taken up for hearing on June 06.

The order was issued when the petition was taken up before a three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justice A.H.M.D. Nawaz, Arjuna Obeyesekere and Priyantha Fernando.