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West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first ODI of Sri Lanka’s tour of the Caribbean. This being a day game, West Indies believed their bowlers could extract some movement from the Sabina Park surface earlier in the day. West Indies do not have Shimron Hetmyer in their XI, though […]
Access to safe drinking water for populations residing in small towns and rural areas of Sri Lanka has not yet been fully ensured, and this continues to pose a major challenge to the country’s social and economic development. With a view to overcome this situation, a programme has been planned to provide clean drinking water […]
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which are chemical compounds widely used in refrigerators and air conditioning units, are being globally phased out under the Montreal Protocol due to their high potential for ozone layer depletion and global warming. Sri Lanka has likewise committed to phasing out these chemical substances by the year 2030 in a stepwise manner. Accordingly, […]
Wild elephants inhabit approximately two-thirds of the land area of Sri Lanka, and it has been identified that the rapid obstruction of elephant habitats and migratory corridors due to various development projects and human activities has directly contributed to the escalation of human–elephant conflict. It has been recognised that, in order to mitigate such conflict […]
Qualifier Maja Chwalinska continued her dream French Open run as she beat Anna Kalinskaya to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final. The world number 114 was left open-mouthed with shock after completing a superb 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 win over 22nd seed Kalinskaya on a blustery Paris day. Poland’s Chwalinska is the second qualifier after Nadia […]
