The 43rd annual Royal-Thomian Regatta and the 47th annual Boat Race, where traditional rivals Royal College and S. Thomas' College battle it out for the T. Noel Fernando Memorial Trophy, was held over the weekend on the waters of Beira Lake at the Colombo Rowing Club.
Royal College beat tradition rivals S. Thomas’ College when they made a near clean sweep of the 43rd Royal-Thomian Regatta and 47th Boat Race concluded at the Colombo Rowing Club, Beira Lake yesterday. Royal won by 50 points to a mere 2 by the Thomians to retain the T Noel Fernando Memorial trophy. After a five-year lapse Royal regained the title last year when they beat the Thomians 48-4, and improved on that effort this year. Out of a total of 11 races worked out Royal conceded only two points and two races to their rivals who were outwitted.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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