Sri Lanka Badminton’s Federation’s (SLBF) fate of participation at next September’s Asian Games, a major multinational meet, lies in the hands of Sports Ministry and National Olympic Committee, Palitha Hettiarachchi, an official of the SLBF ex-co, said.
“Due to financial constraints, we have requested for a slot, however, we’re yet to hear from them”, he added.
Despite the suspense surrounding the postponed-meet to be worked off in China, SLBF will be going into the new year with still a crowded schedule, though, starting only from February.
Starting late, however, they will be concluding the calendar on a packed note, with December having as many as seven overseas tours.
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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