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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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