The Sri Lankan diaspora finally broke out of the shackles imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic last Saturday (25) with the return of the East Coast Cricket Festival.
The annual event, organised by the Ananda College Old Boys’ Association – East Coast USA -- for the 15th year, took place in New Jersey under the patronage of Mr. Mohan Pieris, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United Nations, and his wife, Priyanthi.
The participating teams included old boys from Ananda, Nalanda, Royal, S. Thomas’, Maris Stella, Trinity, St. John’s Jaffna, Isipathana, and Mahanama took part in the tournament.
The semi-finals saw Mahanama defeating the hosts Ananda and Royal prevailing over Maris Stella.
The Royal team, led by Ruchira Jayasooriya, overcame Mahanama, in the final to win the Colonel Olcott Trophy for the seventh time.
Since its inception in 2006, the annual cricket festival has been the premier Sri Lankan sports event and the community gatherings in the US east coast.
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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