In this day and age of women empowerment and leadership, two Sri Lankan female match officials – Michelle Pereira and Nimali Perera – scripted their own history when they became the first two Lankan ladies to officiate in the ongoing Women's World T20, in South Africa.
Accordingly, in the Trans-Tasman encounter on Saturday, Michelle, functioned as the match referee, and her fellow female official Nimali, stood as an on-field umpire.
Only recently and coincidentally, Vanessa de Silva, recorded another first for the country, becoming first-ever Lankan lady umpire to officiate as a match referee in the U19 Women’s World T20.
2nd Pic - Vanessa de Silva
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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.
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