Sri Lanka reached the semi-final stage of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship after India beat Nepal by a margin of 4-1 in the final first round match of the Group ‘A’ at Tivandram in India on Sunday (27).
Sri Lanka would not have qualified for the semi-final had Nepal won the game by a margin of two goals.
India leads the Pool 'A' points table with six points while Sri Lanka are placed second with three points with a win and two losses.
The last time Sri Lanka qualified for the SAFF final was in 1995.
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.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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