Sri Lanka named a 15-man squad for the two Twenty20 Internationals against Pakistan which will be played at the R. Premadasa ICS on July 30 and August 1. The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) selectors have dropped two senior stalwarts – Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne from the 15-man squad while brining in middle order batsman Chamara Kapugedara after a long lapse. Among the inclusions are Kithruwan Vithanage, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Chanaka, Shehan Jayasuriya, Jeffrey Vandersay, Binura Fernando, Chathuranga de Silva and Milinda Siriwardana. Lasith Malinga has been retained as the Sri Lanka Twenty20 skipper which also includes seniors TM Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera and Nuwan Kulasekara. Sri Lanka Twenty20 Squad: Lasith Malinga (Captain), TM Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Kithruwan Vithanage, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Chamara Kapugedara, Shehan Jayasuriya, Thisara Perera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nuwan Kulasekera, Binura Fernando, Chaturanga de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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