ESPNcricinfo – 15 July, 2023 While Sri Lanka have played six of their last eight Tests in Galle, Pakistan’s form in the longest format will be their biggest concern On July 16, Sri Lanka played Pakistan in Galle in the first of two Test matches, with the second Test starting on the 24th. That statement is true for both 2022 and 2023. It’s not clear why this series has been set up to perfectly mirror Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka last year, but it provides the opportunity to evaluate each side’s progress in the interceding 12 months. Sri Lanka begin…
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The Register – 12 July, 2023 China’s private space industry took a giant leap past Musk, Bezos and everyone else today with the first successful orbital launch of a methane-powered rocket. LandSpace Technology Corp’s ZQ-2 was launched early Wednesday morning, Beijing time, according to Chinese state-run news agency CCTV, and “was a complete success,” per a machine-translated reading of the news. Accompanying videos and photos show the purported launch, which was verified independently by telemetry picked up by the US Space Force, astronomer and astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell said in a tweet. “Ground track based on the Space Force TLEs is consistent with…
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INVEST IN SRI LANKA Now is the time! Dinesh Weerakkody responds to a host of burning questions on Sri Lanka’s investment prospects Q: Could you update us on developments at the Port City Colombo? A: The Port City Colombo project has attracted approximately US$ 1.3 billion in foreign direct investments (FDIs) since its inception and these inflows haven’t imposed any liability or costs on the government. And the 269 hectares of reclaimed land is wholly owned by the Government of Sri Lanka and has already contributed US$ 3-4 billion to the nation’s GDP, creating over 12,000 direct jobs and providing…
Associated Press – July 13, 2023 Kamala Harris, who made history as the first woman or person of color to serve as vice president, made history again Wednesday as she matched the record for most tiebreaking votes in the U.S. Senate. The vote, her 31st, advanced the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The only other vice president to cast so many was John C. Calhoun, who served as vice president from 1825 to 1832. “It is a moment and I think that there’s still so much left that we have yet to do,” Harris told…
CONNECT NOOSA Peter Kuruvita ‘Deep and long’ roots A celebrated chef and restaurateur with a resume that includes the roles of TV presenter, author, industry speaker, tour guide, and food and beverage consultant, Peter Kuruvita has a passion for food and cooking that is rooted in his grandmother’s kitchen – in his ancestral home in Greater Colombo. Born to a Sri Lankan father and Austrian mother, Peter spent the first four years of his life in England before his family relocated to Sri Lanka in 1967 and thereafter, Australia. Throughout his culinary career – a journey that spans more than…
Sri Lanka cut its key interest rates for the second straight month on Thursday as inflation eased after last year’s devastating economic crisis and the focus returned to reviving growth following a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
“When you go to Sri Lanka, you cry twice – once when you arrive and the other when you leave.” – Italy’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Rita Giuliana Mannella
ICC Cricket – 11 July, 2023 Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has topped off an excellent month to claim the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for June 2023. Hasaranga beat out strong opposition from Australia batter Travis Head and Zimbabwe opener Sean Williams for the coveted award on the back of his superb performances for the island nation at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier. “I am extremely happy with this award, and it comes at an important moment for Sri Lanka Cricket, after we made it to the Cricket World Cup in India. I am privileged…
Reuters – July 6, 2023 Investors bet on Thursday that stubborn inflation will force the Bank of England to raise interest rates to a 25-year high of 6.5% by December, pushing the yield on 10-year gilts to its most elevated since 2008. Amid trading that some analysts called chaotic, rate futures showed a 55% chance that the BoE will have to raise rates from 5% now to 6.5% by the end of the year, with the odds rising to around 80% by March 2024. Previously, financial markets had expected the peak to be 6.25%. Longer maturities were hit just as…