Sri Lanka

Former Sri Lanka bank chief engaged in insider trading

Colombo - Muslimchronicle

A former governor of Sri Lanka's central bank has been accused of insider trading by a damning presidential report into a high-profile bond scandal that cost the island millions. The long-awaited inquiry recommended the state recover a $4.4 million loss caused by the actions of then bank chief Arjuna Mahendran in 2015. He leaked sensitive information to his son-in-law Arjun Aloysius, aRead more

Sri Lanka president restores ban

London - Muslimchronicle

Sri Lanka's president on Sunday reimposed a four-decade-long ban on women buying liquor, just days after his finance minister had lifted the restriction. Maithripala Sirisena said he had ordered Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to revoke his decision last week to overturn the 1979 law prohibiting the sale of any type of alcohol to women. "From tomorrow (Monday), the minister's order willRead more

Unadkat helps India sweep T20 series

Mumbai - Muslimchronicle

Paceman Jaydev Unadkat led a disciplined attack to set up India's five-wicket win in the third Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka as the hosts completed a 3-0 whitewash on Sunday. Unadkat returned impressive figures of 2-15 to help restrict the visitors to 135-7. India then achieved their target with four balls to spare in a tense chase at the WankhedeRead more

Super Rohit Sharma ready for more glory in crunch Sri Lanka clash

BANGALORE - Muslimchronicle

Rohit Sharma was already five years into his ODI career when he went to Sri Lanka in the summer of 2012. He finished the five-match series with 13 runs, including two ducks, and spawned a succession of memes and cruel social media posts about “No-Hit.” If some of Indian cricket’s most influential voices had not sworn by his talent, heRead more

Shikhar sure India won’t wilt under the pressure

LONDON - Muslimchronicle

Shikhar Dhawan is confident the pressure will not get to India as they aim to avoid a shock 2-1 series defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka today. The hosts face Angelo Mathews and Co. in Visakhapatnam with the contest locked at 1-1 — the tourists having shocked India with a seven-wicket win in Dharamsala in the opener of theRead more

PM To Make Official Visits To Sri Lanka, Maldives

Bernama - Muslimchronicle

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from Dec 17-19 and to Maldives from Dec 19-20. The Foreign Ministry in a statement here today said the visits were at the invitation Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena and President of the Republic of Maldives, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. This year also marks theRead more

Kohli-Sharma set to marry in Italy: reports

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

India cricket captain Virat Kohli is set to marry long-time girlfriend and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in a much-anticipated wedding in Italy this week, according to media reports on Sunday. Rumours started swirling when Kohli pulled out of India's limited-overs matches against Sri Lanka and Sharma also ducked out of her busy acting schedule in December.Indian TV channels have goneRead more

International Cricket Council to examine India pollution Test

New Delhi - AFP

Medical experts are to examine whether India was right to hold a Test match against Sri Lanka during hazardous smog in New Delhi, the game's world governing body said Friday.The controversy will also be discussed at an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in February. "The ICC has noted the conditions in which the Delhi Test was played and hasRead more

Smog should stop play, Indian doctors tell cricket bosses

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

Cricket organisers must take pollution into account before allowing matches to go ahead, the Indian Medical Association told the country's governing body for the sport Thursday, after a smog-plagued Test match in New Delhi. The IMA said in a letter to the Indian cricket board it was "greatly troubled" by scenes of players wearing masks to protect themselves from airRead more

India stumped in efforts to clear toxic smog as cricketers throw up

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

India’s state-run NTPC is launching bids for clean technology for two coal-fired power plants near New Delhi, officials said, as criticism mounts over the country’s failure to end a toxic smog which strikes the capital every winter. But environment activists said the measures were too little and too late. Illegal crop burning in farm states surrounding New Delhi, vehicle exhaustRead more