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I gave him time. He didn’t meet my demands. The defamation case against NPP’s Asitha Niroshan has been filed on my instructions by Neethika Partners. I’ll be represented by @hejaazh. Summons will follow and a court date will be set. #lka

#Lka climbed up the World Volleyball rankings ladder earning a spot in the Top 50 among 220 countries. Let's strive to keep making our Nation among the best of the best! Sri Lanka Volleyball, we are proud of you! 🇱🇰 #Volleyball #Worldrankings #SriLankaCan #ජයගමු #FitSriLanka

Sri Lanka Table Tennis Women's Team Captain, Ishara Madurangi, says the Women's team has come a long way since the past and she has high hopes for the team to perform well in the on-going tournament. We wish Ishara & the TT team the very best! #SriLankaCan #ජයගමු #FitSriLanka

Prepare yourselves for some nail-biting action! pick your teams and cheer your hearts out! Lanka Premier League is back for season 2! Await the excitement. #LPL #SriLankaCricket #SriLankaCan #ජයගමු 🇱🇰 #FitSriLanka

After being dormant for more than a year, the Seychelles 🇸🇨‘A’ selection will begin training on Monday as preparation to take part in a forthcoming Four-Nation tournament scheduled to take place in #Lka 🇱🇰 between November 4 and 17, 2021. nation.sc/articles/10588…

With the Youth of Sri Lanka heading in the right direction, we as a Nation can achieve big things! Here's what the Secretary of the @MoYS_SriLanka, Mr. Anuradha Wijekoon had to say about the youth. #YouthOfSriLanka #SriLankaCan #ජයගමු 🇱🇰 #FitSriLanka

Sri Lanka Table Tennis Men's Captain, Chameera Ginige, shared his thoughts about the on-going tournament and their expectations. We wish the team the very best! #SriLankaCan #ජයගමු 🇱🇰 #FitSriLanka

A home-grown musical icon spreading the essence of #Lka all around the globe! @yohanimusic you're a Lankan gem meant to shine bright! We're proud of you.! #YouthOfSriLanka #SriLankaCan #ජයගමු #FitSriLanka

Sanjeewa Kumara won the Bronze medal in Men's 49kg light Fly weight category, whilst Gayani Kaluarachchi bagged Bronze in Women's 75kg category. Their victories marked a huge milestone as it is the first time Sri Lankan pugilists made it to the podium in such a mega boxing event.

Former Sri Lanka Cricket Captain and currently highly celebrated Coach, @MahelaJay has been appointed as Consultant to the Sri Lanka National & U19 Cricket Teams. We wish you the very best! #SriLankaCan #ජයගමු #FitSriLanka

Sri Lanka have high hopes for this year's SAFF Championship that starts in exactly 6 days! Our lions take on Bangladesh in the tournament opener. Show your support and back our boys! 🇱🇰 #SriLankaCan #ජයගමු #FitSriLanka

The #Lka Table Tennis Team left the Island yesterday, for the 25th Asian Table Tennis Championship in Qatar. The tournament will be held from September 28 to October 5. We wish the team the very best! Smash with all your might & bring glory to Mother Lanka. 🇱🇰 #SriLankaCan #ජයගමු

The @MoYS_SriLanka along with @esoftsrilanka Campus & the Ministry of Digital Technology & Enterprise Development have joined hands to introduce an 'Island-wide Scholarship Program' for students above the age of 13. Download the ESOFT Digital Campus App & register now!

#Lka National Football Team left for a special training camp in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the initiative by the @OfficialFFSL President Jaswar Umar, ahead of the SAFF championship. The event is organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation as a support program offered to #Lka.

The Sri Lanka Automobile Association in Japan (SLAAJ) presented two motor vehicles to Paralympian Dinesh Priyantha Herath, who won a Gold medal with a world record, & Samith Dulan Kodithuwakku, who won a Bronze medal, at the 2020 Tokyo #Paralympics.

Prize money breakdown in LKR Gold🥇 - 50M Bronze 🥉 - 20M 4th - 8th place - 2.5M 9th - 16th Place - 1M (x4) 🌏 World Record - 10M The prize money for the WR & an additional 1M for 🥉 sponsored by @OfficialSLC Allocation for coaches - 19.125M TOTAL prize money - 106.625M!

On the request of Hon. @RajapaksaNamal a special cabinet paper was approved today for the reward scheme of the #ParalympicsTokyo2020 medal winners! Accordingly the entirety of the prize money will be allocated to medal winning athletes & the respective coaches! 🥇 🥈🥉#ජයගමු🇱🇰

If you are a resident of the Western Province, above the age of 20, & have not been vaccinated against #COVID19, please scan the QR code below or visit the link below to make an appointment to receive the 1st dose of the #Sinopharm vaccine. vaccine.covid19.gov.lk/sign-in

ICCSL-Daily FT webinar in partnership with MBA Alumni Association of University of Colombo and the Rotary Club of Colombo titled ‘A Smart Lockdown – The Need of the Hour?’ will be aired on the FB pages of @iccsl_chamber, @FT_SriLanka & Lanka News Web social media pages at 4 p.m.

The International Youth Forum “#EurasiaGlobal”, the annual international communication platform for dialogue between youth organizations and individual young foreign citizens of the countries of the world, held its opening ceremony in Orenburg, #Russia, yesterday.