Legendary fast-bowler Shoaib Akhtar hailed the return of Test cricket to the country after Pakistan hosted Sri Lanka in the first match of two-match series in Rawalpindi on Wednesday. Tight security ringed Rawalpindi cricket stadium on Wednesday as Pakistan hosted their first Test match since a deadly attack on Sri Lanka’s team ushered in a decade of sporting isolation.Also Read: Sourav-Shastri game...brilliant chaat & bhel puri for media: Ravi ShastriAkhtar was quick to make a comment on the momentous occasion and he took to social media to say: “I welcome Test Cricket back to Pakistan. Specially, to my city Rawalpindi. When your players play at home, they become heroes, this is what inspires a young generation to take up a sport and idolize greatness.” I welcome Test Cricket back to Pakistan. Specially, to my city Rawalpindi. #PAKvSL #Rawalpindi— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) December 11, 2019 Despite being targeted in … [Read more...] about Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: ‘When your players play at home…’ – Shoaib Akhtar hails return of Test cricket to Pakistan
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Feature: Colombo Port City workers take pride in creating new land for Sri Lanka
Video PlayerClose by Tang Lu and Jamila Najmuddin COLOMBO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- On Saturday, the mega Colombo Port City, built on 269 hectares of land reclaimed from the sea, celebrated the integration of the reclaimed land with the capital city of Colombo. The celebration, with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as the chief guest, included the release of a first day cover and a spectacular display of fireworks, which thrilled the large gathering on the site and beyond. Razmin Shahary, a 31-year-old accounts assistant, joined CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd. abbreviated as Port City Colombo by locals, the company constructing the project, in 2014 as a receptionist. She said she could never forget the day when the leaders of China and Sri Lanka laid the foundation stone for the Port City and performed the ribbon-cutting ceremony. It was on that day, for the first time in the history of the Port City, sandblasters blasted sand out of the seabed. The sandblasters did this … [Read more...] about Feature: Colombo Port City workers take pride in creating new land for Sri Lanka
WHO congratulates Sri Lanka on eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV, congenital syphilis
Video PlayerClose COLOMBO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Sri Lanka for achieving elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis, local media reports said here Wednesday quoting a statement from the WHO. "Sri Lanka's achievement once again demonstrates the country's commitment to public health and builds on the strong foundation of primary health care services that it laid several decades ago," local media Daily FT reported, quoting WHO South-East Asia Regional Director Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, located in Sri Lanka, as saying in a statement. Sri Lanka has not reported any case of mother-to-child transmission of HIV since 2017 and its congenital syphilis cases has consistently been two per 100,000 live births, much less than 50 per 100,000 live births needed for elimination certification, as per the findings of the Global Validation Advisory Committee. Validated for elimination of mother-to-child transmission of … [Read more...] about WHO congratulates Sri Lanka on eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV, congenital syphilis
Sri Lanka continues to top South Asia in Human Development
Video PlayerClose COLOMBO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's ranking in the Human Development Index (HDI) has risen from 72 to 71 out of 189 countries, maintaining the country's status as the best performer in South Asia, local media reports quoting a report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said here on Wednesday. The Human Development Report 2019 by the UNDP noted that Sri Lanka's HDI climbed from 0.776 in 2017 to 0.780 in 2018. The report noted that the country has defeated malaria this year and maintained an annual 0.49 percent growth in HDI from 2010 to 2018. However, the report noted that taxation policies have increased the number of people living below the 2.50-U.S. dollar-per-day poverty line in the country. Notably, the new Sri Lankan government has recently announced widespread tax reliefs, especially on indirect taxes such as value added tax, to address this issue. Sri Lanka is the highest ranked country in South Asia in terms of HDI. Sri Lanka and Maldives … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka continues to top South Asia in Human Development
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