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Sri Lanka placed third at Gladiators World Youth Scrabble Championship

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4 years ago

2021/03/3

The Sri Lanka Youth Scrabble team was placed third at the recent Gladiators World Youth Scrabble Championship which was held as the first virtual youth cup.

Sri Lanka defeated Nepal, the US and Malaysia to qualify for the quarter-finals. At the quarter-finals they edged out Australia to secure a place in the semi-finals.

While the Thailand Youth team won the championship, Pakistan and Sri Lanka settled for the first and second runner up positions respectively. The top three teams were presented with US $ 1000.00, 700.00 and 400.00 respectively.

The Sri Lankan youth scrabble players were: Adeesha Dissanayake (Gateway College, Colombo), Nimuthu Witharana (Richmond College, Galle), Imeth de Silva (S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia), Sandali Vithanage (Musaeus College, Colombo), Sethmi Jayasinghe (Sacred Heart Convent, Galle), Nonithma Dharmadasa (Sacred Heart Convent, Galle), Sarindu Willaddarage (Richmond College, Galle – Reserve) and Dulandee Handapangoda (Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo – Reserve)

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Ambassador of Indonesia to Sri Lanka calls on PM

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5 hours ago

2025/03/20

Priyan

The Ambassador of Indonesia to Sri LankaDewi Gustina Tobing, met Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Parliament of Sri Lanka to discuss strengthening bilateral relations between the two nations.

The discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in trade, tourism, technology, and education, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to fostering diplomatic and economic ties for mutual benefit.

A key area of focus was expanding tourism exchanges, including religious tourism, which holds significant potential for growth.

The two delegations also explored opportunities in trade, particularly the importation of palm oil and the introduction of organic liquid fertilizers to support Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector.

Collaboration in the IT industry was highlighted as another promising area of partnership, alongside discussions on integrating electric vehicles into Sri Lanka’s public transport system.

The Sri Lankan delegation, led by Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mrs. Sagarika Boghawatta, included officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Indonesian delegation was represented by Deputy Ambassador . Fiki Oktanioand Minister Counsellor Mrs. Lailal K. Yuniarti.

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Former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon further remanded until April 03.

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6 hours ago

2025/03/20

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The Matara Magistrate’s Court today [20], ordered that former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Deshabandu Tennakoon be further remanded until April 03..