Dear @icc & @bcci…
Vaibhav for Ind A recently & now Jaiswal… if you keep letting them get away with such behaviour, you train them to repeat such behaviour. It’s not good for the sport & crucially their own future too. 🙏
What is @CricketAus thinking? Preparing pitches like this deserves a fine. Australian commentators have lost all right to criticize subcontinent wickets.
@Jamz5251 Open letter,
Journalism is not you questioning us about what a previous president said. It would be you investigating & providing facts, showing us whether the facts contradict or align with what Ranil said, and providing proof separately. Nt an expert, but I think its basics.
Sir Alistair Cook on India hosting an ASHES test match in future: 🚨
"Playing on Indian Dead pitches may not provide the standards expected from an Ashes series. It will be a huge disappointment and shame to the long rich history and tradition of Ashes Cricket if ever a test match between the two teams is hosted in India. I hope sanity and common sense between the CA and ECB prevails."
Stitching together two video clips without any research or background is not journalism. People protested the Thambuttegama project because the original design would have drained the Rajangane Reservoir and destroyed local farming livelihoods. The protest forced the government to shift the source to Angamuwa. The project was redesigned, completed, and inaugurated by AKD. It now serves 91,000 people without harming a single farmer. There, I did your job @NewsCenterSL
The World Bank Group has reclassified Sri Lanka as an Upper Middle Income country, moving it up from Lower Middle Income status following a reported 5% real GDP growth in 2025.
The classification change places Sri Lanka among economies with higher income levels, reflecting recent improvements in macroeconomic performance and growth momentum after a period of economic stress.
The World Bank Group uses four income categories to classify countries: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income, and Low Income. These classifications are based on gross national income per capita and are updated annually.
Sri Lanka’s upgrade marks a notable shift in its economic standing within this global framework, following the rebound in growth recorded in 2025. (Newswire)
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka's economic recovery in numbers (2023 → 2025)
📈 GDP: $84.1B → $108.8B (+29%)
👤 GDP per capita: $3,818 → $5,003 (+31%)
🚀 Economic growth: -2% → +5%
💰 Inflation: 16.8% → 3.7%
👷 Unemployment: 4.7% → 3.9%
🏖️ Tourism earnings: $2.1B → $3.2B (+56%)
💸 Remittances: $6.0B → $8.1B (+35%)
🏛️ Government revenue: LKR 2.0T → LKR 5.0T (+146%)
⚖️ Current account: -6.0% of GDP → +0.7% surplus
Few years ago Sri Lanka was in its worst economic crisis. Today the country has restored growth, tamed inflation, strengthened public finances, and returned to external surplus after decades.
Source: Annual Report on the Final Budget Position
#srilanka #economy