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Union Bank of Colombo PLC has proposed a Rs. 708.4 million Rights Issue to strengthen its Tier 1 capital adequacy and support expansion of its loan book.

The bank’s Board, at its meeting on 31 August, resolved to recommend to shareholders a Rights Issue of up to 67,722,396 new ordinary voting shares at Rs. 10.46 each, on the basis of one new share for every 16 existing ordinary voting shares.

The proposed issue is subject to the Colombo Stock Exchange granting approval in principle for the issue and listing of the new shares, as well as shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).

The bank’s stated capital as at 30 June 2026 stood at Rs.16.33 billion. The bank reported net assets of Rs. 19 per share as of end-June 2026. Culture Financial Holdings Ltd., was the largest shareholder with a 70.84% stake followed by Vista knowledge Ltd., with 5.97% and Associated Electrical Corporations Ltd., with 2.63%.

An EGM will be convened to obtain the required shareholder approval for the proposed Rights Issue.

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) officially launched its nationwide capacity-building campaign, ‘Grow Your Tourism Business with National Tourism Skilling Program (NTSP),’ on 31 August, from the scenic regional hub of Ella.

Directed under the leadership of Tourism Deputy Minister Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe, the comprehensive initiative aims to transform micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by accelerating their digital readiness and business formalisation across the local hospitality ecosystem.

The entire islandwide operation is under the direct coordination of SLTDA Director of Standards and Quality Assurance Tharanga Rupasinghe, ensuring that all rural operators align seamlessly with international hospitality standards. By utilising the framework of the NTSP, the campaign focuses on delivering essential digital payment tools, modern online marketing insights, and compliance frameworks directly to village-level enterprises, handicraft artisans, and independent tour operators.

Speaking at the launch event in Ella, Deputy Minister Prof. Ranasinghe emphasised that sustainable growth in the travel sector relies heavily on empowering smaller stakeholders to become resilient, data-driven participants in the modern market. ‘True economic resilience in our tourism sector cannot be achieved through large-scale infrastructure alone, but must be built from the ground up by transforming our local communities and regional MSMEs into direct, digitally enabled beneficiaries of global travel traffic,’ Prof. Ranasinghe noted. Through this synchronised, localised training approach, the SLTDA intends to systematically protect cultural heritage while elevating the service quality benchmarks of regional travel hotspots nationwide.

Regional hospitality groups, led by the Ella Tourism Association, have strongly welcomed the launch of the SLTDA national skilling campaign, calling it a vital step toward safeguarding the destination’s international reputation. Local operators noted that rapid commercial growth in the Uva Province has highlighted an urgent need for structural standardisation, making the arrival of the National Tourism Skilling Program (NTSP) highly timely.

The grassroots response focused heavily on the benefits of formalisation and digital integration for the region’s diverse service sector. The Ella Homestay Owners Collective praised the focus on digital payment tools, noting that transition support will help smaller vendors capture direct bookings and reduce their reliance on third-party booking commissions.

The Uva Tuk-Tuk and Adventure Guides Association highlighted that the safety and compliance training will build trust with high-spending international travelers, effectively raising service quality benchmarks across the town. Local association leaders emphasised that having the SLTDA directly coordinating the field training ensures the program addresses practical, local challenges rather than just theoretical rules. Following the initial rollout, regional committees have pledged to work alongside the SLTDA to ensure that even the smallest village artisans and micro-enterprises achieve official registration, positioning Ella as a model hub for high-quality, community-driven sustainable tourism.

The Sri Lanka International Insurance Summit (SLIIS) 2026 concluded in Colombo following three days of high-level discussions focused on strengthening the role of insurance in building economic confidence, protecting communities, and supporting sustainable growth amid an increasingly complex global risk environment.

Organised by the Insurance Association of Sri Lanka (IASL), the second edition of the SLIIS was held from 10 to 12 August at Cinnamon Life under the theme ‘Insurance as a Catalyst for Economic Confidence in a Complex Risk Landscape.’

The Summit brought together 500+ delegates representing, including insurance leaders, regulators, policymakers, reinsurers, brokers, technology specialists, financial sector professionals, and business representatives. The Summit also brought together 41 distinguished speakers, including 13 international experts and 28 local leaders, representing a broad spectrum of expertise across the life and general insurance sectors.

Building on the inaugural edition held in 2024, the SLIIS 2026 reinforced Sri Lanka’s position as a regional platform for insurance knowledge-sharing, professional development, and international industry collaboration.

The Summit commenced with an official inauguration and networking reception on 10 August. The inauguration was graced by Chief Adviser to the President on Digital Economy Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya as Chief Guest, together with Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (IRCSL) Chairman Dr. Ajith Raveendra De Mel and Director General Damayanthi Fernando as Guests of Honour.

Discussions throughout the Summit highlighted the need for insurance to evolve from a primarily reactive mechanism for compensating losses into a strategic contributor to national resilience, business continuity, financial inclusion, and long-term economic development.

IASL President and HNB Life Executive Director and CEO Lasitha Wimalaratne said the Summit demonstrated the value of bringing global knowledge and local experience together at a time when risks were becoming increasingly interconnected.

‘The SLIIS 2026 provided an important opportunity for the industry to examine how insurance can contribute to economic confidence while responding to new and evolving risks. The discussions reflected the need for stronger institutions, sound governance, responsible innovation, and closer collaboration among insurers, regulators, governments, and businesses,’ Wimalaratne said.

‘The participation of distinguished local and international speakers demonstrates the relevance of Sri Lanka as a platform for professional exchange and industry collaboration. Our next priority is to translate the knowledge and perspectives shared at the Summit into practical action that benefits policyholders, businesses, and the wider economy,’ he added.

The technical program on 11 August opened with a discussion on climate and catastrophe resilience, examining infrastructure protection, parametric insurance, and risk management frameworks. Participants considered how data, modelling, and innovative insurance mechanisms could improve preparedness for climate-related and catastrophic events.

A session on microinsurance and financial inclusion explored approaches to expanding protection among underserved communities. Discussions highlighted the importance of affordable products, accessible distribution channels, customer education, and partnerships that can extend insurance coverage to individuals and enterprises currently outside the formal protection system.

The program also examined the future of motor insurance as electric vehicle (EV) adoption, telematics, and data-driven pricing begin to reshape the sector. Speakers discussed the implications of new vehicle technologies, changing risk profiles, and the growing use of real-time data in underwriting, pricing, and claims management.

Technology emerged as another central theme, with a dedicated session examining artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and advanced analytics as strategic differentiators. The discussion focused on how insurers can use technology to improve operational efficiency, strengthen risk assessment, personalise customer experiences, and respond more effectively to emerging threats.

The final day addressed the implications of global demographic shifts and changing lifestyles for insurance products, distribution models, and customer engagement. Speakers considered how ageing populations, evolving employment patterns, and changing household structures are influencing demand for protection, savings, and retirement solutions.

The reinvention of life and health insurance was explored through discussions on digital transformation, wellness integration, and retirement security. Participants examined how insurers can move towards preventive, customer-centred models that encourage healthier lifestyles while providing greater financial security throughout different stages of life.

The implementation of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 17 and IFRS 9 was also discussed, with speakers examining how the standards have changed the measurement of insurance performance, profitability, and Balance Sheet strength. The session highlighted the importance of stronger data capabilities, financial discipline, and closer alignment among actuarial, finance, risk, and technology functions.

The Summit concluded with a discussion on embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles into insurance strategy. Participants considered how insurers can move beyond compliance by incorporating sustainability into underwriting, investment decisions, product development, corporate governance, and long-term risk management.

IASL Marketing and Sales Forum Chair Roshan Peiris and Softlogic Life Senior General Manager – National Distribution said: ‘The conversations at the SLIIS 2026 addressed the areas that will influence the future competitiveness and relevance of the insurance industry. These include changing customer expectations, emerging distribution models, digital transformation, financial inclusion, and the growing demand for products that respond to new lifestyles and risks.’

SLIIS 2026 Project Chair and Union Assurance Chief Marketing Officer Mahen Gunarathna said: ‘The Summit created an environment where global and local stakeholders could establish meaningful professional relationships, exchange perspectives, and explore future partnerships. The diversity of speakers and participants enabled delegates to gain a broader understanding of the developments influencing insurance across Sri Lanka, South Asia, and international markets.’

The IASL said that the insights and recommendations generated through the SLIIS 2026 would support continued industry dialogue on resilience, innovation, inclusion, governance, and sustainable growth.

Although the new Courts Complex in Galle was not quite complete, the then President Ranil Wickremesinghe was anxious to make a profound discourse on how our legal structure was shaped from the time the Dutch introduced ‘Roman Dutch Law’ to our land.

At the official inauguration of the Rs. 1.6 billion court complexes in Beligaha, Galle on July 19, 2024, President Ranil Wickremesinghe drew on rich historical context to connect our littoral province’s judicial evolution with the origins of Sri Lanka’s modern legal framework.

In his address, he detailed how Galle served as a foundational pillar for the island’s administrative justice system, tracing its roots back to the legal frameworks introduced during the Dutch colonial era.

He highlighted the Batavian Statutes and the establishment of the Landraad (Land Board), a system that granted native interlocutors access to land ownership and elevated their social status under Dutch and, subsequently, British rule.

Ranil W is the great grandson of Helena Wijewardene who restored the Kelaniya temple. He is also the great grandson of Wewege Arnolis Dep, a leading Arrack rentier in Colonial Ceylon whose fortune daughter Helena spent on renovating the Kelaniya Temple. The paradox of such dichotomies is comfortably foundational to our belief system.

So, it is for elite classes whose prejudices and distrusts make them immune to genuine aspirations of ordinary people. Father of the 1956 revolution S.W.R.D. Bandaranayake wore the national dress for mass mobilisation and a three-piece suit with bow tie to receive a medal from the Kennel Club for his pet Greyhound Billy Micawber.

New era

But today is a different time. It is a different country. What is unfolding is the end of an era and the dawn of a new. I will not be around to see its full extent. But it is an inexorable process. It will have its hiccups. But it will move on. Deng Xiaoping comes to mind. There is great disorder in the heavens. Times are propitious!

In his homily on the Law, Ranil Wickremesinghe seamlessly linked this regional judicial history to his own elite lineage, illustrating how his ancestors have been intricately woven into the fabric of Sri Lanka’s legal, political, and State administrative systems for generations.

To Wickremesinghe and his contemporary class, the law has often functioned as an exclusive preserve of the manor born.

The ‘peaceful transfer of power’ from the British Empire to the native Ceylonese elite in 1948 was largely realised because the Westernised, English-educated bourgeoisie successfully captured and institutionalised the colony’s legal architecture.

Rather than executing a militant revolution or a Gandhian Swaraj Movement, this gentry used their mastery of colonial jurisprudence as leverage to position themselves as the sole legitimate heirs to the departing British administration.

For the entrenched political class and the legal scholars who act as their jurisprudential guardians, systemic structural adjustments-such as the 22nd Amendment-are frequently framed as disruptions to order, rather than what critics view as a necessary prelude to the de-elitisation, and genuine democratisation of the law.

By drawing a direct historical line from the Dutch Landraad (Land Board) and the Batavian Statutes to his own ancestral lineage, Wickremesinghe inadvertently laid bare the foundational myth of Sri Lankan legal architecture.

To the Westernised, English-educated bourgeoisie that captured the State during the ‘peaceful transfer of power’ in 1948, the law was never an instrument of radical egalitarianism.

It was a sophisticated preserve-a tool utilised by native interlocutors to institutionalise colonial privilege and position themselves as the sole legitimate heirs to the departing British Empire.

For generations, this jurisprudential Brahmin class has guarded the gates of administrative and Constitutional Law, treating the State structure as an inheritance rather than a public trust.

Justice as fairness

Within this historical context, the enactment and implementation of the 22nd Amendment represents much more than a routine package of legislative adjustments.

Viewed through the philosophical framework of John Rawls’s Justice as Fairness in his seminal work – A Theory of Justice, the amendment signifies an epochal transition: a deliberate shattering of dynastic legal hegemony and a structural leap toward ‘Justice as Fairness.’

John Rawls posited that a genuinely just society must be designed from behind a ‘veil of ignorance,’ wherein no individual knows their class, social status, or ancestral lineage.

Under this veil, rational actors inevitably choose two fundamental principles: absolute equality in basic liberties, and the arrangement of social and economic inequalities to the maximum benefit of the least advantaged class of our citizens who now bear the brunt of the savagery of El Nino.

The historical Ceylonese (now Sri Lankan) legal framework, anchored in the legacy of the Landraad, was the structural antithesis of this ideal.

No fear. The Maha Nayakas will endorse BASL. Monastic Landlordism that H.L. Seneviratne Social Anthropologist unravelled in his ‘Work of Kings’ is what made the prelates worried. Renunciation is foundational in Buddhism. Monastic Landlordism is the raison d’être of present-day’s institutional Sangha order.

Our systems were designed precisely by those who knew their status, tailored explicitly to safeguard elite networks and insulate the executive machinery from accountability.

The 22nd Amendment fundamentally disrupts this oligarchical paradigm by institutionalising Rawlsian fairness within the machinery of governance.

Step in right direction

The 22nd Amendment is a step in the right direction.

It reconstitutes the State not as a playground for dynastic networks, but as a neutral arbiter bound by public collective reasons.

This transition addresses the core of the Rawlsian Difference Principle. In a society where the legal and executive architectures are weaponised by a ‘Crony Class of Oligarchs,’ the least advantaged are systematically disenfranchised, facing a legal system they can neither afford nor influence.

De-elitising the law-democratising its institutions is not a challenge to Judicial Independence. The 22nd Amendment is only a tentative step to level the foundational playing field.

It transforms the administration of law from the clutches of a Professional bourgeoisie into a collective shield serving the public interest.

To the jurisprudential Brahmins and their institutional mouthpieces, such structural re-orderings are frequently described as disruptions to stability or departures from established tradition.

Yet, this critique merely exposes their anxiety over losing an empire of influence.

The 22nd Amendment is not a breakdown of order; it is the genesis of a legitimate democratic order. It marks the precise moment Sri Lankan jurisprudence shifts away from the shadow of the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie’s Landraad towards a constitutional reality where justice is no longer defined by elite lineage, but strictly by fairness.

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) recently hosted a tailored knowledge-sharing workshop led by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), focused on Austrade’s strategy and practices for promoting and attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

The workshop follows an earlier session on Austrade’s Trade Promotion and Facilitation program and forms part of an identified activity under the bilateral Trade and Investment Facilitation Agreement (TIFA) Action Plan between Sri Lanka and Australia.

The session set out Austrade’s approach to promoting productive FDI, its priority sectors, and its methods for implementation, targeting and investor engagement. Drawing on best-practice examples, the workshop took a practical approach designed to inform the ongoing development of BOI’s own investment attraction strategy, as BOI seeks to expand its activities in areas of Sri Lanka’s competitive advantage.

High-level backing

Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Mathew Duckworth, delivering the keynote, said: ‘In my role here, I study the Sri Lankan economy a lot, and I see a lot of competitive advantage here. The way that Sri Lanka can maximize this is by ensuring you have domestic settings that will attract the investment, to enable you to harness the value from the competitive advantage you have in your skilled workforce and your strategic location in this part of the world.’

The workshop was conducted by Australian Trade and Investment Commission Trade and Investment Commissioner Andrew Carter. BOI Chairman Duminda Hulangamuwa, delivered the welcome remarks, underscoring the importance both institutions place on deepening bilateral cooperation on investment promotion.

Strategic response to competitive global environment

Austrade is the Australian Government’s national trade promotion and investment attraction agency, and is recognized as a leading investment promotion agency (IPA) globally. It takes a strategic focus on priority sectors and collaborates across levels of government and with industry to advance its investment attraction objectives.

As global investment patterns evolve, countries must compete more strategically to attract high-quality FDI that drives economic growth, job creation, technology transfer and sustainability outcomes. Stronger coordination, strategic planning and investor-servicing capabilities enhance the value that IPAs can deliver to international investors and can help unlock new investment projects and outcomes.

Workshop content, expected outcomes

The program covered the core elements of Austrade’s FDI attraction strategy, including its priority sectors and international branding; how Austrade develops value propositions for investors around sub-sectoral opportunities and identifies target investors; Austrade’s investor service delivery offering, including case studies and its digital tools and enablers; how Austrade operates across the investor lifecycle – promotion, attraction, facilitation, aftercare and retention; and Australian Government policy frameworks and initiatives that encourage investment and drive coordination across agencies.

Sessions through the day examined Austrade’s strategy, structure and operating model in investment; the evolving global investment environment; investor services, pipeline management and digital enablers, illustrated with a case study from Austrade’s India Investment Team; value propositions and targeting; and Australian Government policy frameworks and inter-agency coordination, with participation from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

The workshop is expected to deliver an enhanced understanding within BOI of Austrade’s design and implementation of its investment attraction strategies, including sector-specific promotion and investor targeting; strengthened institutional capacity within BOI to engage with quality investments; and insights to inform value proposition briefs for Sri Lanka’s mineral and education sectors.

SLT-Mobitel, recently launched ‘SLT-Mobitel Connect’, as a revolutionary bundled solution, delivering seamless digital living with internet, voice, and entertainment united in a single powerful experience.

Transforming the way Sri Lankans live, work, and play, ‘SLT-Mobitel Connect’, all-in-one package combines every digital tool needed by modern households and professionals in one unbeatable solution with unlimited internet, unlimited calls, entertainment, and data mobility. For the first time, families, students, entrepreneurs, and remote workers can enjoy a seamless, integrated digital experience whether at home or on the go. Powered by ‘SLT-Mobitel Connect’, every household can stay connected, entertained, and confident in their digital journey.

Through ‘SLT-Mobitel Connect’, Home users receive fibre broadband with unlimited data at speeds of 100/50 Mbps, 50GB of 4G data, unlimited voice, unlimited midnight data between 12 a.m. and 7 a.m. access to over 90 PeoTV channels, as part of their monthly recurring benefits.

In addition, customers are provided with an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and a Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) router at the time of installation, which are one-time equipment provisions ensuring seamless connectivity from the outset.

For ‘SLT-Mobitel Connect’ Mobile users, the package includes 30GB of data, unlimited voice calls, and 1000 SMS, with the ability to share data and voice benefits across up to five free SIMs.

With the Home offer at Rs. 8,500 and the Mobile offer at Rs. 1,500, the complete Home and Mobile package is priced at only Rs. 10,000 per month, ensuring connectivity, entertainment, and communication at home and on the go.

Eliminating the hassle of juggling multiple services, ‘SLT-Mobitel Connect’ provides exceptional value and convenience, offering the most comprehensive connectivity bundle available in Sri Lanka.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on 30 August honoured the thousands of people around the world who are either missing or separated from their families due to armed conflict, violence, disasters and migration, standing in solidarity with families who endure the pain of not knowing the fate of their loved ones.

In Sri Lanka, the ICRC said thousands of families of missing persons from all communities across the country are still waiting for answers. Families of missing persons have the right to know what has happened to their loved ones. Unable to grieve, find closure or rebuild their lives, these families often struggle to meet the emotional, economic, legal, administrative, and social challenges posed by the absence of their missing loved one and the uncertainty that comes with it.

Addressing the needs of families of missing persons is a complex, multi-faceted process. Families are key partners and rights-holders and they are at the heart of this process. While national authorities have the primary responsibility to address their needs, local stakeholders can contribute to a broader, sustained response by building a comprehensive framework of support to address the diverse needs of families. Central to this is the search itself, a vital step toward the clarification of the fate and whereabouts of missing persons, involving collaborative action by multiple stakeholders.

Presently in Sri Lanka, the ICRC implements the Missing Persons Project which aims to foster a sustainable response to the issue of missing persons by supporting families, strengthening national and local capacities and enabling coordinated, state-led and community-based efforts to clarify the fate and whereabouts of the missing.

Addressing the issue of missing persons is also crucial for peace and reconciliation. Unresolved cases can perpetuate trauma, deepen grievances and hinder community healing long after violence has ended. Sustained political commitment is necessary to resolve the issue in the long-term, even decades after an armed conflict.

Sri Lanka yesterday welcomed its largest-ever privately organised Japanese visitor delegation, as over 250 travellers arrived in Colombo through the Little Japan initiative, in what organisers are calling a landmark moment for tourism and bilateral cooperation between the two nations.

The arrival marks the culmination of months of planning under the campaign banner ‘Japan Returns to Sri Lanka,’ and is being positioned as a defining moment in the renewal of people-to-people, cultural and commercial ties between Japan and Sri Lanka.

Organisers say the scale of the delegation reflects growing confidence among Japanese travellers and businesses in Sri Lanka as a destination, and opens the door to further collaboration across tourism, trade and investment in the months ahead.

The Japanese Delegation Tour Leader Arai Koyo (Sam San) said: ‘Sri Lanka has a warmth and richness that is increasingly hard to find, and it is drawing serious attention from Japan. Beyond its beauty, we see a country ready to build genuine, long-term partnerships with Japanese businesses and travellers alike. Bringing a delegation of this size here is our way of showing that interest is real, and we look forward to seeing where this relationship goes from here.’

The delegation was brought together through Little Japan, a platform founded by Colombo International Airport Hotel Chairman and Little Japan Founder Dr. Ruwan Perera to connect Japanese visitors, businesses and institutions with Sri Lankan destinations, enterprises and communities. Dr. Perera lived and worked in Japan for several years, giving him a first-hand understanding of the Japanese market, and has built Little Japan into one of the leading private platforms driving Japan-Sri Lanka engagement, growing from a 45-member business delegation in 2024 to today’s over 250 strong visitor group.

The arrival was also marked by the presence of Aviation Deputy Minister Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku underscoring the national significance of the visit and the Government’s support for deepening tourism links between the two countries. The Deputy Minister also acknowledged Dr. Ruwan Perera’s efforts in driving the Little Japan initiative, describing it as a valuable contribution to strengthening ties between Sri Lanka and Japan.

Dr. Ruwan Perera said: ‘A delegation of this size does not come together by chance, it reflects years of relationship-building between Little Japan and our partners in Japan. Our focus now shifts to what comes after this visit: translating this goodwill into concrete tourism and business outcomes for both countries.’

Colombo International Airport Hotel, a Japanese-supported hospitality investment near Bandaranaike International Airport, hosted the delegation’s arrival and is serving as its gateway throughout the visit, underscoring the hotel’s role in welcoming large-scale international groups and business travellers to Sri Lanka.

The delegation’s arrival was marked at a press conference held today, where representatives from Little Japan and Colombo International Airport Hotel outlined the significance of the visit and the opportunities it is expected to create for deeper tourism, trade and cultural exchange between Japan and Sri Lanka in the years ahead.

Hats off to the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee for getting the absolutely vital SL Cricket Constitution prepared and presented to the Sports Minister to be tabled in Parliament for final approval before it becomes law.

As cricket lovers of Sri Lanka may we appeal to those entrusted with getting Parliamentary approval to fast track this process for the future and indeed the very survival of Sri Lanka Cricket.

Any untoward delay may result in the ICC even suspending Sri Lanka from all forms of cricket that may even lead to losing Sri Lanka’s Test status. What an absolute tragedy that would be.

May we implore those responsible to please fast track this process of Parliamentary approval and then conduct the required elections vide new Cricket Constitution and formation of new SLC Board for the future of Cricket Sri Lanka.

Wesley College’s talented rugby player Mohamed Fawaz will lead the Sri Lanka Under-18 Boys’ Rugby team on an important international tour to Qingdao, China, where the tournament will be held on 5 and 6 September in one of the region’s seven-a-side tournaments.

Fawaz, who has impressed throughout the domestic schools rugby season with his leadership and performances, has earned the responsibility of captaining the 12-member Sri Lanka Under-18 squad.

The Qingdao tournament will provide Sri Lanka’s emerging players with valuable international exposure at a crucial stage of their development. Competing against teams from different rugby-playing nations will give the young players an opportunity to experience a higher level of competition, while also helping them understand the demands, speed and intensity of international rugby.

Ayusha Jeewamini of Kuliyapitiya Central will lead the Under-18 Sri Lanka girls’ outfit, with Shamly Nawas heading the coaching unit and Asela Deshapriya assisting him.

Sri Lanka Under-18 Boys: Hashara Madugagage (St Peter’s), Praveen Nimsara (Royal), Rehan Attanayake (Ananda), Mohamed Fawaz (Wesley), Rajit Geon (St Peter’s), Rashwin Sabar (St Peter’s), Yasanda Dinan (DS), Ammar Manzil (Trinity), Saraph Ilyas (Zahira), Dewnitha De Costa (Isipathana), Oshada Adikari (Kingswood) and Mayanka Dias (S. Thomas’). Head Coach: Rajeew Perera.

Sri Lanka Under-18 Girls: Ayusha Jeewamani, Dinethya Saheli, M. Afra, W. Savisandu, P. Bimansa, G. Hansani, A. Ranuwani, W. Weeraprakrama, K. Sathsarani, G. Weerananda, P. Sathsarani and Nadul Luhansa. Head Coach: Shamly Nawas. (SJ)