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Malang Stadium, where 133 died in a stampede, will be demolished
Indonesian President Joko Widodo says his government will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where 133 people died in the world’s deadliest sports stampede this month.
The President, popularly known as Jokowi, made the announcement on Tuesday while addressing journalists at the State Palace in Jakarta after meeting with Gianni Infantino, head of world football’s governing body FIFA.

“Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang … we will demolish it and rebuild it according to FIFA standards,” Jokowi said. “We are ready to completely transform Indonesian football”
On October 1, after Persebaya Surabaya beat home team Arema FC, fans went on a deadly rampage as they tried to leave the Kanjuruhan Stadium in the city of Malang, East Java province. Many people, including more than 40 minors, died of suffocation on this occasion.
After an investigation, officials in a report published last week concluded that the main reason behind the incident was the use of tear gas by the police inside the stadium. This is a crowd control measure banned by FIFA. The deaths were reportedly caused by asphyxiating gas as panicked spectators rushed to the exits.
තෙරපීමකින් 133 මියගිය Malang ක්රීඩාංගනය කඩා ඉවත් කෙරේ
ඉන්දුනීසියානු ජනාධිපති ජෝකෝ විඩෝඩෝ පවසන්නේ, මෙම මාසයේ දී ලෝකයේ මාරාන්තික ක්රීඩා ව්යසයක් වන තෙරපීමකින් පුද්ගලයන් 133 දෙනෙකු මිය ගිය පාපන්දු ක්රීඩාංගනයක් තම රජය විසින් කඩා දමා නැවත ගොඩනඟන බවයි.
Jokowi ලෙසින් ප්රචලිත ජනාධිපතිවරයා, ලෝක පාපන්දු පාලක මණ්ඩලයේ FIFA හි ප්රධානියා Gianni Infantino හමුවීමෙන් පසු ජකර්තා හි රාජ්ය මාලිගයේදී මාධ්යවේදීන් අමතමින් අඟහරුවාදා මේ බව ප්රකාශ කළේය.
“Malang හි කන්ජුරුහාන් ක්රීඩාංගනය … අපි එය කඩා ඉවත් කර FIFA ප්රමිතීන්ට අනුව නැවත ගොඩනඟමු,” Jokowi පැවසීය. “අපි ඉන්දුනීසියානු පාපන්දු සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම පරිවර්තනය කිරීම සූදානම්”
ඔක්තෝම්බර් 1 වෙනිදා, Persebaya Surabaya විසින් ස්වදේශීය කණ්ඩායම වන Arema FC පරාජය කිරීමෙන් පසු, නැගෙනහිර ජාවා පළාතේ Malang නගරයේ කන්ජුරුහාන් ක්රීඩාංගණයෙන් පිටවීමට උත්සාහ කරන විට, ක්රීඩා ලෝලීන් මාරාන්තික කෝපයකට පසු විය. බාලවයස්කරුවන් 40කට වැඩි පිරිසක් ඇතුළු බොහෝ පිරිසක් මෙම අවස්ථාවේදී හුස්ම හිරවීමෙන් මිය ගියහ.
විමර්ශනයකින් පසුව, නිලධාරීන් පසුගිය සතියේ ප්රකාශයට පත් කරන ලද වාර්තාවක නිගමනය කළේ සිද්ධිය පිටුපස ඇති ප්රධාන හේතුව පොලිසිය ක්රීඩාංගනය තුළ කඳුළු ගෑස් භාවිතා කිරීම බවයි. මෙය FIFA විසින් තහනම් කරන ලද සෙනඟ පාලනය කිරීමේ පියවරකි. කලබලයට පත් ප්රේක්ෂකයින් පිටවීමේ දොරටු වෙත දිව යද්දී හුස්ම හිරවන වායු පැවතීම නිසා මෙම මරණ සිදු වූ බව වාර්ථා වේ.
நெரிசலில் சிக்கி 133 பேர் உயிரிழந்த மலாங் மைதானம் இடிக்கப்படும்
உலகின் மிக மோசமான விளையாட்டு நெரிசலில் சிக்கி 133 பேர் உயிரிழந்த கால்பந்து மைதானத்தை தனது அரசாங்கம் இடித்து மீண்டும் கட்டும் என இந்தோனேசிய அதிபர் ஜோகோ விடோடோ தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.
ஜகார்த்தாவில் உள்ள ஸ்டேட் பேலஸில் உலக கால்பந்தாட்டத்தின் நிர்வாகக் குழுவான ஃபிஃபாவின் தலைவரான கியானி இன்ஃபான்டினோவைச் சந்தித்த பின்னர் செய்தியாளர்களிடம் பேசிய ஜோகோவி என்று பிரபலமாக அறியப்பட்ட ஜனாதிபதி செவ்வாயன்று அறிவித்தார்.
“மலாங்கில் உள்ள கஞ்சுருஹான் ஸ்டேடியம் … நாங்கள் அதை இடித்துவிட்டு FIFA தரத்தின்படி மீண்டும் கட்டுவோம்” என்று ஜோகோவி கூறினார். “இந்தோனேசிய கால்பந்தை முழுமையாக மாற்ற நாங்கள் தயாராக இருக்கிறோம்”
அக்டோபர் 1 ஆம் தேதி, பெர்செபயா சுரபயா சொந்த அணியான அரேமா எஃப்சியை தோற்கடித்த பிறகு, கிழக்கு ஜாவா மாகாணத்தின் மலாங் நகரில் உள்ள கஞ்சுருஹான் மைதானத்தை விட்டு வெளியேற முயன்ற ரசிகர்கள் பயங்கர வெறியாட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டனர். இதில் 40க்கும் மேற்பட்ட சிறார்கள் உட்பட பலர் மூச்சு திணறி உயிரிழந்தனர்.
விசாரணைக்குப் பிறகு, அதிகாரிகள் கடந்த வாரம் வெளியிடப்பட்ட அறிக்கையில், இந்த சம்பவத்தின் பின்னணியில் உள்ள முக்கிய காரணம் மைதானத்திற்குள் போலீசார் கண்ணீர் புகைக் குண்டுகளைப் பயன்படுத்தியதாக முடிவு செய்தனர். இது ஃபிஃபாவால் தடை செய்யப்பட்ட கூட்டத்தைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தும் நடவடிக்கையாகும். பீதியடைந்த பார்வையாளர்கள் வெளியேறும் பகுதிகளுக்கு விரைந்தபோது மூச்சுத்திணறல் வாயு காரணமாக மரணங்கள் ஏற்பட்டதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.
News
Ajith De Silva Elected MHA President at 70th AGM
The Mercantile Hockey Association successfully held its 70th Annual General Meeting on March 28, 2026, at the Burgher Recreation Club.
Veteran sportsman Dennis de Rosayro presided over the meeting, where Ajith De Silva of Brown & Company PLC was elected as President for the 2026–2027 term.
He succeeds outgoing President Vengadasalam Balagobi of Deloitte Sri Lanka, who completed three successful terms.
🔹 Office Bearers – 2026/2027
Patron:
Rohitha Silva (IDAC Pvt Ltd)
Vice Patrons:
Deva Ellepola, Ramesh Schaffter, Tharaka Ranwala, Manjula Wijemanne, Iqram Cuttilan, Kumar De Silva, Juragen Majid, Vengadasalam Balagobi
Trustee:
Deva Ellepola
President:
Ajith De Silva (Brown & Company PLC)
Vice Presidents:
Sumith Jayasena, Chandana Weragama, Sadique M. Hanas, Charitha Senanayake
Honorary Secretary:
Yogendren Suganthan
Assistant Secretary:
Vishwa Prabhath
Honorary Treasurer:
Sameera Ushantha
Assistant Treasurer:
Deepika Kariyawasam
🔹 Executive Committee
M.J.M. Irshad, Thilina Perera, G. Jayaprakash, Priyan Senevirathna, Laknath Guruge, Inthiqhab Majid, Roger Vijayakumar, Janitha Jayawardana, Gihan Peiris, Marlon De Alwis
Cricket
Tragedy Halts 66th Battle of the Babes in Kandy
The 66th edition of the “Battle of the Babes” big match between St. Sylvester’s College and Vidyartha College was abruptly called off on Wednesday after a tragic road accident claimed the lives of two St. Sylvester’s students.
The incident occurred as the students were on their way to witness the much-anticipated encounter at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. According to police, the motorcycle they were travelling on collided head-on with a bus.
One of the victims, Sachith Karunaratne, died at the scene. The other student, Nethula Nimdinu, was rushed to the Kandy National Hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.
The shocking news cast a shadow over the annual fixture, prompting authorities to take swift action. Central Province Governor Sarath Abeykoon reportedly suggested halting the match, after which the principals of both schools jointly agreed to call off the game midway.

St. Sylvester’s College confirmed the untimely deaths, paying tribute to the two students as committed and valued members of their school community.
Meanwhile, Kandy Police have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Women’s U19 Squad Named for Australia Tri-Series Tour
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a 15-member Women’s Under-19 squad for the upcoming Tri-Series tour of Australia, which will also feature England. The tour is set to provide valuable international exposure for the young Sri Lankan side as they prepare to face two strong cricketing nations in both One Day and T20 formats.

The team, led by captain Chamodi Praboda of Pagnagnanda MV, Monaragala, includes a promising mix of talent drawn from leading schools across the island. Several players from Devapathiraja College, Rathgama including Sanjana Kavindi, Nethagi Isuranjali, and Shashini Gimhani have earned selections, reflecting the school’s continued contribution to women’s cricket development.
Other notable inclusions are Vimoksha Balasuriya from Sinhala MV, Trincomalee, Umayangana Peiris of Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa, and Nethmi Upeksha from Maliyadeva Balika, Kurunegala. The squad also features players such as Aseni Thalagune (Mahamaya Girls School, Kandy), Chamodi Herath (Anura College, Matara), and Daria Dissanayake of Ladies College, Colombo, showcasing a diverse representation of emerging talent.

The team will play a total of six matches during the tour, including two One Day Internationals and four T20 games, scheduled on April 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, and 18. The squad is set to depart for Australia on April 3, 2026.

This tour is expected to play a key role in shaping the future of Sri Lanka’s women’s cricket, offering these young players a platform to gain crucial international experience.
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