General Latham ton puts New Zealand on course to take lea
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Tom Latham led New Zealand’s solid response with an unbeaten 111 against Sri Lanka’s first-innings total of 244 on the third day of the…
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General Captive elephants and the way forward As Tikiri continues to live..
FEMALE ELEPHANT ‘TIKIRI’ They sent her back to Kegalle on the final day of the Randoli perahera. Elephants walk for 30-40km and old elephants too walk for…
General A callous superior!
An incident where a khaki high-up had ordered a pregnant woman subordinate to be on duty out in the street one full night has become the main talking point…
General Final Randoli Perahera
The final Randoli Perahera of the historic Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa paraded the streets last night. The picture shows the Tusker Wasana, of the Kataragama…
General To quit politics in disgust?
The ongoing battle among some hopefuls in the Green party to secure nomination to contest the upcoming big poll has caused much disgust among some…
General Buying backing for his nominee!
A senior top team member had reportedly made an earnest request to 22 Diyawanna politicos to back the candidacy of the person of his choice for the upcoming…
General Buying backing for his nominee!
A senior top team member had reportedly made an earnest request to 22 Diyawanna politicos to back the candidacy of the person of his choice for the upcoming…
General Forced to sign the resignation letter
A local body member of Pohottuwa has complained to khaki authorities and the party hierarchy that he was forced to sign a letter resigning from the council…
General Still confined to bed
Hettiarachige Jacintha, who has been confined to bed after sustaining injuries as a result of the April 21 explosion in Katuwapitiya Church, receives holy…
General Forced to sign the resignation letter
A local body member of Pohottuwa has complained to khaki authorities and the party hierarchy that he was forced to sign a letter resigning from the council…
General Saree is ready, but the event is miles away
The better half of a former purohita is said to have raised merry hell at home when she received a wrong saree instead of the designer saree of her choice…
General CMTA to formulate future mobility plan for Sri Lanka
From left: CMTA Immediate Past Chairman Reeza Rauf, CMTA Senior Vice Chairman Yaseendra Amerasinghe, CMTA Chairman Sheran Fernando, the CCC Secretariat Rohan…
General His fury scared them away
When this prominent politico was facing a formidable challenge to his high office, a group of his close loyalists called at his official residence to advise…
General Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith re-consecrates St. Anthony’s Church
The St. Anthony’s Church Kochikade which was one of the locations targeted by bombers on Easter Sunday, was re-consecrated by Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal…
General He proposed; the leader disposed of!
A Green party bigwig from the city recently called on a prominent party leader in the upcountry estate sector and invited him to throw in his lot with the…
General Out of power and left forlorn!
A leading politico of Ruhuna origin currently active in the Matale area is a very unhappy man as hardly any party supporter visits his residence these days.…
General Decrying discrimination!
Arrangements made by the high-ups of a State Institution to provide official transport to the workforce to attend the funeral of the boss’s father from the…
General He is in trouble due to inauspicious nakata!
A JO heavyweight recently visited a reputed astrologer for a consultation. The politico asked the astrologer to explain why everything went against the former…
General HNB partners Brown & Co. to offer agri equipment
From left: HNB Leasing Business Development Executive Mahesh Ratnayake, HNB Leasing Assistant Manager Roshan De Silva, HNB Leasing Senior Manager Niluka…
General Unofficial fines fund the evening party!
There is a khaki boss at Alawpura who has hit upon a convenient means of raising adequate funding for their regular evening party at which they would empty…
General Catholics holds Sunday mass after Easter attacks
Sri Lankan Catholic devotees pray during a mass at the St. Theresa's church as the Catholic churches hold services again after the Easter attacks in Colombo…
General Desperation led him to indiscretion
A leading Diyawanna politico from the South, once back at home, had sent for a local pal and spilled out to him to all top party secrets. The local…
General Brief delay sent him home for a long stretch!
A purohita on a mission of providing shelter to the poor had ordered the interdiction of a housing authority’s district manager in a gem-rich area for a very…
General Fourteen road deaths in one day
Motor accidents had caused 14 deaths within the 24 hours ending 6 am yesterday, Motor Traffic and Road Safety Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said. He said so far 30…