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Economist urges need for credible fiscal roadmap Uncategorized

Economist urges need for credible fiscal roadmap

Sri Lanka would need to demonstrate the return to a credible fiscal path, a transition the country would have to make before the next debt repayment that is…

16 Mar 2020
The three turncoats may not get nomination Uncategorized

The three turncoats may not get nomination

Three politicos who once held high office in yahapalanaya currently getting ‘poor relative’ treatment from Pohottuwa may not get nominations from their…

16 Mar 2020
Experienced Royal face uphill task Uncategorized

Experienced Royal face uphill task

S. Thomas’ was on top against traditional rivals Royal when play ended on day in the 141st Battle of the Blues big match played at the SSC ground. The Thomians…

16 Mar 2020
He was forced to skip the reception! Uncategorized

He was forced to skip the reception!

The main purpose of his visit was to express his gratitude to the people who remained loyal to him even after Maitri’s defection in an unexpected political…

13 Mar 2020
Prohibited wireless phones to be removed from use in SL Uncategorized

Prohibited wireless phones to be removed from use in SL

Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) had decided to remove a wide range of wireless mobile phones which cannot be used under the…

13 Mar 2020
US World War II submarine discovered Uncategorized

US World War II submarine discovered

Researchers have found the resting place of a World War II submarine wreck 11,000 feet below the surface. Named the Stickleback, the vessel sank on May 28,…

13 Mar 2020
Gyms ’high-risk’ locations for spreading COVID-19, experts Uncategorized

Gyms ’high-risk’ locations for spreading COVID-19, experts

Gyms have been identified as "high risk" locations for catching coronavirus due to sweat and dampness heightening the spread of germs, Sky News reported.…

13 Mar 2020
COVID-19 awareness for state employees Uncategorized

COVID-19 awareness for state employees

An awareness programme on COVID-19 is underway for the staff members of Ministries, Departments and Corporations and the first in the series was held at…

13 Mar 2020
WOULD THOMIAN GRIT STAND IN THE WAY OF A ROYAL WIN? Uncategorized

WOULD THOMIAN GRIT STAND IN THE WAY OF A ROYAL WIN?

The 141st edition of the second oldest schools cricket encounter in the world, the Battle of the Blues, between Royal College Colombo and S. Thomas’ College…

12 Mar 2020
CB in fresh push to make Sri Lanka a less-cash society Uncategorized

CB in fresh push to make Sri Lanka a less-cash society

CB Deputy Governor H.A. Karunaratne presents CB Governor W.D. Lakshman with the official campaign poster of the ‘2020-Year of Digital Transactions’ drive in…

12 Mar 2020
No fees from quarantined passengers: Army Uncategorized

No fees from quarantined passengers: Army

No fees will be charged from passengers sent to quarantine centres in Punani and Kandakadu, Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander Shavendra Silva…

12 Mar 2020
Promoting women’s representation Uncategorized

Promoting women’s representation

An advocacy event to promote representation of women in the upcoming parliamentary elections organized by the Gender and Elections Working Group (GEWG) was…

12 Mar 2020
MR signs nomination papers Uncategorized

MR signs nomination papers

PM Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday signed nomination papers at the Wijerama Residence in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former President…

12 Mar 2020
Leaving just ONE in the world Uncategorized

Leaving just ONE in the world

Kenya's only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers on Tuesday, in a major blow for the rare animals found nowhere else in the world,…

11 Mar 2020
Wesley to rally around Ogbebor Uncategorized

Wesley to rally around Ogbebor

Wesley College will rally around their super star captain Samuel Ogbebor who has already made a name for himself following his performance in the last few…

11 Mar 2020
Pasindu Hirushan in critical condition University ragging intensifies while authorities keep mum Uncategorized

Pasindu Hirushan in critical condition University ragging intensifies while authorities keep mum

21-year-old J.A Pasindu Hirushan from Kamaragoda in Minuwangoda is a student attached to the Sri Jayewardenepura University (USJP) Management Faculty. After…

11 Mar 2020
Quarantine Centres now ready Uncategorized

Quarantine Centres now ready

Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander Shavendra Silva said the tri-services once again shouldering the national responsibility of containing any possible…

10 Mar 2020
He predicts a radical change at the eleventh hour! Uncategorized

He predicts a radical change at the eleventh hour!

A sporty purohita from Gampaha had the other day a chance meeting with a very high political authority and they soon found themselves discussing the upcoming…

10 Mar 2020
Venting his spleen! Uncategorized

Venting his spleen!

Soon after a no-confidence motion against the government was moved, the group of Muslim politicos, who quit their purohita status called on the Green leader to…

10 Mar 2020
IFC partners with CSE for 5th Ring the Bell for gender equality event in Sri Lanka Uncategorized

IFC partners with CSE for 5th Ring the Bell for gender equality event in Sri Lanka

From left: David Holly, High Commissioner, Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka; Amanthi Perera, Deputy General Manager Strategic Sustainability of MAS…

10 Mar 2020
Wonder Crystal” by Sybil Wettasinghe sets World Record Uncategorized

Wonder Crystal” by Sybil Wettasinghe sets World Record

The book “Wonder Crystal” authored by veteran children’s book writer and illustrator Kala Keerthi Sybil Wettasinghe has set a new Guinness World Record for the…

06 Mar 2020
Akila to resign as UNP General Secretary Uncategorized

Akila to resign as UNP General Secretary

UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said yesterday he informed party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe of his decision to resign from the post.  Mr.…

06 Mar 2020
China’s first lady thanks Devi Balika students Uncategorized

China’s first lady thanks Devi Balika students

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, has written back to a group of students from Devi Balika Vidyalaya in Sri Lanka, expressing her appreciation…

06 Mar 2020
People suffered when leaders tried to be eagles Uncategorized

People suffered when leaders tried to be eagles

It was the people who had to suffer when leaders of the previous Government attempted to be eagles, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said during an event held…

06 Mar 2020