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Port City’s first overseas launch in Singapore this July Uncategorized

Port City’s first overseas launch in Singapore this July

By Nishel Fernando The project company of Colombo Port City (CPC), CHEC Port City Colombo, is set to kick off the global launch of the Colombo Port City…

20 Feb 2020
Alliance leader facing the party axe? Uncategorized

Alliance leader facing the party axe?

he Green party members are said to be lining up these days to obtain the membership of the newly floated ‘Heart’ alliance.  Meanwhile, the beleaguered…

20 Feb 2020
Softlogic returns to black amid gradual recovery in consumer spending Uncategorized

Softlogic returns to black amid gradual recovery in consumer spending

Softlogic Holdings PLC returned to profit in the quarter ended December 31, 2019 (3Q20), recording a double-digit growth in the top line, as the diversified…

19 Feb 2020
Pariskara Pooja for 3,500 Bhikkhunis Uncategorized

Pariskara Pooja for 3,500 Bhikkhunis

A Pariskara Pooja Maha Pinkama for 3,500 Bhikkhunis was held at Manelwatta Maha Vihara in Kelaniya today. It was held under the instructions of Manelwatta…

19 Feb 2020
Dinesh nominated Leader of the House; Johnston as Chief Govt. Whip Uncategorized

Dinesh nominated Leader of the House; Johnston as Chief Govt. Whip

The Government Parliamentary Group has nominated Minister Dinesh Gunawardena as Leader of the House, sources told Ada Derana. Meanwhile the Parliamentary Group…

03 Jan 2020
Tokyo 2020 to take measure after asbestos found at venue Uncategorized

Tokyo 2020 to take measure after asbestos found at venue

Tokyo 2020 organizers will take “emergency countermeasures” after asbestos was found at the water polo venue for next year’s Games after initially opting…

01 Jan 2020
German cabin crew union says to strike next week at Germanwings Uncategorized

German cabin crew union says to strike next week at Germanwings

Reuters – German cabin crew will go on strike from Monday to Wednesday next week at Lufthansa’s budget airline Germanwings, the UFO labour union said on Friday…

01 Jan 2020
A promotion instead of punishment! Uncategorized

A promotion instead of punishment!

This gabby politico vowed that once their party came to power, they would mete out proper punishment to all those khaki high-ups held accountable for the…

31 Dec 2019
Ruffled over the prospect of being sidelined! Uncategorized

Ruffled over the prospect of being sidelined!

Green stalwarts very close to Punchi Dasa are said to be going around the country saying that the Number Two that the latter is going to appoint will be a new…

08 Nov 2019
Sharma blitz flattens Bangladesh as India draw level Uncategorized

Sharma blitz flattens Bangladesh as India draw level

Skipper Rohit Sharma smashed 85 in his 100th Twenty20 international to power India to an eight-wicket series-levelling win over Bangladesh on Thursday. Sharma…

08 Nov 2019
15 more parties ink MoUs with SLPP to back Gota Uncategorized

15 more parties ink MoUs with SLPP to back Gota

Fifteen new political parties yesterday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) at its presidential candidate Gotabaya…

05 Nov 2019
They are yet to receive their uniform for the year Uncategorized

They are yet to receive their uniform for the year

Certain categories of minor staff of the august assembly are entitled to three sets of uniform every year, but they have yet to receive them for the current…

04 Nov 2019
EC says final results could be announced by Nov. 17 morning Uncategorized

EC says final results could be announced by Nov. 17 morning

The Elections Commission (EC) would be able to announce the winner of the Presidential poll 2019 in the morning of November 17 and if none of the top two…

01 Nov 2019
England expect the unexpected from New Zealand Uncategorized

England expect the unexpected from New Zealand

Eddie Jones said his England team were braced to deal with the unexpected when they play New Zealand in the World Cup semi-finals on Saturday but his players'…

25 Oct 2019
I’ll downsize cabinet to 20: Mahesh Senanayake Uncategorized

I’ll downsize cabinet to 20: Mahesh Senanayake

Former Army Commander and National People’s Party presidential candidate Gen. Mahesh Senanayake said he would bring the cabinet to 20 under his government. He…

25 Oct 2019
Pakistan sacks Sarfaraz as Twenty20, Test skipper Uncategorized

Pakistan sacks Sarfaraz as Twenty20, Test skipper

sacked Sarfaraz Ahmed from his post as Twenty20 and Test skipper on Friday, a week after he led the side to a shocking 3-0 home defeat against an inexperienced…

22 Oct 2019
ComBank gets US$ 25mn Proparco loan to support local SMEs Uncategorized

ComBank gets US$ 25mn Proparco loan to support local SMEs

SMEs make up about 75% of SL’s companies AFD Group’s investments in SL cross EUR 850mn Proparco, a subsidiary of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD)…

15 Oct 2019
He needs five vehicles for official travel! Uncategorized

He needs five vehicles for official travel!

There is a government establishment responsible for promoting rural agriculture. The head of this establishment, a political appointee, drawing a monthly…

14 Oct 2019
SLPP wins Elpitiya comprehensively Uncategorized

SLPP wins Elpitiya comprehensively

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) won all 17 wards of the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Saba securing the election victory. The party garnered 23,372 votes and won…

12 Oct 2019
Son in action as part of father’s plan! Uncategorized

Son in action as part of father’s plan!

A young man of a powerful political family is said to have got stern orders from his father holding high office to pack his bag and baggage to leave for the…

11 Oct 2019
Wallabies avoid typhoon to line up ’tough’ Georgia Uncategorized

Wallabies avoid typhoon to line up ’tough’ Georgia

Escaping an incoming super typhoon, Australia will warm up for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a last Pool 'D' outing tomorrow (11) against “tough”…

11 Oct 2019
Knocking on a door that does not open! Uncategorized

Knocking on a door that does not open!

The former strongman is shying away from answering telephone calls these days, they say. The reason is that calls are coming on his phones in a stream from a…

10 Oct 2019
SLPP inaugural rally... Uncategorized

SLPP inaugural rally...

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa today held the inaugural rally at the Salgado playground in Anuradhapura this…

10 Oct 2019
Brilliant Adams grabs hat-trick as battered Wales reach quarters Uncategorized

Brilliant Adams grabs hat-trick as battered Wales reach quarters

Winger Josh Adams grabbed a hat-trick of tries as a battered and bruised Wales battled to a 29-17 bonus-point win over Fiji on Wednesday to book their place in…

10 Oct 2019