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Uncategorized Incentives for all segments
The Government yesterday rolled out sweeping incentives for all social segments of the country presenting an all-inclusive Budget for the year 2019. The Budget…
Uncategorized Heartbreak for Havies as Kandy clinch league
Having conceded 0-18 lead, it was always an uphill task for the Park Club who gave their everything in the second half only to fall agonisingly short by a…
Uncategorized I am not worthy of Nobel Peace Prize: PM Khan
akistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, responding to calls by his supporters on social media and in his government to award him a Nobel Peace Prize for…
Uncategorized SL reaches staff level agreement with IMF to extend loan deal
Govt. requests to extend programme for an additional year with remaining disbursements being evenly spread Govt. commits to primary surplus to 1.5% GDP in 2019…
Uncategorized Opportunism is his bane!
A Diyawanna politico, who had been playing a double game by keeping one foot in yahapalanaya and other in the Opposition has now been reduced to a nonentity…
Uncategorized Battle of the Maroons
The 90th Battle of the Maroons annual cricket encounter between Ananda College and Nalanda College started yesterday at the Colombo SSC.
Uncategorized SL must implement economic reforms immediately
Sri Lanka needs to implement much needed economic reforms at least for the next five years, particularly to address the issue concerning the debt burden, Dr.…
Uncategorized John Amaratunga - 40 years in politics
A felicitation ceremony was held to mark Tourism Development and Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs Minister John Amaratunga's 40th anniversary of…
Uncategorized Almost had Obama here in 2016: Mangala
The Government of Sri Lanka almost pulled off the impossible by even having President Barack Obama in Sri Lanka in 2016, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera…
Uncategorized JO split into many factions
The Joint Opposition is now split into several political factions, Development Strategies and International Trade Deputy Minister Nalin Bandara Jayamaha said,…
Uncategorized Jealousy or sheer cussedness?
The young fair ones at the august assembly recording the proceedings when it is in session had recently found more to their surprise than annoyance that the…
Uncategorized All parties must agree on electoral system
The delay in holding Provincial Council Elections is due to Parliament’s approval of only a part of the proposal to conduct the polls according to the new…
Uncategorized Largest ever heroin haul worth Rs. 3.5 billion seized
A mammoth heroin haul weighing 294.4 kilogrammes valued at more than Rs. 3,533 million, the largest heroin detection ever made in Sri Lanka, was seized by the…
Uncategorized A chat with father’s critic !
The sons of the former strongman along with several buddies visited the book fair in the city the other day. The first stall the Diyawanna son was to visit was…
Uncategorized Sri Lanka dominate, Proteas batting woes continue in PE
The Proteas produced an uncanny replica of their first innings batting effort in the first Test match against Sri Lanka at Kingsmead when the second Test match…
Uncategorized SL told to negotiate more realistic budget deficit target with IMF
From left: Standard Chartered ASEAN and South Asia FX Research Head Divya Devesh, South Asia Economist Sourav Anand and Global Chief Economist David Mann Pic…
Uncategorized Delay in PC polls: EC says Legislature, SC should address concerns
It is up to the Legislature and the Supreme Court (SC) to sort out the imbroglio over the delay in conducting Provincial Council (PC) polls, Elections…
Uncategorized Winning good will and incurring ill-will!
A senior top team member has lately stopped inviting his deputy to the Ministry functions or conferences. As a result, the deputy has become conspicuous…
Uncategorized Martis suspended pending inquiry
St. Peter's College and Havelock Sports Club Head Coach Sanath Martis has been 'suspended pending inquiry from all forms of rugby,' Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) said…
Uncategorized He’s not aware of what goes right under his nose!
This story is about the doings of a former local politico who is now functioning as the coordinating secretary of a high political authority. The man, a thick…
Uncategorized The one for the road went awry!
A rush bid by a powerful provincial politico of a council which is at the fag-end of its term to award several tenders to a select few was thwarted by a…
Uncategorized Gangaramaya Navam Perahera parades streets
The 41st annual Navam Maha Perahera of the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo paraded the streets this evening after Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe…
Uncategorized KKS port area to be made vibrant economic hub: PM
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and Ports Development Minister Sagala Ratnayaka taking a look at the development plan Pic by Pradeep Pathirena …
Uncategorized Durban Miracle: Kusal Perera's epic lead Sri Lanka to heroic win
Sri Lanka's middle-order batsman Kusal Perera scored a brilliant unbeaten century to lead them to a famous one-wicket win over South Africa in a thrilling…