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He pleased a few and displeased many! Uncategorized

He pleased a few and displeased many!

A Central Provincial Blue political bigwig had on the sly provided financial assistance from party funds to four close favourites of his, by way of a regular…

15 Dec 2018
Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as PM Uncategorized

Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as PM

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as prime minister by President Maithripala Sirisena on October 26, has informed UPFA MPs that he has…

15 Dec 2018
UNP MPs urge status quo restored Uncategorized

UNP MPs urge status quo restored

UNP MPs Vajira Abeywardene, Mujibur Rahaman, Hirunika Premachandra and Kavinda Jayawardene said at a media briefing that President Sirisena should now take…

14 Dec 2018
A trio on the fence! Uncategorized

A trio on the fence!

Three persons from the 23 member-Blue party group have gone into a sulk and they are in a mute mode within the group these days because of their feeling of…

14 Dec 2018
Prez requests UPFA MPs to create public opinion Uncategorized

Prez requests UPFA MPs to create public opinion

President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have asked for creation of public opinion on the conduct of a referendum on dissolution of Parliament, in case…

13 Dec 2018
Malinga, Mathews in pool of 346 players for IPL auction Uncategorized

Malinga, Mathews in pool of 346 players for IPL auction

A total pool of 346 cricketers will go under the hammer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction in Jaipur on December 18, it was announced on Tuesday. While…

13 Dec 2018
Low skill trap and skill shortage Uncategorized

Low skill trap and skill shortage

In the local and global labour market, those involved in mass production in particular, the trend is towards creating a large number of low skill employment.…

13 Dec 2018
He is in trouble due to inauspicious nakata! Uncategorized

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…

13 Dec 2018
Majority of MPs back me: Ranil Uncategorized

Majority of MPs back me: Ranil

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today said that the majority of MPs backing him to become the Prime Minister once again was a further step towards defeating…

13 Dec 2018
Hutch to return 5MHz of 900MHz band spectrum Uncategorized

Hutch to return 5MHz of 900MHz band spectrum

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has instructed Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Private) Limited (Hutch Lanka) to hand…

12 Dec 2018
Butterflies have gone to have their fun! Uncategorized

Butterflies have gone to have their fun!

The Green party had recently organized a special pooja at a famous devalaya in the deep South to seek the intervention of deities for the resolution of the…

12 Dec 2018
Economic crisis: Bandula invites US Ambassador to meet CB Governor Uncategorized

Economic crisis: Bandula invites US Ambassador to meet CB Governor

MP Bandula Gunawardana yesterday said the remarks made by US Ambassador Alaina Teplitz in Kandy on Sri Lanka’s economic crisis were erroneous and invited her…

12 Dec 2018
Mendis special potent even in Oman Uncategorized

Mendis special potent even in Oman

Six years after former Sri Lanka skipper Duleep Mendis undertook to lift the standard of cricket in Oman, a team predominantly consisting of working…

10 Dec 2018
Miss World 2018 Uncategorized

Miss World 2018

Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, holds her crown after winning the Miss World 2018 title in Sanya, Hainan island, China on Saturday. Reuters

10 Dec 2018
Kandy snap CR’s unbeaten streak Uncategorized

Kandy snap CR’s unbeaten streak

Defending champions Kandy Sports Club continued their winning run when they beat CR and FC by 41 points (five goals and two penalties) to 30 points (three…

09 Dec 2018
We're opposed to amending 19A: UNP Uncategorized

We're opposed to amending 19A: UNP

The UNP said yesterday it was opposed to the proposal made by President Maithripala Sirisena to amend the 19th Amendment to the constitution. UNP MP Ajith P…

09 Dec 2018
Winning brownie points at the expense of subordinates! Uncategorized

Winning brownie points at the expense of subordinates!

A star-sporting khaki high-up in a district South of the city is said to be deploying his subordinates in a diverse extraneous activity designed to win brownie…

08 Dec 2018
Fast bowler Binura Fernando looking for a second life Uncategorized

Fast bowler Binura Fernando looking for a second life

At a time when Sri Lanka cricket is on the hunt for a genuine left-arm fast bowler, Binura Fernando obviously stands tall above the rest. The 6 foot 6 inch…

06 Dec 2018
Disclose UNP-TNA agreement: Gammanpila Uncategorized

Disclose UNP-TNA agreement: Gammanpila

The United National Party (UNP) and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) should reveal any agreement between them which had compelled the TNA to back the UNP,…

06 Dec 2018
Set to move from the wings to the centre stage! Uncategorized

Set to move from the wings to the centre stage!

A businessman sibling of a very powerful authority is planning to enter national politics with a big bang. He has already picked an upcountry electorate as his…

06 Dec 2018
Concessions hampered due to stay order: Bandula Uncategorized

Concessions hampered due to stay order: Bandula

A number of cabinet papers were to be presented yesterday (4) in order to provide concessions to the public but the process got hampered due to the stay order…

05 Dec 2018
The Hathurusingha conundrum Uncategorized

The Hathurusingha conundrum

A few days after Sri Lanka returned from their first-round Asia Cup exit, Coach Chandika Hathurusingha at a packed media conference in Colombo launched a…

04 Dec 2018
'Palayaw Palayaw Sathara Waram Deviyange Namayen Palayaw'-Ranil Uncategorized

'Palayaw Palayaw Sathara Waram Deviyange Namayen Palayaw'-Ranil

The status quo that existed before October 26 can be restored now following the interim order given by the Appeal Court as it is given against an individual…

04 Dec 2018
Sadham Sevana Uncategorized

Sadham Sevana

Minister Udaya Gammanpila, former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and UNP MP Wasantha Senanayake seen here at an event organized by MP Athuraliye Rathana Thera at the…

03 Dec 2018