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Uncategorized FM evades RTI query on UK wartime dispatches from Colombo
Foreign Ministry has refrained from responding to a query whether it would brief the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) as regards wartime British…
Uncategorized Former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee dead
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had been admitted to the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi for the past few weeks, died on Thursday. He was 93. “It…
Uncategorized SLTB in the black for first time
The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) which was incurring heavy losses for many years, had earned a profit of Rs. 1,618 million last year, for the first time in…
Uncategorized NEW TRAFFIC FINES TO STAY
Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva stated yesterday that the new fines aimed at reducing road accidents will not be changed or…
Uncategorized No sure of receiving Oppo. Leader post even after becoming independent - Mahinda
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Uncategorized ‘Navy Sampath’ remanded until August 29
Lieutenant Commander Chandana Hettiarachchi also known as ‘Navy Sampath’, arrested for the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths from Colombo, has been…
Uncategorized Siyambalapitiya defends Power Purchase Agreements
Says PPAs with IPPs the cheapest available option Power Ministry Secy. requests President’s intervention to get regulator’s approval for power purchases PUCSL…
Uncategorized Dananjaya to unleash deadly carrom ball soon
The ‘carrom ball’ that proved to be the undoing of India’s famous batting line-up in the Asia Cup final in 2008 was the talk at RPS Sunday night as off-spinner…
Uncategorized Houses for Ranaviru Real Star finalists
Thirty five members of the Security Forces who were selected to the final round of the Ranaviru Real Star-5th Mission received the ownership of new houses from…
Uncategorized Female Welikada prisoners protest
Around 25 female inmates of the Welikada Prison had got onto the prison roof and staged a protest yesterday morning against a decision taken by the prison…
Uncategorized War-affected women with disabilities cry for recognition
The LTTE cadres were at their doorstep that night, to recruit one member from the family to fight against the on-going military thrust that was progressing…
Uncategorized WHY TAXES ON SMALLER CARS WERE HIKED?
Mega rise in vehicle imports in first five months of 2018 Hard on the heels of the successful slamming of the brakes when tackling the sharp acceleration of…
Uncategorized COPE pulls up CEB over private purchases
Parliamentary corruption watchdog, the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has reprimanded top officials of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) for…
Uncategorized Mathews, Akila Dananjaya hand South Africa a drubbing
Sri Lanka 299 for 8 (Mathews 97*, Mulder 2-59) beat South Africa 121 (de Kock 54, Akila 6-29) by 178 runs A dominant all-round performance from Sri Lanka took…
Uncategorized Army to hand over another 922 acres in North and East to owners
The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) will release nearly 922 acres out of the remaining 2600 acres of Army-held land in the North and the East to the rightful owners,…
Uncategorized Lanka included in US$ 700 B defence Bill
US President Donald Trump is set to sign a more than US$ 700 billion Defence Bill for the fiscal year 2019 today, giving big increases to the US military to…
Uncategorized Past administrators fear ICC will suspend SLC
Former administrators of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) fears that the country will definitely be suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for its failure…
Uncategorized Govt allocates Rs 1 bn for tea replanting
The Government will offer a Rs. 1 billion tea replanting subsidy this year to increase the area under tea cultivation. The area under tea cultivation is…
Uncategorized Rs 205 million allocated for compensation of Kandy riots victims
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe informed Parliament yesterday that Rs. 205 million has been allocated as compensation for victims of the communal violence…
Uncategorized SLMA backs move to change composition of SLMC
Reviewing of Medical Ordinance: The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) has turned down a request from the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA)…
Uncategorized Duties on small cars to be revised soon: PM
The government intended to revise the import duties imposed on small cars and hybrid vehicles in the near future, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe informed…
Uncategorized Decision on Opp. leader this week
Speaker to announce determination before Friday P’ment heats up over JO demand to make Dinesh new Opposition leader Dinesh slams UPFA Gen. Secy as…
Uncategorized Old American warship, relocation of camps, etc. to cost Rs. 27 bn more
The government yesterday submitted a supplementary estimate of more than 27 billion rupees for the approval of parliament to cover its expenses exceeding the…
Uncategorized Last ten overs took the game away from Sri Lanka, reckons Samaraweera
Hosts Sri Lanka tried to find a different route in order to reverse their fortunes in the ongoing five-match ODI series against South Africa as they opted to…