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Sri Lanka Wonder of Asia Ironman 70.3 Colombo Triathlon Uncategorized

Sri Lanka Wonder of Asia Ironman 70.3 Colombo Triathlon

870 participants, 64 countries Sri Lanka Wonder of Asia Ironman 70.3 Colombo Triathlon will be held at Galle Face Green, Colombo on Sunday, February 25. A…

23 Feb 2018
Akila Dananjaya reminds me of young Murali - Hathurusingha Uncategorized

Akila Dananjaya reminds me of young Murali - Hathurusingha

There is a popular song hit by the name “Everything I Touch Turns To Gold” by English pop group Saint Etienne that can be attributed to Sri Lanka’s new head…

23 Feb 2018
SL’s 4G speed among best in region Uncategorized

SL’s 4G speed among best in region

Still below global average Sri Lanka remains among three worst countries in terms of availability Sri Lanka is ranked among the top countries in terms of speed…

23 Feb 2018
France and Sri Lanka: The dangers of cohab politics Uncategorized

France and Sri Lanka: The dangers of cohab politics

Sri Lanka’s political crisis following the February 10 local polls election setback for the ruling coalition has brought to surface the vagaries of political…

23 Feb 2018
Child protection in Sri Lanka Lapses at NCPA pose questions about competency Uncategorized

Child protection in Sri Lanka Lapses at NCPA pose questions about competency

As mentioned before, Sri Lanka was a signatory to the Child Rights Convention (CRC) back in 1990 ​In December 1996 the Presidential Task Force on child…

23 Feb 2018
Army committee to probe Diyathalawa bus explosion Uncategorized

Army committee to probe Diyathalawa bus explosion

Sri Lanka Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake has appointed a 5 member committee, to probe the explosion which occurred inside a bus in…

23 Feb 2018
Chandimal has more hurdles to clear Uncategorized

Chandimal has more hurdles to clear

When Australian cricket was down following the Kerry Packer World Series Cricket (WSC) in the early seventies, they were not the same side what used to be. For…

22 Feb 2018
Janaka sets Guinness World Record Uncategorized

Janaka sets Guinness World Record

Janaka Kanchana Mudannayake, a resident of Hanguranketha Kithulpe, yesterday set a Guinness World Record by bending twenty two steel rods of 12 mm within 48…

22 Feb 2018
Diyatalawa Explosion- Grenade belonged to soldier Uncategorized

Diyatalawa Explosion- Grenade belonged to soldier

Sri Lanka Police says information has been revealed that the grenade which caused the explosion in a bus in Diyatalawa was in the luggage of a soldier. Police…

22 Feb 2018
Diyatalawa explosion caused by grenade Uncategorized

Diyatalawa explosion caused by grenade

Initial investigations have revealed the sudden explosion in the bus travelling from Bandarawela to Diyatalawa reported this morning was due to a grenade…

22 Feb 2018
Dilruwan — living his father’s dream Uncategorized

Dilruwan — living his father’s dream

When his father met with a tragic death at a dinner organized to mark Panadura Sports Club’s promotion to division I, Dilruwan Perera, then a 15-year-old…

21 Feb 2018
Mendis was used as opener for tactical reasons – Samaraweera Uncategorized

Mendis was used as opener for tactical reasons – Samaraweera

Sri Lanka’s Batting Coach Tilan Samaraweera shedding light into the decision to open the batting with young Kusal Mendis during the just concluded tour of…

21 Feb 2018
SL bidder for EAP Group chastises CBSL Over negotiation process Uncategorized

SL bidder for EAP Group chastises CBSL Over negotiation process

A Sri Lankan bidder, for the failing EAP Group, has complained, to the Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, that the bidding process to…

21 Feb 2018
$ 60 m EAP Group sale to UK Lyca Group today? Uncategorized

$ 60 m EAP Group sale to UK Lyca Group today?

The sale of EAP Group assets for $ 60 million is speculated to be concluded today, with foreign investors having arrived yesterday, Daily FT learns. The…

20 Feb 2018
Sampanthan slams Rajapaksa for Tamil Eelam remarks Uncategorized

Sampanthan slams Rajapaksa for Tamil Eelam remarks

Emphasises that contrary to what the former President claims, his party seeks solution within the framework of ‘a single, undivided country’ Leader of…

20 Feb 2018
Sri Lanka rupee under pressure, hits record low last week Uncategorized

Sri Lanka rupee under pressure, hits record low last week

The Sri Lankan rupee hit a record low last week as panicky importers bought U.S. dollars following the defeat of the ruling coalition parties in a local…

19 Feb 2018
Mendis stars in thumping win as SL sweep tour Uncategorized

Mendis stars in thumping win as SL sweep tour

Sri Lanka 210 for 4 (Mendis 70, Gunathilaka 42) beat Bangladesh 135 (Mahmudullah 41, Gunathilaka 2-3, Madushanka 2-23) by 75 runs Sri Lanka ended their…

19 Feb 2018
UPFA quits National Govt; UNP to form own Govt. Uncategorized

UPFA quits National Govt; UNP to form own Govt.

The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has informed President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday night that it would quit the national government, a party…

19 Feb 2018
UPFA will not support unity govt – Susil Premajayantha Uncategorized

UPFA will not support unity govt – Susil Premajayantha

Minister of Science, Technology and Research Susil Premajayantha stated that the majority of the UPFA will not support the continuation of the current unity…

16 Feb 2018
Dhammika Perera picks up last of world’s 50 Bentley Mulsanne Hallmarks Uncategorized

Dhammika Perera picks up last of world’s 50 Bentley Mulsanne Hallmarks

Dhammika Perera, as the richest business leader in Sri Lanka, has taken delivery of his prized - and perhaps the first in the South and Southeast Asia or the…

15 Feb 2018
Pohottuwa paralyses UNP, SLFP Uncategorized

Pohottuwa paralyses UNP, SLFP

In an unexpected election upset, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday swept the Local Government polls, winning a significant majority and…

12 Feb 2018
Top women professionals need to come into politics Uncategorized

Top women professionals need to come into politics

In today’s crucial and countrywide elections to 341 local councils, a significant feature will be the 25% representation for women for the first time since Sri…

10 Feb 2018
Battle for local ballot today Uncategorized

Battle for local ballot today

Over 15 million people expected to vote countrywide in today’s Local Government election that will be crucial to the future of the coalition Government.…

10 Feb 2018
Govt’s net borrowings up 121% Uncategorized

Govt’s net borrowings up 121%

The Government's net borrowings in the calendar year to 8 February, in Rupee terms, increased by a massive 120.63 per cent (Rs 177,393.78 million) to Rs…

10 Feb 2018