LNP - Practice 50 over encounter: Dickwella, Chandimal, Thisara hammer centuries

2020-07-01   |   Crime

Niroshan Dickwella, Dinesh Chandimal and Thisara Perera shone with centuries during the practice 50 over encounter between Dickwella XI and Dimuth X...

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LNP - Match-fixing allegation: Aravinda summoned by Police

2020-06-30   |   Crime

Former Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Aravinda De Silva has been summoned by the Special Investigation Division of the Ministry of Sports to record a state...

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LNP - Deliver justice to ETI and The Finance depositors according to legal recommendations – President instructs Central Bank

2020-06-30   |   Crime

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed the officials of the Central Bank to deliver justice to the depositors of the ETI Finance and The Finance Co...

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LNP - Wearing facemask in public spaces: Police to gather data

2020-06-29   |   Crime

The Police is to observe whether the public adheres to respiratory etiquette (RE) by wearing facemasks when entering public spaces with heavy crowd de...

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No milk price increase right now: Finance Ministry

2020-06-29   |   Crime

LNP : Both the Ministry of Finance and the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) confirmed to The Sunday Morning Business that there are no plans to increa...

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Sports Ministry launches investigation into Mahindananda’s match-fixing allegations

2020-06-23   |   Crime

The Ministry of Sports has launched a ‘special investigation’ into the shocking allegations of match-fixing made by its former Minister Mahindan...

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Hong Kong police arrest 300 as thousands protest over security laws

2020-05-28   |   Crime

Police in Hong Kong fired pepper pellets and made 300 arrests as thousands of people took to the streets on Wednesday to voice anger over national sec...

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Pepper prices record sharp drop as harvest season arrives

2020-05-27   |   Crime

Sri Lanka’s pepper prices have sharply dropped from US$ 4,000 to US$ 3,000 per tonne with the beginning of the harvest season despite the ban on pep...

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Online patient-doctor platform for Corona advice developed

2020-05-25   |   Crime

As an aid to combat the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country, an interactive computer application for patient-doctor communication platform was ...

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Inter-provincial bus services from tomorrow: Minister

2020-05-25   |   Crime

Power, Energy and Transport Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday instructed the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and the National Transport Commissio...

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Over 56,000 curfew violaters arrested - 5,221 fined

2020-05-18   |   Crime

A total of 56,356 persons have been arrested and more than 15,000 vehicles were taken into custody as of this morning for violating curfew since March...

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Donating day’s salary to Govt. not applicable to Armed Forces, Police: Def. Sec.

2020-05-18   |   Crime

Donating a day’s salary to the Government to overcome the existing financial constraints due to coronavirus pandemic is not applicable to Tri-Forces...

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External A/L candidates can pay exam fees to nearest post office: Exam. Dept.

2020-05-13   |   Crime

The Examination Department said the external candidates who wish to apply for the Advanced Level (A/L) Examination can make the examination fees to th...

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Union Bank undertakes to infuse fresh capital if UB Finance fails to court outside investor

2020-05-07   |   Crime

UB Finance Limited (UBF) has yet again failed to meet the extended timeline given by the Central Bank, which lapsed on March 31, 2020, to meet the var...

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21 more Covid-19 cases reported, toll rises to 795

2020-05-06   |   Crime

Twenty one more Covid-19 infected patients were reported this evening increasing the total cases to 795, the Health Ministry said....

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Another woman dies from COVID-19 reporting 9th death in Sri Lanka

2020-05-05   |   Crime

A 52-year-old Covid-19 infected woman died at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) today, reporting the 9th COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka, Director Hea...

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US will witness 3,000 coronavirus deaths daily by June: Report

2020-05-05   |   Crime

File photo: A State Department employee adjusts flags at the State Department in Washington, US March 22, 2017.(HT)   The number of coronavi...

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North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border: Seoul

2020-05-04   |   Crime

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2nd L) visiting the completed Suchon phosphate fertilizer factory in South Pyongan Province (AFP) North Korean troops...

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Nine killed in Indian Kashmir gun battles

2020-05-04   |   Crime

A house where suspected militants were holding up is seen in flames during a gun battle with Indian security forces (Hindustan Times)   SRIN...

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Police fan out, but Hong Kongers eschew rallies

2020-05-03   |   Crime

Riot police fanned out across Hong Kong on Friday after democracy activists threatened to defy a ban on gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic -- ...

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Bring a pen when visiting post offices on Monday: Post Master General

2020-04-30   |   Crime

Post Master General Ranjith Ariyaratne today requested the people to bring a pen with them to sign relevant documents when visiting the post offices f...

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Objectives of a suicide attack go beyond just killing people: President

2020-04-28   |   Crime

Commenting on the Easter Sunday attacks, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said today that the objectives of a suicide attack go beyond just killing scores...

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Oil prices tumble on demand collapse, Brent at 1999 lows

2020-04-23   |   Crime

(Tokyo) REUTERS: Oil prices slumped again yesterday, with Brent falling to the lowest since 1999, as the market struggled with a massive crude glut am...

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Trump orders Navy to shoot and destroy Iranian gunboats

2020-04-23   |   Crime

(rt.com) 22 Apr, 2020 -   President Donald Trump has ordered the US Navy to “shoot down and destroy” Iranian gunboats, should they haras...

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Year-long prices expected at mid-single digit levels; short-term pressure seen due to supply disruptions

2020-04-22   |   Crime

Prices could see a short-term uptrend in April and May amid sputtered supply due to coronavirus-induced lockdowns, but overall prices in the economy f...

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