Prima KottuMee to spice up the Royal – Thomian Big Match

2020-03-11   |   Crime

Image caption: Mr. Sajith Gunaratne – Deputy General Manager, Ceylon Agro Industries Limited (Prima Group Sri Lanka) handing over the sponsorship to...

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Possible sets of drugs for coronavirus treatment

2020-02-20   |   Crime

A group of scientists led by Dr. Sameera R. Samarakoon at the Institute of Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo has...

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Raw deal on young guns as SLC finalise annual contracts

2019-10-23   |   Crime

Lanka Cricket, whose latest feat is to sideline some of the most promising young cricketers from national cricket contracts–continue to baffle. Kam...

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Bus drivers ‘slipping’ on ice?

2019-10-02   |   Crime

Private bus drivers often get cursed by people for their haphazard ways of doing things such as excessive speeding, being negligent of road signs and ...

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Gota faces court test over nationality

2019-10-02   |   Crime

(Colombo) REUTERS: A court in Sri Lanka set up a three-judge panel yesterday to hear a petition challenging the citizenship of presidential nominee Go...

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Politicking has begun!

2019-09-30   |   Crime

Now that the big poll is close at hand, the political authorities have begun demonstrating their generosity towards the voters.  For instance, a hig...

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They want Easter Sunday carnage suspect reinstated!

2019-09-18   |   Crime

Some prominent politicos are said to be making a bid to have a former employee of the august assembly arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday ca...

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Vote-buying has begun?

2019-09-09   |   Crime

A prominent politico of a main political party planning to contest a seat at the coming general poll, has begun doling out Rs. 2 lakh each to party su...

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Production of smart driver licence: RMV’s contract extension to private firm causes Rs 4 Bn loss

2019-09-05   |   Crime

The Government suffered a loss of around Rs. 4 billion due to a decision made by the Department of Registration of Motor Vehicles (RMV) to extend a co...

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Springboks roll out big guns for Japan World Cup warm-up

2019-09-04   |   Crime

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named a full-strength side to play Japan, as the two-time champions bid to put down a World Cup marker and avenge the b...

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Rajitha says UNP won’t make same mistake twice

2019-09-02   |   Crime

The UNP-led alliance would not make the same mistakes it made during the last presidential election but would field a winning candidate this year, Min...

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Seeking prelates’ influence to get high office!

2019-08-20   |   Crime

A former political high-up had reportedly made a request to several Buddhist prelates to use their influence with a very high political authority to s...

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Catapult-shooting is pastime!

2019-07-31   |   Crime

There is a Diyawanna politico residing in the hostel outside the city who is using a catapult to shoot stones as a hobby. A stone shot with his catapu...

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UK provides US$ 4.7 bn unutilised export potential for Lankan apparels: report

2019-07-23   |   Crime

Apparel and textile exports to UK reached US$ 642mn last year Apparel exports represent 46% of total export potential to the UK Sri Lanka’s ap...

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how to arrest economic downturn: Hold national-level elections before end-2019

2019-07-12   |   Crime

The very first article of the 1978 constitution says Sri Lanka shall be known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. One can argue that Sr...

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Fmr Rakna Lanka Chairman Victor Samaraweera arrested

2019-07-09   |   Crime

Former Chairman of Rakna Lanka Security Company Victor Samaraweera had been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Police said he wa...

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Out of office, but he is there large as life!

2019-07-02   |   Crime

A certain former provincial chief is said to be continuing to enjoy the perks and privileges of the post he no longer holds and attending to official ...

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Protesters demand release of arrested writer

2019-06-18   |   Crime

The Socialist Equality Party today staged a protest outside the Fort Railway Station in Colombo urging the government to immediately release the write...

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Monthly fuel price revision: CPC ups Petrol 92 by Rs. 3, LIOC by Rs. 7

2019-06-11   |   Crime

The price of petrol (Octane 92) was increased by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) by Rs. 3 a litre from midnight today while the Lanka Indian Oi...

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Gunarathne confident of Asian success

2019-05-29   |   Crime

Sri Lanka’s youngest fifteen-a-side captain Omalka Gunarathne is confident of what appears to be a very young side ahead of their Asia Championship ...

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Arrested Hansard officer brought to parliament

2019-05-22   |   Crime

Mohamed Naushad Jalaldeen, the 42-year old senior indexing officer attached to the Hansard Department of parliament, was brought to parliament for inv...

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Police waiting for Madumadawa

2019-05-21   |   Crime

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) deputy leader Madumadawa Aravinda has failed to appear at the Minuwangoda Police Station at two instances – today and S...

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