Raw deal on young guns as SLC finalise annual contracts
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?
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
(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!
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!
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?
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
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
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
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!
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!
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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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Investigation confirms hacking
A forensic audit has found that an alleged wire transfer fraud at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) was the result of “business email compromise” (BEC) by h...
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Nimo and Co. introduces theft-deterrent portable safes to local market
AquaVault and FlexSafe are now available in Sri Lanka, exclusively from Nimo and Company (Pvt.) Ltd, necessitating all travel protection needs. Nimo a...
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Will urge President to arrest Rishad: SB
Former Minister and joint opposition stalwart S.B.Dissanayaka continuing his verbal battle with Commerce and Industries Minister Rishad Bathiudeen yes...
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