The advent of a common candidate in the offing?

2018-12-21   |   Uncategorized

A well- known Buddhist monk is said to be busy these days canvassing support for political party leaders to embark on a Constitutional process leading...

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Mohan, Mathi, Jayantha to contest for top Post

2018-12-18   |   Uncategorized

A three-cornered battle looms for the Presidency of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), as top candidates submitted their nominations for the post. Former SLC Se...

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Second half rally hands CH win

2018-12-18   |   Uncategorized

CH and FC secured what could be a hugely significant victory in their bid to claim a place in the top four of the Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby Tourn...

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Out of power and left forlorn!

2018-12-18   |   Uncategorized

A leading politico of Ruhuna origin currently active in the Matale area is a very unhappy man as hardly any party supporter visits his residence these...

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PM to register a new Alliance

2018-12-18   |   Uncategorized

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said that he will register a  new Alliance named ‘National Democratic Front’ (NDF). He said during the...

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JVP vows not to allow Ranil to form another national govt

2018-12-17   |   Uncategorized

The JVP says it will not let Ranil Wickremesinghe to form a national government by making use of the loopholes existing in the 19th Amendment to the C...

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Decrying discrimination!

2018-12-17   |   Uncategorized

Arrangements made by the high-ups of a State Institution to provide official transport to the workforce to attend the funeral of the boss’s father f...

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RW sworn in as PM

2018-12-17   |   Uncategorized

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as the Prime Minister before President Maithripala Sirisena this morning....

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He pleased a few and displeased many!

2018-12-15   |   Uncategorized

A Central Provincial Blue political bigwig had on the sly provided financial assistance from party funds to four close favourites of his, by way of a ...

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Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as PM

2018-12-15   |   Uncategorized

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as prime minister by President Maithripala Sirisena on October 26, has informed UPFA MPs that he...

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UNP MPs urge status quo restored

2018-12-14   |   Uncategorized

UNP MPs Vajira Abeywardene, Mujibur Rahaman, Hirunika Premachandra and Kavinda Jayawardene said at a media briefing that President Sirisena should now...

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A trio on the fence!

2018-12-14   |   Uncategorized

Three persons from the 23 member-Blue party group have gone into a sulk and they are in a mute mode within the group these days because of their feeli...

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Prez requests UPFA MPs to create public opinion

2018-12-13   |   Uncategorized

President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have asked for creation of public opinion on the conduct of a referendum on dissolution of Parliament, i...

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Malinga, Mathews in pool of 346 players for IPL auction

2018-12-13   |   Uncategorized

A total pool of 346 cricketers will go under the hammer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction in Jaipur on December 18, it was announced on Tuesd...

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Low skill trap and skill shortage

2018-12-13   |   Uncategorized

In the local and global labour market, those involved in mass production in particular, the trend is towards creating a large number of low skill empl...

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He is in trouble due to inauspicious nakata!

2018-12-13   |   Uncategorized

A JO heavyweight recently visited a reputed astrologer for a consultation. The politico asked the astrologer to explain why everything went against t...

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Majority of MPs back me: Ranil

2018-12-13   |   Uncategorized

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today said that the majority of MPs backing him to become the Prime Minister once again was a further step towards def...

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Hutch to return 5MHz of 900MHz band spectrum

2018-12-12   |   Uncategorized

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has instructed Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Private) Limited (Hutch Lanka) to...

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Butterflies have gone to have their fun!

2018-12-12   |   Uncategorized

The Green party had recently organized a special pooja at a famous devalaya in the deep South to seek the intervention of deities for the resolution o...

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Economic crisis: Bandula invites US Ambassador to meet CB Governor

2018-12-12   |   Uncategorized

MP Bandula Gunawardana yesterday said the remarks made by US Ambassador Alaina Teplitz in Kandy on Sri Lanka’s economic crisis were erroneous and i...

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Mendis special potent even in Oman

2018-12-10   |   Uncategorized

Six years after former Sri Lanka skipper Duleep Mendis undertook to lift the standard of cricket in Oman, a team predominantly consisting of working e...

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Miss World 2018

2018-12-10   |   Uncategorized

Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, holds her crown after winning the Miss World 2018 title in Sanya, Hainan island, China on Saturday. Reuters...

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Kandy snap CR’s unbeaten streak

2018-12-09   |   Uncategorized

Defending champions Kandy Sports Club continued their winning run when they beat CR and FC by 41 points (five goals and two penalties) to 30 points (t...

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We're opposed to amending 19A: UNP

2018-12-09   |   Uncategorized

The UNP said yesterday it was opposed to the proposal made by President Maithripala Sirisena to amend the 19th Amendment to the constitution. UNP MP ...

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Winning brownie points at the expense of subordinates!

2018-12-08   |   Uncategorized

A star-sporting khaki high-up in a district South of the city is said to be deploying his subordinates in a diverse extraneous activity designed to wi...

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