TNA alleges setting up of Weli Oya type new settlements in M’itivu,
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has alleged that a project is underway to bring in outsiders from the South to the Mullaitivu District. The TNA took...
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Near 40,000 Vacancies for ICT professionals
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the ICT Enabled Services Industries have a shortfall of 40,000 skilled workers, Chairman of the...
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Death of former Army Commander Gen. Rohan Daluwatte
Former Army Commander General Rohan Daluwatte passed away yesterday at the age of 77 after a brief illness, while being treated at the Army Hospit...
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11% decrease in alcohol sales due to recent Excise Duty
The recent Excise Duty on liquor bases on alcohol volume had resulted in 11% decreased sales of alcohol during the last six months, Minister of Financ...
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Taxes for local creative work should be limited – Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith
Rev. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, states that taxation should be limited on local artworks. He points out that it is the respon...
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Targeting NPC polls Wiggy-led New Tamil coalition likely
A new coalition, on the Tamil political front, led by Northern Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran is likely to emerge targeting the next Northern Provinc...
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Asian Games 2018 Matthew finishes 6th, creates history
Swimmer Mathew Abeysinghe created history by producing the best performance by a Sri Lankan male swimmer in the Asian Games history when he finished 6...
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Sports goods worth 70 million damaged
Informed sources said that sports goods valued at Rs. 70 million, purchased by the Sports Development Department affiliated to the Ministry of Sports,...
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No decentralized budget for MPs for 8 months: JO
The Government had failed to release the decentralized budget funds to MPs for the past eight months, the Joint Opposition (JO) said today. JO MP Mah...
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Tharanga century sets up massive win for Colombo
Veteran opening batsman Upul Tharanga smashed a sensational century as Colombo defeated Galle by 90 runs in the first game of the SLC T20 at R. Premad...
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Welikada Prison protest leaves 11 injured
A tense situation at the Welikada Prison left three inmates and eight officials injured. According to prison sources, female inmates of the priso...
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JO seats to come under threat if they go independent- Manohara de Silva
In order to obtain the Opposition Leader’s post in Parliament, the Joint Opposition (JO) is planning to leave the United People’s Freedom Allian...
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Rs 32B allocated to Gamperaliya for 2018
The Government has allocated a sum of Rs 32 billion till the end of the year for the Gamperaliya programme, with Rs 200 million set aside per electora...
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Drivers who ignore level crossing signals to be fined
Drivers who ignore railway crossing signals would be soon fined Rs. 25,000, Minister of Transport, Nimal Siripala de Silva said on Sunday at Hikkaduwa...
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Gnanasara Thera spoke up for the country: Kotte Maha Sangha Sabha
In a letter to President Maitripala Sirisena with regard to the imprisonment of Bodu Bala Sena general secretary Ven. Galagodaathte Gnanasara Thera, t...
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FM evades RTI query on UK wartime dispatches from Colombo
Foreign Ministry has refrained from responding to a query whether it would brief the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) as regards wartime B...
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Former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee dead
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had been admitted to the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi for the past few weeks, died on Thursday. He was ...
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SLTB in the black for first time
The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) which was incurring heavy losses for many years, had earned a profit of Rs. 1,618 million last year, for the ...
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NEW TRAFFIC FINES TO STAY
Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva stated yesterday that the new fines aimed at reducing road accidents will not be changed...
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No sure of receiving Oppo. Leader post even after becoming independent - Mahinda
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‘Navy Sampath’ remanded until August 29
Lieutenant Commander Chandana Hettiarachchi also known as ‘Navy Sampath’, arrested for the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths from Colombo...
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Siyambalapitiya defends Power Purchase Agreements
Says PPAs with IPPs the cheapest available option Power Ministry Secy. requests President’s intervention to get regulator’s approval for...
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Dananjaya to unleash deadly carrom ball soon
The ‘carrom ball’ that proved to be the undoing of India’s famous batting line-up in the Asia Cup final in 2008 was the talk at RPS Sunday night...
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