Thakur, Pandey fashion India's emphatic win
India 153 for 4 (Pandey 42*, Karthik 39*, Dananjaya 2-19) beat Sri Lanka152 for 9 (Kusal Mendis 55, Thakur 4-27) by six wickets Scorecard and ball...
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Lankan women in IT commit to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace
In a bid to bring gender diversity to the forefront, a group of high-profile professionals from some of Sri Lanka's leading technology-driven companie...
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New Port City’s hidden truth spells danger for future generations
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No need to extend 'State of Emergency' after Thursday
The ten-day clamped down on last Tuesday (6) will not be extended from midnight Thursday (15) as the country has fully returned to normal after sporad...
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DIGANA VILLAGE: SHREDS OF HUMANITY AMID VIOLENT TRAGEDY
When bonds of humanity and community shone through the terror and despair during the Kandy unrest DIGANA: As news spread about unrest in Teldeniya fol...
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Eyes wide open on Chinese media invasion in Sri Lanka
While Chinese investments started to pour in from the time Mahinda Rajapaksa became President and got close to China, concerns were raised that China ...
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Stop. Enough. No more
Friday Forum is appalled by the continued violence that has been witnessed in many parts of the country, and especially in the Kandy district, in the ...
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Sri Lanka forex reserves rise to US$7.9bn in Feb 2018
Sri Lanka's forex reserves rose 244.35 million US dollars to 7,914 million US dollars in February 2018 from a month earlier, amid slower credit, thoug...
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Govt. should hold reform course: IMF
Projects SL to grow by 4.4%, inflation to hit 5% by 2018-end, food prices to stabilise Warns economy vulnerable to shocks, reform momentum e...
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Sri Lanka shines at ITB despite Kandy crisis
Destination Sri Lanka was a hot favourite at the world’s leading travel and trade show ITB, which opened in Berlin, Germany last week. The event is...
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Multi-communal dialogue among Sri Lankan expats in Saudi to promote harmony
Riyadh: Following the recent violence against Muslims in Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Ambassador in Saudi Arabia, Azmi Thassim, said that a multi-communal di...
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Normalcy returns to Kandy
Public life in Kandy which had been disrupted over the past couple of days due to ethnic tensions is now returning to normalcy. Businesses which had ...
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Am I the biggest rogue in this country?
Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa in an interview with Ceylon Today said he takes pride in saying that he did everything possible to defeat ...
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Rise above differences
My dear Sri Lankan, It is with a sense of sadness that I am writing to you this week following the events in Kandy that has cost two lives already. Wh...
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Canada deeply concerned by violence in SL
The Canadian government said it was deeply concerned by the recent inter-communal violence in Sri Lanka and urged all sides to engage in inclusive dia...
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Sri Lankans
An organisation by the name Citizens Against Racism today staged a peaceful protest outside the Fort Railway station in Colombo against the incident...
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UN condemns incidents of communal violence in Sri Lanka
The United Nations in Sri Lanka today expressed concern about the recent incidents of communal violence in the country and condemned the acts in the s...
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A boom from the past
Somasiri Devendra with a replica of a cannon Picture from the past: Cannon being unloaded at the Trincomalee harbour...
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Govt. to disburse Rs.4 b to north as debt relief program
Finance Minister to inaugurate several initiatives in North this Sunday Allocates funds to empower producer cooperatives in North, extending sup...
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Govt. declares state of emergency
President enacts state of emergency for seven days after Cabinet meeting PM condemns violence in P’ment, says clashes triggered by politic...
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Social media restricted for Army Personnel
Barred from sharing any content on national security, military or political affairs Objective is to maintain SL Army’s good image All Army...
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Sri Lankan boys rout Singapore 3-0
World Junior Team Tennis C'ship Asia/Oceania Pre-qualifiers Sri Lanka junior boys' tennis team went got off to a flying start recording a 3-0 win ...
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Fonseka won’t be immune; all at risk, says Prof. Peiris
Geneva probe: Former External Affairs Minister and top Joint Opposition spokesman Prof. G.L. Peiris yesterday said that the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe go...
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