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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Digana incident: MR says all should act responsibly
Former President and MP Mahinda Rajapaksa today said everyone should act with responsibility to maintain law and order in Digana and said both the Pre...
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Schools with over 1000 population to get Managers
Managers will be appointed to all schools having a student population of over 1000 in future to facilitate easier administration, Education Minister A...
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Ranil & Chandrika: Govt.’s shakiest pillars
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was addressing a serious-minded audience when he made an utterly misleading pronouncement which would instantly ha...
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Top officials’ dream of BMW or Benz comes true
Senior public officials including Ministry Secretaries are in luck’s way: They will be getting new car permits with high duty cuts and unlimited val...
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Namal Rajapaksa attends Commonwealth conference on preventing sexual violence
Sri Lankan parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was a controversial participant at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Forum in London this week, taking part in...
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Sri Lanka to establish accepted professional status for electricians
Sri Lanka’s power regulator said it will establish an accepted professional status for electricians in the country through accrediting their qualifi...
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SLFP resolves to ask PM to quit
The SLFP parliamentary group, at a meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena, last night, at his official residence in Colombo 07, unanimously resol...
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Why govt.’s Geneva process is ‘virtually stalled’
Far from being able to handle itself in a responsible manner to represent Sri Lanka at the UN and engage robustly with the international community whe...
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Handagama, Vithanage and Jayasundara on making of ‘Thundenek’
‘ONUR never dictated terms’ When a film is funded by an organization headed by a leading political figure it is difficult to believe that it does ...
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Trickery, treachery and trajectory
An air of melancholy shrouds the paradise isle in the anticlimactic aftermath of the Local Government polls. The euphoria surrounding the Sri Lanka Po...
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Cumaratunga Munidasa’s 74th death anniversary falls today: THE DOYEN OF SINHALA JOURNALISM
The origin of the Lak Mini Pahana, the premier Sinhala newspaper goes back to 156 years, and to be exact, its first appearance was on September 11, 18...
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Portuguese-Sri Lankan Surnames And Their Meanings
Here are a list of some of the more popular Portuguese-Sri Lankan surnames and what they mean:...
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Chamil and Roshita Champs
Sri Lanka Carrom Federation (CFSL) celebrated their Diamond Jubilee (60th Anniversary) and the finals of the 50th National Championship on 25 February...
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Dickwella dropped for Nidahas Trophy
The Sri Lankan selectors have dropped Niroshan Dickwella from the squad for the Nidahas Trophy. The 15-member squad that was announced on Wednesday (...
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Most Lankan CEOs upbeat, but labour shortages a cause of concern
First-time Oxford Business Group Business Barometer Sri Lanka CEO survey made public Almost three-quarters (73%) of high-level executives inter...
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UN staff remembers Una Mccauley’s legacy
The members of the United Nations staff in Sri Lanka came together to observe a moment of silence in remembrance of the life and legacy of Late UN Res...
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37th session of the UNHRC to get underway today
The 37th regular session of the United National Human Rights Council will get underway from today to the 23rd of March in Geneva, Switzerland. The Wo...
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