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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Worker remittances down 1.1% in 2017
Worker remittances during 2017 declined 1.1 per cent to US$ 7.16 billion from US$ 7.24 billion recorded during the same period of 2016, as remittances...
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A pointless reshuffle: MR
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today that the Cabinet reshuffle was pointless as there was nothing new in it, while observing that removing t...
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Hambantota Port Final tranche of US$580M on May 9
The final payment of US$ 580 million, for the Hambantota Port joint venture, is expected to be paid by China Merchants Port Holdings Company on 9 May,...
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Sri Lanka Wonder of Asia Ironman 70.3 Colombo Triathlon
870 participants, 64 countries Sri Lanka Wonder of Asia Ironman 70.3 Colombo Triathlon will be held at Galle Face Green, Colombo on Sunday, Febru...
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Akila Dananjaya reminds me of young Murali - Hathurusingha
There is a popular song hit by the name “Everything I Touch Turns To Gold” by English pop group Saint Etienne that can be attributed to Sri Lanka...
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SL’s 4G speed among best in region
Still below global average Sri Lanka remains among three worst countries in terms of availability Sri Lanka is ranked among the top countries in terms...
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France and Sri Lanka: The dangers of cohab politics
Sri Lanka’s political crisis following the February 10 local polls election setback for the ruling coalition has brought to surface the vagaries of ...
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Child protection in Sri Lanka Lapses at NCPA pose questions about competency
As mentioned before, Sri Lanka was a signatory to the Child Rights Convention (CRC) back in 1990 In December 1996 the Presidential Task Fo...
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Army committee to probe Diyathalawa bus explosion
Sri Lanka Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake has appointed a 5 member committee, to probe the explosion which occurred inside a bus i...
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