Sri Lanka to establish accepted professional status for electricians

2018-03-05   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-03-03   |   Uncategorized

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’

2018-03-02   |   Uncategorized

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’

2018-03-02   |   Uncategorized

‘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

2018-03-02   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-03-02   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-03-02   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-03-01   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-03-01   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-02-28   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-02-27   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-02-26   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-02-26   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-02-26   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-02-26   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-02-23   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-02-23   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-02-23   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-02-23   |   Uncategorized

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

2018-02-23   |   Uncategorized

 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

2018-02-23   |   Uncategorized

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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Chandimal has more hurdles to clear

2018-02-22   |   Uncategorized

When Australian cricket was down following the Kerry Packer World Series Cricket (WSC) in the early seventies, they were not the same side what used t...

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Janaka sets Guinness World Record

2018-02-22   |   Uncategorized

Janaka Kanchana Mudannayake, a resident of Hanguranketha Kithulpe, yesterday set a Guinness World Record by bending twenty two steel rods of 12 mm wit...

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Diyatalawa Explosion- Grenade belonged to soldier

2018-02-22   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka Police says information has been revealed that the grenade which caused the explosion in a bus in Diyatalawa was in the luggage of a soldier...

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Diyatalawa explosion caused by grenade

2018-02-22   |   Uncategorized

Initial investigations have revealed the sudden explosion in the bus travelling from Bandarawela to Diyatalawa reported this morning was due to a gren...

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