News from 2020

The highest number of human and elephant deaths has been recorded from the North Western Province (AFP) The dry zone is home to a …

Former minister Mangala Samaraweera says he is impressed by former parliamentarian Harin Fernando and praised the ‘courage of hi…

The Central Bank has approved 13,861 loan applications under the Phase-I of Saubagya (Prosperity) Loan Scheme, totaling Rs. 27.9 b…

The Public Health Inspectors (PHI) Union has threatened to launch trade union action from Friday over several unresolved issues. P…

Despite a recent statement by the Government to the effect that it would not sign the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Comp…

Referring to the statement made by Vinyagamoorthy Muralitharan alias “Karuna Amman” that he killed some 2,000 to 3,000 Sri La…

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Former Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews said that he is hoping to explore every opportunity in an attempt to boost his skill level…

The organizers of election meetings are required to inform the Public Health Inspector (PHI) and the Medical Officer of Health (MO…

A Constitutional Council Meeting will be held today (24) at the Speaker’s Residence under the patronage of its Chairman and for…

Demeaning comments against any religion or religious leaders marks the beginning of an individual’s own personal degeneration, P…

In a special statement the Catholic Church yesterday condemned the comments made by former Parliamentarian and member of the SJB H…

The Ministry of Sports has launched a ‘special investigation’ into the shocking allegations of match-fixing made by its forme…

Sri Lanka “sold” the 2011 World Cup final to India, the country's former sports minister said on Thursday, reviving one of cr…

The decisions that were taken last week to further support the economy by way of Central Bank liquidity were neither instantaneous…

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he coronavirus that has greatly changed our way of life has given rise to a host of new essentials as well. For instance, hand san…

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The Cabinet has approved a proposal from Agriculture Minister Chamal Rajapaksa to manufacture Phosphate Fertilizer at Eppawela aim…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) are set to appoint former all-rounder Mahesh Weerasinghe as the new Women’s National Head Coach for a pe…

The 19th Amendment which was brought about to take revenge from us has now become a joke, said Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, a…

The Pohottuwa hierarchy has decided to give the nomination to the young son of the late CWC leader to contest from the Nuwara Eliy…

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Two former captains, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal are set to join the second-phase of the training programme organised by t…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday gave an assurance to the Election Commission (EC) that an environment will be created to ho…