Higher credit costs and taxes to put banking sector profitability under pressure: Moody’s
Moody’s maintains negative outlook for Sri Lanka’s banking sector Forecasts SL’s GDP growth to slow to 2.6% in 2019 from 3.2% in 2018 Say...
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Sound and fury for nothing!
A public reception to a VIP vying for a top office in the country had been organized on a grand scale in the Kandy area recently. Firecracker...
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All Blacks Hansen unruffled by breakdown ’cheats’ call
New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has shrugged off criticism from former England flyhalf turned media pundit Stuart Barnes, who described the world champ...
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SLAF brings pleasant childhood memories
The 4th SLAF Aviation Contingent in MINUSCA carried out four major civil-military co-operation (CIMIC) activities and several drug donation programmes...
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Black Caps singing in the rain with opening Twenty20 win over Sri Lanka
The hitting power of Ross Taylor and Colin de Grandhomme steered New Zealand to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the Twenty20 international cri...
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Peter Kuruvita joins as guest chef for Sri Lanka at Expo 2020 Dubai
Peter Kuruvita with Development Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama, Development Strategies and International Trade Deput...
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Trying to bell the cat?
The head of this city council has now left the country on a foreign visit and the deputy currently acting in the post is said to be planning a coup to...
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Rajitha says UNP won’t make same mistake twice
The UNP-led alliance would not make the same mistakes it made during the last presidential election but would field a winning candidate this year, Min...
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Tourism Minister to meet Russian envoy over travel advisory
From left: Board of Airline Representatives Chairman Dimuthu Tennakoon, Immigration and Emigration Department Controller General Pasan Ratnayake, SLTD...
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Siblings’ battle behind the scene!
There was intense jockeying in the recent past by interested parties to have their favourite appointed to a very high post in a security service. In f...
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Sri Lanka Mystery Spinner Ajantha Mendis retires
Sri Lanka mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis has retired from all forms of the game. Mendis was famous for being one of the earliest bowlers to develop th...
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UNP disciplinary proceedings against MPs Rathana Thera, Wijeyadasa
The UNP will commence disciplinary proceedings against MPs Venerable Athuraliye Ratana Thera and Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe tomorrow, UNP Legal Secretary N...
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Sports Associations need to act on gazette, says Harin
Minister of Sports Harin Fernando last week issued a gazette notification that will bar individuals with direct or indirect links with gambling firms ...
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Nod on condition!
A get-together to express goodwill to Punchi Dasa was held the other day at the Colombo residence of a close relative of ‘a lion-like’ state puroh...
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PM declares open Phase 1 of Bogambara Cultural Park
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe formally unveiling a plaque to mark the occasion A ceremony was held on August 24 at the site of the Boga...
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All about the seat
The tussle for the candidature even within the same party has currently become a common scenario as is evident in the run-up to the Presidential polls...
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Abuse of power!
A dainty fair politico is said to be brazenly misusing the human and other resources of a public institution for purposes connected with the wedding o...
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Trade war fractures Asian global value chains
On August 24, US President Donald Trump announced an increase from 25 to 30 percent for the existing tariffs on US $ 250 billion of Chinese imports fr...
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Army Chief calls on President
Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva called on President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, on Tuesday....
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A foreign involvement in local politics?
A friendly foreign country is said to have donated 10,000 battery-operated multi-colour light bulbs to illuminate the venue of a political meeting of ...
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