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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LOT Polish Airlines to launch Warsaw-Colombo direct flights from November
New seasonal service from Warsaw to Colombo already on sale Colombo becomes LOT’s 6th long-haul Asian destination LOT CEO says decided to st...
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Kiwi quicks take 4 as rain strikes again
New Zealand’s fast bowlers made the most of favourable conditions to place Sri Lanka in a tricky position on day two of the second test match of the...
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Latham ton puts New Zealand on course to take lea
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Tom Latham led New Zealand’s solid response with an unbeaten 111 against Sri Lanka’s first-innings total of 244 on the third d...
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Central Bank slashes rates to revive economy
Cuts policy rates by 50 basis points CB Governor says noteworthy current negative output gap led to the rate cute According to CB, monetary pol...
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Dr. Narendra Pinto writes
Regarding an article titled “Wilwara left with horrific burns after Nawaloka surgery” published in the Daily Mirror on August 13, 2019, Dr. Narend...
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India’s Mahindra Finance to acquire control of Ideal Finance for Rs.2bn
From left :Ideal Finance Ltd Chairman Nalin Welgama (fourth from left) exchanging agreement with Mahindra Finance Executive Director & Chief Finan...
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Captive elephants and the way forward As Tikiri continues to live..
FEMALE ELEPHANT ‘TIKIRI’ They sent her back to Kegalle on the final day of the Randoli perahera. Elephants walk for 30-40km and old elephant...
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