Asian stocks struggle while oil stabilises, Hong Kong drops again
Most Asian markets fell yesterday on geopolitical concerns, uncertainty over the China-US trade row and the outlook for the global economy, while oil ...
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High deposit keeps tenderers away!
Equipment and appliances worth Rs.20 million purchased for the state of the art canteen of a new provincial building complex are lying idle inside a r...
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Manager defends players’ no-show at media conference
Angelo Mathews the second most capped Sri Lanka ODI player in the current team after Lasith Malinga has been having a dreadful run in the ongoing Worl...
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Sajith calls on Kabir to rejoin Cabinet
At a time when people in Sri Lanka see politicians as self-serving and power hungry, UNP Chairman Kabir Hashim has set an example to leaders across th...
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SL kicks off first tourism promo since Easter attacks
Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs Minister John Amaratunga addresses the press briefing in Colombo on promotional package ...
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Sri Lanka sweat on Nuwan Pradeep’s fitness ahead of Aussie clash
Sri Lanka face a nervous wait to discover if seamer Nuwan Pradeep will be fit to take the field on Saturday for their fifth World Cup fixture against ...
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He is serving himself first!
There is a Green party local politico who has utilized his annual budgetary allocation to concrete only the approach roads to his business places and ...
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Protesters demand govt. to immediately takeover NFTH
The Inter-Company Employees Union today staged a protest outside the Health Ministry in Colombo demanding the government to immediately takeover the N...
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Politico recalls classmate’s sour face!
There are two prominent politicians in the country who had been class mates of an elitist school in the city. However, circumstances following their s...
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Sri Lanka, Bangladesh seek leg-up as competition stiffens
Despite the length of the tournament, it affords very little room for slip-ups, and a win for either team at this stage would do a world of good for t...
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Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith re-consecrates St. Anthony’s Church
The St. Anthony’s Church Kochikade which was one of the locations targeted by bombers on Easter Sunday, was re-consecrated by Archbishop of Colombo ...
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Indecision sends him to self-confinement!
The Blue high-up hailing from the prominent political family is said to have confined himself to home denying access even to his political associates,...
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FinMin signs Statements of Corporate Intent with 8 SOEs
From left: Finance Ministry Secretary Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Mahaweli Development and Environment State Mini...
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Cricket World Cup 1992
The 1992 Cricket World Cup is the perfect example of the old adage that "it's not how you start, but how you finish". Pakistan, the eventual winners, ...
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Proposal passed to remove Mangala’s name from a street in Puhulwella
A proposal presented by the Kirinda-Puhulwella Pradeshiya Sabha to remove the name of ‘Mangala Samaraweera Pedasa’ and replace it as ‘Lindagawa ...
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SL-Macau clash hangs in the balance
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) is awaiting the final verdict from the AFC for their FIFA World Cup Qualifier second-leg between Sri Lanka...
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Monthly fuel price revision: CPC ups Petrol 92 by Rs. 3, LIOC by Rs. 7
The price of petrol (Octane 92) was increased by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) by Rs. 3 a litre from midnight today while the Lanka Indian Oi...
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The advent of a common candidate in the offing?
A well- known Buddhist monk is said to be busy these days canvassing support for political party leaders to embark on a Constitutional process leading...
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Nuwan Pradeep to miss Sri Lanka’s match against Bangladesh
Nuwan Pradeep, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has suffered a dislocation and a cut on his right finger, and will require a week to recover. Pradeep, who w...
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