Foundation for Civilian Bravery trains ex award receivers to combat drugs in Sri Lanka
On Saturday 12 January, a training camp at the Panagoda Army Cantonment on drug prevention was held for past awardees of the Civilian Bravery Award. T...
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Now he is seeking green pastures
There is a member of the black-coated tribe who has found political refuge in the Betel Leaf alliance after having sought shelter in several parties f...
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Prez praises Sajith; says he needs a rest
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday commended Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa for his commitment and said he had advised him not to wo...
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Twelve Navy personnel injured in clash with illegal sand miners
Twelve Sri Lanka Navy personnel were injured following a clash between illegal sand miners in Kandakadu, Kinniya and the Navy. According to Navy spok...
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UL lost USD 14.04 mn, flying via Mattala
SriLankan lost USD 14.04 million between 2013 and 2015 as it was compelled to fly to and handle flights at the Mattala Mahinda Rajapaksa International...
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Does he walk the talk?
A former political provincial chief has got seven khaki personnel deployed to provide security to both his Colombo and Jaffna residences, they sa...
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Hathurusingha's wings clipped: Won’t be involved in team selection
Sri Lankan coach Chandika Hathurusingha will have no longer have a role in choosing the national cricket team, either at home or on tour. A directive...
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Reshan to Captain Trinity First XV
Reshan Bandaranyake will lead Trinity College during the 2019 Inter-Schools rugby season with Dhiren Ratwatte as his deputy. Both players hail from a...
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CB cuts foreign holding in G-Secs to limit hot money stock
Reduces threshold of foreign investment in T-bills and bonds from 10% to 5% Currently, foreign holding stands below 5.0 % of total stock of issu...
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Political weight suppresses inquiries into the fraud!
A zonal administrative high-up in the education sector, a buddy of high political authority, has reportedly diddled public funds obtained purportedly ...
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Ranjan disapproves UNPers attending Rohitha's wedding
State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake today found fault with UNPers who attended the wedding of former President’s son Rohitha Rajapaksa last week. “I...
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Sri Lanka still a part of my heart- Graham Ford
He had just overseen Surrey’s return to the top tier in English county championships when he was invited by his former employer–Sri Lanka Cricket ...
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Permit renewed overlooking tax dues in arrears!
A renewed annual production permit is said to have been issued to a distillery owned by a big entrepreneur with close ties to a powerful politico, des...
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UN Chief condemns attack on Sri Lankan troops in Mali
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, strongly condemned the attack which led to the deaths of two ‘blue helmets’ from Sri Lanka and injure...
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Aussies enjoy upper hand after bowling Sri Lanka out for 144
A reshuffle of personnel and a change of opponent brought a much-sought shift in performance for Australia who ended the opening day of their Test cam...
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Apparel industry seeks government help to enter emerging markets
Sri Lanka’s traditional apparel export markets such as US and EU becoming stagnant Apparel exporters stress need to penetrate more into emergin...
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Coming down to brass tacks!
A young Green high-up and a Blue party stalwart had met each other at a celebration recently. They had taken advantage of this chance meeting ...
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Rohitha weds Tatyana
Former President and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa’s youngest son Rohitha tied the nuptial knot with Tatyana Livera yesterday amidst a disting...
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Heavy fines on drivers causing fatal accidents
Fines imposed on errant drivers who cause fatal road accidents would rise appreciably in order to dissuade motorists from driving recklessly, Transpor...
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Sri Lanka Hoping For a 'Miracle' in Australia: Chandimal
Sri Lanka have closely studied the way India defeated Australia in their recent Test series, but captain Dinesh Chandimal said on Wednesday his side w...
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Rupee falls on importer dollar demand; stocks post 8-week closing low
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s rupee closed weaker yesterday due to dollar demand from importers, while stocks fell to an eight-week closing low ami...
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