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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Gagged for talking out of turn!
‘The Buddha Statue’ statement made by the new governing one for the North soon after assuming duties had stirred a hornets’ nest among the Pohot...
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British Court case against Brigadier; Not informed: Army
The Sri Lanka Army said today that neither the Army nor Brigadier Priyanka Fernando had been informed with regard to any court case filed against the ...
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The Sri Lankan guns out to ruin Australia
It’s a Test series many expect Australia to win and just the tonic needed for a lift ahead of the World Cup and Ashes. But Sri Lanka, ranked one spo...
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It was a slip between the lip and the cup!
A rumour doing rounds in political circles says that a prominent politico had been denied a high office at the provincial level he was about to get wh...
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SLC employee sent on compulsory leave on corruption charges
Former Sri Lanka National Cricket team analyst Sanath Jayasundara, who was employed at the SLC Brain Center, has been sent on compulsory leave by the ...
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New entity to handle Port City land sales
A new procurement and regulatory entity is to be established within next three to six months to conduct land sales, handle regulation and development ...
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Ring-leaders are yet to be arrested!
A group of politicos has come forward to shield the goons who led a mob attack on a hospital in a locality that has gone into history as the place whe...
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Licences of all 9mm firearms suspended
Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando today said licences of all 9mm firearms had been suspended and new licences would be issued from January 23. Mr. ...
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