Govt. to obtain USD 1.9bn to stabilise rupee: PM
Outlining the steps government intends to take to stabilise the rupee, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today announced a plan to obtain US dollars...
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Prez to request Speaker to expedite process
President Maithripala Sirisena will inform Speaker Karu Jayasuriya this week of the need to expedite the process to pass the proposed amendments to th...
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Tour De Air Force Cycle Race from March 1 to 3
The 20th edition of the Tour De Air Force Cycle Tour will be held from March 1 to 3, from Colombo to Polonnaruwa in three stages. The race has been o...
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ICC grant 14-day amnesty to report on match fixing approaches to Sri Lankans
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will, for the first time ever, start a two-week amnesty period for Sri Lankan cricketers and others involved...
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Ill-treated acolyte to turn tables on him!
This businessman from the neighbouring country came here eyeing a big Ministry contract. As per the prior arrangement, he met a political authority f...
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Maduwantha fires CH to a thrilling win
Full back Samuel Maduwantha knocked over a late penalty to help CH and FC record a stunning 31-28 victory over the last year runners-up Navy Sports Cl...
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Tightening purse strings rather than security!
An upcountry politico had, the other day, turned away two security men assigned to him saying that he could not afford to provide them with food and l...
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28 parties to ally with SLPP: Lakshman Yapa
UPFA MP Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said today 28 political parties have held discussions with the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) on forming a broad...
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Rear feat for Malinda Pushpakumara - claims all 10 second innings wickets for 37
Left-arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara, achieved the rare feat of taking all ten wickets in a first-class innings when he bowled Saracens all out for 1...
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Cigarette smuggling costs Sri Lanka Rs.18bn in tax revenue in 2017
The government may have lost Rs.18 billion in cigarette tax revenue as a record 583 million illicit cigarettes were estimated to have smuggled into Sr...
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Drew jeers for praising the wrong person
This local politico, a buddy of a high political authority, had to face a barrage of boos and catcalls from the audience of a welfare society meeting ...
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Petition calling for Prez’s mental status dismissed with Rs. 100,000 as cost
A writ Petition filed calling for a medical report on President's mental status was dismissed by Court of Appeal today stating that the CA has no auth...
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Financial sector regulators sign MoU for consolidated risk-based supervision
Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy and representatives of the three regulators, viz, Central Bank Deputy Governor H.A. Karunaratne, SEC D...
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Thisara's 140 in vain as New Zealand snatch ODI series
A rollicking maiden century by Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera was ultimately in vain as New Zealand wrapped up the one-day series with a 21-run victory in...
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Shadow cast of a coming event
This person known to be an underworld character has made it a practice to forcibly collect the earth dug up for laying water mains and carrying it awa...
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Thripitaka now a National Heritage
Thripitaka, the sacred scripture of Buddhists, was declared as a national heritage of Sri Lanka by President Maithripala Sirisena at the‘Aluviharaâ€...
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Her slip is showing
There is a fair local body member in a Korale surrounded by a river who has taken upon herself the job of advising the masons and other workmen at con...
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Black Caps grab series win despite Thisara’s heroics
Thisara Perera scored a quickfire 140 off 74 balls but it wasn’t enough in the end as New Zealand sealed a 21-run victory in the second ODI at the B...
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My victories remain in hearts of people - Mahinda
A meeting of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) was held at the SLPP office in Kurunegala, chaired by Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa. ...
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Sri Lanka fined for slow over-rate
Sri Lanka have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in their 45-run loss against New Zealand in the first One-Day International in Mount Maunga...
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Sri Lanka to borrow US$ 1.85 bn from Japan for light rail project
17km light rail service between Colombo Fort and Malambe to have 16 stops Loan to be given at 0.1% interest rate; payback time 40 years with a gr...
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Poised for a political somersault?
A leading politico who had to suffer a sudden fall from power visited a highly venerated sacred shrine in the country following re-appointment to the ...
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Namal Kumara barred from commenting on assassination plot
The Colombo Fort Magistrate today issued an order restraining Anti Corruption Movement Director (Operations) Namal Kumara from making statements to th...
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