Cabinet of ministers to be restricted to 30

2018-12-19   |   Politics

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the UNF parliamentary group that the Cabinet will have to be limited to 30 ministers and that some wi...

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Mohan, Mathi, Jayantha to contest for top Post

2018-12-18   |   Uncategorized

A three-cornered battle looms for the Presidency of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), as top candidates submitted their nominations for the post. Former SLC Se...

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Second half rally hands CH win

2018-12-18   |   Uncategorized

CH and FC secured what could be a hugely significant victory in their bid to claim a place in the top four of the Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby Tourn...

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Out of power and left forlorn!

2018-12-18   |   Uncategorized

A leading politico of Ruhuna origin currently active in the Matale area is a very unhappy man as hardly any party supporter visits his residence these...

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PM to register a new Alliance

2018-12-18   |   Uncategorized

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today said that he will register a  new Alliance named ‘National Democratic Front’ (NDF). He said during the...

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Latham ton puts New Zealand in charge of first Sri Lanka Test

2018-12-17   |   Law

New Zealand’s Tom Latham plays a shot during day two of the first Test cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve in Welli...

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JVP vows not to allow Ranil to form another national govt

2018-12-17   |   Uncategorized

The JVP says it will not let Ranil Wickremesinghe to form a national government by making use of the loopholes existing in the 19th Amendment to the C...

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Decrying discrimination!

2018-12-17   |   Uncategorized

Arrangements made by the high-ups of a State Institution to provide official transport to the workforce to attend the funeral of the boss’s father f...

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RW sworn in as PM

2018-12-17   |   Uncategorized

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as the Prime Minister before President Maithripala Sirisena this morning....

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Malinga appointed ODI captain up to World Cup

2018-12-15   |   Sports

Dinesh Chandimal has been sacked as limited over skipper, just two months after he replaced Angelo Mathews. He has been replaced by bowling spearhead ...

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Rupee ends lower on foreign sell-off on uncertainty

2018-12-15   |   Technology

The Sri Lankan rupee ended weaker yesterday amid pressure on the currency due to foreign outflows from bonds and stocks as uncertainty from a lingerin...

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He pleased a few and displeased many!

2018-12-15   |   Uncategorized

A Central Provincial Blue political bigwig had on the sly provided financial assistance from party funds to four close favourites of his, by way of a ...

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Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as PM

2018-12-15   |   Uncategorized

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as prime minister by President Maithripala Sirisena on October 26, has informed UPFA MPs that he...

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UNP MPs urge status quo restored

2018-12-14   |   Uncategorized

UNP MPs Vajira Abeywardene, Mujibur Rahaman, Hirunika Premachandra and Kavinda Jayawardene said at a media briefing that President Sirisena should now...

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Dialog President’s Gold Cup VB finals on Dec 15

2018-12-14   |   Politics

The finals of the Dialog President’s Gold Cup Volleyball Tournament (two categories – men and women) will take place on December 15 at the Nationa...

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Hutch announces plans to invest US $ 200mn following merger with Etisalat

2018-12-14   |   Business

Merging 2G and 3G operations soon and launch of nationwide 4G in 12 months Merger will end up Hutch having around 2,500 towers across the island ...

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A trio on the fence!

2018-12-14   |   Uncategorized

Three persons from the 23 member-Blue party group have gone into a sulk and they are in a mute mode within the group these days because of their feeli...

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SC rules dissolution of parliament illegal

2018-12-14   |   Politics

A fuller Bench of seven Supreme Court (SC) Justices today unanimously ruled that President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to dissolve parliament on...

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Prez requests UPFA MPs to create public opinion

2018-12-13   |   Uncategorized

President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have asked for creation of public opinion on the conduct of a referendum on dissolution of Parliament, i...

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Malinga, Mathews in pool of 346 players for IPL auction

2018-12-13   |   Uncategorized

A total pool of 346 cricketers will go under the hammer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction in Jaipur on December 18, it was announced on Tuesd...

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Low skill trap and skill shortage

2018-12-13   |   Uncategorized

In the local and global labour market, those involved in mass production in particular, the trend is towards creating a large number of low skill empl...

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He is in trouble due to inauspicious nakata!

2018-12-13   |   Uncategorized

A JO heavyweight recently visited a reputed astrologer for a consultation. The politico asked the astrologer to explain why everything went against t...

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Majority of MPs back me: Ranil

2018-12-13   |   Uncategorized

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today said that the majority of MPs backing him to become the Prime Minister once again was a further step towards def...

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Hutch to return 5MHz of 900MHz band spectrum

2018-12-12   |   Uncategorized

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has instructed Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Private) Limited (Hutch Lanka) to...

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SLC axe Samaraweera appoint Lewis as Batting Coach

2018-12-12   |   Sports

Batting Coach Tilan Samaraweera has become the second casualty after Sri Lanka’s humiliating 3-0 whitewash at the hands of England as Sri Lanka Cric...

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