Latham ton puts New Zealand in charge of first Sri Lanka Test
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
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!
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
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
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 He has been replaced by bowling spearhead ...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
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!
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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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Parties discuss feasibility of holding general election
Discussions are underway among political parties to approve a resolution in Parliament with two-thirds majority calling for its dissolution in case th...
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Butterflies have gone to have their fun!
The Green party had recently organized a special pooja at a famous devalaya in the deep South to seek the intervention of deities for the resolution o...
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Economic crisis: Bandula invites US Ambassador to meet CB Governor
MP Bandula Gunawardana yesterday said the remarks made by US Ambassador Alaina Teplitz in Kandy on Sri Lanka’s economic crisis were erroneous and i...
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