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 He has been replaced by bowling spearhead ...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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Bowling action of Akila Dananjaya found to be illegal
The International Cricket Council yesterday announced that an independent assessment has found the bowling action of Sri Lanka’s off-spinner Akila D...
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SriLankan Airlines carbon emissions higher in 2018
ECONOMYNEXT- Efficiency of SriLankan Airlines flights have fallen in 2018, and is contributing more towards carbon emissions, but was ahead of Emirate...
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President to appoint new govt. if P’ment undissolved: SLFP
Nimal Siripala appeals to SC to give decision soon Says only way to move from current crisis Samarasinghe says President will appoint new g...
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Railways launches SMS alerts to prevent elephant collisions
The Department of Railways today introduced an SMS hotline 070-4445454 to inform about locations of elephant herds on railway lines countrywide with t...
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