I WILL ABIDE BY SC RULING - PRESIDENT

2018-12-10   |   Politics

President Maithripala Sirisena said that he will honourably accept whatever ruling given by the Supreme Court on the petitions filed against the Gazet...

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Mendis special potent even in Oman

2018-12-10   |   Uncategorized

Six years after former Sri Lanka skipper Duleep Mendis undertook to lift the standard of cricket in Oman, a team predominantly consisting of working e...

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Miss World 2018

2018-12-10   |   Uncategorized

Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, holds her crown after winning the Miss World 2018 title in Sanya, Hainan island, China on Saturday. Reuters...

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A Kekille judgment to favour a friend!

2018-12-10   |   Law

A female white collar one who was functioning as the provincial education head was recently transferred out, holding her accountable for a minor offen...

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CID-GA team leaves for HK to recover deleted recordings from Namal’s phone

2018-12-10   |   Sports

A three-member team of the CID and Government Analyst Department had left for Hong Kong to recover voice recordings, deleted from the Operations Direc...

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traight to high post through the back door!

2018-12-09   |   Technology

A former purohita of a now-dissolved provincial council has suddenly metamorphosed as a head of a provincial State body responsible for highways, they...

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Kandy snap CR’s unbeaten streak

2018-12-09   |   Uncategorized

Defending champions Kandy Sports Club continued their winning run when they beat CR and FC by 41 points (five goals and two penalties) to 30 points (t...

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Sarathkumara Premachandra joins Laugfs Terminals as Director/CEO

2018-12-09   |   Entertainment

Further strengthening its leadership team, Laugfs Holdings, the diversified conglomerate announced the appointment of Sarathkumara Premachandra as D...

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We're opposed to amending 19A: UNP

2018-12-09   |   Uncategorized

The UNP said yesterday it was opposed to the proposal made by President Maithripala Sirisena to amend the 19th Amendment to the constitution. UNP MP ...

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Winning brownie points at the expense of subordinates!

2018-12-08   |   Uncategorized

A star-sporting khaki high-up in a district South of the city is said to be deploying his subordinates in a diverse extraneous activity designed to wi...

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Asian markets edge higher at end of painful week

2018-12-08   |   Business

HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian investors battled to finish a volatile week with some stability yesterday as they weigh the outlook for China-US trade talks a...

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UNP to decide on next move after SC verdict

2018-12-08   |   Law

The UNP will decide on its next course of action including the likelihood of a secret ballot to select a candidate for the premiership after the Supre...

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Fast bowler Binura Fernando looking for a second life

2018-12-06   |   Uncategorized

At a time when Sri Lanka cricket is on the hunt for a genuine left-arm fast bowler, Binura Fernando obviously stands tall above the rest. The 6 foot 6...

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Disclose UNP-TNA agreement: Gammanpila

2018-12-06   |   Uncategorized

The United National Party (UNP) and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) should reveal any agreement between them which had compelled the TNA to back the...

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Set to move from the wings to the centre stage!

2018-12-06   |   Uncategorized

A businessman sibling of a very powerful authority is planning to enter national politics with a big bang. He has already picked an upcountry electora...

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Ranil stresses need to establish new Parliament

2018-12-06   |   Politics

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday stressed the need to establish a new Parliament, scrapping the Executive Presidency through a referendum. M...

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Concessions hampered due to stay order: Bandula

2018-12-05   |   Uncategorized

A number of cabinet papers were to be presented yesterday (4) in order to provide concessions to the public but the process got hampered due to the st...

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A shift from brains to brawn?

2018-12-05   |   Weather

November 16 that witnessed the Speaker’s chair being carried away and desecrated has already gone into history as a day of infamy and horror of the ...

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Sri Lanka set to launch global tea promotional campaign in Russia in February

2018-12-05   |   Technology

Sri Lanka will launch the much-awaited Rs.4.5 billion global tea promotion in Russia next February, followed by Japan, China and Ukraine, the Sri Lank...

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Instability will end in a week: President

2018-12-05   |   Politics

While claiming that the decision taken on October 26 was correct, President Maithripala Sirisena today said he would resolve the political instability...

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The Hathurusingha conundrum

2018-12-04   |   Uncategorized

A few days after Sri Lanka returned from their first-round Asia Cup exit, Coach Chandika Hathurusingha at a packed media conference in Colombo launche...

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SC issues notices on Ranjan

2018-12-04   |   Crime

The Supreme Court today issued notices on UNP Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake and the Attorney General to appear in court on December 7 over an inci...

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8 companies struggle to reach 1 Jan capital deadline of Rs 1.5B

2018-12-04   |   Business

At least eight Licensed Finance Companies (LFCs) have to fulfil their Rs 1.5 billion minimum capital requirements by 1 January, a deadline imposed by ...

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Will appeal in Supreme Court: MR

2018-12-04   |   Crime

Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that they do not agree with the interim order which was issued by Court of Appeal today and that they w...

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Police seek help to locate ‘Koombiyo’ Scriptwriter

2018-12-04   |   Crime

The Police today released a photograph of 40-year-old Damitha Sagara Chandrasiri, the missing editor and scriptwriter of the ‘Koombiyo’ teledrama ...

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