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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'Palayaw Palayaw Sathara Waram Deviyange Namayen Palayaw'-Ranil

2018-12-04   |   Uncategorized

The status quo that existed before October 26 can be restored now following the interim order given by the Appeal Court as it is given against an indi...

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General elections, the only way to establish democracy – PM

2018-12-03   |   Politics

Overall computer literacy at 28.6% in 2017 One out of every five households owns either a desktop or a laptop computer Digital literacy at 40.1...

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He can’t go against his own men!

2018-12-03   |   Technology

The occasions arise for the people in a predominantly agricultural area in the country to seek the services of a certain state body looking after the ...

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Parliament should decide on course of action-Ranil

2018-12-03   |   Politics

It was the Legislature which had the power to decide on a course of action to stabilize the country as it the institution which exercised people’s s...

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Urban sector computer literacy rate tops 40%

2018-12-03   |   Business

Overall computer literacy at 28.6% in 2017 One out of every five households owns either a desktop or a laptop computer Digital literacy at 40.1...

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Sadham Sevana

2018-12-03   |   Uncategorized

Minister Udaya Gammanpila, former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and UNP MP Wasantha Senanayake seen here at an event organized by MP Athuraliye Rathana The...

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Parliament should decide on course of action-Ranil

2018-12-03   |   Politics

It was the Legislature which had the power to decide on a course of action to stabilize the country as it the institution which exercised people’s s...

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BOI signs agreement for Braybrooke apartment complex

2018-12-02   |   Uncategorized

BOI signed an agreement with Braybrooke Residential Towers (Pvt) Ltd to set up an apartment complex in Colombo 2. The total investment of this project...

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Drive For Justice

2018-12-02   |   Crime

‘Yukthiye Yaathrawa’ (Drive for Justice), a vehicle parade, organized by the UNP, calling to restore democracy, was launched by UNP leader Ranil W...

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He had to run for life!

2018-12-02   |   Sports

Antics of some active players in the ‘Numbers Game’ that began with the advent of the October 26 regime have spawned numerous humorous stories tha...

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Ranil is UNP’s nominee for PM – Kabir

2018-12-02   |   Uncategorized

The UNP has informed President Maithripala Sirisena and the Tamil National Alliance that UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is the nominee of the UNP for...

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40% deliveries were no balls

2018-12-02   |   Uncategorized

The recently concluded third Test of the three-match Test series between England Sri Lanka came into headlines for a strange incident. Although Engla...

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His garrulity is a congenital abnormality

2018-11-30   |   Uncategorized

There is a white-collar high-up whom some in political circles brand as ‘a queer one’ these days.   This character holds a very high office ...

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New selection committee insists on fielding excellence

2018-11-30   |   Politics

Several rounds of discussions were held yesterday involving the cricket hierarchy and officials of the Sports Ministry including the Minister of Sport...

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New coin series presented to MR

2018-11-30   |   Sports

Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy officially presented a new series of circulation coins with face value of Rs.10, Rs.5, Rs.2 and Rs.1 t...

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Motion passed!

2018-11-30   |   Uncategorized

The motion which was presented to Parliament to curtail expenditure to the Office of the Prime Minister was passed today. UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesin...

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