30,000 Job redundancies over past three months
The latest findings revealed that 30,000 employment redundancies have been recorded in the country during the past three months, according to Senior...
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PM, Sampanthan to finalize CC appointments
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan will hold talks soon to finalize the appointment of members to the Constitutio...
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ICC denies sharing Sri Lankan players’ names with Government
The International Cricket Council has denied sharing any names of players or officials who are under the spotlight of the ongoing investigations into ...
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Didn’t hold any meetings with President – Mahinda
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated that he had not held any discussions with the incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena, on last Sunday (30...
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Three more elephants killed in collision with train
Train services on the Polonnaruwa-Batticaloa railway line as a train had collided with three wild elephants on the track. According to the Railway ...
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Land Reclamation quits receiving Colombo waste from tomorrow
Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Development Corporation (SLLRDC) temporary quits undertaking garbage collected in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC)...
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All hospitals to be computerized by 2019
Minister of Health Dr. Rajitha Senaratne says all hospitals in the country will be computerized by the end of 2019. Speaking at an event held at the ...
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Desperate Attempts To Retain Presidency After 2020: President Turns To JO With A Proposal For MR-led 'Caretaker Government'
In a desperate attempt to retain the presidency after 2020, President Maithripala Sirisena has pitched an idea to the Joint Opposition to form a Caret...
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Floods
Floods in May 2016 and May of last year, killed and injured several and made hundreds or more homeless and destitute in Colombo and in the suburbs. ...
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Attempt to bring Maithri and Mahinda together to defeat Budget 2019
Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera recently presented the Appropriation Bill to the Cabinet which states that next year’s State exp...
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44 countries contest biggest Colombo Marathon
Over 350 runners from 44 countries will be participating in the Colombo Marathon that will take place today starting from opposite the BMICH at 6 a.m....
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SLC in an attempt to salvage cash from Mexican account
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) this week enlisted Ernest & Young to carry out a comprehensive audit on its broadcast earnings amidst new findings tha...
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CD handed over to court by CID didn't contain Bond report
The CD which was supposed to carry recordings of Former Minister, MP Ravi Karunanayake giving a statement to the CID the investigations which was prod...
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Vajira Abeywardena disappointed with media
Home Affairs Minister Vajira Abeywardena says that the United National Party (UNP) is ready for any election and will announce UNP’s Presidential ca...
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Visa regulations to be relaxed to boost tourism: Dept
The existing regulations on extending Sri Lankan online visa facility would be relaxed to encourage tourists, an official of the Immigration and Emigr...
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SLC uncovers possible embezzlement attempt
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is in the process of recovering approximately USD 165,000 in broadcasting rights, having uncovered a possible second internal ...
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ICC must make findings on SLC corruption public – TISL
In response to the statement made by Alex Marshall, General Manager of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit, Transparenc...
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Link more with Japan to face crisis: PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had told a group of Ministers and economic experts that Sri Lanka should enhance its economic and trade ties with ...
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I used my permit, says SF
Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka recently said that he had disapproved the moves of some MPs, who were engaging in scams by selling their vehicle...
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EPF to be listed and brought under CBSL supervision
Sri Lanka's largest retirement fund, the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF),with Rs. 2 trillion in assets will be listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange ...
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CV’s vehicle shot down by Cabinet
Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran’s request for approval to import a super luxury vehicle at a cost of US$ 60,000 (Rs. 102,00,000 ap...
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Kavindi, Dulen, Rusiru shatter 400 metres barriers All Island Schools Games- Athletics Championship
With power-packed sprint performances youngsters kept the upward progress of the 400 metres in several age category finals as Kavindi Sanjana, Dulen K...
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Cabinet heats up over IGP
The Cabinet meeting yesterday heated up as President Maithripala Sirisena raised concerns over the conduct of the current Inspector General of Police ...
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