Sampanthan seeks meeting with Wiggy
Amidst speculations about a possible split of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), its leader R. Sampanthan has sought an immediate meeting with Norther...
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Kandy Riots 2018: Were Police biased or not? – Kodagoda
The Sinhala-Muslim riots that occurred in 1915 had been repeated 103 years later and consideration needs to be given to whether the Police acted as ...
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Scrapping Airbus deal: Cabinet kept in the dark
The Cabinet of Ministers had not been informed of the decision to cancel four Airbus A350-900 leases in 2016, Secretary to the Cabinet of Ministers, S...
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‘BIMSTEC must establish rules-based system’
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake says the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation should w...
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SLFP govt. by next Sinhala-Hindu New Year: Dilan
Badulla District Parliamentarians, Dilan Perera said today that the 15 SLFP group of rebels are determined to form an SLFP government with other progr...
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President appeals to BIMSTEC leaders to take collective steps against drug menace
President Maithripala Sirisena called upon the leaders of the states in the Bay of Bengal Region to take collective steps against drug menace narcotic...
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Family stealing from supermarket caught on CCTV
https://youtu.be/CHX6hH6YGdQ?t=5 A family has been caught on CCTV camera when were stealing from a supermarket in Parakaduwa-Eheliyagoda area. A f...
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Over Rs. 5.5 b losses incurred by Mahapola Trust Fund
The two fund management companies set up to handle Mahapola Higher Education Trust Fund are to be liquidated after incurring losses of over Rs. 2.5 bi...
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Schools are dying fast
433 of them have not received a single application for Grade One admission Over 1100 schools have received fewer than five applications each for Grad...
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Convicted Gnanasara Thera to appeal: CA to consider application on Friday
The Court of Appeal today deferred for Friday (31) to consider for granting of permission to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the convictio...
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SLC anti-corruption unit arrests two Indians
On match-fixing suspicion: Sri Lankan cricket’s anti-corruption unit detained two Indian spectators on suspicion of match-fixing during a domestic...
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Crypto-currency a serious threat to CBSL: Former Deputy Governor
The proliferation of crypto-currencies poses a serious threat to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), warned former CBSL Deputy Governor W. A. Wijewa...
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SLC strengthens anti - corruption measures at SLC T20 League 2018
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has taken steps to strengthen anti-corruption measures at the venues where the SLC T20 League 2018 is being played and the h...
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No discrimination in development of country – President
President Maithripala Sirisena says there is no differentiation or discrimination in the development of the country and the responsibility of delive...
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Indian Ocean is the ‘Ocean of the Future’ – PM
https://youtu.be/I6ccEmhuOwE?t=5 World community can gain immense benefits by working in harmony and throwing off hostility and remonstrance, inste...
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TNA alleges setting up of Weli Oya type new settlements in M’itivu,
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has alleged that a project is underway to bring in outsiders from the South to the Mullaitivu District. The TNA took...
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Tense situation at Galaha hospital after infant dies
https://youtu.be/I-BC5yVLjHk Task Force (STF) personnel had been deployed to ease the tense situation at the Galaha Hospital, said the Police. A te...
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Near 40,000 Vacancies for ICT professionals
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the ICT Enabled Services Industries have a shortfall of 40,000 skilled workers, Chairman of the...
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Death of former Army Commander Gen. Rohan Daluwatte
Former Army Commander General Rohan Daluwatte passed away yesterday at the age of 77 after a brief illness, while being treated at the Army Hospit...
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Majority of hoteliers want Minimum Room Rate to stay
Emphatic ‘Yes’ vote by 23 of 25 star class hotels in the city during emergency meeting last week Colombo City Hotels Chief M. Shanthikumar w...
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11% decrease in alcohol sales due to recent Excise Duty
The recent Excise Duty on liquor bases on alcohol volume had resulted in 11% decreased sales of alcohol during the last six months, Minister of Financ...
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Mahinda should be awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’ like Mandela – Swamy Subramanian
Rajya Sabha MP of the Indian Parliament and senior politician Subramanian Swamy in one of his latest tweets has referred to former President Mahin...
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Rejected Delimitation Report costs Rs. 21.2 million
A total of Rs.21.2 million had been incurred in the process of creating the Provincial Council Delimitation Report, sources revealed yesterday. The r...
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