Sri Lanka, China, India jointly invest US$ 700 mn to develop Lankan ports
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), China and India are jointly investing over US$ 700 million to develop three key ports in Sri Lanka in the next three...
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SL Women will live longer UN
Serious issues around men’s health and the physical risks for men are reflected in projections for male life expectancy at 71.7 years in 2021, compa...
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Charith Senanayake appointed Sri Lanka team manager
Sri Lanka Cricket today announced the appointment of Charith Senanayake as the new Manager of the National Cricket Team. His appointment will be in e...
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UDA chairman denies ties with Blue Ocean Group
In the latest turn of events, Urban Development Authority (UDA) Chairman Dr. Jagath Nandana Munasinghe says that high rise builder, Blue Ocean Group h...
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Exclusion from MMDA reforms Parliamentary meet Muslim MPs warned against playing politics with women’s rights
Muslim women from the periphery of the country, especially the North and the East, demanding the enactment of progressive reforms to the Muslim Person...
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Sri Lanka shows 'little evidence' of reform on justice and torture, UN says
There is “little evidence” that the hope of reform, inclusiveness and justice in Sri Lanka after the country’s transition to a coalition governm...
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President commences water filling of Kalu Ganga
The water filling of Kalu Ganga under the Kalu Ganga- Moragahakanda project was inaugurated by the President Maithripala Sirisena today (23). Kalu Ga...
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Faf du Plessis says South Africa need to change their approach in the subcontinent
South Africa need to rethink their approach to touring the subcontinent, after a second successive series defeat in Asia, according to captain Faf du ...
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Galle Stadium conundrum: The inside story
Citing UNESCO requirements that do not exist, the Government decided this week to demolish the pavilions at the historic Galle International Cricket...
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GIANT LEAP FOR AGRI-ECONOMY
The Moragahakanda- Kalu Ganga project will spur a massive development drive to rejuvenate the country’s agricultural hinterland, President Maithripa...
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CONSTRUCTION OF US$ 250 MN PLANT PROCEEDING RAPIDLY
MINISTER MALIK SAMARAWICKRAMA VISITS BOI RIGID TyRE FACTORY Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama visited ...
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Commercial Bank opens micro-finance company in Myanmar
Two years after opening its representative office in Yangon The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has opened a microfinance company as its second subsidiary...
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Gunathilaka suspended by SLC from all forms of international cricket
Sri Lanka batsman Danushka Gunathilaka has been suspended from all forms of international cricket by SLC for breaching the 'Player Code of Condu...
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Spinners put Sri Lanka in sight of 2-0 series win
South Africa 139 for 5 (de Bruyn 45*, Bavuma 14*) and 124 trail Sri Lanka338 and 275 for 5 dec (Karunaratne 85, Maharaj 3-154) by 351 runs South Af...
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Port of Colombo transshipment volumes increase by 19.8 %
Establishing a record in transshipment operations, the Port of Colombo has witnessed the highest growth of 19.8% in transshipment container throughput...
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ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY MEETS PRESIDENT OF THE GLOBAL GREEN GROWTH INSTITUTE
Secretary, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment of Sri Lanka Anura Dissanayake called on Dr. Ban Ki-moon, President of the Assembly and...
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PRESIDENT TO COMMENCE WATER FILLING OF KALU GANGA-MORAGAHAKANDA TODAY
Sri Lanka, primarily an agricultural nation, marks a significant milestone today (July 23) when the waters of the last but largest reservoir of multip...
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Sri Lanka to cut costs to trade with information portal
Sri Lanka launched a trade information website Friday bringing together up-to-date information on regulations and procedures relating to exports and i...
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Failure to renegotiate causes huge losses
ACE power dispute: The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Union (CEBEU) had asked its members to be wary of making payments, amounting to Rs. 840 mill...
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Austin named envoy to India
Former Secretary to President Maithripala Sirisena and distinguished civil servant Austin Fernando has been designated as Sri Lanka’s High Commiss...
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PM encourages entrepreneurs in North with tax concessions to uplift local economy
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said the Government has offered tax relief for 300% of the income from capital investment to entrepreneu...
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Sri Lanka's Keells Foods net grows 34-pct in June, revenues up
Sri Lanka's Keells Food Products said profits grew 34 percent from a year earlier to 56.3 million rupees in the June 2018 quarter on expanding sales o...
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ICC verdict a slur on the image of the country
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finally delivered its verdict on the ball tampering and transgression of the spirit of cricket incidents t...
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