No escape as Chandimal, Coach and Manager receive further sanctions
ICC bans Sri Lankan trio for four ODIs as well The International Cricket Council has suspended Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, Head Coach Chandika...
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CC: JO wants Dinesh to replace Sampanthan
Having secured the support of a section of the SLFP parliamentary group loyal to President Maithripala Sirisena, the Joint Opposition intends to step ...
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Will increase forest cover to 32%: President
Sustainably manage forests that provide many socio-economic benefits & human needs such as food, energy and shelter – President tells FAO Forest...
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Inconsistencies on ICC’s part — Lankan trio begs for least possible punishment
Sri Lanka cricket captain Dinesh Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusingha and manager Asanka Gurusinha have blamed match officials of misleading them d...
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Army moves to relocate troops into Jaffna Fort meets stiff resistance
The historic Dutch Fort of Jaffna, recently restored at a cost of Rs 104 million is emerging as a bone of contention, with the military trying to relo...
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France, a World Cup Champion That Stood Above It All in Russia
Only then, once France’s players knew they had emerged triumphant from a World Cup of chaos and abandon, a tournament that defied expectation and pr...
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FSP Leader asks why the JVP has gone silent on govt rogues it helped to bring to power
Frontline Socialist Party Leader Kumar Gunaratnam told a meeting in Kandy on Saturday (14) that the Sri Lanka-Singapore Agreement was a danger to the ...
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Bus fare hike if Govt. failed to meet demands: ACPBA
The All Ceylon Private Bus Association (ACPBA) said that it would go for a bus fare increase if the Government failed to look at their demands favorab...
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Death Sentence: List of 18 submitted to Justice Ministry
A list consisting names of 18 convicts, who were sentenced to death for drug-related crimes, had been submitted to the Justice and Prison Reforms Mini...
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PM launches Gamperaliya accelerated rural development program: PM
The demand for consumer goods had gone down as a result of money circulation decline in the country, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. ...
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Bakery owners threaten to increase price of bread too in 2 months
Bakers have warned of a price increase in bread within two months if they are not granted concessions over bakery ingredients. The all Ceylon Bakery O...
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Damning US report reveals Lankans in NZ subjected to forced labour
The foreign employment services sector yesterday distanced itself from a damning US report that Sri Lankan women and children were dumped into forced ...
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Most drug dealers cannot be hanged due to their appeals
Prison authorities have prepared a list of 18 death row inmates for hanging and it is to be submitted for the President’s signature, but some of tho...
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Tourism earnings up 14.7% Jan-May Forex income hits US$ 1.8B
Sri Lanka earned nearly US$ 1.8 billion from tourism during the first five months of this year, up 14.7 per cent compared to US$ 1.65 billion a year a...
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Prisons Dept. to enlist 2 new hangmen
The Prisons Department will call for applications to recruit two hangmen next week to carry out death sentences, Prisons Spokesman Commissioner Thusha...
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Businessman pleads guilty to smuggling ganja by post
MP, ex-Senior DIG defend him Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne yesterday deferred a case filed against a leading businessman charged with smuggl...
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List of drug traffickers on death row forwarded to President
The list of names of prisoners sentenced to death for drug trafficking were to be handed over to President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday, Justice Min...
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BASL realises need to set guidelines for future sponsorships
PTL funding for Law Asia 2016: President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) U.R. de Silva, PC, yesterday acknowledged that guidelines were nee...
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MPs can sell their duty free vehicles
CIABOC determination: The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has cleared the way for lawmakers to sell super luxu...
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President to sign execution warrants
Convicted drug lords trafficking from prisons to be hanged. President Maithripala Sirisena said he will use his powers to place his signature to exe...
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Mandzukic breaks England hearts and fires Croatia into World Cup final
Moscow, Wednesday: Mario Mandzukic scored the winning goal deep in extra time as Croatia beat England 2-1 in an utterly gripping World Cup semi-final ...
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Susanthika showers praise on Sports Minister
At V. A. Sugathadasa’s birth anniversary on July 10: Olympic medalist, Sports Ministry consultant and Director of the Sugathadasa Sports Complex...
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