The Shakib episode and its consequences
The smooth functioning of the Hero Nidahas tri-nation T20 series was sullied by an incident involving Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan which to say ...
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SLR yet to obtain Rs 9.78 M from Pvt Co
Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) is yet to obtain a sum of Rs 9.78 million from a private firm, on a contract granted to them to renovate railway carriages an...
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Landmark ‘The One’ development to cost over $ 500 m investment to redefine urban regeneration in Col
Construction of ‘The One’ commenced in September 2017 and Phase 1 due to be completed in December 2021 Mega project includes two luxury hote...
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Senior Cabinet Ministers urge President,PM to work together
Several high ranking Cabinet Ministers urged the President and Prime Minister to work together and iron out their differences if any for the bettermen...
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Kasun says wife acted in defence
Southern Provincial Council Member K.K. Kasun who is in remand over an alleged assault case attended a meeting of the Southern Provincial Council yest...
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Policy blunder causes govt Rs 3 bn tobacco revenue
The tax revenue from Tobacco to the government coffers have dropped by Rs 3 billion and this is expect to continue, said Founder Research Intelligence...
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2017 sinks to slowest economic growth in 16 years
Department of Census and Statistics releases official GDP data for 2017 Economy grew by 3.1%; agriculture down by 0.8%; industry grows by 3.9%, s...
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Bowlers have to step up on good pitches – Hathurusingha
Bangladesh include star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for crucial match: Sri Lanka head coach Chandika Hathurusingha said that his bowlers will have t...
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Malik woos top Japanese investors at Tokyo Investor Forum
Japanese businesses must take advantage of Sri Lanka’s strategic location, preferential market access into key economies, and be an early mover in t...
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SL becomes ‘socially’ democratic again!
After days of intense pressure to lift restrictions on social media, President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday issued instructions to unblock Facebook,...
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‘SL has high use of internet, smartphones but very low on e-commerce’
Sri Lanka’s internet and smartphone use has grown to a considerably high level in recent years but e-commerce users among them are still low-with un...
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Protest at UN against anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka demands minorities' protection
Sri Lankan Muslims and supporters have demanded that the world organisation act to ensure that minorities are protected in the island nation and those...
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Seychelles seeks Sri Lanka’s technical support to improve fisheries industry
High Commissioner of Seychelles in Sri Lanka, Conrad Mederic, has requested State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, Dilip Wedaa...
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Govt. will soon correct itself and deliver goods: PM
The government will soon correct itself speedily and deliver what the people need just after the Sinhala and Hindu New Year, Prime Minister Ranil Wick...
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Medicos nail infertility canard
No known sterilisation pill has been developed : Independent group of medical specialists dispels myth: U.D.P. Ratnasiri, Dr. Lakkumar Fernando, Dr...
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Sri Lankans move up in Global Happiness Index!
Sri Lanka has moved up in the latest Global Happiness Index, to 116 from 120 in the previous year.Sri Lanka was ranked 43rd in the sub-category of bes...
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What’s so special about Chandika Hathurusingha?
In 2011, it seemed inevitable that Hathurusingha would be elevated to the national team, following the departure of Trevor Bayliss, but Sri Lanka’s ...
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Lankan lasses record second whitewash
ri Lankan Junior Fed Cup team registered their second clean sweep victory in the Asia/Oceania Pre-qualifiers when the beat Vietnam in a convincing fas...
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Colombo Port gets competitiveness boost.
Collaborate to compete! The terminal operators of Colombo Port yesterday made a bid to improve its efficiency by signing a landmark Memorandum of Un...
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Malabe - ‘Sri Lanka’s fastest growing residential & IT hub’
Malabe is a suburb of the greater Colombo area, in the Colombo district, Western Province of Sri Lanka. A predominantly residential area Malabe is now...
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Facebook expresses concern over Sri Lanka ban
Facebook said Wednesday it was responding to Sri Lanka's concerns over incendiary material shared on its platform and hoped internet restrictions impo...
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Japanese –Sri Lankan state leaders agree to strengthen bilateral ties
Japanese Prime minister says that he would work towards provide funds, without loans A new agreement is signed between two countries on conducting Ja...
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Govt will not ban social media – PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (14) said that as the person who introduced Internet to Sri Lanka, neither he nor his Government has any...
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