A pointless reshuffle: MR

2018-02-26   |   Uncategorized

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today that the Cabinet reshuffle was pointless as there was nothing new in it, while observing that removing t...

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Hambantota Port Final tranche of US$580M on May 9

2018-02-26   |   Uncategorized

The final payment of US$ 580 million, for the Hambantota Port joint venture, is expected to be paid by China Merchants Port Holdings Company on 9 May,...

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Villagers affected by Uma Oya Project: SC permits Bar Association to intervene

2018-02-26   |   Law

Supreme Court permitted Bar Association of Sri Lanka to be an intervenient petitioner in the fundamental rights petition with regard to Uma Oya Projec...

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Asela Gunaratne ruled out of T20 tri-series

2018-02-23   |   Crime

Sri Lanka batsman Asela Gunaratne's injury woes continue, having now been ruled out of next month's T20 tri-series - the Nidahas Trophy - with an in...

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Sri Lanka Wonder of Asia Ironman 70.3 Colombo Triathlon

2018-02-23   |   Uncategorized

870 participants, 64 countries Sri Lanka Wonder of Asia Ironman 70.3 Colombo Triathlon will be held at Galle Face Green, Colombo on Sunday, Febru...

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Akila Dananjaya reminds me of young Murali - Hathurusingha

2018-02-23   |   Uncategorized

There is a popular song hit by the name “Everything I Touch Turns To Gold” by English pop group Saint Etienne that can be attributed to Sri Lanka...

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Ceylinco Life posts net profit of Rs. 6 bn

2018-02-23   |   Business

Sells 126,838 new life policies in the year reviewed Pays out Rs. 6.7 billion in net claims and benefits to policyholders Ceylinco Life has posted net...

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Govt. ready to revise minimum educational requirement for medical education

2018-02-23   |   Health

The government is likely to rescind its decision to make simple passes for Biology, Chemistry and Physics at the GCE AL the minimum educational requir...

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SL’s 4G speed among best in region

2018-02-23   |   Uncategorized

Still below global average Sri Lanka remains among three worst countries in terms of availability Sri Lanka is ranked among the top countries in terms...

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France and Sri Lanka: The dangers of cohab politics

2018-02-23   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka’s political crisis following the February 10 local polls election setback for the ruling coalition has brought to surface the vagaries of ...

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Child protection in Sri Lanka Lapses at NCPA pose questions about competency

2018-02-23   |   Uncategorized

 As mentioned before, Sri Lanka was a signatory to the Child Rights Convention (CRC) back in 1990  ​In December 1996 the Presidential Task Fo...

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Army committee to probe Diyathalawa bus explosion

2018-02-23   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake has appointed a 5 member committee, to probe the explosion which occurred inside a bus i...

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IUSF opposes admission of SAITM medical students to KDU

2018-02-23   |   Technology

Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) yesterday warned the government that they would surround Parliament and the President’s House if the ...

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MORAGAHAKANDA-KALUGANGA PROJECT: DRINKING WATER FOR NORTHERN PEOPLE

2018-02-22   |   Development

Moragahakanda reservoir will transfer the much needed water for agriculture and drinking water purposes to the dry zone areas of the North Central and...

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World’s first woman Prime Minister

2018-02-22   |   Politics

History is full of examples of the disastrous consequences that came upon such nations that changed their constitutions by giving one man too much pow...

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Remove apparel quota to India - Exporters

2018-02-22   |   Business

Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association Chairman Felix Fernando requested the Indian government to either improve the existing apparel quota system to...

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Sri Lanka national inflation slows to 5.4-pct in January

2018-02-22   |   Business

Inflation in Sri Lanka, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) slowed to 5.4 per cent in January 2018 from 7.3 per cent in December 2...

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Susanthika backs Rohan’s team

2018-02-22   |   Sports

Susanthika Jayasinghe, the only living Olympic medallist of the country, came forward to voice her support for the team led by Rohan Fernando, who is ...

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Chandimal has more hurdles to clear

2018-02-22   |   Uncategorized

When Australian cricket was down following the Kerry Packer World Series Cricket (WSC) in the early seventies, they were not the same side what used t...

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Janaka sets Guinness World Record

2018-02-22   |   Uncategorized

Janaka Kanchana Mudannayake, a resident of Hanguranketha Kithulpe, yesterday set a Guinness World Record by bending twenty two steel rods of 12 mm wit...

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Deadline to apply for 2018 A/L Exam on Friday

2018-02-22   |   Technology

The Ministry of Education says the timeframe to submit applications to sit for the 2018 GCE Advanced Level Examination ends on Friday. Accordingly sc...

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Qualified SAITM students to KDU

2018-02-22   |   Technology

The Government has decided to enrol the students attached to the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine in Malabe to the Sir John Kotelawala...

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Diyatalawa Explosion- Grenade belonged to soldier

2018-02-22   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka Police says information has been revealed that the grenade which caused the explosion in a bus in Diyatalawa was in the luggage of a soldier...

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Diyatalawa explosion caused by grenade

2018-02-22   |   Uncategorized

Initial investigations have revealed the sudden explosion in the bus travelling from Bandarawela to Diyatalawa reported this morning was due to a gren...

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