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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Dilruwan — living his father’s dream

2018-02-21   |   Uncategorized

When his father met with a tragic death at a dinner organized to mark Panadura Sports Club’s promotion to division I, Dilruwan Perera, then a 15-y...

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One injured in shooting at Cotta Road

2018-02-21   |   Crime

https://youtu.be/Bdvd-5tMf88?t=14 One person has been injured and hospitalised following a shooting incident near the railway crossing on Cotta Road ...

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DFCC BANK RECORDS IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE IN 2017

2018-02-21   |   Entertainment

DFCC Bank continued to demonstrate positive momentum across businesses in 2017 as a rapidly growing commercial bank completing its second year after t...

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Mendis was used as opener for tactical reasons – Samaraweera

2018-02-21   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka’s Batting Coach Tilan Samaraweera shedding light into the decision to open the batting with young Kusal Mendis during the just concluded t...

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SL bidder for EAP Group chastises CBSL Over negotiation process

2018-02-21   |   Uncategorized

A Sri Lankan bidder, for the failing EAP Group, has complained, to the Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, that the bidding proces...

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First draft of National Sustainability Dialogue presented to President

2018-02-21   |   Politics

The first draft of National Sustainability Dialogue was presented to President Maithripala Sirisena today (Feb 20) at the Presidential secretariat. Th...

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CBSL opposes govt. move to set up hybrid company

2018-02-21   |   Business

Controversial National Payment Platform revived: Many an eyebrow has been raised by a government move to set up a hybrid company as part of the contro...

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