Zim U19 lose to Sri Lanka

2018-01-26   |   Uncategorized

THREE half centuries from the Zimbabwe Under-19 cricket team players were in vain as the youth team fell to Sri Lanka by five-wickets in the semi-fina...

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Port city to get going by June

2018-01-26   |   Uncategorized

Will kick start with work on International Financial Centre | President to declare Port City part of Sri Lanka in gazette issue Work on the Internati...

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Sri Lankan women take on 'body shaming' barrel ad

2018-01-26   |   Uncategorized

A gym in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo caused outrage after it put up a billboard featuring a picture of a barrel with the text "this is no shape for...

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Bangladesh seniors boosting their side - Chandimal

2018-01-25   |   Uncategorized

Shouldering responsibility. Bangladesh's senior players do it. Sri Lanka's, not so much. Just look at the tournament charts. Tamim Iqbal tops the ru...

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Tea stirs calm cup.

2018-01-25   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka’s tea industry is eyeing a smooth ride in 2018 after earning $1.53 billion last year, but is trying to put the lull in its troubles to goo...

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Softlogic to raise Rs. 7 b including foreign equity investments up to $ 35 m

2018-01-25   |   Business

Softlogic Holdings PLC has come to an agreement with Samena Ceylon Holdings Ltd. to raise private equity in order to restructure the diversified blue ...

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Ministry of Education signs MoU with the SEC

2018-01-25   |   Uncategorized

[caption id="attachment_8099" align="alignright" width="375"] Education Ministry and SEC officials at the event[/caption] The Ministry of Education (...

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JVP, JO want President’s Secy questioned over thousands of pages missing from bond report

2018-01-25   |   Crime

The JVP and Joint opposition MPs demanded from Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday to summon Secretary to the President to parliament and question him f...

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Japan Claims a Stake in Sri Lanka’s Ports

2018-01-25   |   Technology

Sri Lanka is caught between the need for foreign investment and the risk of being the object of a great power tug-of-war. Japanese Foreign Minister T...

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RS 202 MN PET scanner arrives

2018-01-25   |   Uncategorized

The PET Scanner to be installed at the Maharagama Apeksha Hospital has arrived in Sri Lanka. The Pet Scanner has been purchased from Siemens Germany ...

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TNA demands enactment of new constitution and referendum this year

2018-01-25   |   Law

Talks with Singaporean PM.   Opposition and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader R. Sampanthan yesterday insisted that the proposed new Constitu...

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Cross-talk in P’ment over expiry of UNP-SLFP deal for Coalition Govt.

2018-01-25   |   Uncategorized

Opposition lawmakers questioned the validity of the unity Government agreement, which was entered by the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka...

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Shakib, Tamim lead Bangladesh's rout of Zimbabwe

2018-01-24   |   Uncategorized

Bangladesh 216 for 9 (Tamim 76, Shakib 51, Cremer 4-32, Jarvis 3-42) beat Zimbabwe 125 (Raza 39, Shakib 3-32, Mustafizur 2-16, Sunzamul 2-28) b...

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NOC sends Notices for AGM

2018-01-24   |   Crime

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) sent the official notification to the member clubs confirming the four-year delayed AGM will be held on 23 Februa...

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PRECIFAC recommends legal action on MR and Gota

2018-01-24   |   Law

Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privilege...

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British Council showcases “Active Citizens” projects to further promote community cohesion

2018-01-24   |   Law

The British Council on Monday showcased its “Active Citizens” projects to further promote community cohesion through networking and interaction, t...

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Light railway to take off this year

2018-01-24   |   Technology

Physical work of the proposed light railway project from Kaduwela to Colombo Fort would commence this year said Minister of Megalopolis Development Ch...

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Increase in wheat flour consumption in Sri Lanka

2018-01-24   |   Uncategorized

Serendib Flour Mills holds 27 per cent of the wheat flour market share in Sri Lanka where the consumption pattern has grown to 60,000-65,000 of metric...

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PM asks Bohras to help hold investment conference in Mumbai

2018-01-24   |   Business

Colombo, Jan. 23 - Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe has asked His Holiness, Syedna Aaliqadr Mufaddal Saifuddin, the 53rd Dai-Al-Mutlaq...

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Kataragama shooting -- Sagala pulls up Police Chief

2018-01-24   |   Crime

Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayaka is reported to have taken Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara to task in connection with the incident where a ...

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Sri Lanka to develop policy framework for beauty culture industry

2018-01-24   |   Politics

Sri Lanka seeks to develop a policy framework for beauty culture industry, in order to ensure the expansion, development and further uninhibited expan...

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Gotabaya’s FR petition: SC refixes argument for 31 May

2018-01-24   |   Uncategorized

The Supreme Court yesterday re-fixed for 31 May the argument of the fundamental rights petition filed by former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa. ...

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Sri Lanka seeks more jobs for skilled workers in Qatar

2018-01-24   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka is seeking more job opportunities in Qatar for skilled workers in different sectors and it would organise an employment promotion event tomo...

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Speaker says nothing missing from Bond Commission report

2018-01-24   |   Crime

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya announced yesterday that he had been informed by the Secretary to the President that Parliament had been given copies of the c...

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Coping with the primacy of power politics

2018-01-23   |   Uncategorized

President Maithripala Sirisena’s application to the Supreme Court to obtain its opinion on the length of his term came as a surprise to the general ...

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