16 member ODI squad announced for Bangladesh tour

2018-01-10   |   Sports

The 16 member national ODI squad for the tour of Bangladesh has been announced. Former Skipper Angelo Mathews has returned to lead the National side ...

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Tour of Bangladesh will be a challenge- Hathurusingha

2018-01-10   |   Uncategorized

Newly appointed Sri Lanka Head Coach Chandika Hathurusingha says the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh will be a huge challenge for the national team. S...

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President Maithripala Sirisena to hold office till 2021?

2018-01-10   |   Crime

President Maithripala Sirisena has sought the Supreme Court’s opinion if he could remain President for six years till 2021. Details regarding the i...

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Bond Commission report to be tabled in Parliament

2018-01-10   |   Crime

The report issued by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Issuance of Treasury Bonds will be tabled in Parliament today. Prime Minister Ra...

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Candidate eligibility to be assessed -Deshapriya

2018-01-10   |   Uncategorized

The Elections Commission says the eligibility of candidates fielded by political parties and independent groups for the Local Government Election will...

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Angelo Mathews appointed SL limited over captain

2018-01-10   |   Technology

Less than six months after stepping down as Sri Lanka’s captain across all formats of the game, Angelo Mathews has been reappointed as the team’s ...

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SriLankan Airlines Board resignation accepted.

2018-01-04   |   Technology

The SriLankan Airlines Restructuring Ministerial Committee has yesterday (03) faccepted the resignation of Board of Directors and is to appoint a 5-me...

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Rs.3.8 mn worth bite!

2018-01-04   |   Uncategorized

‘Marry Me’, an artisanal dessert by Master Chef Viraj Jayaratne valued at Rs. 3.8 million, was presented to star cricketer Kumar Sangakkara today....

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CB targets 5%-5.5% growth for 2018

2018-01-04   |   Development

Economy stabilising, growth to rebound says Governor during Road Map launch Governor likens economy to recovering alcoholic, insists fiscal co...

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US-Pakistan ties and global political compulsions

2018-01-04   |   Politics

If the Trump administration carries out its current threat in full to use the ‘aid and assistance weapon’ against Pakistan over terror-linked issu...

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New laws to recover massive losses

2018-01-04   |   Business

Presidential statement on bond probe commission report. * PTL profits in secondary market exceed Rs.11 bn * Cases against Ravi over penthouse recomme...

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Crucial meeting of Ministerial Committee on SriLankan Airlines today

2018-01-03   |   Politics

Decision to be taken on resignation offer of SriLankan board members New board expected to be appointed to carry out restructuring The Minister...

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Apeksha Hospital to receive long awaited PET scanner on Jan. 25

2018-01-03   |   Technology

The long awaited Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner which was purchased by public contribution will be arrive at the Maharagama Apeksha Hospit...

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Gay population in SL now tops 7500

2018-01-03   |   Uncategorized

In a report by the National Venereal Diseases and Prevention of AIDS project it is stated that there are 7500 persons identified as gays in Sri Lanka....

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X'mas greeting card written to mother received by lover

2018-01-03   |   Uncategorized

She was a pretty lady born in Colombo and employed in a Government Institution related to the Tourism industry. A staff officer attached to the office...

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We can’t despair, we can’t abandon things, says Sri Lanka’s R. Sampanthan

2018-01-03   |   Technology

Sri Lanka’s seniormost politician on the government’s record on the political solution to the Tamil issue R. Sampanthan, leader of the Oppositio...

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Massive training program to develop standard of media personnel

2018-01-03   |   Weather

The Ministry of Media and the Department of Government Information are to undertake massive training program to develop professional standard of med...

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Concerns over credibility of Rs. 9 b Malaysian bid for EAP assets

2018-01-03   |   Uncategorized

Concerns have been raised within business circles over the credibility of the Malaysian bidder for several assets of the EAP Group’s ETI subsidiarie...

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Final report of PRECIFAC handed over to President Sirisena

2018-01-03   |   Crime

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Many want to use my likeliness, but only SLPP has a right to do so: MR

2018-01-03   |   Uncategorized

https://youtu.be/vQQZKjYuvqw Rajapaksa says his image rightfully belongs to ‘flower bud’. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that although ma...

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Bills redrafted more than 20 times, Legal Draftsman complains

2018-01-03   |   Technology

The Legal Draftsman’s Department has redrafted Bills, some more than 20 times, as instructing agencies keep on changing policy, the Department has s...

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PCoI Report on Bonds scam Ball in AG’s court AG has to file indictments – Dayasiri

2018-01-03   |   Crime

Co-Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said that all that was left in terms of action to be taken with regard to the Presidential Commissi...

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‘Meethotamulla victims yet to be compensated’

2018-01-03   |   Uncategorized

The public movement against the Meethotamulla Garbage Dump has called for the government to expedite the process of granting compensation to the publi...

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India after Lankan red sanders’ smugglers

2018-01-03   |   Crime

The Crime Investigation Department (CID) in Andhra Pradesh is seeking assistance from the Interpol to extradite the wanted red sanders' smugglers hidi...

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Port City legislation to Parliament in March

2018-01-03   |   Politics

$ 1 b investment for International Financial Centre; Construction to start mid-this year Legislation for the Colombo International Financial City ...

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