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Sports LNP - Kandy building collapse: Bodies of parents recovered
The bodies of parents of the infant child, which was trapped under the debris of the building collapsed on the hotel in Buwelikada, Kandy had been recovered,…
Business LNP - Motorcar registrations plunge in July; commercial vehicles steady
Sri Lanka’s vehicle registrations in August slumped across the board barring a few commercial vehicle categories as protracted controls in place on personal…
Entertainment LNP - Carey, Maxwell lift Australia to dramatic win over England
Scores: Australia 305 for 7 (Maxwell 108, Carey 106) beat England 302 for 7 (Bairstow 112, Billings 57, Woakes 53*) by three wickets Superb centuries…
Politics LNP - Birth Commemoration of Anagarika Dharmapala held under patronage of President
The 156th birth anniversary of Buddhist revivalist and writer Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala was held at the Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Agrashavaka Maha Viharaya in…
Weather LNP - Showery and windy condition expected over the island
Windy condition over the island and the showery condition over the south-western parts is expected to enhance temporary to some extent from 18 to 21 September,…
Business LNP - Sri Lanka ranked 83rd on Economic Freedom of World Index
Sri Lanka has been placed 83 among 162 jurisdictions on the Economic Freedom of the World Index, a position the island nation secured by advancing 15 places…
Politics LNP - Breach of protocol
They had reportedly dwelled on certain provisions of the proposed new Constitutional amendment and their far-reaching impact on this country and theirs. …
Sports LNP - BCB say ’no’ to 14-day quarantine in Sri Lanka
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan said his team will not travel to Sri Lanka for the three-match Test series if the 14-day quarantine rule…
Politics LNP - They are still at loggerheads
A row between a top team member and a purohita at state level has split the government supporters in Siyane Korale into two rival groups, they say. This row is…
Sports LNP - BCB rejects SLC tour conditions
Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has asked Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to review the conditions presented to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the upcoming…
Business LNP - Export earnings strike near US$ 1bn in August
Sri Lanka’s exporters appear to be chugging along vigorously in their respective fields since the coronavirus related restrictions eased, as they generated…
Business LNP - His darkest hour before the dawn
There is a professional who held the highest position in a financial institution during the former regime. In fact, he should get the credit for the billions…
General LNP - Rear Admiral Uthpala new Commandant Volunteer Naval Force
Rear Admiral Sanath Uthpala assumed office as the Commandant Volunteer Naval Force (VNF) at the VNF Headquarters, on 09th September 2020. The incoming…
Technology LNP - Lane law from tomorrow in four main roads in Colombo
A special program to enforce the lane law would be held from tomorrow 6 a.m until 10 a.m on Wednesday (16) in selected roads in the Western Province. Police…
Sports LNP - England come back from the dead to level series
Lightning does strike twice. Because, for a second time on this tour, Australia were let down by the oddity of their middle-order flakiness in the face of…
General LNP - Cattle race to condemn slaughter
A traditional 'Thirikkal' cattle race, an event popular among the Tamil community was held at Vattakachchi in Kilinochchi yesterday to condemn the slaughter of…
Weather Liverpool don’t need to spend like Chelsea, says Klopp
Spending huge amounts of money in the transfer market, like Chelsea have done this summer, does not guarantee success as clubs must do the hard work on the…
Technology LNP - LMF Group eyes to double milk production with completion of Rs.3bn dairy farm
By Nishel Fernando Harry Jayawardena-controlled Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC (LMF) is planning to increase milk production from next year onwards with the…
General LNP - Did the new symbol humble them?
Most Red party cadres are said to be attributing the debacle they suffered at the general polls to switching to the Compass. Many of them are reportedly…
Crime LNP - I have no plan to quit office after two years’: PM
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday that he had no plans whatsoever to retire from office after two years. He told the Daily Mirror that he was…
Crime LNP - Govt. renews call for debt service standstill from multilateral lenders
Sri Lanka’s government renewed calls for suspension of debt service payments from multilateral lending agencies until at least 2021, as such could lift some…
Sports LNP - Yupun Abeykoon shatters 100m record in Germany to be crowned fastest in South Asia
Sri Lanka’s rising sprint star Yupun Abeykoon crowned himself as the fastest in South Asia when he clocked 10.16 seconds in the 100 metres at an International…
Politics LNP - Looting state land
A local politico known to be a buddy of a very high political authority, had reportedly cleared the vegetation of a state-owned 10-acre block of land…
Politics LNP - Govt bound to fulfill election pledges - Minister
Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the election manifesto was clear on the government’s mandate to scrap the 19th Amendment and doing otherwise would…