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Sports Scotland ease past Samoa
Scotland revived their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 34-0 victory over Samoa today (30), scoring four tries in a much-improved performance to secure a bonus…
Crime Gota faces court test over nationality
(Colombo) REUTERS: A court in Sri Lanka set up a three-judge panel yesterday to hear a petition challenging the citizenship of presidential nominee Gotabaya…
Sports Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in second ODI in Karachi
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the second day-night international on Monday as Karachi staged its first ODI for 10 years. Pakistan hit 305-7 in their 50…
Politics NPM Presidential Candidate Mahesh Senanayake
Former Army Commander General Mahesh Senanayake was yesterday named as the Presidential Candidate of the National People’s Movement and People’s Forum…
Politics SLFP CC meeting ends without consensus over symbol
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) working committee meeting, which was held this evening, ended with no agreement on the symbol that will be used if they were…
Crime Politicking has begun!
Now that the big poll is close at hand, the political authorities have begun demonstrating their generosity towards the voters. For instance, a high political…
Sports Karachi gears up for first one-day international in 10 years
Security convey escort the vans carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team as they arrive at the National Stadium in Karachi on September 26, 2019. - Karachi hosts a…
Travel Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for first time
A tomb at Madain Saleh, a UNESCO World Heritage site near Saudi Arabia’s northwestern town of al-Ula is tipped to become a popular tourist attraction …
Politics UNF leaders formally agree to contest polls under swan symbol
The leaders of the political parties aligned with the United National Party (UNP) met yesterday with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and officially…
Politics Now both are to contest!
Political maverick Naga who has been grooming himself as an aspirant to top office for several years later entered into an alliance with the other maverick…
Sports Jones hails Ford’s leadership as England thrash USA at Rugby World Cup
England coach Eddie Jones hailed George Ford after the fly-half guided the side to a 45-7 rout of the United States at the Rugby World Cup in Kobe on Thursday.…
Technology Misappropriating Govt: property!
This politico had vacated his official residence when he had to go out of office. However, he had made it a point to take with him several furnishings and…
Sports Wide threat for Canada in huge showdown with Italy
Canada winger Jeff Hassler took a year off professional rugby to drink in life and assess his options, but should prove crucial to his side's chances of…
Business Groom named Thomas Cook has wedding ruined by Thomas Cook collapse
CNN: A groom who shares the same name as the travel operator Thomas Cook has had his wedding plans ruined by the company’s collapse. Cook and his partner,…
Law Human hand – Blazer of Human Civilization
We have already discussed the main lines and the secondary lines in the hand in some detail. There are signs in the hand which are no less important than the…
Security Sri Lanka squad leave for Pakistan despite security concerns
The Sri Lanka team were attacked in Lahore in 2009. Since then most international teams have refused to tour the South Asian country, leaving Pakistan to play…
Business Hemas wins Asia’s Most Socially Responsible Company Award
Shiromi Masakorala, General Manager – Sustainability and Corporate Communications of Hemas Holdings PLC and Executive Director of Hemas Outreach Foundation and…
Politics UNP to nominate Sajith as candidate on conditions
There was general agreement among the seniors of the United National Party (UNP) to nominate Minister Sajith Premadasa as the presidential candidate but on…
Business Important yogas in
Vedic Astrology gives an important place among predictive techniques to yogas or special combinations or configurations of planets in a horoscope. In the…
Security Sri Lanka to go ahead with Pakistan tour following security clearance
Sri Lanka Cricket will go ahead with its tour of Pakistan following security clearance from the defence ministry. “We have the green light from the defence…
Weather First day’s play washed out
Inclement weather was responsible for a complete washout of the opening day of the first Unofficial Test between Sri Lanka ‘A’ and Bangladesh ‘A’ in Katunayake…
Development Western Province economic growth could be accelerated by 10% with MCC grant
The economic growth of the Western Province could be accelerated by 10 percent per annum with the implementation of the advanced traffic management system…
Law Gota, seven others released from Avant Garde case
The Magistrate's Court today discharged the eight accused including Gotabaya Rajapaksa from the Avant Garde floating armoury case filed by the Bribery…
Politics A question mark over holding big poll on time?
A high-up in the election commission is said to have embarked on a plan to scuttle the already Gazetted poll to the Elpitiya local body, they say. He had first…