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Sports Sri Lanka creates history, becomes first Asian team to win a series in South Africa
Oshada Fernando and Kusal Mendis propelled Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over South Africa on the third day of the second Test at St George's Park on…
Crime Largest ever heroin haul worth Rs. 3.5 billion seized
A mammoth heroin haul weighing 294.4 kilogrammes valued at more than Rs. 3,533 million, the largest heroin detection ever made in Sri Lanka, was seized by the…
Education A chat with father’s critic !
The sons of the former strongman along with several buddies visited the book fair in the city the other day. The first stall the Diyawanna son was to visit was…
Crime Rathgama businessmen killed, bodies burnt: police
The two businessmen who were reported to have gone missing from Boossa in Rathgama have been killed at Akmeemana and their bodies burnt at the…
Crime Will reveal names of eight politicians’ sons who use drugs: Ranjan
I will reveal eight names of sons of prominent politicians who were involved in drug smuggling and used drugs, State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake said yesterday.…
Crime Price of their ‘ayes’ was a holiday abroad!
A provincial chief had managed to get the council’s annual budget passed thanks to the support he got from a group of Opposition members promising them an…
General Sri Lanka dominate, Proteas batting woes continue in PE
The Proteas produced an uncanny replica of their first innings batting effort in the first Test match against Sri Lanka at Kingsmead when the second Test match…
Business SL told to negotiate more realistic budget deficit target with IMF
From left: Standard Chartered ASEAN and South Asia FX Research Head Divya Devesh, South Asia Economist Sourav Anand and Global Chief Economist David Mann Pic…
Politics Delay in PC polls: EC says Legislature, SC should address concerns
It is up to the Legislature and the Supreme Court (SC) to sort out the imbroglio over the delay in conducting Provincial Council (PC) polls, Elections…
Technology UNPers wage ‘war’ against Ranjan
UNP Parliamentarians had reportedly waged ‘war’ against their colleague, State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake, during the UNP Parliamentary group meeting held at…
General Winning good will and incurring ill-will!
A senior top team member has lately stopped inviting his deputy to the Ministry functions or conferences. As a result, the deputy has become conspicuous…
Sports Martis suspended pending inquiry
St. Peter's College and Havelock Sports Club Head Coach Sanath Martis has been 'suspended pending inquiry from all forms of rugby,' Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) said…
Business Softlogic 3Q hit by weak retail sales, currency depreciation and import restrictions
Softlogic Holdings PLC recorded a net loss of Rs. 346.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 (3Q19) from a profit of Rs.77 million in the year…
Politics Parliament to get sophisticated elevators
Steps have been taken to replace elevators in parliament with sophisticated ones following the recommendations of the committee appointed to look into the…
Development Dialog invests Rs. 30.6 bn for broadband infrastructure
D ialog Axiata PLC has recorded a consolidated revenue of Rs 109.2 billion, demonstrating a growth of 16% Year-to-Date (YTD) for the year ended December 31,…
Politics SLPP has to link with SLFP to win Presidential polls
The SLPP has to enter into an agreement with the SLFP to win the next Presidential Election, Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila said at a media conference on…
Sports Spin bowling coach Piyal Wijetunge drops a bombshell
S ri Lanka’s spin bowling coach Piyal Wijetunge dropped a bombshell when he said that they had brought it to the notice of the national cricket selectors in…
Politics He’s not aware of what goes right under his nose!
This story is about the doings of a former local politico who is now functioning as the coordinating secretary of a high political authority. The man, a thick…
Politics President and MR at Gangaramaya Temple
President Maithripala Sirisena and Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa kept the sacred casket on top of the elephant at the inauguration of Gangaramaya Temple,…
Technology New DG appointed to Public Enterprise Department
Thilaka Jayasundara yesterday assumed duties as Director General of the Public Enterprises Department. Jayasundara has previously served as Additional…
Sports Defenders regain DCL football title
Defenders FC emerged champions of the Dialog Champions League (DCL) Football Tournament when they defeated Blue Star SC 3-1 in the final encounter worked off…
General The one for the road went awry!
A rush bid by a powerful provincial politico of a council which is at the fag-end of its term to award several tenders to a select few was thwarted by a…
Crime Gangaramaya Navam Perahera parades streets
The 41st annual Navam Maha Perahera of the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo paraded the streets this evening after Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe…
Business KKS port area to be made vibrant economic hub: PM
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and Ports Development Minister Sagala Ratnayaka taking a look at the development plan Pic by Pradeep Pathirena …