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Politics President to appoint new govt. if P’ment undissolved: SLFP
Nimal Siripala appeals to SC to give decision soon Says only way to move from current crisis Samarasinghe says President will appoint new govt. if Parliament…
Technology Railways launches SMS alerts to prevent elephant collisions
The Department of Railways today introduced an SMS hotline 070-4445454 to inform about locations of elephant herds on railway lines countrywide with the help…
Politics Political crisis stalls opening of development projects!
The ongoing political crisis has come in the way of opening of a series of development projects in the North Central province, they say. Several newly…
Politics Petition in CA on President’s state of mind
A woman named Thakshila Lakmali Jayawardena filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal (CA) today seeking an order directing the IGP to go to the District…
Politics I WILL ABIDE BY SC RULING - PRESIDENT
President Maithripala Sirisena said that he will honourably accept whatever ruling given by the Supreme Court on the petitions filed against the Gazette…
Sports Mendis special potent even in Oman
Six years after former Sri Lanka skipper Duleep Mendis undertook to lift the standard of cricket in Oman, a team predominantly consisting of working…
Entertainment Miss World 2018
Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, holds her crown after winning the Miss World 2018 title in Sanya, Hainan island, China on Saturday. Reuters
Law A Kekille judgment to favour a friend!
A female white collar one who was functioning as the provincial education head was recently transferred out, holding her accountable for a minor offence…
Sports CID-GA team leaves for HK to recover deleted recordings from Namal’s phone
A three-member team of the CID and Government Analyst Department had left for Hong Kong to recover voice recordings, deleted from the Operations Director of…
Technology traight to high post through the back door!
A former purohita of a now-dissolved provincial council has suddenly metamorphosed as a head of a provincial State body responsible for highways, they say.…
Sports Kandy snap CR’s unbeaten streak
Defending champions Kandy Sports Club continued their winning run when they beat CR and FC by 41 points (five goals and two penalties) to 30 points (three…
Entertainment Sarathkumara Premachandra joins Laugfs Terminals as Director/CEO
Further strengthening its leadership team, Laugfs Holdings, the diversified conglomerate announced the appointment of Sarathkumara Premachandra as…
Politics We're opposed to amending 19A: UNP
The UNP said yesterday it was opposed to the proposal made by President Maithripala Sirisena to amend the 19th Amendment to the constitution. UNP MP Ajith P…
Politics Winning brownie points at the expense of subordinates!
A star-sporting khaki high-up in a district South of the city is said to be deploying his subordinates in a diverse extraneous activity designed to win brownie…
Business Asian markets edge higher at end of painful week
HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian investors battled to finish a volatile week with some stability yesterday as they weigh the outlook for China-US trade talks and…
Law UNP to decide on next move after SC verdict
The UNP will decide on its next course of action including the likelihood of a secret ballot to select a candidate for the premiership after the Supreme Court…
Sports Fast bowler Binura Fernando looking for a second life
At a time when Sri Lanka cricket is on the hunt for a genuine left-arm fast bowler, Binura Fernando obviously stands tall above the rest. The 6 foot 6 inch…
Politics Disclose UNP-TNA agreement: Gammanpila
The United National Party (UNP) and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) should reveal any agreement between them which had compelled the TNA to back the UNP,…
Politics Set to move from the wings to the centre stage!
A businessman sibling of a very powerful authority is planning to enter national politics with a big bang. He has already picked an upcountry electorate as his…
Politics Ranil stresses need to establish new Parliament
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday stressed the need to establish a new Parliament, scrapping the Executive Presidency through a referendum. Mr.…
Politics Concessions hampered due to stay order: Bandula
A number of cabinet papers were to be presented yesterday (4) in order to provide concessions to the public but the process got hampered due to the stay order…
Weather A shift from brains to brawn?
November 16 that witnessed the Speaker’s chair being carried away and desecrated has already gone into history as a day of infamy and horror of the country’s…
Technology Sri Lanka set to launch global tea promotional campaign in Russia in February
Sri Lanka will launch the much-awaited Rs.4.5 billion global tea promotion in Russia next February, followed by Japan, China and Ukraine, the Sri Lanka Tea…
Politics Instability will end in a week: President
While claiming that the decision taken on October 26 was correct, President Maithripala Sirisena today said he would resolve the political instability in the…