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Weather Sri Lanka sign China deal to train athletes
China will help train Sri Lankan athletes for international meets following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the heads of the two…
Technology On The Slow Track: Railways Lag Behind
Picture a ride on what is considered one of the world’s most beautiful train journeys, which takes you through a variety of landscapes: eucalyptus and pine…
Politics Professionals and academics back Gota
A collective of academics and professionals today backed ‘Viyath Maga’ organization headed by former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, with the objective…
Politics Nepal PM pledges to President to take forward Nepal-Sri Lanka relations closer & stronger
Leaders of Sri Lanka and Nepal agreed to work in mutual cooperation for the benefit of the people in both countries while building close and strong relations…
Crime Decks cleared for arrest of Sri Lanka’s top military chief
Arrangements are in place for the long-awaited arrest of Sri Lanka’s senior-most military officer in connection with an extortion racket and the horrific…
Politics 2D Seismic Survey for oil and gas exploration begins
The Chinese-based Seismic Vessel BGP Pioneer has arrived at Colombo Port to conduct a Modern Broadband 2D seismic survey for hydrocarbon exploration in the…
Weather SL to participate International Tsunami exercise on 5th
A special tsunami drill scheduled to be held on Wednesday (5) in Ampara, Mullaitivu and Galle districts inline with the International Tsunami exercise…
Politics TT wedding, proof of misuse of public funds – JVP
Using Temple Trees for Health Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne’s son MP Chatura’s wedding ceremony was proof that the rulers of the country were using people’s…
Sports Malinga, Dilruwan recall for Asia Cup
Fast bowler Lasith Malinga and off-spinner Dilruwan Perera have been included in the 16-man squad for the Asia Cup in Dubai this month. The 35-year-old…
Politics Sampanthan seeks meeting with Wiggy
Amidst speculations about a possible split of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), its leader R. Sampanthan has sought an immediate meeting with Northern…
Crime Kandy Riots 2018: Were Police biased or not? – Kodagoda
The Sinhala-Muslim riots that occurred in 1915 had been repeated 103 years later and consideration needs to be given to whether the Police acted as…
Technology Scrapping Airbus deal: Cabinet kept in the dark
The Cabinet of Ministers had not been informed of the decision to cancel four Airbus A350-900 leases in 2016, Secretary to the Cabinet of Ministers, Sumith…
Politics ‘BIMSTEC must establish rules-based system’
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake says the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation should work to…
Politics SLFP govt. by next Sinhala-Hindu New Year: Dilan
Badulla District Parliamentarians, Dilan Perera said today that the 15 SLFP group of rebels are determined to form an SLFP government with other progressive…
Politics President appeals to BIMSTEC leaders to take collective steps against drug menace
President Maithripala Sirisena called upon the leaders of the states in the Bay of Bengal Region to take collective steps against drug menace narcotics…
Business Family stealing from supermarket caught on CCTV
https://youtu.be/CHX6hH6YGdQ?t=5 A family has been caught on CCTV camera when were stealing from a supermarket in Parakaduwa-Eheliyagoda area. A family of…
Business Over Rs. 5.5 b losses incurred by Mahapola Trust Fund
The two fund management companies set up to handle Mahapola Higher Education Trust Fund are to be liquidated after incurring losses of over Rs. 2.5 billion…
Education Schools are dying fast
433 of them have not received a single application for Grade One admission Over 1100 schools have received fewer than five applications each for Grade One…
Technology Convicted Gnanasara Thera to appeal: CA to consider application on Friday
The Court of Appeal today deferred for Friday (31) to consider for granting of permission to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the conviction and the…
Crime SLC anti-corruption unit arrests two Indians
On match-fixing suspicion: Sri Lankan cricket’s anti-corruption unit detained two Indian spectators on suspicion of match-fixing during a domestic Twenty20…
Business Crypto-currency a serious threat to CBSL: Former Deputy Governor
The proliferation of crypto-currencies poses a serious threat to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), warned former CBSL Deputy Governor W. A. Wijewardena,…
Sports SLC strengthens anti - corruption measures at SLC T20 League 2018
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has taken steps to strengthen anti-corruption measures at the venues where the SLC T20 League 2018 is being played and the hotels, in…
Politics No discrimination in development of country – President
President Maithripala Sirisena says there is no differentiation or discrimination in the development of the country and the responsibility of delivering…
Politics Indian Ocean is the ‘Ocean of the Future’ – PM
https://youtu.be/I6ccEmhuOwE?t=5 World community can gain immense benefits by working in harmony and throwing off hostility and remonstrance, instead of…