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NDB secures loan up to $75 m with Commerzbank Germany

National Development Bank (NDB) has successfully negotiated a loan up to $75 million, from Commerzbank Aktikengsellschaft Germany recently. Dubai-based Alpen…

Hansika gets Asian Games boost

Sri Lanka’s boxing ambitions at next month’s Asian Games, received another shot in the arm, with Keshani Hansika winning a bronze medal in the lightweight…

CPC loses Rs. 5.4 b from kerosene sales

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) incurred a loss of Rs. 5.4 billion from the sale of kerosene oil in 2017, the Government told Parliament yesterday, but…

Virtusa’s Kris Canekeratne selected as EY Entrepreneur of The Year® 2018 award winner in New England regional finals

SOUTHBOROUGH, MA – Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS:VRTU), a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT outsourcing services that…

Uncertain future for Galle International Cricket Stadium

The future of Galle International Cricket Stadium as an international venue is in danger. The stadium which is one of Sri Lanka’s luckiest venues faces the…

Feeding alcohol to toddler: Father says it was water in the bottle

The father of the baby, who was seen in a social media video, feeding it with a beer bottle, told court yesterday that it was water that was in the bottle and…

No downsizing of Army - PM

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (18), told Parliament that Army Commander Lieutenant General, Mahesh Senanayake was willing to meet Opposition…

SF rejects media report over underworld connexion

While rejecting media reports that some underworld figures were protected by a Senior Minister, Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka today said those reports…

US still can move resolutions though not being member of UNHRC - Spokesperson

Sri Lanka accountability issues: In spite of quitting the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the US, as an Observer still can co-sponsor…

Glyphosate ban revocation comes under fire

The Joint Opposition (JO) and Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera yesterday (17), demanded that the Government reveal its true stance on the…

ANY MINISTER PROTECTING UNDERWORLD WILL BE PUNISHED - PM

Action will be taken against any minister if found to be protecting underworld leaders, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday. The…

Sri Lanka bags 17 medals at 14th Asian Schools Chess C’ship

The 14th Asian Schools Chess Championship 2018 was concluded at Citrus Hotel, Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka on July 14. The event was held at beautiful beach resort…

ACTION AGAINST 14 OFFICERS - Salawa Army Camp explosion

Disciplinary action is to be taken against 14 Army officers stationed at the Kosgama Salawa Army Camp during the massive explosion and fire which occurred at…

FUEL PRICING FORMULAE, A VITAL COG IN THE WHEEL - ECONOMISTS

Experts say keeping price of fuel below the global market determined level is an implicit subsidy that is reflected in CEYPETCO losses and has to be funded by…

No escape as Chandimal, Coach and Manager receive further sanctions

ICC bans Sri Lankan trio for four ODIs as well The International Cricket Council has suspended Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, Head Coach Chandika…

CC: JO wants Dinesh to replace Sampanthan

Having secured the support of a section of the SLFP parliamentary group loyal to President Maithripala Sirisena, the Joint Opposition intends to step up…

Will increase forest cover to 32%: President

Sustainably manage forests that provide many socio-economic benefits & human needs such as food, energy and shelter – President tells FAO Forestry…

Execute them, says the Archbishop: Hang the lot, says Bodu Bala pope

Inconsistencies on ICC’s part — Lankan trio begs for least possible punishment

Sri Lanka cricket captain Dinesh Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusingha and manager Asanka Gurusinha have blamed match officials of misleading them during the…

Army moves to relocate troops into Jaffna Fort meets stiff resistance

The historic Dutch Fort of Jaffna, recently restored at a cost of Rs 104 million is emerging as a bone of contention, with the military trying to relocate…

France, a World Cup Champion That Stood Above It All in Russia

Only then, once France’s players knew they had emerged triumphant from a World Cup of chaos and abandon, a tournament that defied expectation and prediction,…

FSP Leader asks why the JVP has gone silent on govt rogues it helped to bring to power

Frontline Socialist Party Leader Kumar Gunaratnam told a meeting in Kandy on Saturday (14) that the Sri Lanka-Singapore Agreement was a danger to the country.…

Bus fare hike if Govt. failed to meet demands: ACPBA

The All Ceylon Private Bus Association (ACPBA) said that it would go for a bus fare increase if the Government failed to look at their demands favorably.…

Death Sentence: List of 18 submitted to Justice Ministry

A list consisting names of 18 convicts, who were sentenced to death for drug-related crimes, had been submitted to the Justice and Prison Reforms Ministry,…