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Crime Sri Lanka creates special courts for Rajapakse-era graft
Sri Lanka's parliament Wednesday voted to set up special courts to try multi-billion dollar graft cases under former president Mahinda Rajapakse. The move aims…
Business Teejay Lanka’s Q4 pre-tax profit up 27% to Rs 501.6 million
Teejay Lanka PLC has reported profit before tax of Rs 501.7 million at Group level for the final quarter of 2017-18, to end a challenging year with a…
Technology India remains Sri Lanka’s major trading partner followed by China in 2017
Sri Lanka’s exports surpassed US $1 billion for the fifth time propped up by apparel which topped $5 billion and considerable growth of 42 per cent in seafood,…
Uncategorized PUCSL to decide today
Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union’s (CEBEU) President, Saumya Kumarawadu, the head of Sri Lanka’s most influential professional trade union, said that…
Uncategorized Unemployment records 5-year low
Sri Lanka’s unemployment rate improved to 4.2 per cent in 2017, to record a five year, as the Department of Census and Statistics recorded only 358,507 in…
Uncategorized COLOMBO’S NEW SMART PARKING METERS CREATE A STIR
A few weeks ago, Rashmini de Silva parked her car near the Savoy Theater in Wellawatte. It was a designated parking lot, though there was no attendant in…
Uncategorized Samurdhi should not be distributed as relief among UNPers, SLFPers: JHU
athika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary and Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said today the Samurdhi programme should be used to help the poor to come out…
Entertainment Lester's award stolen by professional thieves
Five persons arrested in connection with the theft of the Golden Peacock Award belonging to late veteran Sri Lankan film maker Dr. Lester James Peries were…
Uncategorized $ 75 m EAP deal struck with $ 35 m initial infusion
The long-awaited and crucial deal on EAP Group, linked to the revival of ETI Finance and Swarnamahal Financial Services, has been struck with an investment…
Uncategorized Govt unable to govern a GN division, let alone country - Mahinda
https://youtu.be/udNe9YSrz68 Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa says that the incumbent government is unable to govern a Grama Niladhari…
Politics Won’t retire in 2020: President
President Maithripala Sirisena today declared that he would not retire from politics in 2020 as he had to complete his mission to serve the people and the…
Uncategorized Won't allow PM to bring Samurdhi Bank under CB
Former social empowerment minister S.B Dissanayake today said he would never allow Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to vest the Samurdhi Bank under the…
Uncategorized Samurdhi Bank to come under CBSL
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday announced that the Samurdhi Community Bank would be brought under purview of the Finance Ministry and the Central…
Travel 'UNP will begin new journey after today'
Minister Harin Fernando says with the May Day celebrations the United National Party will begin a new journey. Speaking during the UNP May Day celebrations at…
Uncategorized UNP will rule for next 20-30 years, promises PM
Samurdhi would be apolitical Will solve fertiliser issue, create more Jobs Party reforms will take place Stable economy, more investments Rule of law will be…
Uncategorized Inflate Rupee Further
Hardly three months after the Yahapalana Government suffered a shock; humiliating defeat at the 10 February Local Government Polls, a prime reason being the…
Sports Lost medal of Dr. Lester James Peiris found inside private bus
https://youtu.be/LXC5x1LCt7o?t=10 Lost “Golden Peacock” medal of late Dr. Lester James Peiris has been found on an overhead rack of a Kollupitiya-Kaduwela 177…
Technology Mahinda comes to Ranil’s rescue once again!
The so called new Cabinet of Ministers, which turned out to be the result of the fourth Cabinet reshuffle since the Yahapalana Government came into power in…
Uncategorized SL win five golds with four records
Sri Lanka won five Gold medals including a clean sweep in the Men’s 400m at the 3rd South Asian Junior Athletics Championship started at Sugathadasa Stadium…
Sports Billions bat for SLC despite cricket being bowled
The national cricket team might have had bad luck in 2017 but the sport’s governing body has recorded healthy financial growth with a massive increase in…
Politics SLC elections to be postponed
Business Harsha says govt. won’t meddle with exchange rate
Crime Laugfs also increases price of gas cylinders
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