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Apeksha Hospital to receive long awaited PET scanner on Jan. 25 Technology

Apeksha Hospital to receive long awaited PET scanner on Jan. 25

The long awaited Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner which was purchased by public contribution will be arrive at the Maharagama Apeksha Hospital on…

03 Jan 2018
Gay population in SL now tops 7500 Uncategorized

Gay population in SL now tops 7500

In a report by the National Venereal Diseases and Prevention of AIDS project it is stated that there are 7500 persons identified as gays in Sri Lanka. Blood…

03 Jan 2018
X'mas greeting card written to mother received by lover Uncategorized

X'mas greeting card written to mother received by lover

She was a pretty lady born in Colombo and employed in a Government Institution related to the Tourism industry. A staff officer attached to the office was…

03 Jan 2018
We can’t despair, we can’t abandon things, says Sri Lanka’s R. Sampanthan Technology

We can’t despair, we can’t abandon things, says Sri Lanka’s R. Sampanthan

Sri Lanka’s seniormost politician on the government’s record on the political solution to the Tamil issue R. Sampanthan, leader of the Opposition in Sri…

03 Jan 2018
Massive training program to develop standard of media personnel Weather

Massive training program to develop standard of media personnel

The Ministry of Media and the Department of Government Information are to undertake massive training program to develop professional standard of media…

03 Jan 2018
Concerns over credibility of Rs. 9 b Malaysian bid for EAP assets Uncategorized

Concerns over credibility of Rs. 9 b Malaysian bid for EAP assets

Concerns have been raised within business circles over the credibility of the Malaysian bidder for several assets of the EAP Group’s ETI subsidiaries. It is…

03 Jan 2018
Final report of PRECIFAC handed over to President Sirisena Crime

Final report of PRECIFAC handed over to President Sirisena

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03 Jan 2018
Many want to use my likeliness, but only SLPP has a right to do so: MR Uncategorized

Many want to use my likeliness, but only SLPP has a right to do so: MR

https://youtu.be/vQQZKjYuvqw Rajapaksa says his image rightfully belongs to ‘flower bud’. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that although many are in…

03 Jan 2018
Bills redrafted more than 20 times, Legal Draftsman complains Technology

Bills redrafted more than 20 times, Legal Draftsman complains

The Legal Draftsman’s Department has redrafted Bills, some more than 20 times, as instructing agencies keep on changing policy, the Department has said in a…

03 Jan 2018
PCoI Report on Bonds scam Ball in AG’s court AG has to file indictments – Dayasiri Crime

PCoI Report on Bonds scam Ball in AG’s court AG has to file indictments – Dayasiri

Co-Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said that all that was left in terms of action to be taken with regard to the Presidential Commission of…

03 Jan 2018
‘Meethotamulla victims yet to be compensated’ Uncategorized

‘Meethotamulla victims yet to be compensated’

The public movement against the Meethotamulla Garbage Dump has called for the government to expedite the process of granting compensation to the public…

03 Jan 2018
India after Lankan red sanders’ smugglers Crime

India after Lankan red sanders’ smugglers

The Crime Investigation Department (CID) in Andhra Pradesh is seeking assistance from the Interpol to extradite the wanted red sanders' smugglers hiding in…

03 Jan 2018
Port City legislation to Parliament in March Politics

Port City legislation to Parliament in March

$ 1 b investment for International Financial Centre; Construction to start mid-this year Legislation for the Colombo International Financial City is expected…

03 Jan 2018
Suwa Seriya second phase begins Uncategorized

Suwa Seriya second phase begins

The second phase of the Suwa Seriya ambulance service set up with the assistance of India will begin today with a ceremony at Temple Trees. Deputy Minister…

02 Jan 2018
Sagala on MR: “A man like him would never think twice about betraying country” Crime

Sagala on MR: “A man like him would never think twice about betraying country”

Hitting out strongly against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his allies, Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayaka said Rajapaksa was a man who had no…

02 Jan 2018
TRC raids illegal FM radio station at Deraniyagala Crime

TRC raids illegal FM radio station at Deraniyagala

An illegal FM radio station broadcasting from Deraniyagala was raided Sunday by Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) personnel. TRC spokesman Kapila…

02 Jan 2018
JVP to request Prez. Sec. for copy of PCoI report Crime

JVP to request Prez. Sec. for copy of PCoI report

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today it would request the Presidential Secretariat for a copy of the PCoI report on the Central Bank bond scam under…

02 Jan 2018
New Year violence decreases Uncategorized

New Year violence decreases

A significant decrease in violence was reported at the dawn of the new year when compared to the number of violent incidents reported last year, National…

02 Jan 2018
President to make a special statement on bond scandal Politics

President to make a special statement on bond scandal

President Maithripala Sirisena will make a special statement to the media on the report on the Central Bank bond issue and the recommendations made by the…

02 Jan 2018
EAP’s financial arms may be managed by Bank of Ceylon Business

EAP’s financial arms may be managed by Bank of Ceylon

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has asked the Bank of Ceylon (BOC) to be the managing agent for the financial arms of the EAP Group–Edirisinghe Trust…

01 Jan 2018
Dulith Herath net worth Uncategorized

Dulith Herath net worth

It's estimated that this individual's net worth is between 180 to 200 million US$s as of 2016 December There are 3 main enterprises owned and operated by this…

05 Aug 2017