General Colombo Port gets competitiveness boost.
Collaborate to compete! The terminal operators of Colombo Port yesterday made a bid to improve its efficiency by signing a landmark Memorandum of Understanding…
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Technology Malabe - ‘Sri Lanka’s fastest growing residential & IT hub’
Malabe is a suburb of the greater Colombo area, in the Colombo district, Western Province of Sri Lanka. A predominantly residential area Malabe is now rapidly…
Politics Facebook expresses concern over Sri Lanka ban
Facebook said Wednesday it was responding to Sri Lanka's concerns over incendiary material shared on its platform and hoped internet restrictions imposed…
Politics Japanese –Sri Lankan state leaders agree to strengthen bilateral ties
Japanese Prime minister says that he would work towards provide funds, without loans A new agreement is signed between two countries on conducting Japan-Sri…
Politics Govt will not ban social media – PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (14) said that as the person who introduced Internet to Sri Lanka, neither he nor his Government has any…
Crime Japan extends Rs. 15.6 b for health and medical service improvement project
On the occasion of the President’s visit to Japan, an Exchange of Notes for the Health and Medical Service Improvement Project (Yen Loan) amounting up to…
Crime Killing of Social Commerce in Sri Lanka - FB / Instagram ban in Sri Lanka
Video: Dulith Herath - Chairman and Founder of Kapruka.com The last few days social media ban has been an eye opener for many entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. We…
Technology National schools obtain Rs. 13 mn from students
In 2016, 52 national schools had extracted Rs. 13 million from their students for various maintenance and school events after an Education Ministry circular…
Politics Japan- Sri Lanka Investment Forum under President’s patronage
An Investment Forum was held at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, today (13) under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena to take Sri Lanka- Japan…
Sports Sri Lanka’s first artificial football ground opened in Beddegana
Sri Lanka's first ever artificial football ground was declared open by Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara at the Beddegana National Football Centre recently.…
Politics Measures to lift Social media ban - President
Measures will be taken to lift the temporary ban imposed on several social media including Viber and WhatsApp soon, President Maithripala Sirisena said.…
Crime Seeduwa Crimes OIC arrested
The Seeduwa Crimes OIC had been arrested yesterday allegedly in the act of accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 and a bottle of wine, from a Katunayake businessman…
Crime Mahason Balakaya office raided
The Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) had recovered several office equipments and propaganda materials, which were used in propagating hate speech, from a…
Sports Thakur, Pandey fashion India's emphatic win
India 153 for 4 (Pandey 42*, Karthik 39*, Dananjaya 2-19) beat Sri Lanka 152 for 9 (Kusal Mendis 55, Thakur 4-27) by six wickets Scorecard and ball-by-ball…
Technology Lankan women in IT commit to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace
In a bid to bring gender diversity to the forefront, a group of high-profile professionals from some of Sri Lanka's leading technology-driven companies has…
General New Port City’s hidden truth spells danger for future generations
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Law Chandi Malli and wife remanded in assault case
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzBVeuWnJY8 Kaduwela Acting Magistrate Hemantha Wettasinghe on Saturday remanded till March 13 Southern Provnicial Councillor…
Politics Unblocking social media President to decide today
President Maithripala Sirisena will take a decision today on whether to unblock Social Media, official sources from the Presidential Secretariat told…
Technology Age limit raised from 8 to 12
Punishment for offences committed by children Bill gazetted last Friday,Chapter 19 of Penal Code to be amended The age limit of 8 years under which no act of a…
Politics No need to extend 'State of Emergency' after Thursday
The ten-day clamped down on last Tuesday (6) will not be extended from midnight Thursday (15) as the country has fully returned to normal after sporadic…
Security DIGANA VILLAGE: SHREDS OF HUMANITY AMID VIOLENT TRAGEDY
When bonds of humanity and community shone through the terror and despair during the Kandy unrest DIGANA: As news spread about unrest in Teldeniya following…
Politics Eyes wide open on Chinese media invasion in Sri Lanka
While Chinese investments started to pour in from the time Mahinda Rajapaksa became President and got close to China, concerns were raised that China was…
General Stop. Enough. No more
Friday Forum is appalled by the continued violence that has been witnessed in many parts of the country, and especially in the Kandy district, in the last few…
Business Devils’ Force sets Hill Capital alight
The silent tears fall on smouldering embers but it cannot douse the flames of hatred which engulfed the hill station town of Digana that witnessed a bloody…