Development MORAGAHAKANDA-KALUGANGA PROJECT: DRINKING WATER FOR NORTHERN PEOPLE
Moragahakanda reservoir will transfer the much needed water for agriculture and drinking water purposes to the dry zone areas of the North Central and Northern…
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Politics World’s first woman Prime Minister
History is full of examples of the disastrous consequences that came upon such nations that changed their constitutions by giving one man too much power -…
Business Remove apparel quota to India - Exporters
Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association Chairman Felix Fernando requested the Indian government to either improve the existing apparel quota system to a…
Business Sri Lanka national inflation slows to 5.4-pct in January
Inflation in Sri Lanka, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) slowed to 5.4 per cent in January 2018 from 7.3 per cent in December 2017, on a…
Sports Susanthika backs Rohan’s team
Susanthika Jayasinghe, the only living Olympic medallist of the country, came forward to voice her support for the team led by Rohan Fernando, who is…
Sports Chandimal has more hurdles to clear
When Australian cricket was down following the Kerry Packer World Series Cricket (WSC) in the early seventies, they were not the same side what used to be. For…
General Janaka sets Guinness World Record
Janaka Kanchana Mudannayake, a resident of Hanguranketha Kithulpe, yesterday set a Guinness World Record by bending twenty two steel rods of 12 mm within 48…
Technology Deadline to apply for 2018 A/L Exam on Friday
The Ministry of Education says the timeframe to submit applications to sit for the 2018 GCE Advanced Level Examination ends on Friday. Accordingly school…
Technology Qualified SAITM students to KDU
The Government has decided to enrol the students attached to the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine in Malabe to the Sir John Kotelawala Defence…
Security Diyatalawa Explosion- Grenade belonged to soldier
Sri Lanka Police says information has been revealed that the grenade which caused the explosion in a bus in Diyatalawa was in the luggage of a soldier. Police…
Politics Diyatalawa explosion caused by grenade
Initial investigations have revealed the sudden explosion in the bus travelling from Bandarawela to Diyatalawa reported this morning was due to a grenade…
Sports Dilruwan — living his father’s dream
When his father met with a tragic death at a dinner organized to mark Panadura Sports Club’s promotion to division I, Dilruwan Perera, then a 15-year-old…
Crime One injured in shooting at Cotta Road
https://youtu.be/Bdvd-5tMf88?t=14 One person has been injured and hospitalised following a shooting incident near the railway crossing on Cotta Road in…
Entertainment DFCC BANK RECORDS IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE IN 2017
DFCC Bank continued to demonstrate positive momentum across businesses in 2017 as a rapidly growing commercial bank completing its second year after the…
General Mendis was used as opener for tactical reasons – Samaraweera
Sri Lanka’s Batting Coach Tilan Samaraweera shedding light into the decision to open the batting with young Kusal Mendis during the just concluded tour of…
Business SL bidder for EAP Group chastises CBSL Over negotiation process
A Sri Lankan bidder, for the failing EAP Group, has complained, to the Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, that the bidding process to…
Politics First draft of National Sustainability Dialogue presented to President
The first draft of National Sustainability Dialogue was presented to President Maithripala Sirisena today (Feb 20) at the Presidential secretariat. The…
Business CBSL opposes govt. move to set up hybrid company
Controversial National Payment Platform revived: Many an eyebrow has been raised by a government move to set up a hybrid company as part of the controversial…
Business Seylan Group ups after tax profit by 24% to Rs. 5 b
In the backdrop of challenging external environment, Seylan Group has reported a resilient performance by recording a profit after tax of Rs. 5.004 billion for…
Sports Victorious SL cricketers return
Jubilant Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal praised solidarity and teamwork of his teammates which earned them the much needed series victory in Bangladesh…
Technology BOC appoints new GM/CEO
The Board of Directors of the Bank of Ceylon (BOC) appointed Deputy General Manager (Sales and Channel Management), K. B. S. Bandara as General Manager/Chief…
Business $ 60 m EAP Group sale to UK Lyca Group today?
The sale of EAP Group assets for $ 60 million is speculated to be concluded today, with foreign investors having arrived yesterday, Daily FT learns. The…
Law ‘Architect 2018’ to showcase creative work of SL architects
Exhibition to be held at BMICH February 22-25 Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) established in 1957 holds ‘A18 (ARCHITECT 2018)’ the pre-eminent and…
Politics Sampanthan slams Rajapaksa for Tamil Eelam remarks
Emphasises that contrary to what the former President claims, his party seeks solution within the framework of ‘a single, undivided country’ Leader of…