Security Watery grave for 8 bulletproof vehicles and LTTE vessel
The Navy today dumped in mid-sea the eight bulletproof vehicles earlier used by former presidents and a vessel seized from the LTTE. Navy's Acting Media…
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Crime Crimes have increased due to govt’s incapability – Gotabaya
https://youtu.be/3zaDFxOrUhA Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa today charged that crimes have increased in the country due to the incapability of the…
Technology Ranjit Fernando to head SriLankan Airlines?
Former banker Ranjit Fernando, a close associate of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, is tipped to be appointed as the new Chairman of the ailing national…
Technology ‘Koombiyo’ has won two awards at the Raigama Tele’es
‘Koombiyo’ has won two awards at the Raigama Tele’es awards ceremony.It won the award for the most popular tele drama, while Thumindu Dodantenne, who plays its…
Business NEW TAX SYSTEM TO CHANGE INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
Experts commend efforts to simplify and rationalize system Carves a clear strategic direction Broad-bases the tax payer under-structure The new Inland Revenue…
Health Corrupt doctors and officials protect Duminda
Corrupt doctors and officials at the Welikada Prison and prison hospital have allegedly received bribes to keep convicted criminal Duminda Silva at the prison…
Politics Hakeem warns of divorce ‘Difficult to continue political marriage with UNP’
With Joint Opposition members being busy, mustering support from all parties to win the no-confidence motion moved against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe,…
Technology GANEMULLA SCHOOLGIRL FACES HIV STIGMA AGAIN
The ten-year-old refuses to go to school citing harassment by the school authorities again, after the Human Rights Commission and politicians stepped in to…
Politics ONLY SIMPLE MAJORITY IN THE CHAMBER NEEDED TO OUST RANIL
JVP Propaganda Secretary and Gampaha District MP Vijitha Herath said yesterday that all Parliament needs is a simple majority of MPs in the Chamber on the date…
General Shang Properties, UDA sign 99-year land lease deal worth over Rs. 12.8 b
Venture to set up mixed-use development on six-acre site in Sir James Peiris Mawatha Colombo 2 Shang Properties Ltd., a joint venture of Kerry Properties Ltd.…
Technology Vidanage aiming for at least four golds in weightlifting
On April 4, Chinthana Geethal Vidanage–the overall team captain will lead a squad of 80 athletes across 11 disciplines at the Carrara stadium in Gold Coast,…
Politics A bid to weaken CJ alleged
Judicature Amendment Bill: A consensus between those who had challenged the Judicature Amendment Bill in the Supreme Court and the government could have been…
General Protecting children from sexual predators
Finding out one’s child is a victim of sexual child abuse is a parent’s horrific nightmare. And finding out the sexual perpetrator is someone known by the…
Crime Self-Driving Cars
There are always some casualties when a new form of transportation comes along. In 1830, at the official opening of the world’s first railway, the Liverpool…
Sports SriLankan Airlines scores a hat-trick at Golden City Gate Awards 2018
SriLankan Airlines, the National Carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, reaffirming the global appeal and innovativeness of its marketing…
Politics President abolishes PM-led Economic Committee
The Cabinet of Ministers last week approved the Cabinet Paper on the abolition of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Management (CCEM) under Prime Minister (PM)…
Politics A 500 Day Plan For Yahapālanaya
Corruption: Minnows and Sharks The government’s anti-corruption credibility is dented. Regaining trust requires prosecuting one’s own. Prosecuting a couple of…
Politics Facebook's Zuckerberg 'sorry' over Cambridge Analytica 'breach'
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network "made mistakes" that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a…
Crime Ministry Rental Scam Costs Millions To State Coffers
Startling revelations have now emerged of how the Chief Accounting Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture deliberately disregarded the directives of the…
Business Capital market worried over stalemate at SEC
Chairman and Commissioners re-appointed for 6 months but SEC Act specifies appointments must be for full 3-year term Confusion leads to Commission members…
Politics Arjuna shuts down fuel pricing formula
Minister points out decision has to be made by Govt. Insists intention is to minimise losses incurred by CPC Personally opposes introducing pricing formula for…
Technology Harsha de Silva summons Monetary Board
The financial crisis-hit Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (Private) Limited (ICTA) is attempting to transfer its abandoned National…
Business Sri Lanka national inflation slows to 3.2-pct in February
Inflation in Sri Lanka, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) slowed to 3.2 percent in February 2018 from 5.4 percent in January, on a…
Crime From Night Watchmen To Guardians Of The City: The Evolution Of Sri Lanka Police
In 1805, police functions expanded from the maintenance of law and order to include the detection and prevention of crime. The rank of Police Constable was…