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…
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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…
Business Sri Lanka rupee under pressure, hits record low last week
The Sri Lankan rupee hit a record low last week as panicky importers bought U.S. dollars following the defeat of the ruling coalition parties in a local…
Politics Minister requests private hospitals, SJH to Provide free treatment to organ donors
Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne yesterday requested the Managements of Private hospitals and the Sri Jayawardenepura…
Business Sri Lanka, UAE sign MoU on cooperation in labour sector facilitating recruitment of domestic workers
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sri Lanka have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster cooperation in the labour and manpower fields…
Sports Still looking for the right combination in T20s: Mahmudullah
Bangladesh's stand-in Twenty20 skipper, Mahmudullah, said that they have to find the right combinations and approach to excel in the shortest format after…
Sports Mendis stars in thumping win as SL sweep tour
Sri Lanka 210 for 4 (Mendis 70, Gunathilaka 42) beat Bangladesh 135 (Mahmudullah 41, Gunathilaka 2-3, Madushanka 2-23) by 75 runs Sri Lanka ended their…
Health Peradeniya Teaching Hospital creates history
The Peradeniya Teaching Hospital has created history by being the first and only hospital in South Asia to have successfully performed 100 kidney transplants…
Sports We didn't just play as a team, we played as a family: Chandimal
Dinesh Chandimal, the Sri Lankan skipper, believed that his side had begun to gel as a unit, leaving behind their recent disappointments. He also added that…
Politics UNP vows to protect President won’t let JO, own him
The United National Party (UNP) MPs yesterday (18) said that they would protect President Maithripala Sirisena and prevent the Joint Opposition from owning…
Politics UPFA quits National Govt; UNP to form own Govt.
The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has informed President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday night that it would quit the national government, a party…
Technology ‘Rs. 13 b retained from Perpetual Treasuries’
Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy said only monies and investments amounting to Rs. 13 billion have been retained from Perpetual Treasuries.…
Politics UPFA will not support unity govt – Susil Premajayantha
Minister of Science, Technology and Research Susil Premajayantha stated that the majority of the UPFA will not support the continuation of the current unity…
Crime Niece of businessman killed in warehouse collapse suspects foul play
A woman, named Sharida Shabri (40) giving evidence at the inquest into death of businessman Abbas Ghulam Hussein (51) on Wednesday at Grandpass, due to the…
Politics JO meets President ; SLFP meets former President
Party leaders from the Joint Opposition (JO) are now at a meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s Official residence, it is reported.…
Business Dhammika Perera picks up last of world’s 50 Bentley Mulsanne Hallmarks
Dhammika Perera, as the richest business leader in Sri Lanka, has taken delivery of his prized - and perhaps the first in the South and Southeast Asia or the…
Sports Nilani sets new SL record in golden run
Nilani Rathnayake won the Gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9 minutes 55.59 seconds, which was also a new Sri Lanka record, at the 'Road to…
Business COMBANK sets new digital banking record with Rs. 663 b in transactions
A whopping Rs. 662.95 billion was transacted through digital banking channels alone, by customers of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon in 2017. This is the highest…
Business ‘Inflation at moderate level, foreign reserve to be above US$ 7 bn’
First Capital Research (FCR) believes inflation rate to moderate, foreign reserve position to be maintained above US$ 7 billion levels. FCR also expects the…
Politics Seeking dissolution of Parliament TU leaders threaten strikes
Sri Lanka's trade union leaders yesterday (14), threatened to stage crippling countrywide strikes if the Government does not dissolve Parliament immediately…
Crime CID team sent to arrest Udayanga comes back empty handed
UAE blocks teams from recording statements from wanted former diplomat Interpol Red Notice issued but arrest not yet possible CID waiting for AG’s advice to…