Politics Sanga rejects speculation on Presidential bid
Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara rejecting all speculation of him contesting the Presidential Election in 2020 insisted that he does not…
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Politics Houses for Ranaviru Real Star finalists
Thirty five members of the Security Forces who were selected to the final round of the Ranaviru Real Star-5th Mission received the ownership of new houses from…
General Female Welikada prisoners protest
Around 25 female inmates of the Welikada Prison had got onto the prison roof and staged a protest yesterday morning against a decision taken by the prison…
Security War-affected women with disabilities cry for recognition
The LTTE cadres were at their doorstep that night, to recruit one member from the family to fight against the on-going military thrust that was progressing…
Politics President assures solution RAILWAY STRIKE CALLED OFF
Railway trade unions called off their strike yesterday (12) following discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena. The President had assured the striking…
Business WHY TAXES ON SMALLER CARS WERE HIKED?
Mega rise in vehicle imports in first five months of 2018 Hard on the heels of the successful slamming of the brakes when tackling the sharp acceleration of…
Politics COPE pulls up CEB over private purchases
Parliamentary corruption watchdog, the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has reprimanded top officials of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) for…
General Mathews, Akila Dananjaya hand South Africa a drubbing
Sri Lanka 299 for 8 (Mathews 97*, Mulder 2-59) beat South Africa 121 (de Kock 54, Akila 6-29) by 178 runs A dominant all-round performance from Sri Lanka took…
Politics A new Development Finance Corporation to be launched soon: Prime Minister
An independent trade adjustment commission also to be set up to address FTA concerns Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe addressing a group of leading…
Security Army to hand over another 922 acres in North and East to owners
The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) will release nearly 922 acres out of the remaining 2600 acres of Army-held land in the North and the East to the rightful owners,…
Business Duty reduction for cars if Sri Lanka's trade balance improves
The government is considering duty reductions for small hybrid cars as well as mid-size sedans after the country’s trade balance and foreign reserves improve…
Security Lanka included in US$ 700 B defence Bill
US President Donald Trump is set to sign a more than US$ 700 billion Defence Bill for the fiscal year 2019 today, giving big increases to the US military to…
Business SLT Group ups 1H profits by 13.5% to Rs. 2.8 b; revenue up 5.5% to Rs. 39.4 b
The Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) Group has continued its growth momentum across all key business areas including Fixed, Mobile, Broadband, Enterprise Solutions,…
Sports Past administrators fear ICC will suspend SLC
Former administrators of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) fears that the country will definitely be suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for its failure…
Politics Sajith, Wimal hit each other below the belt
Housing and Construction Minister Sajith Premadasa and NFF Leader Wimal Weerawansa locked horns in Parliament yesterday forcing the Speaker to expunge their…
Politics PRESIDENT TELLS STRIKERS TO BE HUMANE
Public inconvenienced the most: Settle problems through discussions : Groups which resort to wild cat strikes to win over their rights should also think about…
Politics Govt allocates Rs 1 bn for tea replanting
The Government will offer a Rs. 1 billion tea replanting subsidy this year to increase the area under tea cultivation. The area under tea cultivation is…
Politics Government to provide solar-powered houses to Sri Lankan repatriates
The State government has decided to provide 1,000 solar-powered houses to repatriates from Sri Lanka living in the State. This follows the publication of a…
Technology Sri Lanka's Mihin Lanka repeatedly defaults on state bank loans, bailed out by public
Sri Lanka's Mihin Lanka, a failed budget carrier set up with ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother Gotabhaya as Chairman had been given loans from state-run…
Politics Rs 205 million allocated for compensation of Kandy riots victims
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe informed Parliament yesterday that Rs. 205 million has been allocated as compensation for victims of the communal violence…
Politics WATER TARIFF INCREASE SOON - State Minister
A revision to the water tariff will have to be made shortly, City Planning and Water Supply State Minister Lucky Jayawardena told Parliament yesterday. He said…
Crime CONTEMPT OF COURT ESTABLISHED
The Court of Appeal yesterday found Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Atte Gnanasara Thera guilty on all four charges and sentenced to…
Technology RAILWAY STRIKES AGAIN
Several railway trade unions launched a strike from 3pm yesterday without prior notice against the latest Cabinet decision to suspend the Cabinet paper…
Weather Mangala expresses regrets to train commuters
Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera in a special statement yesterday extended his regrets to the railway commuters, on behalf of the…