Politics LNP - Caught red-handed!
The main character of this story is a white-collar high-up handling account in a state-run establishment dealing with pharmaceuticals. He had made it a…
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Sports LNP - LPL rocked by corruption scandal
A former Sri Lanka cricketer is under probe after his alleged attempt to entice a player into corrupt practice in the inaugural Lanka Premier League tournament…
Politics LNP - Foreign force behind Easter Sunday attacks – Sirisena
A powerful foreign country or an agency was behind the Easter Sunday bombings and the National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) leader Zaharan Hashim, former President…
Technology LNP - Now the mountain comes to Mohammed!
This prominent politico involved in a court case had been released on condition that he should mark his presence at a station responsible for maintaining law…
Politics LNP - President to inaugurate CCC Sri Lanka Economic Summit
Sri Lanka’s foremost economic summit will be inaugurated by Chief Guest Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on…
Sports LNP - Dambulla Viikings gear up to conquer
While a captain is to be officially named this team is not short on leadership; in Dasun Shanaka, Upul Tharanga and Ireland international Paul Stirling,…
Crime LNP - PSC action could cripple health services, warns GMOA Secretary
There were vacancies for 89 specialist doctors in government teaching hospitals due to certain actions taken by the Public Service Commission (PSC), the…
Business LNP - HIP helps ease congestion at Colombo Port
The military cargo containers exported by a South African company were transshipped via HIP, to Pakistan and Abu Dhabi. The discharging vessel ‘MCP Graz’ was…
Sports LNP - Steyn to play LPL, but could miss early games
Lanka Premier League received a shot in the arm after it was confirmed that pace sensation Dale Steyn will be arriving in the island shortly and will turn out…
Politics LNP - Political clout comes to his rescue!
A punishment transfer a three-star khaki high-up got on being served with a charge sheet with no less than 25 counts, has now been cancelled following the…
Politics LNP - Easter Sunday probe: CB not informed of Rs 4 bn Hizbullah et al received from overseas
Two current accounts, operated by former Eastern Province Governor M. L. A. M. Hizbullah and others at the Bank of Ceylon (BoC) branch at Kollupitiya, had…
Technology LNP - Queuing up to obtain divine blessings!
ome prominent politicos in the country are said be seen these days lining up at the ‘shrine’ of a ‘deva-maani’ (sorceress) at a historic ‘thalawa’ area in…
Business LNP - CSE welcomes Budget 2021 directed at developing the capital market
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) welcomes the progressive capital market related proposals presented to parliament by Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at the…
Sports LNP - Wallabies vs Pumas – Stalemate!
This match was played in Newcastle, Sydney, between two teams who are getting a reputation for playing rough and tumble rugby rather than the silky-smooth…
Business LNP - New private sector retirement age: Question mark over mandatory or voluntary status
reasury Secretary S.R. Attygalle yesterday (22) said that the implementation of the 2021 budget proposal to increase the retirement age of private sector…
Politics LNP - Offer is too tantalizing to reject?
A political bigwig had the other day received an SMS message from a very high place, they say. The message reportedly carried an invitation to accept some high…
Sports LNP - 2002 world medals that Sugath and Rohan never received
It was a time when Sri Lanka had in possession some of Asia’s best sprinters. Sri Lanka was so strong in the men’s 400 metres from mid 90s to early 2000s, when…
General LNP - Kia’s 2020 Sorento beats Aston Martin & BMW
Kia’s all-new 2020 Sorento, as yet unseen on Sri Lanka’s roads, has won the illustrious German automobile prize ‘Das Goldene Lenkrad’ or the ‘Golden Steering…
Security LNP - US Navy Secretary talks of placing new fleet near Indian, Pacific Oceans
Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, November 18: A senior US official has called for the setting up of a new fleet closer to the “crossroads” of the Indian…
Business LNP - Five-year income tax exemptions for agriculture, livestock, and fisheries sectors
* Special Tax Appeals Court to resolve tax issues expeditiously * Rs 500,000 start-up capital loan with 5-year grace period for entrepreneurs * A sports…
Development LNP - Softlogic Holdings’ topline records 9 per cent growth for 2QFY21
Extracts from Softlogic Holdings plc’s interim financial statements for the six months ended September 30, 2020 For a consumer-driven conglomerate impacted by…
Sports LNP - My11Circle comes on board as title sponsor of LPL
A galaxy of global stars which includes Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews will be taking part in the 15-day extravaganza. In a major boost to the inaugural…
Business LNP - DFCC Bank offers customers a seamless digital experience in banking
DFCC Bank, one of the fastest growing commercial banks in Sri Lanka, continues to reaffirm their promise to customers of being the bank for everyone by…
Crime LNP - Tried to up the price!
On the day the vote on the 20A was taken, some Diyawanna members behaved like children, they say. A government national list member, a first timer by the way,…