Crime Seeduwa Crimes OIC arrested
The Seeduwa Crimes OIC had been arrested yesterday allegedly in the act of accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 and a bottle of wine, from a Katunayake businessman…
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Crime Mahason Balakaya office raided
The Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) had recovered several office equipments and propaganda materials, which were used in propagating hate speech, from a…
Sports Thakur, Pandey fashion India's emphatic win
India 153 for 4 (Pandey 42*, Karthik 39*, Dananjaya 2-19) beat Sri Lanka 152 for 9 (Kusal Mendis 55, Thakur 4-27) by six wickets Scorecard and ball-by-ball…
Technology Lankan women in IT commit to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace
In a bid to bring gender diversity to the forefront, a group of high-profile professionals from some of Sri Lanka's leading technology-driven companies has…
General New Port City’s hidden truth spells danger for future generations
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Law Chandi Malli and wife remanded in assault case
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzBVeuWnJY8 Kaduwela Acting Magistrate Hemantha Wettasinghe on Saturday remanded till March 13 Southern Provnicial Councillor…
Politics Unblocking social media President to decide today
President Maithripala Sirisena will take a decision today on whether to unblock Social Media, official sources from the Presidential Secretariat told…
Technology Age limit raised from 8 to 12
Punishment for offences committed by children Bill gazetted last Friday,Chapter 19 of Penal Code to be amended The age limit of 8 years under which no act of a…
Politics No need to extend 'State of Emergency' after Thursday
The ten-day clamped down on last Tuesday (6) will not be extended from midnight Thursday (15) as the country has fully returned to normal after sporadic…
Security DIGANA VILLAGE: SHREDS OF HUMANITY AMID VIOLENT TRAGEDY
When bonds of humanity and community shone through the terror and despair during the Kandy unrest DIGANA: As news spread about unrest in Teldeniya following…
Politics Eyes wide open on Chinese media invasion in Sri Lanka
While Chinese investments started to pour in from the time Mahinda Rajapaksa became President and got close to China, concerns were raised that China was…
General Stop. Enough. No more
Friday Forum is appalled by the continued violence that has been witnessed in many parts of the country, and especially in the Kandy district, in the last few…
Business Devils’ Force sets Hill Capital alight
The silent tears fall on smouldering embers but it cannot douse the flames of hatred which engulfed the hill station town of Digana that witnessed a bloody…
Business Sri Lanka forex reserves rise to US$7.9bn in Feb 2018
Sri Lanka's forex reserves rose 244.35 million US dollars to 7,914 million US dollars in February 2018 from a month earlier, amid slower credit, though monthly…
Business Govt. should hold reform course: IMF
Projects SL to grow by 4.4%, inflation to hit 5% by 2018-end, food prices to stabilise Warns economy vulnerable to shocks, reform momentum essential Advocates…
Travel Sri Lanka shines at ITB despite Kandy crisis
Destination Sri Lanka was a hot favourite at the world’s leading travel and trade show ITB, which opened in Berlin, Germany last week. The event is the largest…
Technology Multi-communal dialogue among Sri Lankan expats in Saudi to promote harmony
Riyadh: Following the recent violence against Muslims in Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Ambassador in Saudi Arabia, Azmi Thassim, said that a multi-communal dialogue…
Sports Team of 139 for Commonwealth Games 79 athletes, 21 coaches and 19 officials
National Olympic Committee has selected a total of 79 athletes, 21 coaches and 19 officials for the Commonwealth Games 2018 to be held in Gold Coast, Australia…
Sports Nidahas Trophy 2018 Skipper Chandimal ban for two matches Sri Lanka take on India again today
Sri Lanka will be without their skipper Dinesh Chandimal when they take on India once again in the fourth T20 of the Nidahas Trophy to be held at R. Premadasa…
Travel Tourists cancel visits to Kandy
Foreign travellers are calling up Kandy hotels to cancel their holiday plans for bookings already placed with most online visitors opting to stay clear of the…
Law Several Civil Society groups held peaceful protest
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) along with representatives from several Civil Society groups held a peaceful protest starting from the Viharamahadevi Park…
General Normalcy returns to Kandy
Public life in Kandy which had been disrupted over the past couple of days due to ethnic tensions is now returning to normalcy. Businesses which had been shut…
Security Am I the biggest rogue in this country?
Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa in an interview with Ceylon Today said he takes pride in saying that he did everything possible to defeat terrorism…
General Rise above differences
My dear Sri Lankan, It is with a sense of sadness that I am writing to you this week following the events in Kandy that has cost two lives already. While I…