Sports SLC axe Samaraweera appoint Lewis as Batting Coach
Batting Coach Tilan Samaraweera has become the second casualty after Sri Lanka’s humiliating 3-0 whitewash at the hands of England as Sri Lanka Cricket did…
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Politics Parties discuss feasibility of holding general election
Discussions are underway among political parties to approve a resolution in Parliament with two-thirds majority calling for its dissolution in case the Supreme…
Politics Butterflies have gone to have their fun!
The Green party had recently organized a special pooja at a famous devalaya in the deep South to seek the intervention of deities for the resolution of the…
Politics Economic crisis: Bandula invites US Ambassador to meet CB Governor
MP Bandula Gunawardana yesterday said the remarks made by US Ambassador Alaina Teplitz in Kandy on Sri Lanka’s economic crisis were erroneous and invited her…
Law Bowling action of Akila Dananjaya found to be illegal
The International Cricket Council yesterday announced that an independent assessment has found the bowling action of Sri Lanka’s off-spinner Akila Dananjaya to…
Technology SriLankan Airlines carbon emissions higher in 2018
ECONOMYNEXT- Efficiency of SriLankan Airlines flights have fallen in 2018, and is contributing more towards carbon emissions, but was ahead of Emirates and…
Politics President to appoint new govt. if P’ment undissolved: SLFP
Nimal Siripala appeals to SC to give decision soon Says only way to move from current crisis Samarasinghe says President will appoint new govt. if Parliament…
Technology Railways launches SMS alerts to prevent elephant collisions
The Department of Railways today introduced an SMS hotline 070-4445454 to inform about locations of elephant herds on railway lines countrywide with the help…
Politics Political crisis stalls opening of development projects!
The ongoing political crisis has come in the way of opening of a series of development projects in the North Central province, they say. Several newly…
Politics Petition in CA on President’s state of mind
A woman named Thakshila Lakmali Jayawardena filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal (CA) today seeking an order directing the IGP to go to the District…
Politics I WILL ABIDE BY SC RULING - PRESIDENT
President Maithripala Sirisena said that he will honourably accept whatever ruling given by the Supreme Court on the petitions filed against the Gazette…
Sports Mendis special potent even in Oman
Six years after former Sri Lanka skipper Duleep Mendis undertook to lift the standard of cricket in Oman, a team predominantly consisting of working…
Entertainment Miss World 2018
Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, holds her crown after winning the Miss World 2018 title in Sanya, Hainan island, China on Saturday. Reuters
Law A Kekille judgment to favour a friend!
A female white collar one who was functioning as the provincial education head was recently transferred out, holding her accountable for a minor offence…
Sports CID-GA team leaves for HK to recover deleted recordings from Namal’s phone
A three-member team of the CID and Government Analyst Department had left for Hong Kong to recover voice recordings, deleted from the Operations Director of…
Technology traight to high post through the back door!
A former purohita of a now-dissolved provincial council has suddenly metamorphosed as a head of a provincial State body responsible for highways, they say.…
Sports Kandy snap CR’s unbeaten streak
Defending champions Kandy Sports Club continued their winning run when they beat CR and FC by 41 points (five goals and two penalties) to 30 points (three…
Entertainment Sarathkumara Premachandra joins Laugfs Terminals as Director/CEO
Further strengthening its leadership team, Laugfs Holdings, the diversified conglomerate announced the appointment of Sarathkumara Premachandra as…
Politics We're opposed to amending 19A: UNP
The UNP said yesterday it was opposed to the proposal made by President Maithripala Sirisena to amend the 19th Amendment to the constitution. UNP MP Ajith P…
Politics Winning brownie points at the expense of subordinates!
A star-sporting khaki high-up in a district South of the city is said to be deploying his subordinates in a diverse extraneous activity designed to win brownie…
Business Asian markets edge higher at end of painful week
HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian investors battled to finish a volatile week with some stability yesterday as they weigh the outlook for China-US trade talks and…
Law UNP to decide on next move after SC verdict
The UNP will decide on its next course of action including the likelihood of a secret ballot to select a candidate for the premiership after the Supreme Court…
Sports Fast bowler Binura Fernando looking for a second life
At a time when Sri Lanka cricket is on the hunt for a genuine left-arm fast bowler, Binura Fernando obviously stands tall above the rest. The 6 foot 6 inch…
Politics Disclose UNP-TNA agreement: Gammanpila
The United National Party (UNP) and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) should reveal any agreement between them which had compelled the TNA to back the UNP,…