Business Tax dodger carries on regardless
A company running a factory has defaulted on tax payments amounting to some Rs.190 million, but the authorities concerned had failed to act either to recover…
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Politics Ranil in Kandy
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing a rally in Kandy today. He also held discussions with Mahanayakas of the Asgiriya and Malwatte chapters during the…
Crime 122 MPs challenge MR in court
As many as 122 Sri Lankan lawmakers on Friday challenged former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the court of appeal, asking on whose authority he occupied the…
Crime Rashid, Stokes send Sri Lanka crumbling after tea
England 336 (Bairstow 110, Stokes 57, Sandakan 5-95) and 3 for 0 (Burns 2*, Jennings 1*) lead Sri Lanka 240 (Karunaratne 83, Dhananjaya 73, Rashid 5-49, Stokes…
Politics Ranil advises MPs not to comment on judicial matters Govt. flays Ranjan over comments on dissolution ruling
UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday asked members of his parliamentary group not to make statements on ongoing court cases. Wickremesinghe,…
Politics New star in political firmament?
There is a fair and lovely one very close to a political heavyweight. In fact, she brought fame to the country by winning a crown at a beauty contest the other…
Crime Rajapaksa administration owes SriLankan Rs.122mn: Officer
A total of Rs.122.3 million is owed to SriLankan by the Presidential Secretariat, the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Commonwealth Games Committee for charted…
Business ‘Moody’s latest rating decision unfounded’
he Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is of the view that the decision by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody's) on November 20, 2018 to downgrade the government of…
Sports Can Sri Lanka avoid whitewash?
Sri Lanka’s Head Coach Chandika Hathurusingha talks with Nishan Peiris (R) during a practice session at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo on November…
Security Beware the Fall Army Worm
Fall Army Worm destroying a plant The Fall Army Worm (FAW) threat looms large in Sri Lanka. The larvae stage of the Fall Armyworm moth (Spodoptera frugiperda),…
Politics Cabinet approves Vote on Account
The Cabinet, which met at the Presidential Secretariat under President Maithripala Sisirsena, today approved a Vote on Account to cover the Government’s…
Sports UNP to hold series of protests and death fast
The United National Front (UNP) and its allies have decided to hold a series of protests and a death fast against what it called an unconstitutional instate of…
Politics Speaker way off mark on parliament costs
The People’s Action for Free and Fair Election (PAFFREL) Executive Director Rohana Hettiarachchi told The Island that a single parliamentary session cost Sri…
Development A bridge too far
Members of the England cricket team celebrate after Angelo Mathews’ dismissal was confirmed by the television umpire during day four of the second Test at the…
Business Sri Lanka's private sector moving ahead despite power stand-off
Dave Group unveils innovative John Deere farming technology in Sri Lanka, at an event held at Colombo Hilton yesterday. (L-R) Vinayak Vasagade Sales Manager ,…
Sports ea came at right time for us on day four - Root
Sri Lanka were being guided into a famous Test win by their former captain Angelo Mathews in the second Test at Pallekele and the hosts went into the tea break…
Development Panasian Power continues ‘success streak’ with 452% growth in PAT during 1H 2018
Panasian Power PLC (PAP.N), one of Sri Lanka’s leading green energy solutions providers, posted a consolidated net profit of Rs. 54 million for the quarter and…
Politics UNP moves to limit public funds to PM
Parliamentarians Ravi Karunanayake, Navin Dissanayake, Chathura Senaratne, Nalaka Kolonne, Hector Appuhamy and Kavinda Jayawardana handing over a copy of the…
Politics Huawei Lanka IT Congress to help improve enterprise digital transformation in Sri Lanka
Malik Shehan Ashraf, Huawei Sri Lanka Senior Manager Enterprise Solutions, EBG & Carrier IT - presents Huawei Enterprise Solutions. Huawei, a…
Sports Spinners lead England to famous series win
England’s spin trio of Jack Leach, Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid teamed up to give their team a famous series win over Sire Lanka at the Pallekele International…
Politics Milinda calls for all-party caretaker govt. for polls
Former Minister and Member of Parliament Milinda Moragoda yesterday in a statement called for an all-party caretaker government to hold elections as a means of…
Politics ambukwella says they are ready to respond positively
ormer State Minister Kaheliya Rambukwella said in Kandy on Saturday (17) that the government was ready to respond positively if the UNP-JVP-TNA presented a…
Politics Forcibly removing me is no easy task – Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says that forcibly or unlawfully removing him from the Premiership will not be an easy task. He stated this during an event…
Sports When will SLC start investing on 'A' team cricket?
Some of the young players that England have brought to Sri Lanka for the ongoing bilateral series have had an impact on the tour. The likes of Sam Curran, Ben…