General LNP - Pope, Buttler keep WI at bay with century stand
Half centuries from opener Rory Burns, Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler helped England reach a modest 258 for four in their first innings on the opening day of the…
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Health NLP - Twins highlight world’s largest Asian elephant gathering in Sri Lanka
MINNERIYA NATIONAL PARK, Sri Lanka — Playful elephant calves in Sri Lanka’s Minneriya National Park are a common sight. But things were different for the two…
Law LNP - NTJ second wave target was Dalada Perahera, SIS witness tells PCoI
Twelve National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) members had remained in the East to carry out a second wave of attacks in August 2019, an SIS officer on Wednesday told…
Health LNP - Emirates covers customers from COVID-19 expenses
Emirates customers can travel with confidence, as the airline will cover medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14…
Sports LNP - Four volleyball tournaments planned in final quarter of 2020
The Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVB) is planning to conduct four national level tournaments that were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic in…
Crime LNP - Angoda Lokka murdered in Bangalore
Maddumage Lasantha Chandana Perera alias Angoda Lokka has been poisoned to death in Bangalore, India, reliable sources revealed. The sources also said a…
Politics LNP - Preschools to open on 1 August
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi has said preschools that were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be reopened on 1 August. She further stated…
Sports LNP - Tough for England to give action hero Stokes a break says Silverwood
Ben Stokes is making it difficult for England selectors to give him a break by consistently turning in stellar performances, coach Chris Silverwood admitted on…
Politics LNP - Now they are friends
Singha politico of Pulatisipura who had been highly critical of the former Number One hailing from the same area had a face to face encounter with the latter…
Sports LNP - Olympians Sunil, Sriyani back decision to scrap competitive sports for Under 13 age category
While highlighting the need to have sports events to keep the youth athletes interested in sports, Olympians Sunil Gunawardena and Sriyani Kulawansa backed the…
Crime LNP - EC’s letter ignored Bathiudeen Ordered to Report to CID
Colombo Fort Chief Magistrate Ranga Dissanayaka yesterday (21), ordered former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen to provide a statement to the CID in connection with…
Travel LNP - Brutus or Caesar? Now visitors can identify individual leopards at Sri Lanka park
COLOMBO — Yala National Park in Sri Lanka, the island’s most visited wilderness area, has introduced a new information center that lets visitors identify the…
General LNP - A human trafficking racket busted
A probe is underway on a human trafficking racket reportedly masterminded by a former senior purohita of the yahapalanaya regime. A state body whose main…
Education LNP - COVID-19 - Teacher tests positive; 152 including students quarantined
At least 152 people including students had been subjected to quarantine after they are alleged to have maintained close links with a physics teacher of a…
Technology LNP - Mountains of posters set a poser
As soon as the date of the general poll was announced, some candidates had embarked on the propaganda campaign. They had lost no time in placing orders…
Crime LNP - Gunaratne endorses Illyas as SL Rugby head
Incumbent President of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) Lasitha Gunaratne today (20) threw his support behind Rizly Illyas’ bid to head SLR when the election of office…
Education LNP - Mafia Money in Undergrads’ Accounts
Organised crime groups have used bank accounts of university students to transfer money to drug traffickers and other criminals, Western Province Senior DIG…
Technology LNP - SIS Head ignored taking action against NTJ – STF chief
Director of State Intelligence Service (SIS), Nilantha Jayawardena, had ignored a request made by the former head of the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID)…
General LNP - ‘Blue-eyed boy’ harassed
A nephew of a Green party stalwart from Puttalam has entered the upcoming race from the Colombo district ‘Telephone’ list. This young man who has come up in…
Weather LNP - Third day of test abandoned as rain washes out play
without a ball being bowled on the third day of the second test between England and the West Indies as rain fell persistently over Old Trafford on Saturday.…
Health MR dismisses second wave of COVID-19 infections
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday dismissed fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections sweeping the country, attributing them to statements made at…
Technology ETI Paid Bribes Amounting to Rs 113.8M
Edirisinghe Trust Investment (ETI) Finance Ltd had paid bribes amounting to Rs. 113.8 million to high ranking officials at regulatory agencies and several…
Politics Bating with tokens
A prominent government politico from Wayamba has begun distributing blue, red and yellow cards among his close supporters, they say. A former Diyawanna…
Sports LNP - Sibley, Stokes dig deep to give England solid start
Stokes (L) is congratulated by England's Dom Sibley (R) after reaching 50 on the first day of the second Test cricket match between England and the West Indies…