General Counting in LGBT
News report says only 7,500 as gay; but it could be as high as 5% of the population. Recently there has been a spate of speculation as to exactly how many…
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Technology Mathews in doubt for Tests against Bangladesh
Angelo Mathews is not merely out of the ongoing ODI tri-nation series, but is also in serious doubt for the Tests against Bangladesh, and has returned to…
Technology Now that Bond Commission too has said it, Govt. cannot postpone the reform of Central Bank any more
Resurrecting an old pledge The Deputy Minister of National Policy and Economic Affairs, Dr. Harsha de Silva, commonly known as Harsha, is reported to have…
Development Construction of Kerawalapitiya LNG Power Plant
Political pressure blocks tender award. The Tender Procedure for the construction of a 300MW Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Power Plant, to be built in…
Crime Kataragama shooting incident :58 arrested persons released on bail
https://youtu.be/OlnCb8fCdqE?t=13 The 58 arrested persons arrested during the Kataragama incident were taken before Tissamaharama Magistrate who released them…
Politics Postal voting for Local Government elections commenced today
Postal voting for the upcoming Local Government elections commenced today(January 22) at 9 am in Election Offices, District Secretariats and Police stations.…
Technology All set for Free and Fair LG Polls – Mahinda Deshapriya
Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said his staff has done its utmost to ensure free and fair Local Government elections on 10 February. "The era…
Politics JVP READY TO BECOME THE RULING PARTY - ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE
The real challenge for the JVP is to appear as a political party able to rule the country moving away from its rebellious past, said, the Leader of the Janatha…
Crime E-passport tender award challenged in Supreme Court
Sri Lanka’s new bio-metric E-passport project has been embroiled in a legal mesh as a result of the attempt made by the authorities to award the contract to De…
Technology NOCSL Members came out together against current regime Rohan Fernando announces candidacy for presidency
Fourteen strong members of the National Olympic Committee Sri Lanka (NOCSL) came together to make an official announcement of the candidacy for president at…
Sports Woman FIDE Master Suneetha Wijesuriya queen of the night
SLT SILK Sports Awards 2017 At the SLT SILK Sports Awards 2017, Woman FIDE Master Suneetha Wijesuriya was awarded the SLT SILK for Outstanding Dedication &…
Politics No consent yet to Singapore FTA; professional groups say
Professional groups in Sri Lanka, engaged as key stakeholders in discussions with the Government on proposed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with India, China and…
Technology Govt. slapped with high insurance premium for Central Expressway loan from Japanese bank
The Government is to be slapped with a massive insurance premium of Rs. 14 billion, for a loan of Rs 138 billion from a Japanese bank, to construct a 32-km…
Technology Speaker brokers SLFP-UNP truce, but undercurrents remain
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has intervened in a growing spat of angry outbursts among coalition partners – the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the United…
Crime Dead army officer’s claim doubtful: CID
Lasantha Wickrematunge’s murder: The Army Intelligence Officer who had committed suicide by hanging himself in 2016, having written a letter taking…
Development Sri Lanka, China to co-build dendro power plant
Sri Lanka and China on Friday signed a joint venture agreement to construct Sri Lanka's largest dendro power plant in Moneragala in the country's south. The…
Politics CEB employees to get arrears
The government is to provide the best solution to the salary anomaly issue of the Ceylon Electricity Board employees and pay the arrears at the first possible…
Travel Bogambara prison becomes cultural, tourism centre
The Bogambara prison premises will be converted into a cultural and tourism centre under the government’s programme of developing Kandy as a tourism hub, Prime…
Sports Pakistan seal quarter-final berth, Sri Lanka knocked out
Pakistan 190 for 7 (Zaryab 59, Rashmika 3-47) beat Sri Lanka 188 (Daniel 53, Shafqat 3-29, Afridi 2-41) by three wickets A slim and slightly tense chase…
Politics Over 40,000 postal vote applications rejected
560,000 applications for postal votes have been received from public servants for the LG polls on February 10 but 41,000 of them have been rejected as they…
Technology Bond scam: Speaker’s attention drawn to take action against COPE members
Speaker’s attention has been drawn to take necessary action against the Committee On Public Enterprises ( COPE ) members who had conversations with Perpetual…
Law Sri Lanka bond commission asks Rs.688 mn be clawed back from Mahendran
A Presidential commission of inquiry has recommended that 688 million rupees be clawed back from ex-Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran after he interfered…
Crime President orders AG and other officials Act Now on Bond Commission Report Prime Minister’s ‘Value Judgment’ questioned
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday directed the Attorney General, Jayantha Jayasuriya, the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy and DG…
Business ‘One belt, one road, green light for FDI’
Forbes listed young billionaire of mainland China, Cai Xiaoru, gave thumbs up for Sri Lanka and said that Sri Lanka remains a good destination for investment.…