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Weather
Kiwi quicks take 4 as rain strikes again
New Zealand’s fast bowlers made the most of favourable conditions to place Sri Lanka in a tricky position on day two of the seco…
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Latham ton puts New Zealand on course to take lea
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Tom Latham led New Zealand’s solid response with an unbeaten 111 against Sri Lanka’s first-innings total o…
Business
Central Bank slashes rates to revive economy
Cuts policy rates by 50 basis points CB Governor says noteworthy current negative output gap led to the rate cute According…
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Dr. Narendra Pinto writes
Regarding an article titled “Wilwara left with horrific burns after Nawaloka surgery” published in the Daily Mirror on August …
Business
India’s Mahindra Finance to acquire control of Ideal Finance for Rs.2bn
From left :Ideal Finance Ltd Chairman Nalin Welgama (fourth from left) exchanging agreement with Mahindra Finance Executive Direct…
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Captive elephants and the way forward As Tikiri continues to live..
FEMALE ELEPHANT ‘TIKIRI’ They sent her back to Kegalle on the final day of the Randoli perahera. Elephants walk for 30-40…
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Labour at no cost
This uniformed high-up of a state-run lodge – a namesake of a failed Kandyan king- is known to have secured his job thanks to th…
Sports
Tim Southee to lead New Zealand in T20Is against Sri Lanka
Kane Williamson and Trent Boult are out of New Zealand's 14-member squad for the three-match Twenty20 International series against…
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Hearty laugh…
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is sharing a lighter moment with State Minister Buddhika Pathirana at the opening of the newly…
Crime
Seeking prelates’ influence to get high office!
A former political high-up had reportedly made a request to several Buddhist prelates to use their influence with a very high poli…
Sports
Karunaratne century gives Sri Lanka 1-0 lead
Dimuth Karunaratne’s ninth Test century set Sri Lanka on their way to a record-breaking six-wicket win against New Zealand at th…
Business
Softlogic 1Q hurt by Easter attacks, higher finance costs
Records net loss of Rs.752.6mn Retail, hospitals and leisure record slow growth Net finance cost surges 51% to Rs.1.4bn Di…
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Yasushi Akashi calls on MR
Senior Japanese diplomat and United Nations administrator Yasushi Akashi called on Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa at his offi…
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A callous superior!
An incident where a khaki high-up had ordered a pregnant woman subordinate to be on duty out in the street one full night has beco…
Sports
Karunaratne leads by example in Sri Lanka’s Galle win
(Reuters) - Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne led by example, hitting a sparkling 122 to help secure Sri Lanka’s six-wicket victory ove…
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Cathay Pacific’s torrid week ends with shock CEO resignation
HONG KONG (AFP) - Cathay Pacific announced the shock resignation yesterday of its CEO Rupert Hogg, compounding a torrid week for…
Politics
Anura Kumara named presidential candidate
JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was today announced as the presidential candidate of the National Peoples Power headed by the …
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Threatened to smash his teeth!
A senior politico has reportedly threatened to smash the teeth of a yng party member at an important discussion of their political…
Sports
National Athletics Meet from tomorrow
The 97th National Athletics Championships conducted by the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) is scheduled to be held from …
Business
Pan Asia Bank June quarter earnings down 5%
Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC saw its June quarter (2Q19) earnings impacted by weak core banking operations amid contraction in…
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