Arrested Indian, a victim of SL's political insecurity: Brother
Monday, 22 October 2018 16:55
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The family of the Indian arrested in Sri Lanka in connection with the alleged plot to assassinate President Maithripala ...
Displaying LTTE flags in UK: SL wants stern action
Monday, 22 October 2018 15:25
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The Sri Lankan Government had highlighted the British Government the importance of implementing its Terrorism Laws and t...
SL needs further safeguards against rights violations: HRW
Monday, 22 October 2018 14:46
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Sri Lanka’s draft counterterrorism law significantly improves upon the current, abusive Prevention of Terrorism Ac...
SL rupee hits 173 against US Dollar
Monday, 22 October 2018 14:15
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The Sri Lankan Rupee depreciated further against the US Dollar today. ...
Welgama’s remarks detrimental to JO: Gammanpila
Monday, 22 October 2018 13:44
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The recent remarks made by UPFA MP Kumara Welgama on his objection to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, were baseless and detrimental ...
SL family get residency in New Zealand after eight-year battle
Monday, 22 October 2018 11:05
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A year after they pleaded to avoid deportation to Sri Lanka, a Sri Lankan family living in Queenstown, New Zealand, have...
A 44-year-old man shot dead in Urubokka
Monday, 22 October 2018 10:31
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A 44-year-old employee of the Pasgoda Divisional Secretariat was shot dead by unidentified gunmen arrived on a motorcycl...
Herath to retire after first Test against England
Monday, 22 October 2018 10:06
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Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath will call it quits from the longest format of the game after the first Test agai...
Fmr. TID DIG Nalaka appears before CID
Monday, 22 October 2018 09:40
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Former Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) DIG Nalaka de Silva appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department ...
Elections should be held on time: Germany
Monday, 22 October 2018 07:52
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German Ambassador Jörn Rohde said yesterday the elections should be held in any democracy when they are due, and no...
Govt should go on in one direction: Wasantha
Sunday, 21 October 2018 22:54
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Government should go one direction without going on two directions, State Minister Wasantha Senanayake said over the wee...
Four ministers with RAW links will be exposed: Amaraweera
Sunday, 21 October 2018 20:48
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Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera claimed that four Cabinet Ministers, having links with RAW (Research and Analysi...
3,560 arrested in countrywide raid
Sunday, 21 October 2018 15:42
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A total of 3,560 people were arrested for various offences and another 6,020 had been charged with traffic violations du...
Army rejects UN charges against Lt. Col. Amunupure; but says comply written request
Sunday, 21 October 2018 12:31
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The Sri Lanka Army said yesterday that it would prove that Commander of its 200-strong contingent assigned to the UN pea...
Inmates launch protest at Agunukolapelessa Prison
Sunday, 21 October 2018 10:44
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A group of inmates of the Agunukolapelessa Prison launched a protest on top of a tower in the prison, this morning urgin...
Trains on up-country line delayed due to derailment
Sunday, 21 October 2018 10:06
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The train services on the upcountry railway line had come to a standstill after a Colombo bound service train with boom ...
Sri Lankan projects delayed, PM Modi tells Ranil
Sunday, 21 October 2018 09:36
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday discussed th...
UN asks SL to repatriate commander in Mali
Saturday, 20 October 2018 22:37
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The United Nations asked the Sri Lankan government to immediately repatriate the commander of the Sri Lankan U.N. peacek...
Ranil meets Modi
Saturday, 20 October 2018 17:34
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday held talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New D...
Govt. turns down gas price hike request
Saturday, 20 October 2018 16:36
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The Ministry of Industry and Commerce yesterday rejected the requests made by gas companies to add their transport costs...
UNP wants Anton Deshapriya investigated
Saturday, 20 October 2018 14:59
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Making counter allegations against investor Anton Deshapriya, who had recently accused a state minister of soliciting a ...
Dissolving Director Boards - Decision not unusual: Harin
Saturday, 20 October 2018 12:45
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The decision to dissolve the Boards of Directors of the Board of Investments (BOI), the Bank of Ceylon and the People&rs...
Police probe whether terror accused set up by brother of Aussie Sportsman
Saturday, 20 October 2018 11:59
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The brother of a prominent Australian sportsperson may have been involved in setting up a 25-year-old Sri Lankan student...
Attempts to replace Medical Ordinance - GMOA to take TU action
Saturday, 20 October 2018 10:50
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The GMOA yesterday threatened to resort to trade union action if Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne attempted to scrap th...
Stray cats take over President’s House
Saturday, 20 October 2018 08:16
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The Presidential Secretariat has reportedly informed the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to take immediate steps to remo...
Dissolving director boards - Only subject minister can do so: Kiriella
Saturday, 20 October 2018 06:04
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In the wake of President Maithripala Sirisena dissolving the director boards of the two State banks, Public Enterprise D...
At least 50 dead in train accident in India
Friday, 19 October 2018 21:33
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In a tragic accident, at least 50 people were killed and several others were injured when a train ran over them while th...
Sri Lankan Cricket is going backwards: Mahela
Friday, 19 October 2018 21:01
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Sri Lankan Cricket is going backwards and right now it is right at the bottom, Mahela Jayawardene has told Sky Sports. ...
Fmr. TID DIG Nalaka grilled for nine hours for the second day
Friday, 19 October 2018 19:03
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Former Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) DIG Kaushal Nalaka de Silva was questioned over nine hours for the second ...
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HARD TALK
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David North the Chairman of the Socialist Equality Party in the United States and the th...
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Subramaniam Swamy, a stalwart of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in a...
MIRROR OPINION
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On October 16, President Sirisena donated a sum of rupees one million to the family of a p...
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Afghan administration of President Ashraf Ghani suffered a massive blow when Chief of Poli...
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Maithripala Sirisena is a man of many surprises. Sri Lanka’s sixth executive P...
20 / 10 / 2018
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The day after the United Nations World Food Day which we observed on Tuesday, October 16, ...
FEATURES
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It is hard to imagine singing star and 70s-80s heartthrob Milton Mallawarcchchi was unable...
20 / 10 / 2018
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October 16th was marked by the first visit Ambassador Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka and Madame San...
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Twenty-five years ago on 18th January 1993, at Fort Hammenhiel, Karinagar, two officers an...
WEIRD NEWS
He cut the umbilical cord by stealing from his mother
Monday, 22 October 2018 09:15
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A millionaire businessman from Polonnaruwa had told his mother that he wanted to pay her back for having brought him int...
Fish meant for frying came alive
Thursday, 18 October 2018 06:54
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An individual who was planning to entertain a few of his friends and treat them to a nice fried fish preparation had gon...
Note dropped in a school complaint box helps net pervert
Monday, 15 October 2018 08:54
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Hettipola Police said that a 52-year-old man who had been sexually abusing an under-raged girl for a period of 10 months...
VIDEO
Suspended police sergeant in Thebuwana reinstated
Fire at Cool Planet
Sergeant who went berserk arrested with service weapon
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Did batting changes, behavior arouse ICC’s suspicion?
Former Sri Lanka chief selector Sanath Jayasuriy...
Manjula and Hasini Best Athletes at National Sports Festival
Manjula Kumara Wijesekera and Hasini Praboda were ...
Malaysia trounce Sri Lanka 4-1
Malaysia staged a superb second half rally to beat...
Kapukotuwa sets first record at National Sports Festival
North Western Province athlete Charith Kapukotuwa ...
Hettipola cricket ground receives Rs. 48 million from SLC
Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara has found hims...
Ceramic & glass industry urges govt. to re-evaluate trade liberalisation agenda
Monday, 22 October 2018 10:07 | 256 views
The apex body of Sri Lanka’s ceramic and glass industry recently urged the government to re-evaluate its trade liberalisation agenda, tax structure and energy prices to boost exports and to c ... Read More...
New-found wealth
A key assistant type to a powerful politician in the current government is showing great promise whe
Too many consultants
A chairman of a statutory body that is involved in regulating an emerging industry we hear has hired
No confidence
The free trade arrangement (FTA) that was signed recently with an ASEAN country is set to run into h
Waiting in hope
The former foreign ministering type is livid with his party that he has not been given the portfolio
Live in the Moment with the Galaxy A9
Friday, 19 October 2018 12:01 | 709 views
Samsung Electronics recently announced the Galaxy A9, a smartphone built for those who love to explore, capture ... Read More...
It’s Retro L.A.B2
Tuesday, 16 October 2018 10:24 | 1416 views
Having time travelled previously to the 70s, 80s and 90s with two successful nights of retro last month, the L.A.B at Hilton Colombo ... Read More...
Schools in Sri Lanka: A place to Study or Conduct Marketing Forums?
Schools are trusted by parents and society as a safe place that children go to for studies. Although schools serve a wide variety of purposes, decades of research has shown that the most commonly mentioned purposes schooling tend to focus on three core elements: Civic development, Emotional development and Cognitive development. However, a fourth p Read More...
International Infection Prevention Week Prevention better than cure
Friday, 19 October 2018 11:26 | 1027 views
International Infection Prevention Week (IIPV) falls onto the 3rd week of October annually. According to the World Health Organization, infectious diseases are the leading cause of death in developing... Read More...
US to leave nuclear treaty with Russia
Monday, 22 October 2018 10:35 | 138 views
President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States will exit the Cold-War era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty that eliminated a class of nuclear weapons, in a move that is likely to up... Read More...
Myths and Misconceptions about Kuja Dosha
Friday, 19 October 2018 12:25 | 707 views
Kuja Dosha which means Mars’ blemish or the malefic influence of Mars, has been a much-discussed subject in astrological circles for ages. The question of Kuja Dosha often arises in the co... Read More...
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