Sri Lanka secures $11.5 mn withheld by ICC

05 Mar 2019

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Sri Lankan cricket’s crisis-ridden governing body announced Sunday it had secured the release of $11.5 million withheld by the International Cricket Council for eight months due to a row over its leadership.

The 75th Bradby Shield Encounter to kick off in style

05 Mar 2019

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The Bradby Shield Encounter isthe Blue ribbon of the Sri Lanka SchoolsRugby season.The first match between Royal College,

New OPPO F11 Proto be launched to last longer with VOOC 3.0 super-fast charging

05 Mar 2019

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The all new model to be added to the popular OPPO F Series - OPPO F11 Pro –will be shipped with equally popular VOOC 3.0

U-19 League Rugby Tournament Thomians stun Petes in a thriller

05 Mar 2019

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S. Thomas’ College put up a stunning performance to beat St. Peter’s College 20-19 in their Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament opening fixture played for the Archibald Perera Memorial Trophy at Mount Lavinia. Meanwhile, Royal College launched their campaign with a rousing 62-6 win over Maliyadeva College at the Royal Sports Complex in Reid Avenue. In addition, St. Joseph’s College defeated Science College, Mount Lavinia 20-14 at Longd

Kandy retains League crown in style

05 Mar 2019

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Kandy Sports Club retained the Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby Title for the fifth successive year when they edged-out Havelock Sports Club 21-19 in the deciding Super Round fixture worked off at Havelock Park. CR and FC secured the third place in the points table with a hard-fought 38-33 victory over traditional rivals CH and FC at the Racecourse Grounds in Reid Avenue. Meanwhile, Police Sports Club annexed the Plate Championship when they troun

Two nabbed with heroin inside bread at A’ pura prison

05 Mar 2019

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A 68-year-old woman and her 49-year-old daughter-in-law have been arrested at the Anuradhapura Prison when they attempted to smuggle in heroin to the prison, concealing them inside a loaf of bread, the police said.

Trump plans to end India’s preferential trade treatment

05 Mar 2019

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US President Donald Trump has said on Monday that he intends to end India’s preferential trade treatment under a program that allows $5.6 billion worth of Indian exports to enter the US duty free, NDTV reported.

OIC resolution on Kashmir ‘Huge embarrassment’: Congress

05 Mar 2019

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A meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) passed two strongly worded resolutions on Kashmir, including a reference to “Indian terrorism” a day after it was addressed by India’s Foreign Minister, Sushma Swaraj . The two resolutions, one on the Kashmir issue and another on the India-Pakistan “peace process”, were part of the overall political resolution passed at the end of the meeting.

Estimated 230 million take holy dip during India’s Kumbh festival

05 Mar 2019

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DPA, 04th MARCH, 2019 - A record-breaking 230 million pilgrims took the ritual dip at the confluence of holy rivers in northern India during the seven-week Kumbh Mela, officials said at the close of the festival on Monday.

Xinhua unveils artificial intelligence-powered female news anchor

05 Mar 2019

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Singapore, (Reuters), Mar 04, 2019 - China’s Xinhua state news agency on Sunday used a lifelike robotic news anchor that mimics human facial expressions and mannerisms to present a story about delegates attending an annual parliament meeting arriving in Beijing.

Cussedness of a private secretary!

05 Mar 2019

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A private secretary to a Diyawanna politico at the state level who had been so cussed as to cancel a holiday bungalow reservation made by a minor employee of the august assembly had got an earful from the purohita and the other minor employees.

Night Bazaar creates a traffic bottleneck!

05 Mar 2019

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A night bazaar being held at a street in the upcountry sacred city is said to be creating a veritable traffic bottleneck causing much inconvenience to road users, they say.

She has become an Amazon!

05 Mar 2019

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A report from a remote area tells about a female school teacher who has become a nuisance to the other teachers on the staff by behaving like a typical goon.

Tahir to quit one-day international cricket

05 Mar 2019

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Veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir said on Monday he would retire from one-day international cricket after the World Cup in England and Wales, which ends on July 14.

Investigation

Alleged threats by SP Governor: Principal doesn’t want complaint probed

05 Mar 2019

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The Principal of Southlands Girls’ School in Galle has informed the police not to investigate the complaint she lodged against Southern Province Governor Keerthi Thennakoon, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said yesterday.

Govt. urged to deal with ineffective SOE director boards

05 Mar 2019

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The country’s Finance Ministry should be empowered to deal with the ineffective director boards of the loss-making state-owned enterprises (SOEs), as notions of privatisation or public-private partnerships (PPPs) seem unrealistic, given the current political environment, according to National Agency for Public-Private Partnership Chairman Thilan Wijesinghe.

JKH back on MSCI Frontier Markets 100 Index

05 Mar 2019

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Sri Lanka’s premier blue chip John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) is back on the MCSI Frontier Markets 100 Index after being dropped in June, last year, largely due to the low daily turnover volume and general lacklustre conditions prevailed at the Colombo bourse, at the time.

Nasdaq raises offer price to buy Norway stock exchange

05 Mar 2019

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REUTERS: Nasdaq Inc. yesterday sweetened its offer to buy Norway-based exchange operator Oslo Bors to 158 Norwegian krones per Oslo Bors share from 152 Norwegian krones.

Sampath Bank in fresh Rs.12.1bn shareholder cash call

05 Mar 2019

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Sampath Bank PLC has announced plans to raise Rs.12.1 billion in a seven for 23 rights issue, as the lender attempts to bolster its core capital, barely a year after it raised a similar amount in a rights issue.

SL to amend laws to share DCS’ data with private sector

05 Mar 2019

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As the economic significance of data increases day by day, Sri Lanka plans to introduce legal amendments to the statistic law of the country, to share the data gathered by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) with the private sector, aiming to fuel the future growth of the economy.