In hopes of a better future

07 Dec 2017

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Clashes in Gintota -- I don't agree with IGP's statement: Sagala

05 Dec 2017

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Responding to a question asked in Parliament by Chief Opposition Whip Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayake said today he was unable to agree with the IGP's statement that the police had failed to stop the violence that erupted at Gintota recently.

PM questions if media firms are really for media rights

04 Dec 2017

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Highlighting the poor turnout of heads of Sri Lankan media organizations at today's UNESCO Regional Conference to End Impunity of Crimes against Journalists in Colombo, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe questioned whether the media organizations are really interested in media rights.

President shoots down tax concessions for beer

04 Dec 2017

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President Maithripala Sirisena today shot down the budgetary proposal to reduce the tax on beer, saying it was contrary to the policy of his government. However, he hailed the overall budget saying it was development–oriented.

Promoting freedom of expression

04 Dec 2017

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Shashi Kapoor, Bollywood legend, dies at 79

04 Dec 2017

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Veteran Bollywood actor and producer Shashi Kapoor has died aged 79. Kapoor, who acted in huge hits like Deewar and Kabhie Kabhie, had been ill for some time and was in hospital.

Sehwag slams SL players for complaining about smog

04 Dec 2017

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Virender Sehwag has slammed Sri Lankan players for wearing masks and complaining about smog on the second day of the Delhi Test, calling it a pre-planned strategy, the DNA reported today.

LG Polls in first week of Feb. 2018, says Ranil

03 Dec 2017

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The Local Government Polls will be held in the first week of February next year, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. However he said the ultimate decision on this would be decided by the Election Commission.

32 persons who attempted to illegally migrate to Australia arrested

01 Dec 2017

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Naval personnel attached to the North -Western Naval Command in collaboration with the Arachchikattuwa Police arrested 32 people who had attempted to illegally migrate to Australia in a trawler on Thursday, the Navy said.

Two dead and five injured in an accident in Dambulla

30 Nov 2017

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Two persons died while five others had been injured following a head on collision between a Private bus and a motor car in Kudameegaswawa, Dambulla this morning, Police said.    

Rains wreak havoc in Colombo

30 Nov 2017

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Galle Face Road closed temporarily

28 Nov 2017

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Galle Face Road has been temporarily closed due to a protest campaign carried out by the disable soldiers opposite the Presidential Secretariat over several demands, the Police said.   

Two men drown infant after rape attempt fails

28 Nov 2017

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In another tragic incident that signifies how atrocious humans can be, two men who attempted to sexually abuse a young woman in Kataragama had drowned her little infant in a barrel of water after they failed to fulfil their vicious mission.

Cartoon of the day

27 Nov 2017

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Death knell of government imminent: JO

27 Nov 2017

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National Organizer of the Joint Opposition Dalles Alahapperuma said it is with disgust that the Joint Opposition rejects the shameless attempt being made by the government to postpone the elections of local government bodies for about 2 years and 7 months. We take this opportunity to sound the death knell of the politics of government.

Lifestyle Exhibition-2017 at BMICH

24 Nov 2017

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D. A. Rajapaksa Commemorative Oration

24 Nov 2017

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SB says Wijeyadasa is a ‘donkey’

23 Nov 2017

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Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage Minister S. B. Dissanayake today described former Justice and Buddha Sasana Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe as a ‘donkey’ by saying that his absence had eased the procedures to resolve issues attached to the ‘Samurdhi Vyaparaya’.

NFF General Secretary resigns

22 Nov 2017

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General Secretary of the National Freedom Front (NFF), Priyanjan Vitharana has resigned from his post yesterday due to personal reasons.

Assistance to Sri Lanka - No strings attached: China

15 Nov 2017

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China will not attach any strings when extending financial assistance to Sri Lanka and will not use an investigation into alleged human rights violations or war crimes during the armed conflict as a precondition, Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry said yesterday.