Ranil queries ban on NGOs
Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has asked the government to clarify the ban it has imposed on 15 NGOs.
View ArticleOpposition leaders to PC named
The opposition leaders and the opposition chief organizers in the western and southern provincial councils were named today.
View ArticleWill not allow reversal of victories gained – president
President Mahinda Rajapaksa says he will not allow the reversal of the victories gained, despite any challenges.
View ArticleGovt. to reverse gear from top gear - UNP
Results of the western and southern provincial council polls have issued very crucial signals, forcing the president to change gear – from the top gear to the reverse gear, says the UNP in a statement.
View ArticleChaturanga is not my lover – Lakshika
Actress Lakshika Jayawardena says cricketer Chaturanga de Silva is not her lover, but a close friend.
View ArticleResolution does not preclude domestic process – Michelle Sison
US ambassador Michelle Sison says the resolution on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC and its call for an independent international investigation, does not in any way preclude – and is, in fact, meant to support...
View ArticleCan anyone stop Narendra Modi?
WHO does not marvel at the prospect of India going to the polls? Starting on April 7th, illiterate villagers and destitute slum-dwellers will have an equal say alongside Mumbai’s millionaires in...
View ArticleKatrina, Ranbir secretly married in Sri Lanka
Well, the cat is out of the bag and here’s come the breaking news of 2014. The cutest couple of Bollywood, Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor have finally tied the knot in Sri Lanka and the news was...
View ArticleLanka ranked 85th in Social Progress Index 2014
Sri Lanka is ranked 85th out of 132 countries on the Social Progress Index 2014 released yesterday (03), becoming the top performers for the region.
View ArticleUkraine national assaulted at Tangalle hotel
Police have initiated a probe over the alleged assault of a Ukraine national in Tangalle.
View ArticleTestifying before Navi Pillay's committee is treason
Testifying before the international committee appointed to probe the war crime allegations against Sri Lanka will be considered treason, and the government will take measures to deprive individuals...
View ArticleTouchwood to wind up and make written submissions
At the hearing of the Touchwood Investments PLC (TWOD) winding-up case filed at the Commercial High Court, parities were ordered to make written submissions before the court, the company has informed...
View ArticleAgreement to handover Norochcholai to China
The government has taken measures to hand over all operations of Norochcholai Coal Power Plant, which was constructed utilizing a large sum of money, to China.
View ArticleCool Sangakkara breaks final hoodoo
Winning world events is an ugly business. Even aspiring to win is. Ask Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara. Before tonight they had reached finals four times, wanting to win, ending up with bigger...
View Article'LTTE affiliated NGOs' assets exceed 25 billion'
Minister of Higher education - S.B. Dissanayake has said he had learnt that the assets of the recently banned 16 NGOs affiliated to the LTTE exceed 25 billion.
View ArticleBragging SLC in a tight spot?
Though Sri Lanka Cricket had earlier promised to grant a sum of US$ 1.5 million if the Sri Lankan team emerged champions of the T20 World Cup, the SLC treasury has no means of doing so alone, reports...
View ArticleComplaints against NGO ban
Several international Tamil organisations are seeking legal redress against the Sri Lankan government's decision to ban 16 Tamil organisations their 424 activists.
View ArticleMalinga & boys had partied for 3-4 hours
After they lifted the twenty-20 world cup in Bangladesh, the Sri Lankan team had partied in the hotel-room, said the team manager Michael de Zoysa.
View ArticleBetting loss on T-20 final kills businessman
A Gampaha based businessman had fallen unconscious after he losing a bet he placed on the T20 World Cup final between Sri Lanka and India, reports say.
View ArticleRotana Jet in Mattala from tomorrow
Abu Dhabi based Rotana Jet has decided to commence flights to Mattala from tomorrow (April 09).
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