10 year old becomes Hyderabad Police Commissioner
Ten-year-old Sadiq wanted to be police commissioner for a day and his wish was fulfilled by Hyderabad Police Commisisoner Mahender Reddy on Wednesday.
View ArticleInterim Committee for rugby referees
The Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) which took the administration of Sri Lanka Society of Rugby Football Referees (SLSRFR) to its hands has taken measures appoint an interim committee.
View ArticleNegombo Hospital Medical Officer gets death threats
A former contractor tasked with construction activities of the Negombo hospital has been threatening to hack hospital's Medical Officer - Champa Aluthweera to death, reports say.
View ArticleRussian hacking group targeting NATO, EU, Ukraine and others
According to a recent research conducted by Cyber intelligence firm iSight Partners, an earlier-unknown bug in the Microsoft Windows operating system is being exploited by Russian hackers to spy on...
View Article'SL has huge demand & supply gap of skilled labour'
Sri Lanka Ambassador for Germany Karunatilaka Amunugama held a meeting with the Hans Joachim Fuchtel, State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany.
View ArticleSL to export seafood to Russia?
In the backdrop where the European Commission's imposed conditions over fish exports from Sri Lanka, Russia has come forward as a potential buyer of the island's seafood exports, reports from the...
View ArticleLessons on Sri Lankan Reconciliation by the Cabinet Minister in the Midst
On Wednesday, October 9, the Asia Society held a gathering, at which Vasudeva Nanayakkara, a Senior Cabinet Minister from Sri Lanka, addressed the efforts at reconciliation in Sri Lanka. The Minister...
View ArticlePresident 'induces' MPs
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said no one needed to be fearful of a General election coming soon after a Presidential election.
View ArticleElphinstone Theatre to be renamed?
The Elphinstone Theatre at Maradana is to be named Gamini Fonseka Theatre or Rangahala.
View ArticleEU decision on LTTE has no bearing on India
The European Union court, which struck down the sanctions imposed on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the EU in 2006, had its own reasons to do so. Significantly, the court has not lifted...
View ArticleBudget 2015, PB's last?
The Budget 2015 which is to be presented by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as minister of Finance on Oct. 24, is said to be the final Budget compiled with the contribution of P.B....
View ArticleSports Minister requested to remove Ranjani
The Sports Officers’ Association has requested the Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage to remove the Director General of Sports Ranjani Jayakody, reports say.
View ArticleNumber of urgent bills to parliament
The parliament is to gather from tomorrow (Oct 20) to Friday in order to pass several urgent bills before the budget.
View ArticleOver 15 000 people without NICs in Trinco
It was revealed that there are over 15,157 eligible voters without national identity cards in Trincomalee district during a meeting between Trincomalee District Secretary, Divisional Secretaries, Head...
View ArticleIndia nabs 2 heroin peddlers from Lanka
In an inter-state joint police operation, the anti-narcotics wing of the Delhi Police and the Chennai city police nabbed two Sri Lankans and a Chennai resident from a hideout at Poonamallee, on Friday...
View ArticleComet Siding Spring buzzes Marse
It was the closest comet near-miss known to astronomers, but everything is alright.
View ArticleMiss Sri Lanka to leave country
Former winner of Miss Sri Lanka title Solanji Gunawijaya is making preparation to migrate, reports say.
View Article5 remanded over S'gamuwa undergrad assault
Five suspects of the Sabaragamuwa University student assault incident, who surrendered to police today (Oct. 20) have been remanded till Oct. 28.
View ArticleGovt. attempting to label UNP as LTTE - Karu
The main opposition United National Party (UNP) rubbished claims made by pro-government media that the removal of LTTE sanctions within the EU was due to the UK tour of opposition leader Ranil...
View ArticleFormer Australian PM Gough Whitlam dies at 98
Former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam has died at the age of 98.
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