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Monday, August 5, 2019

Local: Motion to abolish the death penalty is illegal - AG
2019-08-05 11:01:00
Attorney General has informed the proposal to...
Local: Grade Five scholarship paper marking begins August 15
2019-08-05 10:20:00
The Grade Five scholarship examination paper...
Local: Minister Ranjan sits for GCE A/L exams
2019-08-05 10:13:00
Highways and Road Development State Minister...
World: Maharashtra rains: All schools, colleges closed in Mumbai
2019-08-05 10:05:00
Heavy rains across Mumbai and suburban regions...
World: Ohio shooting: Sister of gunman among Dayton dead
2019-08-05 09:59:00
The gunman behind Sunday's shooting in Dayton,...
World: Indonesia blackout: Huge outage hits Jakarta and surrounding area
2019-08-05 09:49:00
Power has been mostly restored to Indonesia's...
Local: Special holiday train services from tomorrow
2019-08-05 09:39:00
A special train service from Colombo Fort to...
Law & Order: Case against Wimal, others fixed for Nov. 4
2019-08-05 09:14:00
A case against National Freedom Front (NFF)...
Law & Order: CA ruled Wiggie acted in violation of law in Denishwaran’s case
2019-08-05 08:59:00
The Court of Appeal today ruled that Northern...
Law & Order: Maths tutor released on bail
2019-08-05 08:21:00
Maths tutor Dinesh Nuwan Amaratunga and seven...
Local: PM says New alliance will be formed before end of August
2019-08-05 07:39:00
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says the...
Local: Boat service around Colombo within two weeks
2019-08-05 07:21:00
A passenger boat service in waterways in Colombo...
Local: 174 drunken drivers nabbed in 24 hours
2019-08-05 06:38:00
The police have apprehended 7318 drunk drivers...
Local: Dambulla Municipal Councilor arrested
2019-08-05 06:21:00
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna member of Dambulla...
Local: Two new State Ministers appointed
2019-08-05 05:42:00
Two new State Ministers were sworn in before...
Local: Three new Governors sworn in
2019-08-05 05:04:00
New Governors appointed for three Provinces took...
Local: Kandy Kumbal Peraheras commence today
2019-08-05 04:25:00
The first Kumbal Perahera of the Kandy Esala...
Local: Wellawatte clash leaves nine injured
2019-08-05 04:07:00
A clash occurred between two groups in Wellawatte...
Local: Central, Southern, Uva Governors resign
2019-08-04 19:40:00
The Governors of the Central, Uva and Southern...
Political: UNP for more coalition-formation talks
2019-08-04 19:39:00
The United National Party’s parliamentarians and...
Local: No drugs shortage in hospitals - Ministry
2019-08-04 19:38:00
The Health Ministry said there was no shortage in...
Local: GCE ‘AL’s begin today
2019-08-04 19:37:00
The GCE Advanced Level Examination commence today...
Local: Kandy Perahera security assured – Defence Secy.
2019-08-04 19:36:00
Tight security measures are in place for the...
Local: 900 buses for Perahera-goers
2019-08-04 19:35:00
A fleet of 900 buses has been arranged in Kandy...
Local: SriLankan will operate schedule
2019-08-04 19:34:00
SriLankan Airlines has made preparations to...
Local: GRINS OF RELIEF
2019-08-04 19:33:00
Over 339,000 students sat for the Grade 5...
Local: Boy dies entangled in swing
2019-08-04 19:32:00
A 11-year-old boy in the Telippalai area in...
World: Police probe Walmart shooting as hate crime
2019-08-04 19:31:00
Texas authorities are investigating the Saturday’...
Local: Rally calls for foreign intervention to bring justice to victims
2019-08-04 19:30:00
A rally held in Kattankudy on Saturday to mark...
Local: Justice of Peace appointed
2019-08-04 19:30:00
A.H. Upul Silva of Wanduragala Watta, Kurunegala...
Local: STF detect port-bound refuse tea
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Police Special Task Force (STF) Special...
Local: New Justice of Peace
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Don Dudley Herman Ferdinando of Moratuwa was...
Local: Met Dept warns of rough seas
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The Meteorology Department yesterday warned...
Local: US Security Alert only a routine one - Defence Secretary
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka had informed that...
Local: Heroin smuggler nabbed
2019-08-04 19:30:00
A suspect was arrested while he was smuggling...
Local: Belated funeral for Shangri-La bomb blast victim
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The funeral rites of a youth who died in the bomb...
Local: Dengue kills 47, ails 234,078 this year
2019-08-04 19:30:00
This year by August, 234,078 dengue cases and 47...
Local: Death of ANCL photojournalist Thilak Perera’s mother
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Irine Perera (83), mother of Lake House...
Picture by Ruwan Meegammana.
Local: Kandy Kumbal Peraheras commence today
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The first Kumbal Perahera of the Kandy Esala...
Local: ‘Yathiwara Samaru Pahaya’ ceremony held
2019-08-04 19:30:00
A ceremony to mark the opening of the ‘Yathiwara...
Local: Waskaduwa bus collision kills 6, injures 52
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Six were killed and 52 persons including a child...
A student pins the Sunday School Flag on President Maithripala Sirisena, at the event. Picture courtesy President’s Media Division
Local: Rs. 10 mn for Sunday Dhamma School Fund
2019-08-04 19:30:00
President Maithripala Sirisena said an allocation...
Local: US citizens warned in view of holidays in SL
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The United States Embassy in Colombo issued a...
Local: PSD vehicles in accident, two hurt
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Two personnel from the Traffic Division of the...
Local: Botanical gardens fees up
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The admission fees at the country’s five...
Local: Proper dietary habits vital for country – President
2019-08-04 19:30:00
President Maithripala Sirisena said the...
Local: Two JMI terror suspects caught in Ampara
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Two more Islamist terror suspects, including the...
The delegation from Sri Lanka with an official in Germany.
Local: High-ranking women’s delegation visits Germany
2019-08-04 19:30:00
A high-ranking all-woman delegation from Sri...
Participants with copies of the Glossary of Communication Studies Terms.
Local: Glossary of Communication Studies Terms launched
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The launching of the Glossary of Communication...
Local: Excise revenue on the rise since 2014
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The Excise Department conducted 24,150 raids...
The prefects who participated in the event. Picture by Nissanka Wijeratne.
Local: Asoka Vidyalaya Annual Prefects’ Camp
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The Colombo Asoka Vidyalaya’s Annual Prefects’...
Local: Additional Avurudu holiday next year
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The government has declared April 14, 2020, the...
Local: Mirigama hooch death toll rises to 11
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The death toll has risen to 11 due to the...
Political: Presidential candidates must forward solutions to energy crisis - Milinda
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Former minister Milinda Moragoda in a statement...
Political: TULF working on new Tamil alliance
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) leader V....
Political: ‘UNP seniors will join SLPP convention’
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Several senior politicians of leading political...
Political: Gamini Sri Ananda to be Hambantota Mayor
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The Hambantota Municipal Commissioner said Deputy...
Zulficar Ghouse, Managing Director- Expack Corrugated Cartons Ltd and the Expack management team with the awards
Finance: Expack named Best Workplace in Asia for 2019
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Expack Corrugated Cartons (Pvt) Ltd, the country’...
Finance: External factors impact LVL Energy Fund profit in Q1 2019/20
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Revealing its financial performance for the first...
Finance: AIA Gold Plus launched
2019-08-04 19:30:00
AIA Sri Lanka, a leading life and health insurer...
Finance: Samsung commences ‘Project Black Eagle’
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Samsung Sri Lanka commenced its project ‘Black...
Finance: CIPM re-elects Dhammika Fernando as President
2019-08-04 19:30:00
CIPM Sri Lanka unanimously re-elected Dhammika...
Finance: Huawei launches Y7 Pro smartphone
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Innovative smartphone manufacturer Huawei has...
The Joy Glorious team receiving the award
Finance: Joy Glorious Wellawatta bags Gold at BWIO Awards
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Joy Glorious Company, Wellawatta, a trusted name...
AATSL Toastmasters Club members
Finance: AATSL holds 10th anniversary, 11th installation ceremony of Toastmasters Club
2019-08-04 19:30:00
AATSL Toastmasters Club has reached to the 10th...
Finance: Causeway Paints encourages painters with Causeway Paints Xcellence Club
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Causeway Paints Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, one of the...
Finance: Selling pressure holds ASPI below key 6,000 mark
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The Bourse ended the week on a mixed note as the...
Logo of National Sustainable Tourism Certification (NSTC)
Finance: SLTDA to award 37 hotels for sustainable practices
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA)...
The teams from Heritance Aarah and Adaaran Resorts with the awards
Finance: Victory for Heritance Aarah and Adaaran Resorts at Int’l Culinary Challenge
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Culinary prowess of the leading hospitality chain...
The new Mahindra KUV100
Finance: Mahindra & Mahindra and Ideal Motors to invest Rs 3 bn
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a part of the USD 19...
Finance: Panasian Power connects 4.2 MW to national grid
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Panasian Power (PAP), one of Sri Lanka’s leading...
Finance: Mack Air launches ‘Holiday Arm’
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Mack Air (Pvt) Ltd, one of the leading GSAs...
Chairman, CG Group Nepal, Binod Chaudhary at Taj Samudra in Colombo
Finance: ‘SAARC Movement had virtually done nothing to promote business activities during past 30 years’
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The SAARC movement had virtually done almost...
Finance: Measures to prevent fraudulent electronic transactions
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), together...
MDF Crisis Management workshop in progress and Srilal Miththapala addressing a workshop
Finance: Tourism SMEs gain from MDF Crisis Management Insight
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Small and medium tourism enterprises (SMEs)...
Finance: SDB bank bags 3 awards at Asian Banking and Finance Awards
2019-08-04 19:30:00
SDB bank emerged victorious with 3 outstanding...
Finance: Domestic financing up 2.2% of estimated GDP
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Domestic financing increased to 2.2 per cent of...
Managing Director of Janasri Mills Pradeep Sockalingam donating Rs. 2.5 million to Eric Suriyasena. Pictuers by Ranjith Asanka
Finance: ‘Beauty Beyond Batik’ concludes
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Sri Lanka’s largest Batik Fashion Show, ‘Beauty...
Finance: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators unveils Sri Lankan branch
2019-08-04 19:30:00
A new chapter in Sri Lanka’s commercial...
Finance: July tourist arrivals up by 83% compared to June
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The total number of international tourist...
Some of the models at ‘Beauty Beyond Batik’ event at Suriya Resort.
Finance: Colombo to host SATA awards
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) Gala 2019...
Indika Jayapala, CEO - Ribelz Integrated receives the award from Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam. Ushan Wijewardena, Head of Marketing and New Business, TVS Lanka, while Prof. Gunapala Nanayakkara looks on.
Finance: Ribelz Integrated, TVS clinch Best Digital Marketing Campaign award
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Ribelz Integrated and TVS clinched the award for...
Editorial: A prudent step
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The decision taken by President Maithripala...
World: Strike threat at London Heathrow
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Heathrow Airport authorities warned passengers...
CCTV images said to be of the Texas Walmart store gunman.
World: Twenty nine killed in Texas, Ohio shootings
2019-08-04 19:30:00
US: A gunman armed with an assault rifle killed...
Law & Order: Victim turns killer in Panadura murder case
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The murder and robbery case filed against...
Features: Witness fitness
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Physical activity can be defined as any daily...
Features: Remedy for rising violence
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Religious violence is undergoing a revival. The...
Features: Muslim marriage and divorce act: full overhaul needed
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) has...
United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (centre-left) shakes hands with China's Vice Premier Liu He (centre-right) as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (L) and China's Commerce Minister Zhong Shan (R) look on at the Xijiao Conference Centre in Shanghai on July 31.
Features: Trump hired Robert Lighthizer to win a Trade War. He lost.
2019-08-04 19:30:00
United States Trade Representative Robert...
Features: [APPRECIATIONS - (05-08-2019)]
2019-08-04 19:30:00
S.M. ThennakoonSimple and soft-spoken...
T&C: The Galle Club unites to reach greater heights
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The second consecutive Annual General Meeting of...
T&C: Always on their mind
2019-08-04 19:30:00
In the song “Yesterday, When I Was Mad” (1993),...
T&C: The Birth of the Semicolon
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The semicolon was born in Venice in 1494. It was...
T&C: Life’s nuances in poems
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Susumata Aruthak’ (Meaning for Sigh) is Nalika...
T&C: How WWI Changed the Meaning of ‘Barbaric’
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Our children’s storybooks contained the fable of...
Lisa Taddeo at her home in Washington, Connecticut
T&C: Uncovering what women want
2019-08-04 19:30:00
What women want is a supposedly elusive mystery...
T&C: Mangoes for better health
2019-08-04 19:30:00
There is a story that the mango fruit caught the...
T&C: Siddhalepa launches `Kekulu' Art Competition
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Children are a nation’s treasure. The most...
T&C: Form a fabulous flower garden
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Dust off your vases, pitchers and mugs — your...
Vice Chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura Senior Prof. Sampath Amaratunge (L) shakes hands with Prof. Terrence Perera (R-Front) from Sheffield Hallam University and Dr U. Anura Kumara (R-Back), Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
T&C: Improving research skills
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Vice Chancellor of University of Sri...
T&C: DMZ: The long road to reunification
2019-08-04 19:30:00
One people divided by an imaginary line. Like...
T&C: Living colours
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Figures Assembled II, an exhibition by Prageeth...
T&C: Meet the real-life Simba!
2019-08-04 19:30:00
This little lion cub might look familiar –...
T&C: Every year spent obese raises the risk of dying from cancer
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Being overweight for just a year dramatically...
T&C: Green eyed furballs
2019-08-04 19:30:00
You can’t help but get lost in the eyes of cat...
T&C: Misty heats up the Margarita Blue
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The Galadari Colombo’s popular Margarita Blue was...
T&C: Amazing ice castles
2019-08-04 19:30:00
In 1993, while rummaging through a junk shop in...
T&C: Hilton Executive Chef’s new Il Ponte menu
2019-08-04 19:30:00
At Hilton Il Ponte they only offer the best and...
T&C: Keep cool while on the move
2019-08-04 19:30:00
If you’re someone who suffers in the heat of...
T&C: How to construct a foundation of trust
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Trust and credibility are important in any...
Mickey Arthur
Sports: Mickey Arthur, Ottis Gibson, Gary Kirsten in frame for coach's role
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur is one of the names...
Ashen Shreemal Premathilaka being declared the winner in his preliminary bout against Kuwait’s Omar Alotaibi.
Sports: Sri Dheerananda College’s Ashen Shreemal outclasses Kuwaiti for historic win
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Ashen Shreemal Premathilaka, a 14-year-old from...
Pavani Kaushalya a budding talent
Sports: Boxing angels from Kamburupitiya aim to go places
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Boxing is no longer a male domain even in the...
Priyantha Weragoda
Sports: Spin yorker bowling - a new invention
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The yorker delivery is generally associated with...
The Sri Lanka bodybuilding team being welcomed by Tilak Jayaweera on their return from China.
Sports: Bodybuilder Rajkumaran wins bronze medal at Asian Championship
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Soldier Madhavan Rajkumaran brought glory to Sri...
Australia's Matthew Wade plays a shot during play on the fourth day of the first Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central England on August 4. AFP
Sports: Australia 487/7 dec, England 13/0
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Birmingham, Sunday: England finally saw the back...
Ampara District overall champions
Sports: Ampara district overall champions
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Ampara District emerged overall champions at the...
Sir Brian Lochore coached New Zealand from 1985-87, leading his nation to victory in the inaugural Rugby World Cup
Sports: Former NZ rugby captain and World Cup-winning coach dies aged 78
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Former New Zealand captain and World Cup-winning...
Sports: Five Central schools enter second round
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Anuradhapura Central College, Taxila Central...
Ravindra Jadeja (L) and Washington Sundar (R) of India walks off the field after wining the 1st T20i match between West Indies and India at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on August 3, 2019. AFP
Sports: Kohli hails Saini as ‘rarity’ in T20 triumph over Windies
2019-08-04 19:30:00
LAUDERHILL, United States, - Fast bowler Navdeep...
Sports: Nugegoda Josephians enter second round
2019-08-04 19:30:00
St. Joseph’s College Nugegoda under 15 Division...
Channa Pathirane
Sports: Channa Pathirane heads Old Trinitians Rugby Scrummage
2019-08-04 19:30:00
One of the finest rugby forwards of the mid 1990’...
Vishva Lahiru
Sports: Vishva Lahiru excels for Sri Sumangala
2019-08-04 19:30:00
The Performances of Vishva Lahiru the captain of...
Sports: Chirath Neththaru and Nimod Dhananjaya steer St. Servatius
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Chirath Neththaru and Nimod Dhananjaya steered St...
Kavindu Chanaka
Sports: Superb double by Kavindu Chanaka
2019-08-04 19:30:00
A fine all round performance of 125 runs and 53...
Sports: Kyrgios ousts top seed Tsitsipas to reach Washington final
2019-08-04 19:30:00
WASHINGTON - Australia’s Nick Kyrgios overcame a...
Messi and Argentina repeatedly criticised the refereeing at the Copa America and the use of VAR
Sports: Lionel Messi banned from international football for three months
2019-08-04 19:30:00
Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned...
Sports: Sanchez, Astros pitch combined no-hitter against Mariners
2019-08-04 19:30:00
LOS ANGELES - Aaron Sanchez made his Houston...
Sports: Hamilton denies Verstappen in thrilling Hungarian Grand Prix
2019-08-04 19:30:00
HUNGARY, Sunday - Lewis Hamilton regained his...

Monday, August 5, 2019