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  • US$ 3.85 bn oil refinery, cement plant projects begin work in Hambantota
    Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe inaugurated the construction of an oil refinery and a cement factory in Hambantota on his birthday that fell yesterday (March 24). The $3....
  • No scheduled power cuts yet
    Power and Energy Ministry Secretary Dr. B.M.S.Batagoda yesterday said there were no scheduled power cuts yet despite rumours to the contrary.He said a decision whether such a...
  • Obituaries
    ARIYARATNE - W.V.R. - Loving husband of late Pearl. Beloved father of Kapila and Sandya father-in-law of Maithri Wickramasinghe and Nishani,​ grandfather of Tehani,​ Rehan,​...
  • ‘Baddies’ as MPs
    The reasons as to why voters elect individuals who have gained notoriety for one reason or another to Parliament as their representatives is a phenomenon not confined to Sri...
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  • Havelock SC skipper, Niroshan Fernando receiving the coveted Clifford Cup from Minister of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports Harin Fernando. Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive, Dialog Axiata PLC, Thusitha Peiris, Secretary, Sri Lanka Rugby, Harsha Samaranayake, Senior General Manager – Brand and Media, Dialog Axiata PLC and Lasitha Gunaratne, President, Sri Lanka Rugby are also present.
    Havies end 38-year wait to clinch Clifford Cup
    Havelock SC skipper, Niroshan Fernando receiving the coveted Clifford Cup from Minister of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports Harin Fernando. Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive,...
  • ENHANCING AGRICULTURAL YIELD AND EARNINGS
    When you fly from Europe over some desert Arabian lands to Sri Lanka and see how green and eye-catching the whole island is, you indeed realize what a blessed inheritance our land has been to us....
  • Cyclone Veronica (L) is seen over Western Australia and Cyclone Trevor over Northern Territory (Top, Right) in this satellite image by NASA.
    Second ‘severe’ cylcone hits Austalia in two days
    AUSTRALIA: A severe category 3 cyclone blew into the key mining region of Pilbara in Western Australia Sunday, forcing evacuations and a halt to port operations, as the north of the country dealt...
  • The seized trawler. Picture by Navy media
    IRANIANS ARRESTED WITH HEROIN AT SEA
    Nine Iranian nationals were arrested in a joint operation carried out by the Sri Lankan Navy, Special Task Force and the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) in the seas off the Southern Coast, STF...
  • Ice Axes
    He said: “I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us. If the book we’re reading doesn’t wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for? So that it will...
  • Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, Chairman Melwa, Anandaraja Pillai, Director, Muruganathan Pillai and other invitees at the ground breaking ceremony for the Melwa Pharma plant. Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe
    Melwa group invests Rs. 1.4 bn for pharmaceutical manufacturing plant
    Melwa Group, a diversified business corporate in steel related industry, ventured into the healthcare sector, investing Rs. 1.4 billion to set up a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Ja Ela.The...
  • The Lankan powerlifting team with their medals on their arrival at the BIA.
    Lankan powerlifters create history in Australia
    Sri Lanka’s powerlifting team created history when they emerged overall men’s champions at the Qualifying Event for the World Powerlifting Championship held in Gold Coast, Australia.Sri Lanka fielded...
  • “SHADES OF NATURE”
    This March at `Shades of nature’, you will have the chance to admire world-class flower arranging presented by the flower arrangers from the Shi-en Ikebana and Floral Society of Sri Lanka.There will...
  • Salt harvesting begins in Hambantota
    The annual harvesting of the Hambantota saltern has started with Hambantota, Palatupana, Bundala and Kohalankala salterns also starting harvesting.The chairman of the Lanka Saltern Ayub Khan, the...
  • Bold policy changes needed
    According to our age-old tradition, we are expected to treat motherhood with feelings of respect and veneration. Modern sociologists, however, believe that such deification of mothers not only has...
  • PARLIAMENT
    State and private media should compete with each other - RuwanThe Government does not interfere in the profession of journalists and likewise the journalists should not mix up their profession with...
  • Need forever homes!
    We are in need of Forever homes! We assure you that we are very naughty and up to no good !!! Our breed is Sri Lankan and we are around 3-4 months old (4 females and 1 male). Vaccinated for Pavo,...