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ICC T20 World Cup 2022: West Indies, Sri Lanka Favourites To Progress Into Super 12 Round In Australia
October 14, 2022 10:59 pm
West Indies is the only team to win the T20 World Cup twice, and 2014 champion Sri Lanka is the...
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CEB to reduce power cuts if rain continues – Power Minister
October 14, 2022 10:53 pm
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara said that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will reduce the power cuts during...
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IMF to expand donor coordination to countries like Sri Lanka
October 14, 2022 10:51 pm
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the global financial agency is pressing for a more debt...
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Colombo 7 businessman loses Rs.750 million to Thilini
October 14, 2022 3:55 pm
At least 11 complaints, including the latest from Colombo 7, amounting to more than Rs.3 billion in financial fraud has...
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Watch: Asia Cup: Sri Lanka stun Pakistan in final to lift title
September 12, 2022 10:14 am
Sri Lanka have won the title of the Asia Cup Champions for the sixth time, beating Pakistan by 23 runs...
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India urges its citizens to examine relevant factors before undertaking visit to Sri Lanka
August 26, 2022 5:12 pm
India on Thursday urged its nationals planning to visit Sri Lanka to exercise caution and especially called on them to...
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SLC sends LOD to Arjuna Ranatunga claiming Rs 2 billion
August 15, 2022 6:32 pm
Statement from Sri Lanka Cricket The Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) at an emergency meeting held today (15th...
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Ranjan signs letter seeking presidential pardon
August 13, 2022 12:24 pm
Incarcerated former MP Ranjan Ramanayake has signed the letter seeking a presidential pardon, his attorney Dinesh Vidanapathirana confirmed today (Aug...
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Harnessing India’s Space Technology Potential
August 12, 2022 6:04 pm
Amb. P. S. Raghavan On June 11 this year, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the headquarters of the Indian...
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7th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War was held last week
By newsadmin
/ March 24, 2023 3:34 pm
Under the theme of “Institutional Peace: Strengthening Communication to Build Trust”, an international peace NGO, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration...
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Liz Truss ditches another big tax cut and fires her finance minister
By newsadmin
/ October 14, 2022 11:08 pm
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has fired finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng and ditched a big part of her discredited economic...
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India urges its citizens to examine relevant factors before undertaking visit to Sri Lanka
By newsadmin
/ August 26, 2022 5:12 pm
India on Thursday urged its nationals planning to visit Sri Lanka to exercise caution and especially called on them to...
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Harnessing India’s Space Technology Potential
By newsadmin
/ August 12, 2022 6:04 pm
Amb. P. S. Raghavan On June 11 this year, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the headquarters of the Indian...
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Droupadi Murmu: The woman set to be India’s first tribal president
By newsadmin
/ July 18, 2022 11:40 am
Droupadi Murmu, a tribal politician, is the frontrunner in India's presidential election being held on Monday. The candidate of the...
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Former Sri Lankan cricketer convicted over sex crime at Sydney airport
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/ December 21, 2021 8:09 am
A former Sri Lankan cricketer employed at the Sydney airport as a customs worker, has been convicted over a sex...
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Sri Lankan manager killed in Pakistan: 124 arrested so far in Sialkot lynching case
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/ December 5, 2021 7:47 pm
SIALKOT: Police on Saturday night arrested six more suspects in connection with the lynching of Sri Lankan factory manager Diyawadanage...
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Over 100 arrested after Sialkot mob lynches Sri Lankan national
By newsadmin
/ December 4, 2021 6:44 am
over 100 people have been arrested in Sialkot after a mob of factory workers and others killed and burned the...
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Facebook changes its name to Meta in major rebrand
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/ October 29, 2021 11:15 am
Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand. The company said it would better...
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T20 World Cup: Quinton de Kock refuses to take knee and pulls out of West Indies game
By newsadmin
/ October 27, 2021 11:04 am
Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock made himself unavailable for South Africa's T20 World Cup match against West Indies after refusing to...
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Schools to reopen on July 21
Ministry of Education has decided to keep all government and government-approved private schools closed from the 18th to 20th of ...
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4:26 pm / Local News

Sri Lanka faces shutdown without stable govt: CBSL governor warns
The governor of Sri Lanka’s central bank, Nandalal Weerasinghe, has warned that the country may shut down if no stable ...
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4:24 pm / Local News, Politics

Dullas Alahapperuma to contest for presidency
MP Dullas Alahapperuma says he intends to contest for the presidency when the parliament calls for nominations next week. Issuing ...
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4:24 pm / Local News, Politics

Parliamentary to convene tomorrow
Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena says a special parliamentary session will be convened tomorrow (July 16). Officially announcing Gotabaya ...
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11:37 am / Local News, Politics

Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns as President of Sri Lanka
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially stepped down as the President of Sri Lanka effective from July 14, 2022, giving into the ...
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11:33 am / Local News, Politics

Special party leaders’ meeting convened today
A special meeting of political party leaders, chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena is scheduled to be convened at 10.00 ...
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11:29 am / Local News, Politics

Ranil to take oaths as Acting President today
Following the official confirmation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation from the presidency, Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to swear in as the ...
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11:28 am / Local News, Politics

Only 50 trains operated today: Station Masters’ Union
Only 50 out of 280 trains were operated today at the Fort Railway station as a result railway workers did ...
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9:36 pm / Local News

Another person dies while waiting in fuel queue
A person has reportedly died while waiting in a fuel queue near a filling station in Borella. The 60-year-old man ...
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3:12 pm / Local News

Watch: Discussions with IMF ended successfully – PM tells Parliament
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that Sri Lanka’s discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had ended successfully. He stated ...
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3:02 pm / Local News, Politics

Watch: Army launches probe after Lt. Col. assaulting civilian at fuel shed goes viral
An internal investigation had been initiated by the Sri Lanka Army in connection with the incident at a petrol shed ...
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2:26 pm / Local News, Politics

Sri Lanka takes U-Turn : Lifts terror ban imposed on Qatar Charity
Sri Lanka has decided to lift the ban imposed on Qatar Charity. “Met the Officials of the Qatar Charity yesterday ...
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7:55 pm / Local News, Politics
International

IPL 2021 broadcast banned in Afghanistan due to this SHOCKING reason
The UAE leg of the IPL 2021 will not be telecast in Afghanistan, as has been the case in the past, due to ...
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11:50 am / International, Local News, Sports

Pfizer says its Covid-19 vaccine safe for 5- to 11-year-olds
In a highly anticipated announcement, Pfizer said on Monday a Phase 2/3 trial showed its Covid-19 vaccine was safe and ...
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6:32 am / International, Local News

New Zealand’s tour to Pakistan abandoned at the last moment due to security concerns
New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan has been abandoned because of a “government security alert”. They were visiting Pakistan for the ...
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3:24 pm / International, Local News, Sports

Virat Kohli to step down as India’s T20 captain after T20 World Cup
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli will be stepping down as the captain of the T20 team after the T20 World ...
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6:31 pm / International, Sports

Sri Lankan novelist Anuk Arudpragasam shortlisted for Booker Prize
Sri Lankan novelist Anuk Arudpragasam’s "A Passage North" has been shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize.The final shortlist of six ...
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6:38 am / International, Local News

NZ grants refugee status for man over Easter bombings funding accusations
A man who may have unknowingly helped funnel money to terrorists behind the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka has been ...
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4:45 pm / International, Local News, Politics

Australia cancels Test cricket match against Afghanistan due to Taliban ban on women’s cricket
Cricket Australia has issued a statement saying they will not host Afghanistan in the proposed Hobart Test if reports that ...
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7:51 am / International, Local News, Sports

Police reveal information about Sri Lankan national involved in terrorist attack in New Zealand
The Sri Lanka Police has issued a statement regarding the Sri Lankan national who carried out a terrorist attack at ...
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6:32 pm / International, Local News
Other

Irfan Pathan signs with Kandy Tuskers in the LPL
Former Indian allrounder Irfan Pathan, has signed a contract to ...
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10:55 am / Sports

Nuwan Kulasekara appointed as Kandy Tuskers’ fast bowling coach
Former Sri Lankan fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara has been appointed ...
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9:58 am / Sports

Breaking: Total COVID – 19 cases in Sri Lanka exceeds 10,000
Total number of persons tested positive for COVID 19 in ...
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7:32 pm / Business

293 more tested positive for Covid-19
293 more tested positive for Covid-19. Among them 291 are ...
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6:01 pm / Business

Five international players including Russlle, Faf & Miller pulled out from LPL
Five international players have informed that they won't participate Lanka ...
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12:31 pm / Sports

Epidemiology Unit issues Map of high-risk Covid19 areas in Sri Lanka
The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health has issued ...
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7:23 pm / Business

Speaker recruits relatives for his entire staff – Divaina reports
Divaina newspaper says Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana has recruited several ...
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11:19 am / Business

Sri Lanka exceeds 7000 total COVID 19 cases with record number of daily detection today
Sri Lanka recorded the highest ever cases detected within a ...
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10:48 pm / Business