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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake chaired a meeting on Monday  (11) morning at the Presidential Secretariat to review ...
Manchester Originals chalked up their first win of the season after a solid all-round batting performance, London Spirit coming up just short in their chase after a late flurry set pulses racing. The ...
Reigning champions London Spirit made it three from three as they downed Manchester Originals in a nail-biter at Emirates Old ...
There has been a steep decline in Dhamma school attendance, with nearly 2.2 million students having discontinued their Dhamma ...
Aug. pending investigations Illankai Thamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) yesterday (11) declared a hartal on Friday (15) in the ...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, who also holds Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education portfolios, ...
SJB MP Dr. Kavinda Jayawardena yesterday (11) said that the Opposition would hand over a no-confidence motion against Deputy ...
Deputy Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni yesterday (11) said that for want of anaesthetists the number of ...
Do they use the app to kill elephants?” It’s a question that’s been floating around social media and public discourse lately. But for those involved in the field—people who’ve spent years working to ...
Lakshman Kadirgamar befriended me after the death of his friend, my father Mervyn de Silva, in 1999. At some event he had suddenly turned around – he told me – because he heard a laugh just like ...
Addressing Parliament, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake affirmed the government’s commitment to confronting human rights violations from the past, stating: “We will face these grievous legacies ...
Humans are irresistibly attracted to gambling. Despite moral reservations, many governments conduct or encourage the practice. Our country is no exception, and even has state institutions like the ...