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The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to prohibit people’s representatives of the party from participating in public rallies organized by other political parties, without approval from the party. MORE..
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The former leader of the LTTE Women’s Sea Tiger Wing, Jeyaganesh Murugesu Pakeerathy, has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while attempting to leave the country for France. MORE..
Former Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara today rejected rumours that he is planning on entering politics. Posting on his official Facebook page Sangakkara stated that the completely baseless and are just irresponsible rumours. MORE...
A private bank in Attidiya has been robbed by two armed men wearing full-face helmets this afternoon, police said. MORE..
16,000 litres of ethanol valued at Rs. 1.6 million found in a container imported from Thailand, Customs officials told Ada Derana. The container imported by a company in Ratmalana had been declared as Calcium Hyphoclorite Granules by producing false information to the Customs, Bank and Shipping agents. MORE...
Police have launched an investigation into a complaint alleging that a certain group had forcefully taken down the National Flag and raised the “Sinhala Flag” at the Audience Hall (Magul Maduwa) of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), Kandy. MORE..
Fishermen in the region, who were looking forward to a new round of talks between their representatives with Sri Lanka, are in a state of suspended animation as a mid-sea fight seems to have turned the tides. They were hoping that bilateral talks would begin on March 5 once the state government received clearance from the Centre. MORE..
The individual who committed self-immolation at a leasing company in Ampara yesterday has succumbed to injuries, police said. MORE..
A 27-year-old woman who scribbled on the Sigiriya Mirror Wall with a sharp object has been sentenced to two years imprisonment. MORE...
UPDATE: Mangala slams ex-government’s policy
“With the previous government choosing to operate with a sense of impunity, opportunities for reconciliation and restoration of human rights suffered,” Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said. The observation was made at the 28th Regular Session of Human Rights Council in Geneva, this afternoon. MORE...
President Maithripala Sirisena will commence his first visit to Northern and Eastern Provinces on Tuesday (03) after assuming office as the President. MORE...
China’s loans to Sri Lanka were made based on consensus through talks between the two countries and at Sri Lanka’s request, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday, after Sri Lanka’s foreign minister expressed concern about the loans. MORE...
Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan has become the highest ranked all-rounder in the ICC ODI Player Rankings after 23 pool stage matches in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. MORE...
An individual, who reportedly failed to settle overdue payment of his vehicle leasing, has self immolated at a well known leasing company in Ampara on Monday (2) morning. MORE...
Police to re-enforce helmet laws
Wearing full face helmets by motorcyclists has been banned from 21 March, Police Spokesperson SSP Ajith Rohana said. MORE...
The government said that it has sought assistance from India, the US and Britain to help investigate financial fraud allegations against the former government. MORE...
Sports
Sri Lanka have called up Seekkuge Prasanna as World Cup cover for injured spinner Rangana Herath, the country’s cricket board announced on Tuesday. MORE..
Lasith Malinga picked up 3 wickets to regain lost form as Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 92 runs in their World Cup Pool A clash following a commanding display in Melbourne. MORE..
Tilakratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara made an epic double century stand to grave Bangladesh under the mountain of runs at the crucial world cup tie against Bangladesh.
Tillakaratne Dilshan scored his 21st One-Day International (ODI) century in the 18th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Melbourne on Thursday. MORE...
Kumar Sangakkara became only the fourth cricketer to play 400 one-day internationals when he was selected for the World Cup match against Bangladesh at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday. MORE...
Entertainment
Lady Gaga and her longtime boyfriend, actor Taylor Kinney, have become engaged, the singer said on social media on Monday.
Basker & Shashikala were adjudged the winners Derana City of Dance – Season 05 in the grand finale held at the Maharagama Youth Center on Saturday (Feb. 07). MORE..
An Indian novelist went into hiding and said he has quit writing after his latest book about a woman’s efforts to get pregnant with a stranger sparked virulent protests by right-wing Hindu and caste groups. MORE..
Hollywood toasted free speech in its myriad forms, from “Je Suis Charlie” tributes to George Clooney punchlines, at an earnest Golden Globes on Sunday, where the tender coming-of-age drama “Boyhood” topped all films. MORE..
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Technology
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a slew of new features and capabilities coming in Windows 10: the convergence of the desktop and mobile; the advent of the killer universal app; more power and features for personal digital assistant Cortana.....
Google on Monday announced that Android One phones are finally ready to debut outside the Indian market. Select Android One smartphones will be released in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka in the coming weeks. MORE..
Google has added support for 10 more languages to Google Translate, allowing an additional 200 million people to translate text to and from their native languages. Support for the 10 new languages is now live on the Google Translate web portal, and Google says that support will reach mobile apps shortly. MORE..
The use of ‘new media’ to fulfill day to day news requirements has been rapidly increasing in the past two decades. Researchers have found that the young generation tends to get their news through new media elements, proving the much talked decline on usage of newspapers, radio, and now even televisions. MORE..
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