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Govt. needs to consider broader coalition
Jehan Perera The government is aware as much as anyone else that the country continues to be in an extremely vulnerable situation with the possibility of reversal to a state of economic decline a ...
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‘Political prisoners’
Tuesday 12th November, 2024 Another round of promise making has come to an end with two days to go before the next general election. Perhaps, the only thing Sri Lankan politicians do ‘as if to the ...
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Lanka’s southern waters hide a gravity anomaly that baffles scientists
One of the most puzzling phenomena lies beneath the Indian Ocean, south of Sri Lanka, where a massive gravity anomaly known as the Indian Ocean Geoid Low (IOGL) has confounded researchers for decades, ...
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FSP asks Prez to probe killing of Wijeweera
Therefore, the NPP government is duty bound to investigate the crimes during that period and punish all those responsible for crimes against humanity. FSP expects that President Anura Dissanayake will ...
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Harin drags Messi into poll mess
A video that went viral yesterday captured a tense standoff between former Minister Harin Fernando and the police in Bandarawela. Fernando, who was campaigning with his supporters, was seen wearing ...
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Cherry & The Bees…
Cherrie Chamari, a Sri Lanka Living in Melbourne, Australia, has got herself a band and they operate as Cherry & The Bees. Although Cherrie, originally from Dehiwela, is seen and heard quite often in ...
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More than 2,000 cyberbullying cases reported in the country so far this year
Over 2,000 cases of cyberbullying have been reported in Sri Lanka so far in 2024, according to an official from the Sri Lanka ...
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Ex-Justice Minister challenges AKD’s ‘political prisoners’ claim
Former Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, yesterday (11) said Sri Lanka had no political prisoners. The ex-parliamentarian was responding to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s ...
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Sri Lanka not in the scene at Grammy Awards 2025
Well, the nominees for Grammy Awards 2025 were announced last Friday, 8th November, 2024, and Sri Lanka is missing from that ...
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New Chairman of RDB assumes duties
Fernando served as Deputy General Manager of Development Banking at Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB), one of Sri Lanka’s largest commercial banks. In this role, he oversaw SME, microfinance, rural, and ...
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CAFFE fast tracks 18+ voter education programme
The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) has been compelled to fast track its program to enlighten 18+ first time voters on the importance of exercising their franchise. CaFFE has under taken ...