The
main opposition United National Party (UNP) will support
the Mahinda Rajapaksa government for two years on
six key national issues, the party’s leadership
confirmed yesterday.
A 50-year-old Pelmadulla gem
pit worker who won the largest lottery prize in Sri
Lanka has been forced to shun his new found celebrity
status due to the large number of donation seekers
hunting for him and keep his whereabouts secret.
This
senior citizen who in July this year won gold at the
20th Annual Masters’ Athletic Championship is
only looking for some funding to make his way ....
In
the aftermath of the LTTE attack on the Galle
navy base and the trouble in Galle town thereafter,
doctors and other staff at the Karapitiya Hospital
are seen all prepared to attend to emergency
cases.
The Customs and the Inland Revenue Department, in a
shift in policy from the former UNP government’s
plan to have all state revenue agencies under one...
PADUKKA
– The local rubber wood-based industry has been
struggling for while now as its main raw material –
timber - has been in short supply in recent years. The
industry has been complaining...
President
Mahinda Rajapaksa is said to have intervened in the disputed
‘suspension’ of the Tea Board Director General
as tea industry stakeholders rallied...
Most
Indian cricket fans have turned anti-Sri Lanka and wish
to see the islanders miss out on a place in the semi
finals of the ICC Champions Trophy now moving into its
virtual knock-out stages following some upset results.
Sanath Jayasuriya had two reasons to be proud of on
Friday, October 20th – their team winning their
match against New Zealand and hearing of his son’s
birth,
Is
Sri Lanka’s Jani Chathurangi a victim of circumstances?
Or has she really absorbed anabolic steroids into her
system or is it a result of the natural metabolism in
her body?
The
countdown to the much-awaited finals of the Talent
Search contest has begun. After the successful
completion of the two semi-final rounds in Kandy...
This
week's suicide bomb attacks at Habarana and Galle
made headlines around the world. To say that the tourist
industry is concerned is .....
A
Rs. 2000 currency note, the first higher denomination
note after over 25 years....
