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SL vs ENG: Swann puts England in command

Good Friday

Swann leads England charge

Five statues vandalised in Batticaloa

Store Keeper of Galle Magistrate Court arrested

Good Friday

Devotees gather at a Good Friday service in Colombo as Christians all over the island prepare for Easter.

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Five statues vandalised in Batticaloa

Five statues including of Mahathma Gandhi and Lord Baden Powell have been vandalised in Batticaloa , Police said today.

Statues of Swamy Vipulananthar, Palavarmani Periyathambipillai have also been ...

Store Keeper of Galle Magistrate Court arrested

The Store keeper of the Galle Magistrate Court has been arrested for allegedly changing gold jewelry for imitated items of the Magistrate court, Police said today

The items were stored in the court pr...

Indian Navy releases nine Lankan fishermen

Nine Sri Lankan fishermen held by Indian authorities have been
released and will be handed over to the Navy tomorrow, officials said.

Five of them had left Dondra by a trawler - “Laxan” whil...

Man accused of attempting to smuggle Lankan Tamil migrants to Canada arrested

A man accused of trying to smuggle Sri Lankan Tamil migrants into Canada aboard the MV Sun Sea two years ago has been arrested in France, CBC News reported.

Thayakaran Markandu, who is accused of maste...

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L Peiris in the Maldives

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L Peiris on Thursday began a 3-day visit to the Maldives which the authorities say is to thank Male for opposing the Geneva resolution on Sri Lanka.
Maldivian Foreign Mini...

JVP commemorates “April Heroes”

JVP yesterday (April 5) held the 41st “April Heroes” commemoration ceremony at the Viharamahadevi Park.

The Leader of the JVP Somawansa Amarasinghe and its General Secretary...

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Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika 'dead'

President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi has died, doctors and cabinet ministers have told the BBC, but this has not been officially announced.

One of th...

World Videos

Mission to find Titanic 'was covert military operation'

A new documentary from National Geographic claims that the mission to find the wreck of the Titanic in 1985 was a cover for a US military operation.

Co...

Analysis

Success of Annan peace plan for Syria hinges on Russia - By Louis Charbonneau

UNITED NATIONS, April 4 (Reuters) - The success or failure of Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria will depend largely on how willing Russia is to keep s...

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Net foreign buying drives Sri Lanka stocks up marginally

Sri Lanka stocks ended up marginally Thursday ahead of the Easter weekend with net foreign buying, analysts said

They noted that the Colombo Stock mar...

Discussion/Business Videos

Dr. Koshy Mathai briefing the media

Recent government policy measures towards reducing Sri Lanka’s current account deficit was the reason for the IMF agreeing to approve US$426.8 m...

Analysis

SL remains most lucrative for young IT job seekers : survey

A recent Sri Lankan IT industry employee salary survey has revealed that the country "remains one of the most lucrative opportunities for y...

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We 'Honestly love you' Olivia

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It was sheer nostalgia for fans as Olivia Newton John held her audience enrapt for one and a half hours in her first show at the Musaeu...

Appreciations/Letters

Letter : Opium to the youth

Do we realize what we are bringing up our youth on nowadays? Either it is cricket or music - more of the latter. We are glorifying musical compe...

Interviews/Stories

Local skills take shape at the faculty of Visua Arts

From the Sigirya fresco to the rock carvings in the ancient cities of Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura to the intricate temple paintings at Dambulla, Sri ...

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SL vs ENG: Swann puts England in command

Spinner Graeme Swann’s superb bowling effort helped England dominate against Sri Lanka at stumps on fourth day of the second and final Test at P...

Sport Videos

Roberto di Matteo: this Champions League tie is far from over

Chelsea's interim manager says that his team are taking nothing for granted as Chelsea try to sweep Benfica aside to claim their sixth Champions Leagu...