Nawagattegama teacher’s spouse complains of threats
July 24, 2013 - 7:52 am
Sri Lanka win rain-hit second ODI against South Africa
July 24, 2013 - 7:49 am
(Reuters) – Rain and an on-field injury which prevented South African opener Hashim Amla from batting spurred Sri Lanka to a 17-run win under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the second one-dayer on Tuesday. Sri Lanka grabbed a 2-0 lead in the five-match series after rain played havoc with the schedule, delaying the start by 25 […]
Strong winds damage vehicles
July 23, 2013 - 12:26 pm
A number of vehicles have been damaged as a result of trees toppling over due to strong winds that were experienced in the areas surrounding the Colombo National Hospital, CR & FC, De Saram Mawatha and Stafford Mawatha in Kirulapone at around 7 this morning (23), Deputy Media Director of the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) […]
Royal baby: Kate gives birth to boy
July 23, 2013 - 8:17 am
The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy, Kensington Palace has announced. The baby was delivered at 16:24 BST at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, west London, weighing 8lb 6oz. The Duke of Cambridge said in a statement the couple “could not be happier”. He and the duchess will remain in the […]
Sangakarra century leads Sri Lanka to stunning win
July 20, 2013 - 11:51 pm
(Reuters) – Kumar Sangakarra celebrated his 350th one day international appearance with a career-best 169 on Saturday as Sri Lanka crushed South Africa by 180 runs at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. His innings was the third-highest by a Sri Lankan in 50-over cricket and came off 137 balls, with 18 fours and six sixes. […]
Minister Basil Rajapaksa tells The Hindu: INDO LANKA ACCORD NEVER FOR POLICE POWER SHARING
July 20, 2013 - 6:46 am
Casting fresh light on the Indo-Lanka Accord of 1987 which gave birth to the 13th Amendment to Sri Lanka’s Constitution, Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa told The Hindu newspaper in India that devolving Police powers would actually amount to going against the Accord. He pointed to section 2.10 of the Accord which calls for the […]
President Rajapaksa Discusses Local Grievances with Catholic Clergy and Local Politicians from Mannar
July 18, 2013 - 5:05 pm
World Bank to Focus on Large Transformational Projects
July 16, 2013 - 4:38 pm
In a meeting with the World Bank’s Executive Director for Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Bhutan Mr. Mukesh Prasad yesterday (July 15), President Mahinda Rajapaksa urged the Bank to focus more on large core projects rather than smaller projects that have a lesser impact. […]