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The United States today said it is deeply concerned by the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of a journalism training session in Colombo over the weekend. MORE..
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South Africa survived a three-pronged spin attack to draw the second test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday, thereby clinching the series and reclaiming the number one spot on the ICC test rankings. MORE..
Mundala Police today said that four suspects have been arrested so far over the gang rape of a 17-year-old-girl inside a barbershop in Udappuwa. MORE..
A 55-year-old woman has committed self-immolation in the Peraru area in Kantale. Police said the woman had doused herself with kerosene before setting herself on fire. MORE..
JVP leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been admitted to the Ratnapura Hospital with minor injuries following a traffic accident at Kiriella today. MORE..
Chief Justice Mohan Peiris today stepped aside from the judge bench hearing the Golden Key case citing an anonymous letter received by him and in the greater interest of the judiciary. MORE..
The 157 Tamil asylum seekers brought to Curtin detention centre by the Australian government have been denied access to legal advice, sparking concerns they will face interrogation from Indian consular officials before they can speak with lawyers. MORE...
One person was critically wounded and hospitalised following a shooting at the Rukmani Devi junction in Ja-Ela this morning. Police said the shooting took place at around 8.30am today and that the victim has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Ragama Hospital. MORE..
Five persons including four women traveling in a van have been arrested by police after one of them was found to be in the possession of several counterfeit currency notes in the Kurunegala area. MORE..
A group of 157 asylum-seekers held for weeks on the high seas on an Australian customs vessel were likely economic migrants from India, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said Monday. MORE...
India will be informing Sri Lanka about an official working with the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo who was allegedly playing a key role in planning terror strikes at the behest of ISI on the US and Israeli consulates in the southern part of the country. MORE..
Muslims in Sri Lanka will celebrate Ramadan festival on Tusday (July 29) as the new moon has not been sighted, the Colombo Grand Mosque told Ada Derana.
Police have discovered several human skeletal remains at a cinnamon cultivation land in Katuwila, Ahungalla. The discovery was made by officers of the Ahungalla Police according to information received this morning from a resident in the area, the Police Spokesman’s Office said. MORE..
A group of 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers has left Cocos Islands and is being transferred to the Australian mainland. MORE..
Four foreign nationals including 2 women were hospitalized following a wasp attack while they were climbing the Sigiriya Rock Fortress this morning. MORE..
The government has decided to revise postage rates with effect from August 01. The proposal for the relevant changes to the rates has already received cabinet approval, according to sources within the Postal Department. MORE..
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South Africa survived a three-pronged spin attack to draw the second test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday, thereby clinching the series and reclaiming the number one spot on the ICC test rankings. MORE..
South Africa survived a three-pronged spin attack to draw the second test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday, thereby clinching the series and reclaiming the number one spot on the ICC test rankings. MORE..
Sri Lanka declared their second innings on 229 for eight wickets on the fourth day of the second test on Sunday, leaving South Africa to chase a target of 369 for victory. MORE..
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee and also received an official reprimand after being found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Code following an incident on day three of the second Test between Sri Lanka and South Africa at the Sinhalese Cricket Club (SSC) in Colombo. MORE..
Sri Lanka off spinner Dilruwan Perera took a career-best 5-69 to help dismiss South Africa for 282 in its first innings and give his team a 139-run lead in the second test on Saturday. MORE..
Entertainment
Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard is to direct a documentary about the early years of the Beatles. MORE..
If you were hoping to watch Jennifer Lopez perform in Thursday’s World Cup opening ceremony, you’re out of luck. MORE..
A resident of Taiwan who is of Sri Lankan origin, Niroshan Devapriya has alleged that he was in a romantic relationship with the Bachchan bahu before her marriage. Not only this, Devapriya has also demanded claims for causing him mental stress. MORE..
Director Peter Jackson has changed the title of the final film in his Hobbit trilogy from There and Back Again to The Battle of the Five Armies. MORE..
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Technology
Google has reached a deal to buy game livestreaming firm Twitch for $1 billion, according to a report by Variety. MORE...
Samsung was ordered Friday to pay Apple $119.6 million after a California jury determined the South Korea-based company guilty of infringing Apple’s patents, Reuters reported. MORE...
The US Department of Justice has broken new ground when it comes to prosecuting counterfeit mobile app distributors. For the first time, the government has convicted two men for illegally selling copies of copyrighted apps. MORE..
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5 smartphone - an improved, but not radically different, successor to last year’s Galaxy S4. MORE..
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All candidates who had contested for the Colombo District from the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) were called to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) headquarters in Colombo last Wednesday ...
President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who hosted the chief editors and media heads for his monthly breakfast meeting on Thursday (24), was asked about the attack on a group of UNP Parliamentarians which took place in Hambantota recently ...
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