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AirAsia Consulting is planning further engagement with the International Finance Corp (IFC) which is mandated to advise the Sri Lanka Government on the divestiture of SriLankan Airlines Ltd (SAL). The consultancy was responding to news report on AirAsia being among six bidders for Sri Lanka’s state-run carrier SriLankan Airlines since the island nation was looking […]
- AirAsia and FitsAir among bidders for Sri Lanka’s national carrier (Category: Breaking News)
- AirAsia and FitsAir among bidders for SriLankan Airlines (Category: Breaking News)
- Indigo commences direct flights between Mumbai-Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Church puts faith in God to ensure justice over Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s star batter Chamari Athapaththu edged Natalie Sciver-Brunt to become the top-ranked batter in the ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings. Powering Sri Lanka to the highest successful run-chase in women’s ODIs has seen Chamari Athapaththu go to the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings in the latest update. Athapaththu’s stellar knock in […]
- History made as Sri Lanka star claims No.1 batter ranking (Category: Breaking News)
- Chamari Athapaththu back atop ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka captain quashes retirement speculation (Category: Breaking News)
- Chamari Athapaththu reacts after going unsold at WPL 2024 auction (Category: Breaking News)
Savindri Perera, or Sav as she is best known, drew the applause of the judges on the latest season of MasterChef Australia for her Sri Lankan dish. Describing her cooking style as rustic, generous and colourful, Sav’s love of cooking amped up around age 12 after discovering Nigella. She lists onion, garlic and curry leaves […]
- Church puts faith in God to ensure justice over Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Thai Airways resumes daily flights to Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Protest staged in parts of Sri Lanka on Independence Day (Category: Breaking News)
- Indigo commences direct flights between Mumbai-Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s star batter Chamari Athapaththu edged Natalie Sciver-Brunt to become the top-ranked batter in the ICC Women s ODI batting rankings.
By N Sathiya Moorthy Closer the presidential election gets, the more complex it is getting. Of course, it has always been the case, including the question if the parliamentary polls should precede presidential election. In the past, incumbent Presidents and their ruling coalition alone used to be pressured over the question but this time round, it […]
- Sajith has his job cut out (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Executive Presidency Will Remain (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Will Blink First, When, Why and How (Category: Breaking News)
- Why not simultaneous polls? (Category: Breaking News)
by Dr B. J. C. Perera In the gigantic tapestry of humanity, there are those rare individuals who emerge as beacons of light, illuminating the path for others, with their wisdom, compassion, and altruism. Dr A. T. Ariyaratne, the esteemed Founder of the Sarvodaya Movement of Sri Lanka, was undeniably one such luminary; a man […]
- Three members of NMRA step down (Category: Breaking News)
- Sarvodaya founder Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Final rites of Dr. Ariyaratne to be performed this evening (Category: Breaking News)
- National Dengue Control Unit issues warning (Category: Breaking News)
Punjab Kings fell on the wrong side of a third straight final-over thriller at their home ground in Mullanpur with Mumbai Indians edging home to a nine-run win for their third victory of the season to keep pace with the other playoffs chasers. The visitors appeared to be cruising to victory for large portions of […]
- Hetmyer cameo powers Rajasthan Royals to top of the table (Category: Breaking News)
- Tewatia finishes another chase after Gill’s match-defining 67 (Category: Breaking News)
- Suryakumar’s 83 pulls one back for India (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa go 1-0 up after another pace-inflicted demolition act (Category: Breaking News)
Mitchell Starc has continued to struggle in the IPL despite his record-setting price tag, producing a poor bowling performance against Rajasthan Royals. The left-arm quick went for $4.43 million AUD at the auction to sign with Kolkata Knight Riders, but has managed just five wickets at 46.40 across six games. Starc’s latest effort saw him go 0-50 off four […]
- Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Australia push for permanent visas (Category: Breaking News)
- Nissanka ton helps Sri Lanka level Bangladesh series (Category: Breaking News)
- Social media companies on notice over extremist threats (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal batsman Airee smashes six sixes in an over (Category: Breaking News)
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- Trump-Ramasamy Ticket GOP’s Best Bet In 2024; US Events Will Affect The Whole World (Category: Breaking News)
- The Partnership Between NPP & JVP Must Be Emboldened (Category: Breaking News)
- Is State Owned Temasek A Useful Concept For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Anatomy Of A Change; From Wijeweera’s JVP To AKD’s NPP (Category: Breaking News)
The eight Sri Lankans, who were rescued from the cybercrime camps in Myawaddy area of Myanmar, have safely arrived at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Thailand, Ada Derana learns.
by Rex Clementine Sri Lanka Cricket’s excellent development structures has been a godsend for many up and coming players. It enables cricket coaches at the High Performance Center to identify new talents. District and Provincial Coaches along with Talent Scouts ensure that players with rare skills are fast tracked and their development is constantly monitored. […]
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
A Sri Lankan born Brit is competing in the fourth heat of MasterChef 2024 in the UK. Global phenomenon MasterChef is back for a stellar 20th series, on BBC iPlayer and BBC One, the BBC reported. MasterChef judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace embark on an exhilarating journey across eight weeks, to discover the UK’s best […]
- MasterChef Australia judges give thumbs up for Sri Lankan dish (Category: Breaking News)
- Former MasterChef Australia Judge talks about the Culinary Extravaganza awaiting in Sri Lanka! (Category: Breaking News)
- MasterChef James Lowe gives cooking tips in Galle (Category: Breaking News)
- MasterChef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo has died at the age of 46. (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has banned the sale of liquor during the traditional Sinhala and Tamil New Year, except at hotels above three stars and certain licensed boutique villas. According to reports, the Commissioner General of Excise has ordered that all licensed liquor stores across Sri Lanka should remain closed for retail liquor sales on April 12 […]
- COPF finds only 4 casinos paying taxes (Category: Breaking News)
- Liquor sales permitted on Good Friday (Category: Breaking News)
- US Embassy in Colombo cancels services as a precaution (Category: Breaking News)
- Another nine Covid related deaths reported (Category: Breaking News)
Often when Sri Lankan cricket teams tour South Africa, they return home with broken bones, embarrassing series defeats or Mr. Ali Bacher going back on his words. The nation’s women’s cricket team on Wednesday created history by completing a come from behind series win over South Africa in East London. South Africa had won the […]
- Chamodi Pabodha – a star in the making (Category: Breaking News)
- Atapattu special powers Sri Lanka to record run-chase (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC names all-woman panel of match officials for 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka register highest successful run chase in women’s ODI history (Category: Breaking News)
Anuradhapura District MP of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), H. Nandasena has passed away this morning (04), family sources told Ada Derana.
A court in Pakistan has suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s jail sentence in a case related to illegal selling of state gifts. Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were each handed a 14 year sentence in the case on January 31 – just a week ahead of February 8 elections, which Khan’s party alleges […]
- The Latest: Congress presents Biden, Harris with gifts (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- The Latest: Congress presents Biden, Harris with gifts (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- The Latest: Congress presents Biden, Harris with gifts (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- The Latest: Congress presents Biden, Harris with gifts (Category: USA, South Dakota)
The Colombo District Court has issued an interim injunction order preventing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party s (SLFP) Executive Committee from removing Duminda Dissanayake, Lasantha Alagiyawanna and Mahinda Amaraweera from their respective positions in the party, Ada Derana reporter said.
The Navy brought ashore a fisherman who fell sick aboard a local fishing trawler in the southern waters of Sri Lanka. The Navy said that the fisherman had been retrieved by a nearby bulk carrier, and the operation had been coordinated by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Colombo. The patient was rushed to the […]
- Navy rushes fisherman with burn injuries ashore for treatment (Category: Breaking News)
- Six fishers rescued from ill-fated trawler (Category: Breaking News)
- MRCC Colombo coordinates rescue of distressed local multi day fishing trawler (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy tows distressed foreign pleasure craft to Hambantota Port for repairs (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s leading spinner, Wanindu Hasaranga, will miss the 2024 Indian Premier League season due to a left heel injury, Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva stated on Sunday. Hasaranga was picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction in December on his base price of INR 1.5 crore, following his release from Royal Challengers […]
- Hasaranga suspended for Bangladesh Tests against Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanindu and Inoka in ICC T20I Team of the Year 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka star Hasaranga reprimanded for breach during World Cup qualifier (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanindu Hasaranga becomes world’s top-ranked T20I bowler (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has removed Duminda Dissanayake from the party s National Organiser post, Ada Derana reporter said.
At least six people were unaccounted for and presumed dead after a large cargo ship heading to Sri Lanka crashed into a pillar of a bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday morning, causing it to collapse. A total of eight workers who were fixing potholes on Baltimor’s Francis Scott Key Bridge fell into the Patapsco River […]
- Sri Lanka launches probe over cargo on ship which crashed in Baltimore (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricketer Lahiru Thirimanna injured in accident (Category: Breaking News)
- Students protest after boy dies following Thirukkovil marathon (Category: Breaking News)
- Accomplished equestrian Mathilda Karlsson (Category: Breaking News)
A major bridge in the US collapsed after being hit by a Colombo bound ship, sending several vehicles and people into the river. Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said two people had so far been pulled from the water, one in a serious condition and the other not seriously injured. Wallace said during a press […]
- India, Sri Lanka passenger ferry service launched after 40 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Australia push for permanent visas (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan born pioneer of location-tracking technology in King’s honours list (Category: Breaking News)
- Security scare in India’s Parliament on attack anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
Virat Kohli’s 100th T20 half-century set the platform as RCB got off the mark with a four-wicket win over Punjab Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday night. Having restricted PBKS to 176/8 in their 20 overs, Kohli made the most of an early reprieve when he was yet to open his account, set […]
- Buttler’s sixth ton trumps Kohli’s eighth as Royals go four-from-four (Category: Breaking News)
- Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer outmuscle Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Chinnaswamy (Category: Breaking News)
- Fighting Nepal end with 230 (Category: Breaking News)
- Kohli’s record-equalling ton gives India strong total (Category: Breaking News)
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- The Cauldrons We Make (Category: Breaking News)
- Nakba II & Arab Spring II: Looming Possibilities From Gaza Inferno (Category: Breaking News)
- Palestine & Ukraine: Two More Nails In Imperialism’s Coffin? (Category: Breaking News)
- Disturbing Echoes Of The Last Phase Of The Civil War In Sri Lanka & The Treatment Of Palestinian... (Category: Breaking News)
by Rex Clementine When your star player gets suspended twice within a month, that’s not ideal. When he is your captain, you have serious problems to deal with. We are talking about Wanindu Hasaranga here, whose constant altercations with match officials have landed him in trouble. First he took on local umpire Lyndon Hannibal for […]
- Hannibal unfit for international games – Hasaranga (Category: Breaking News)
- Hannibal was brought in for Palliyaguruge due to fatigue (Category: Breaking News)
- Umpire hora! (Category: Breaking News)
- Hasaranga suspended for two T20Is for outburst against umpire (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka will be quietly confident lead up to the two match Test series against Bangladesh that gets underway today in Sylhet. Dhananjaya de Silva’s side is bottom of the table in ICC Test Championship with zero points and the team’s main goal will be to get out of that zone. The reason why Sri […]
- Shakib boost for Bangladesh in spin-friendly Chattogram against buoyant Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Kamindu’s unbeaten knock powers Sri Lanka to 531 (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Hot-and-cold’ Bangladesh seek consistency as Sri Lanka chase milestone win (Category: Breaking News)
- Spinners put Sri Lanka on verge of series sweep (Category: Breaking News)
Alhambra Hotels commemorates five decades of unwavering dedication to hospitality excellence today. What began as a visionary endeavor by founding Chairman Mr. Jabir A. Cader, a prominent businessman, has evolved into a cornerstone of Colombo’s hospitality landscape. Originally envisioned as a modern cinema, the venture transformed with the changing tides, capitalizing on the burgeoning tour...
- President appeals to public not to back another ‘Aragalaya’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Adrian Zecha : The Trailblazing Innovator Continuing to Redefine Luxury Travel (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo welcomes Nazoomi Azhar as its new General Manager (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricketer Lahiru Thirimanna injured in accident (Category: Breaking News)
Angelo Mathews was overlooked but Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu was picked in England’s The Hundred draft. David Warner was among a number of big names to miss out on selection at The Hundred draft. But former Australia captain Meg Lanning will appear in the women’s competition for the first time after being drafted by […]
- Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Australia push for permanent visas (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia considering banning teenagers from buying cigarettes (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal batsman Airee smashes six sixes in an over (Category: Breaking News)
- Mathews shines as Sri Lanka win thriller against Zimbabwe (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s premium entertainment channel ÂTV Derana won the People s Television Channel of the Year Award for the 7th consecutive year at the SLIM-KANTAR People s Awards 2024.
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- Himalaya Declaration: Is It Worthy Of National Discussion? A Community’s Journey From Arunachala... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka To Take Draconian Steps To Curb Dissent Through Anti-Terrorism Bill (Category: Breaking News)
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