Two US Navy Ships arrive at Trincomalee harbour
Navy arrested 12 persons for engaging in illegal activities at separate locations in the country over the last few days, Navy said. Features & AnalysisBig Bad Wolf Book Sale begins this weekThe Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, will be in Sri Lanka from October 5 to 15, 2017. The book sale will be held at...All-Island Senior Citizens Scrabble Tournament on Oct 22The annual All-Island Senior Citizens Scrabble Tournament will be held on October 22 at the Hilton Colombo at 9 a....Soulful sounds with the Old Joes Choir“Evolution: The Journey” by the Old Joes Choir held over the weekend at the Lionel Wendt was a deli...Wouldn't It Be Loverly ? Catch the cast of the Workshop Players in "My Fair Lady"In their 25th year, the Workshop Players are taking on the beloved musical ‘My Fair Lady’ and the product...
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October 03, 2017 07:18 UTC
Four new Ministry Secretaries appointed
Evidence pointing to the existence of human settlements dating back 12, 000 years has been unearthed from the Kongramkulam Village in Settikulam, V... Features & AnalysisBig Bad Wolf Book Sale begins this weekThe Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, will be in Sri Lanka from October 5 to 15, 2017. The book sale will be held at...All-Island Senior Citizens Scrabble Tournament on Oct 22The annual All-Island Senior Citizens Scrabble Tournament will be held on October 22 at the Hilton Colombo at 9 a....Soulful sounds with the Old Joes Choir“Evolution: The Journey” by the Old Joes Choir held over the weekend at the Lionel Wendt was a deli...Wouldn't It Be Loverly ? Catch the cast of the Workshop Players in "My Fair Lady"In their 25th year, the Workshop Players are taking on the beloved musical ‘My Fair Lady’ and the product...
Source:Sunday Times
October 03, 2017 07:07 UTC
Avant Garde Chairman and another indicted in bribery case
Jathika Nidahas Peramuna (JNP) Members of the Central Provincial Council have set fire to copies of the Interim Report compiled by the Constitution... Features & AnalysisBig Bad Wolf Book Sale begins this weekThe Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, will be in Sri Lanka from October 5 to 15, 2017. The book sale will be held at...All-Island Senior Citizens Scrabble Tournament on Oct 22The annual All-Island Senior Citizens Scrabble Tournament will be held on October 22 at the Hilton Colombo at 9 a....Soulful sounds with the Old Joes Choir“Evolution: The Journey” by the Old Joes Choir held over the weekend at the Lionel Wendt was a deli...Wouldn't It Be Loverly ? Catch the cast of the Workshop Players in "My Fair Lady"In their 25th year, the Workshop Players are taking on the beloved musical ‘My Fair Lady’ and the product...
Source:Sunday Times
October 03, 2017 06:36 UTC
How Trump turned against gun control
As with many of his political opinions, Mr Trump's views on gun control have shifted to the right over the years. Conservative bona fidesAs Mr Trump began more seriously contemplating a bid for the Republican presidential nomination, however, his views on gun control changed. From then on Mr Trump - in his statements and on his campaign website - largely echoed the NRA's hard line on firearm issues. Nothing came of that meeting, however, and as president Mr Trump appears to have made little effort to follow through on it. Many will be policies - often contradictory - that Mr Trump, at one time or another, has supported.
Source:Sunday Times
October 03, 2017 06:11 UTC
Asylum seeker´s family lament over charges of Rs 9laks to bring back body to Sri Lanka
The man's family in Kilinochchi visited the Australian High Commission yesterday and were advised they would have to pay to have the man's body returned home to Sri Lanka, Tamil Refugee Council spokesperson Aran Mylvaganam told BuzzFeed News. "They were asked for 900,000 Sri Lankan rupees [roughly AUD$7500] to send the body back to Sri Lanka," Mylvaganam said. "It should be the Australian government's responsibility to repatriate the body because he was in the Australian government's custody." "They should send the body back to Sri Lanka free of cost and compensate his family for their suffering as they have lost a son because of our government's medical negligence." The man fled Sri Lanka after he was threatened by the military and had been detained on Manus Island since 2013, the council said.
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October 03, 2017 03:33 UTC
At least 20 dead, more than 100 hurt in Las Vegas shooting
WorldLAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) - A gunman killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 100 at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, raining down rapid fire from the 32nd floor of a hotel for several minutes before he was shot dead by police. The suspect was a local Las Vegas man who acted alone and was not believed to be connected to any militant group, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters. He gave no details of whether she was suspected of involvement in the attack but described her as an “associate”. Las Vegas Metro Police officers gather near the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard South after a mass shooting at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. early October 2, 2017. Video taken of the attack showed panicked crowds fleeing as sustained rapid gunfire ripped through the area.
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October 02, 2017 10:30 UTC
Monk arrested over Rohingya incident in Mount Lavinia
NewsThe Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) today arrested venerable Akmeemana Dayarathana Thera over the recent intimidation incident of Rohingya refugees who were sheltered in a house in Mount Lavinia. The monk was arrested after a summon issued by CCD to appear today. Earlier five suspects, including a woman were arrested over the incident and remanded till October 9 by Mount Laviniya courts. Last week a group of monks claiming to attach to a organization called Sinhale Jathika Balamuluwa tried to invade the safe house where Rohingya refugees were staying in Mount Laviniya.
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October 02, 2017 10:18 UTC
President launches ‘Suraksha Insurance Scheme’ for children
NewsPresident Maithripala Sirisena launched ‘Suraksha Insurance Scheme’, a new insurance programme for the betterment of the children in the country. Suraksha which is an accident insurance, introduced under the theme Sada Surakimu Daye Daruwan is free for all school children in the country. The Ministry of Education and Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation will provide special benefits to the children under this insurance scheme. The objective of this insurance scheme is to make the school children healthy and pave them way to get the utmost use of the educational opportunities. President Sirisena symbolically handed over documents of insurance to Buddhist monks, studying at pirivenas and some school children.
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October 02, 2017 10:07 UTC
Six seized Indian fishing trawlers returned
Navy arrested 12 persons for engaging in illegal activities at separate locations in the country over the last few days, Navy said. Features & AnalysisBig Bad Wolf Book Sale begins this weekThe Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, will be in Sri Lanka from October 5 to 15, 2017. The book sale will be held at...All-Island Senior Citizens Scrabble Tournament on Oct 22The annual All-Island Senior Citizens Scrabble Tournament will be held on October 22 at the Hilton Colombo at 9 a....Soulful sounds with the Old Joes Choir“Evolution: The Journey” by the Old Joes Choir held over the weekend at the Lionel Wendt was a deli...Wouldn't It Be Loverly ? Catch the cast of the Workshop Players in "My Fair Lady"In their 25th year, the Workshop Players are taking on the beloved musical ‘My Fair Lady’ and the product...
Source:Sunday Times
October 02, 2017 10:07 UTC
Sri Lankan refugee found dead while being detained in Papua New Guinea
NewsA Sri Lankan refugee detained by Australia in Papua New Guinea has been found dead, the BBC reported. The Sri Lankan Tamil man, 32, died in a suspected suicide after receiving treatment for mental illness, refugee advocates said. Australia controversially holds refugees and asylum seekers who arrive by boat in centres on PNG's Manus Island and the Pacific nation of Nauru. Nine detainees have died since 2013 - including six at the Manus centre, which is due to close this month. The latest death - the apparent suicide of a refugee - happened in Lorengau General Hospital early on Monday, Manus Island police commander David Yapu told the BBC.
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October 02, 2017 06:00 UTC
Cricket: Schoolboy cricketer victimised; ban decried in Match Fixing Case
The best example is the banning of promising Isipathana schoolboy cricketer Ayana Siriwardena who represented the Kalutara Physical Culture Circle in that fateful SLC tournament match against Panadura SC. Ayana has been banned for one-year from all types of cricket under the wing of Sri Lanka Cricket. “We have sent an appeal through the school to Sri Lanka Cricket. Meanwhile, a former National cricket captain who is now working closely with junior cricket said, “I am all for young cricketers getting club exposure. To be included in a Premier League club innately the young cricketer should be good.
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October 02, 2017 03:30 UTC
Baseball: Sri Lanka set off for maiden Asian Championship appearance
SportThe Sri Lanka National Baseball team left for the Asian Baseball Championship (ABC), starting tomorrow in New Taipei City, Taiwan. According to Sri Lanka Amateur Baseball/Softball Association (SLABSA) Gen.Sec. Rajith Ratnayake, this is the first time Sri Lanka has qualified for the ABC, where the top region's teams will be competing. Sri Lanka qualified for this competition, first time ever, by winning Gold at the West Asia Baseball Cup in Pakistan recently," Ratnayake stated. Sri Lanka squad of 24 is led by Akalanka Ranasinghe (Captain) and Sameera Ratnayake (Vice Captain).
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October 02, 2017 03:25 UTC
Athletics: Gampaha retain overall NYSF championship
A Sri Lankan refugee detained by Australia in Papua New Guinea has been found dead, the BBC reported. The Sri Lankan Tamil man, 32, died in a ... Features & AnalysisSoulful sounds with the Old Joes Choir“Evolution: The Journey” by the Old Joes Choir held over the weekend at the Lionel Wendt was a deli...Wouldn't It Be Loverly ? Catch the cast of the Workshop Players in "My Fair Lady"In their 25th year, the Workshop Players are taking on the beloved musical ‘My Fair Lady’ and the product...Could Leonardo da Vinci have initially drawn the Mona Lisa nude ? PARIS (AFP) - A nude drawing that bears a striking resemblance to the Mona Lisa may have been done by Leona...Anuk Arudpragasam makes it into the shortlist of the DSC Prize for South Asian LiteratureJury for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2017 yesterday released its shortlist for the liter...
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October 02, 2017 03:22 UTC
Waterpolo: S. Thomas' beat Royal 8-4 in first leg
SportS. Thomas' College beat Royal College 8-4 in the first leg of the 26th edition of the Dr. R.L. Royal came into the game as favourites but were outplayed by the Thomians who played the game to a set plan. The play-maker of the match was Thomian Isuru Kahandawala who scored four goals for the winners in all four quarters of the game. In the 5th minute Isuru Kahandawala beat the Royal keeper to score the first goal, followed by Sakya Gunatilleke to put the Thomians in front while Senith Senanayake scored for Royal. The final quarter saw both S. Thomas' and Royal' scoring a goal each through Shanon Ebanezor (STC) and Isiwara de Silva (RC).
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October 02, 2017 03:22 UTC
Tennis: Astoria Women's Futures Tournaments from October 2
SportSri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) will refocus on the development of the women's professional circuit, with the commencement of the three-week long Astoria Women's Futures Tournaments, which will officially begin from Monday (2). The three back-to-back tournaments will be played on the clay courts of SLTA in Greenpath until October 21. The tournament, however, got underway yesterday, providing the opportunity to unseeded players a duration of two days to qualify for the main draw of the Astoria Women's Futures Week 1. Sri Lanka and China have received wildcard entries into the main draw of the three installments of the competition. From Sri Lanka Nethmi Waduge, Anika Seneviratne and a third player will be included to play in the main draw, according to SLTA officials.
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October 02, 2017 03:22 UTC