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  • No suitable presidential candidate for SLPP now; Namal has another 5 to 10 years: Prasanna
    on 28 March 2024 at 4:05 PM

    Colombo, March 28 (Daily Mirror)-  Claiming that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has no suitable Presidential candidate at the moment, Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said Namal Rajapaksa can contest for Presidency only after another five to ten years’ time. "My stance is that we need to go for a Presidential election first and Ranil Wickremesinghe, who can take up the challenges and who revived the economy, should win," he said. Minister Ranatunga told reporters in Colombo that he […]

  • Reduction of Special Commodity Levy on rice will not lead to imports: Siyambalapitiya
    on 28 March 2024 at 3:20 PM

    Colombo, March 28 (Daily Mirror)- The special commodity levy on rice was reduced not to allow import of rice but to clear a stock of rice currently stuck with the Customs, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said today. He told reporters that a stock of Keeri Samba rice was imported in January to control the escalating prices and shortage in the market and that a part of that imported stock of rice was stuck with the Customs due to a delay in receiving the stock.  He said the […]

  • Fire erupts at tyre shop in Colombo
    on 28 March 2024 at 3:11 PM

    Colombo, March 28 (Daily Mirror) - A fire has broken out in a tyre shop located on Armour Street in Colombo.  Police said several fire trucks from the Colombo Municipal Council have been dispatched to extinguish the flames.  The cause of the fire is currently unknown.

  • Big names miss out as Australia announce men’s players to win new contracts
    on 28 March 2024 at 2:59 PM

    Mar. 28 (ICC) - A quartet of experienced performers have missed out as Australia announced their list of men’s players to be offered national contracts for 2024-25.  Cricket Australia (CA) released the names of the 23 players that have won new contracts on Thursday, with veteran all-rounder Marcus Stoinis the biggest name to miss out on a new deal. Stoinis has battled back injuries in recent times, but was part of Australia's winning ICC Men's Cricket World Cup winning squad last year and […]

  • ’Ibba’ hacked to death
    on 28 March 2024 at 2:21 PM

    By Dileep Jayasemara  A 32 year old man of the Fisheries Village in Lunugamvehera was hacked to death during the early hours of this morning. Police said the victim Kelum Thushara alias “Ibba” had received serious cut injuries and one of his upper limbs had been severed from his body. They believe that a previous animosity between two parties would have resuled in the killing.  The Thissamaharama magistrate who visited the scene and held the preliminary magesterial inquiry ordered […]

  • Coconut milk exports earn Rs. 2,971 million in February
    on 28 March 2024 at 2:16 PM

    Colombo, Matrch 28 (Daily Mirror) - The Coconut Development Authority (CDA) today said that a total of Rs. 2,971 million was earned in the month of February 2024 by exporting coconut milk. They said in 2023, when coconut milk was exported, 4,366 metric tons were exported in February and an income of Rs. 2,401 million was earned. According to the report on exports issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on a monthly basis, the income earned by exporting 6,739 metric tons of coconut milk in […]

  • Catholic Bishops Conference calls for change of governing system
    on 28 March 2024 at 12:25 PM

    Colombo, March 28 (Daily Mirror)- The Catholic Bishops Conference in its Easter message called for a change of the governing system in Sri Lanka in order to find solutions to the social, economic and political crisis faced by the nation.  "Easter is being cebrated at a time when the country is facing a severe social, political and economical crisis. It is essential to bring in a major change to the country's governing system to ease the people's suffering. It is the responsibility of all […]

  • Hathurusinghe to miss 2nd Test against Sri Lanka
    on 28 March 2024 at 11:12 AM

    DHAKA, March 28, (BSS) - Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe will not be present during the upcoming second and final Test against Sri Lanka, scheduled to commence on March 30 in Chattogram.  The head coach will be traveling to Australia due to personal reasons, necessitating his immediate departure, a BCB press release stating without providing the details what prompted him to leave the team in the midst of an important series.  In his absence, assistant coach Nic Pothas will be […]

  • Bribery Commission files legal action against former CB Governor and four others
    on 28 March 2024 at 10:59 AM

    Colombo, March 28 (Daily Mirror) - The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has taken legal action against former Governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal and four others for causing a loss of Rs. 1,843.3 million to the government through the purchase of Treasury Bills. The Commission said it has filed a case before the Colombo High Court yesterday following investigations into a complaint lodged by former Parliamentarian Sujeewa Senasinghe.  The complaint […]

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