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SportsDhammika RatnaweeraSkipper Dimuth Karunaratne receiving the Sobers-Tissera trophy from former Sri Lanka skipper Michael Tissera. (Pix courtesy SLC)Tags: Print EditionSpinners Ramesh Mendis and Lasith Embuldeniya finished with…

Law & OrderTags: Print EditionColombo Chief Magistrate Buddhika Ragala yesterday rejected the bail application filed by the suspect Ruwan Chamila Prasanna alias ‘Dematagoda Ruwan’ and remanded him till December 17. The suspect, a…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) has arrested a person who had close connections with Zaharan Hashim, the alleged mastermind of the Easter Sunday Terror Attacks.   The suspect, was arrested on charges of…

Magistrate to await SC, Appeal Court ordersLaw & OrderShavini MadharaTags: Print EditionPresident’s Counsel Saliya Peiris yesterday pleaded with the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court to release the tamed elephants taken into custody…

LocalTags: Sri LankaSri Lanka Navy held 85 persons for engaging illegal fishing, during special operations conducted in the Eastern, Southeastern, Northwestern, Northern, Southern and North Central Naval Commands from 01st to 30th …

Law & OrderShavini MadharaTags: Print EditionThree corruption cases filed against Highways Minister and Chief Government Whip Johnston Fernando and two others were postponed yesterday for January 28 by Colombo Chief Magistrate…

LocalTags: Sri LankaSampath Tennakoon, the Veteran actor has passed away at the age of 62.   He was popular for his acting prowess in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television   He has been a part of many movies including: Hima Gira,…

WorldPrince William, the Duke of Cambridge (2nd L) watches young children playing during a visit to a hotel in Leeds, northern England on November 30, 2021 which is being used to accommodate refugees evacuated from Afghanistan.…

LocalTags: Sri LankaMembers of the Committee on Public Finance recently (01) recommended that if the import ban on rice, which was imposed last April, is to be allowed again, it should be done only after a proper forecast of the…

WorldTaliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: When the Taliban overran Kabul in mid-August, seizing power for the second time, the years-old mystery over the whereabouts of the movement's Supreme…