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Buddhangala Kamatahan
Buddhannehela, situated around 10 kilometres from Padaviya on the Kebithigollewa Road, also referred to as Buddhanehela and Buddhanhela, is now known as Buddhangala. It is an ancient rock temple complex that offers splendid views of the surrounding terrain, mostly jungle. A less frequented of the living heritage sites in the area, Buddhangala is a place […]
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IMF assistance will improve Sri Lanka’s credit worthiness – Professor Abeyratne
It is a remarkable achievement and a landmark victory that Sri Lanka got qualified to receive the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) from the IMF. Can it be a turning point in our future economic development? The Daily News speaks to Professor in Economics, University of Colombo, Sirimal Abeyratne, on the IMF financial assistance. […]
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Different levels of sleepwalking
Is a diet variety of a drink — any fizzy-drink better than a sugary variety of a fizzy-drink? That’s what the consumers are told of course, and the people are made used to thinking that diet-drinks are somehow healthy. But folk who think that any kind of fizzy-drink is healthy are delusional because ingesting carbon […]
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Sri Lanka needs great deal of reform that requires political will and nothing else
Countries never learn from others’ mistakes, they only learn from their own. Sri Lanka is an exception: We don’t even learn from our folly. Apparently neither does the IMF. Sri Lanka’s 17th IMF programme was approved on March 20. Is it welcome? Yes. Will it break Sri Lanka’s reform-regress-run to the IMF crisis cycle? Probably […]
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Pulindu, gayana and Rusith pass 1000 run milestone
Pulindu Perera of Dharmaraja College Kandy and Rusith Jayawardane of Royal College Panadura) and Gayana Weerasinghe of Maliayadewa passed 1000 runs for the season last week. Amitha Sandeepa of St. Anthony’s College Wattala scored 154 runs against St. Anne’s College Kurunegala. Oveen Salgado of St Peter’s scored twin centuries against Isipathana, Colombo. Piyumal Dewranga of […]
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Chance Sports Silk Awards inspire sportsmen and women, says Minister
Sri Lanka Netball skipper Gayanjali Amarawansa receiving Most outstanding sports personality of the year (female) award from the Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe at the Chance Sports Silk awards ceremony while Chance sports Chairman Lasantha Amarasinghe and Chairman of the National Sports Council Arjuna Ranatunga looks on. (Picture by Sanjeewa Samararatne- Sports Ministry media) My responsibility […]
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Mustangs Trophy series – a peep into the past
The traditional rivals Royal College and S. Thomas’ College will resume their battle, this time in the shorter format of the game as they vie for the coveted Mustangs Trophy in the 46th Inter-School limited overs cricket encounter at the SSC Grounds in Maitland Place on Friday. This clash may not have the same anticipation […]
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Kavinda Jayasena to coach Dharmaraja
Former Sri Lanka player and IRB match commissioner Kavinda Jayasena a product of Trinity College, is tipped to take over as coach of Dharmaraja College this season, as he gets the Education Minsity approval he wilL take over. This talented rugby coach is sure to put his strengths into play and building a top side, […]
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Can the batsmen fight back in spin-friendly Chennai?
Two of the best sides in the world. Two of the deepest batting line-ups in men’s ODI cricket. Yet in the first two matches of this series, the fast bowlers dominated. It is unusual to see back-to-back ODIs in India where the team batting first have failed to reach 200. India were left shell-shocked in […]
