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Business

Death of DSI Group’s Nandadasa Rajapaksa

Former chairman of D. Samson & Sons (Pvt) Ltd. and emeritus director of DSI Samson Group (Pvt) Ltd., Nandadasa Rajapakse, passed away yesterday...

Sri Lanka

Brother of former Minister remanded

The brother of former Foreign Employment and Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara, who was arrested by CID’s Financial Crime Investigation Division of the CID...

World

NASA spacecraft ‘safe’ after closest-ever approach to Sun

NASA said on Friday that its Parker Solar Probe was “safe” and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the Sun...

Politics

ITAK renews call for justice for slain MP Joseph Pararajasingham

Fresh calls have been made for justice for the slain Tamil MP Joseph Pararajasingham. The 19th death remembrance for the politician took place...

Opinion

Beyond ‘Big Brother’: Reframing Indo-Lanka relations under AKD – Krishantha Prasad Cooray

One side effect of the polarising effect of nationalism and populism around the world in recent years has been a decrease in the...

World

Tragedy at Muan Airport: South Korea Plane Crash Claims Over 120 Lives

A Jeju Air flight carrying 181 passengers and crew crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday morning (29), leaving at...

World

179 passengers and crew presumed dead, with two rescued

Fire authorities say that among the 181 people aboard the Jeju Air flight from Bangkok, all but two are presumed dead after the...

Sri Lanka

Concerns raised over drug trafficker ‘Harak Kata’ fleeing the country

Intelligence warnings indicate the possibility of the organized criminal and drug trafficker known as ‘Harak Kata’ fleeing the country again after obtaining bail...

Sri Lanka

Unified monitoring division to tackle illegal migration and drug smuggling

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met the heads of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka Customs, and the Airport and Aviation Services...

Sri Lanka

Chief of defence staff, tri-forces commanders complete service extensions

The president, as the defence minister, is yet to notify chief of defence staff Shavendra Silva and commanders of the tri-forces about their...