By Upali Tennakoon

 “The most daunting challenge for undergraduates can be the cost of college. At a time when Americans owe more in tuition debt than credit card debt, this Congress needs to stop the interest rates on student loans ...
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2012-01-29 08:01:00 Hits: (233) Comments (0)

I asked that question from myself three years ago when I encountered a deadly attack on 23 January 2009. I was attacked almost in the backyard of my house and as a result I received severe injuries. The government assured to apprehend the culprits but its pledges and promises subsequently ...
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2012-01-22 08:01:00 Hits: (263) Comments (0)

By Upali Tennakoon

 The law which made plastic crates compulsory for the transport of fruits and vegetables will be re-implemented from 15 January. When plastic crates were made mandatory last month, the farmers vehemently ...
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2012-01-15 08:01:00 Hits: (187) Comments (0)

The Ministry of Education has come under the media spotlight these days courtesy the numerous inaccuracies and discrepancies related to the GCE A/L exam results. Although measures were taken to muffle the harsh allegations levelled at the ministry and undermine the gravity of the errors made, ...
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by Upali Tennakoon

When a new newspaper comes out to the market, it creates the platform to discuss many new topics. The world is a configuration which is continuously changing. Therefore, every day we come across new topics and new terms. We get ...
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The Monk who was transferred to the Colombo National Hospital after he sustained sever but injuries due to setting himself on fire close to the Sri Dalada ...

Animal welfare activists voice concern over the killing of 38 stray dogs in Buttala, just hours before the dawn of Vesak.

A vehicle belonging to Anuradhapura Acting Magistrate M.M.N.W. Kumarasinghe was destroyed by fire on 24 May at his empty residence.

An explosion on a school bus in eastern Pakistan Saturday has killed 16 children and one teacher.

Investigations have commenced into the unexplained death of a woman at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL), who had passed away while under ...

SOCIAL workers have welcomed the opening of the first Sri Lankan embassy in Bahrain, which will help its 25,000 nationals working in the kingdom.

The Samurdhi Authority has failed to remit the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) deductions of 2,700 Samurdhi officers to their individual accounts for one ...

Badulla Police have arrested a court peon (arachchi) attached to the Badulla Magistrate's chamber for allegedly stealing an ATM card from the Magistrate ...

Five Australia-bound Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka left stranded at a hotel in Coimbatore were rescued by the police late Wednesday (22) evening. The ...

Sri Lankan Airlines has signed a provisional deal with Airbus worth $ 1.3 billion to buy six A330-300 and four A350-900 aircraft between 2014 and 2023 to ...

The controversial right wing Sinhala Buddhist association, Ravana Balaya, has warned that steps will be taken to address the issue concerning a Japanese ...

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) expects nothing less than complete devolution of financial, police and land powers through the 13th Amendment to the ...

Emirates will increase services to Colombo from June 30. This will increase the number of flights between the two cities to four each day on those ...

A 1 year and 4 months old infant who sustained injuries after being run over by a jeep in a house in the Tangalle area has died after being admitted to the ...