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Author: Faraz Shauketaly

Colombo HC to hear AG’s revision application against granting bail to Rajitha
LOCAL

Colombo HC to hear AG’s revision application against granting bail to Rajitha

The Colombo High Court has decided to hear the Attorney General’s revision application against granting bail to former Minister Dr.…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/01/202021/01/2020
US official delivers Trump’s threatening message to Sri Lankan president
LOCALMain Story

US official delivers Trump’s threatening message to Sri Lankan president

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice G. Wells delivered a letter from President…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/01/202021/01/2020
Norway to host panel discussion on clean energy investments in Sri Lanka
BUSINESS

Norway to host panel discussion on clean energy investments in Sri Lanka

The Norwegian Embassy in Colombo in partnership with the University of Jaffna and the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/01/202021/01/2020
Ajith Nivard Cabraal appointed as a Board Member of the “Api Venuwen Api” Fund
LOCAL

Ajith Nivard Cabraal appointed as a Board Member of the “Api Venuwen Api” Fund

Ajith Nivard Cabraal has been appointed as a Board Member of the “Api Venuwen Api” Fund, under the Ministry of…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/01/202021/01/2020
New members of Parliament’s Committee of Selection to meet today
LOCAL

New members of Parliament’s Committee of Selection to meet today

The Committee of Selection of the Parliament is scheduled to be tabled today (21) in order to conduct the nomination…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/01/202021/01/2020
Startup XpressJobs receives Rs100mn investment from Emerging Media
BUSINESS

Startup XpressJobs receives Rs100mn investment from Emerging Media

Emerging Media, a location-based digital advertising company has invested 100 million rupees in XpressJobs in exchange for a 25 percent…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/01/202021/01/2020
Meng Wanzhou case: Huawei executive’s extradition hearings begin
BUSINESS

Meng Wanzhou case: Huawei executive’s extradition hearings begin

A Canadian court has begun hearing the case of a senior Huawei executive fighting extradition to the United States. Meng…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/01/202021/01/2020
Trump impeachment: President’s lawyers demand immediate acquittal
WORLD

Trump impeachment: President’s lawyers demand immediate acquittal

President Donald Trump’s legal team, representing him at his impeachment trial, has demanded that he is immediately acquitted by the…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/01/202021/01/2020
Sri Lanka civil war: Rajapaksa says thousands missing are dead
LOCALMain Story

Sri Lanka civil war: Rajapaksa says thousands missing are dead

Sri Lanka’s president has acknowledged for the first time that more than 20,000 people who disappeared during the country’s civil…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/01/202021/01/2020
Germany convicts man to 82 months in prison over Kadirgamar assassination
LOCALMain Story

Germany convicts man to 82 months in prison over Kadirgamar assassination

A man accused of helping in the 2005 murder of former Foreign Minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, on Monday, was sentenced to…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/01/202021/01/2020

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Shammi Steps Down – But Who Takes Guard?

byFaraz Shauketaly 29/04/202629/04/2026
BUSINESS

NDB Bank Fraud: Shanil Fernando Resigns from NDB Board

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Lanka Data Net (LDN) is Sri Lanka’s leader in structured data collection and AI data access

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
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The Deal, The Silence and The Unknown

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