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Author: Faraz Shauketaly

1990 Suwaseriya ambulance service now covers entire nation
LOCAL

1990 Suwaseriya ambulance service now covers entire nation

The launch of the historic final step of expanding Sri Lanka’s pre-hospital emergency care revolution to the entire nation took…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/06/2019
Opinion: Credit to Coomaraswamy – Sri Lanka is economically stable despite political/security challenges
OPINIONS

Opinion: Credit to Coomaraswamy – Sri Lanka is economically stable despite political/security challenges

Author RANJAN HULUGALLE Sri Lanka is set to tap the credit markets for the second time this year. A sovereign bond…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/06/2019
Sri Lanka Insurance receives Fitch Rating upgrade to AAA (lka) for strong financial stability
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka Insurance receives Fitch Rating upgrade to AAA (lka) for strong financial stability

Endorsing Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) as the trusted insurer of the nation Fitch Rating Services has upgraded SLIC’s national…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/06/2019
Six Indian nationals arrested at Sri Lanka’s airport for smuggling gold
LOCAL

Six Indian nationals arrested at Sri Lanka’s airport for smuggling gold

Sri Lanka Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake have arrested six Indian nationals for attempting to smuggle…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/06/2019
Railway unions to launch another strike if no solution by June 28
LOCAL

Railway unions to launch another strike if no solution by June 28

The Railway Locomotive Engine Drivers Union says trade union action will be launched again if the government fails to resolve…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/06/2019
IGP at Supreme Court for FR petition over being sent on compulsory leave
LOCALTOP STORY

IGP at Supreme Court for FR petition over being sent on compulsory leave

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara has arrived at the Supreme Court this morning (24) for the Fundamental Rights…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/06/2019
Trump Brushes Off Call for FBI Probe Into Khashoggi, Cites Importance of Saudi Arms Sales
Main StoryWORLD

Trump Brushes Off Call for FBI Probe Into Khashoggi, Cites Importance of Saudi Arms Sales

President Donald Trump all but suggested in the NBC interview aired Sunday that Saudi Arabia’s arm sales are more important to…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/06/2019
‘Child’s Play’; This good-bad ’80s horror-movie reboot from the producers of ‘It’ sends mixed messages, blending kid-targeted storytelling tropes with hard-R violence inappropriate for young viewers.
MOVIE REVIEW

‘Child’s Play’; This good-bad ’80s horror-movie reboot from the producers of ‘It’ sends mixed messages, blending kid-targeted storytelling tropes with hard-R violence inappropriate for young viewers.

By PETER DEBRUGE Director: Lars Klevberg With: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill, Gabriel Bateman, Brian Tyree Henry, Tim Matheson, David Lewis, Beatrice…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/06/2019
The Stonewall Riots
FEATURED

The Stonewall Riots

Police raids on gay bars were not uncommon in 1960s America – so why was this one different? Jon Savage…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/06/2019
The confusion of the collision is becoming indescribable!
OPINIONS

The confusion of the collision is becoming indescribable!

Where will and should it lead?   Strange are the things we are witnessing in the political scene. The fast-evaporating…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/06/2019

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