AKD Government abandons plan to privatize SriLankan Airlines – Chairman of the NPP Economic Council

The National People’s Power (NPP) government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is to abandon initial plans by the previous rule to sell off or divest the cash-strapped SriLankan Airlines, an official said. The Chairman of the NPP Economic Council Prof. Anil Jayantha said the government believes that the national career should remain with the state given its significance for …

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Former MPs ordered to return pistols issued to them immediately

Former parliamentarians have been ordered to return their pistols, which were issued to them for personal security, to the Ministry of Defence without delay, informed sources said yesterday. A senior defence official told that parliamentary authorities have sent separate letters to those former MPs who had received these firearms, requesting them to hand over their pistols. source: daily mirror

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Grade 5 Scholarship Examination: Committee recommends awarding full marks for the three leaked questions

The committee, which consisted of educationists, educational psychologists, medical professionals, and statisticians has recommended awarding full marks for the three leaked questions to all students who sat for the 2024 grade five Scholarship examination as the most appropriate course of action. According to the recommendations, the Examinations Department has decided to adopt the above solution. A committee comprising local and …

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Kamindu Mendis equals Don Bradman in TWO major records with his fifth Test century in 2024

Kamindu Mendis registered his fifth Test century in his 13th innings to become the fastest Asian cricketer to reach five tons in red-ball cricket. Kamindu also equalled the legendary Don Bradman in the record for the fastest 1000 Test runs. Kamindu Mendis continued his remarkable rise to red-ball cricket with another century in the ongoing second Test match against Bangladesh …

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Harry Potter star Dame Maggie Smith dies

Actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89, her family has said. A legend of British stage and screen, she won two Oscars during her career – for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1970 and California Suite in 1979. She had four other nominations, and received …

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A Special Gift for you from the Buddhist Cultural Center!

The Buddhist Cultural Center has made arrangements to provide a set of books that every Buddhist home must have in this literature month at a very low price to anyone who is a Buddhist or a non-Buddhist.This set of books contains four very valuable Buddhist books namely Piruvana Book used by Buddhists every day, Vandana Gatha with Seth Pirith, Vandana …

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 28 SEPTEMBER 2024

Issued at 12.00 noon on 27 September 2024 Showery condition is expected to be enhanced during the next few days starting today (27), due to the low-level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka. Showers or thundershowers will occur over most places of the Island during the afternoon or night. Heavy showers above 100 mm can be expected at some places …

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Earth will capture ‘second moon’ this weekend, scientists say

NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a “second moon” on Sunday (Sept. 29). The “mini-moon” comes in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a small asteroid belt that follows Earth. While Earth’s primary companion, the moon, has lingered around our planet for around 4 billion years since its …

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