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 FLASHBACK 2017

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31 December, 2017

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Mystery deepens in Kalutara schoolgirl’s death
Did she jump or was she thrown out of the window?:
The death of school student Tihara Nirmani (16) who apparently fell from the fifth floor of a motel in Kalutara remains a...
The brutal slaying of Amarakeerthi Athukorala
The violence of July 1983 continues to be a blemish in Sri Lanka’s long history. Instigated by a small organised group it...
Nittambuwa Sanghabodhi: Teachers’ commitment leads to excellent O/L results
Sanghabodhi Vidyalaya, Nittambuwa celebrates its 81st anniversary this year along with its many successes achieved over the...
Hunger and starvation threaten quarter of a billion people
A new report on world hunger by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) is a setback to the United Nations’s highly-...
Lighting up the world this Vesak
Celebrating humanity, equality, justice and peace
A lamp lit in the darkness prevents any accidents such as falling into pits or fracture of bones. Hence light in darkness...
Nabbed in France after tip-off from wife
The criminal career of Kudu Anju
In 2020 Sri Lankan drug kingpin Ellawala Liyanage Dharmasiri Perera better known by his alias Alto Dharme was arrested by...
The doctor who tried to kill his wife with an Insulin overdose
In the 1970s the Russel Ingram and Eunice Peiris murder cases shook Sri Lanka to its core. The main suspect, Father Mathew...
Hectic schedule for President
Although President Ranil Wickremesinghe was due to leave for London for the coronation of King Charles III of Great Britain...
Niroshan Kahawatte, new President of Sri Lanka America-Association
Niroshan Kahawatte took oaths as the President for the 5oth Golden Anniversary of the Sri Lanka-America Association of...
Minuwangoda President’s College excels in O/Ls following success in online education
The school once known as the Japalawatta branch of the Minuwangoda Nalanda Boys’ Central College is known today as the...
Why so many earthquakes?
Sri Lanka has experienced a series of minor tremors in the first four months of the year, causing concern among its citizens...
Cultural traditions take centre stage
The Shangri-La Green, which used to be a place of struggle turned into a place of celebration last Saturday. It was because...
How Sri Lanka’s ‘Monkey market’ became an overnight sensation
The world is in the midst of a hunger pandemic according to organisations such as the World Food Program (WFP), affecting...
Parliamentary debate on IMF agreement: Diverse views to the fore
The Parliamentary debate on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Fund Facility (EFF) was held from April 26 - 28....
Wasath Siriya 2023 marks Avurudu splendour
The Wasath Siriya 2023 celebration for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year took place yesterday at the Shangri-La Green, Colombo...
Avurudhu in Australian Alps
Not far from the highest point of Mt. Kosciusko in the Australia Alps, a group of Sri Lankan families last week marked the...
Saho focuses on youth and campus life
Saho - The Comrade, a film about four university students named Sandu, Tharu, Rathu, and Hiru, is now being screened in...
A silver bullet against the mosquito-borne menace?
Since Sri Lanka reported its first cases of dengue in the early 60s, the country suffered periodic outbreaks of the disease...
Anti-Malaria awareness programs kick off
Sri Lanka is often touted as a big success story when it comes to eradicating Malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO)...
Parliament should work as one Govt - President
President Ranil Wickremesinghe who returned to Colombo after his visit to Nuwara Eliya, arrived at the Presidential...

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