Oct 31 (DM) India batter Virat Kohli on Monday shared a horrific experience that he had to endure while his stay in Perth, and he went on to label the experience as appalling. He also said that it made him feel very paranoid about his privacy. The entire incident was of someone entering the batter's hotel room with the cricketer not being present and the entire break in was filmed, and all of Kohli's accessories and wardrobe were put on display. The former India skipper more..

Oct 31 (DM) While denying speculations on moves to privatise State-owned and loss-making Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), Minister Bandula Gunawardana said a proposal has been submitted to the Cabinet to lease out a land block owned by SLRC to a State-owned higher educational institute. “We received SLRC as a gift from the Japanese govt. We will not sell Rupavahini. However, the current debt of SLRC has risen to Rs.1 billion. With rising debt levels, interest cost is also rising, more..

Oct 31 (TM) Ministry of Finance admits that the new 2.5% Social Security Contribution Levy will apply to all State-owned utility service providers and is likely to in turn be passed on to the consumer. A source from the Fiscal Policy Dept of the Ministry of Finance confirmed that State-owned utility service providers such as the CEB, CPC and NWSDB had not been exempted from the SSCL in terms of the provisions of the Social Security Contribution more..

Oct 31 (CT) All Ceylon Nurses’ Union (ACNU) said, the Accident Ward of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka is facing difficulties in performing X-rays and computed tomography (CT) scans due to machine malfunctions. ACNU President H.M.S.B. Madiwatte said, patients who come to the Accident Ward at the National Hospital are greatly inconvenienced. “A multitude of issues have arisen in the Accident Ward. X-rays cannot be performed on patients arriving at the hospital. more..

Oct 31 (AD) The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis has decreased to 66% in Oct 2022 from 69.8% in Sept 2022, according to the DCS. Meanwhile food inflation has also decreased to 85.6% in October from 94.9% in Sept, CCPI report for the month of Oct 2022 said. CCPI for all items for the month of Oct 2022 was 243.8 and it recorded a decrease of 0.9 in index points compared to the month of Sept 2022. more..

Oct 31 (TM) State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya’s recent intervention in relation to the sale of a particular vehicle at the SL Customs vehicle auction and the subsequent complaint made to the CID are part of a larger Govt crackdown on an organised vehicle import scheme exploiting legal loopholes, it is learnt. Siyambalapitiya revealed that MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara had recently raised an issue more..

Oct 31 (CI) If their Asia Cup tilts are anything to go by, these are evenly matched teams. A quick recap of what happened roughly two months ago: Afghanistan thumped Sri Lanka in the group stage, their quicks ripping through the SL batting order to have them 105 all out, before Afghanistan's top four ran down the target in 67 deliveries; next match, in the Super 4s, SL comfortably chased 176 in Sharjah - a ground record. Both arrive at this match with their campaigns in critical condition. more..

Oct 31 (TN) SL’s High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda has gone for the new fully-hybrid Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, thus ditching fancy imported cars. The Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Limited, R C Bhargava, handed over the keys to the brand new compact SUV to the High Commissioner at the High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi. Moragoda has claimed to be a Maruti Suzuki fan. He had even introduced the Indian car brand to his country’s market way back in 1986. more..