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General Prisons Dept. to enlist 2 new hangmen
The Prisons Department will call for applications to recruit two hangmen next week to carry out death sentences, Prisons Spokesman Commissioner Thushara…
General New traffic fines from Sunday, 10 more offences included
The number traffic offences that deserve fines has been increased from July 15 which includes ten new offences, the Director of Traffic Administration and Road…
General New York Times concerned over threats to Journalists
EXPOSURE ON MR CAMPAIGN FUNDING in 2015: The New York Times releasing an official statement yesterday called on the Sri Lankan authorities to ensure the safety…
General Euro4 fuel now in Sri Lanka
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has introduced a special variety of petrol and Diesel which meets European standards. The new Euro 4 standard fuel was…
General Euro 4 standard fuel from July: CPC
Euro 4 emissions standard Diesel and Petrol will replace the existing Super Diesel and Petrol stocks in the market commencing July, Petroleum Resources…
General Motorcyclists take CAA to task
The Ceylon Motorcyclists Association (CMA) Friday (22) expressed disapproval over the failure of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) to implement the law on…
General US will push SL to honour its promises – Dhanapala
Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Jayantha Dhanapala, commenting on the United States of America (US) quitting the United Nations Human Rights…
General “Yoga for Youth...Yoga for All” - Mega celebrations held in Colombo for 4th International Day of Yoga
“Yoga for Youth...Yoga for All” - Mega celebrations held in Colombo for 4 th International Day of Yoga
General Upali Group will illuminate the Situlpauwwa Temple for the 31st year
The Annual Poson illuminations of the historic Situlpauwwa Raja Maha Viharaya which is situated inside Yala National Park will be held from June 22 to 28.The…
General FINAL TRANCHE FOR HAMBANTOTA PORT CM PORT TO PAY US $ 585 M THIS WEEK
China Merchant Port Holdings Ltd will pay the final tranche of US$ 585 Million for the Hambantota Port this week. Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority,…
General SL grows by 3.2% in 1Q
Sri Lanka grew by 3.2% year on year in the first quarter of 2018, slowing marginally from 3.5% expansion seen in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Census and…
General All leave of postal employees cancelled
Post Master General Rohana Abeyratne has announced that all leave of postal department employees have been cancelled. In a statement the Postmaster General…
General Daraz.lk Introduces a Mobile Week like never before
Yohan Philips Head of Commercials, Naresh Surendran Head of Marketing, Bart Van Dijk Country Manager and Darshika Attanayake Head of Operations
General Was the building collapse in Grandpass planned?
https://youtu.be/d6HtRJ_C0fs On February 14, a building of a private business establishment in Grandpass collapsed – claiming the life of the owner and six…
General Mathews returns home
Angelo Mathews is scheduled to return to Sri Lanka due to an unexpected family requirement and will not be available to take any further part in the tour of…
General CIMA, ICCSL to fete SL’s most admired companies
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Sri Lanka International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCSL) last week launched Sri…
General More Chinese firms making SL headquarters for South Asia
Bank of China official reveals of the 62 Chinese SOEs doing business in Sri Lanka, 26 have established HQ in Colombo By Maleesha Sulthanagoda The Sri Lanka…
General What do stickers that ‘dress up’ fruits reveal
For the watchful consumer, reading labels on their food items is simply an act of habit. While the containers of most food items tell you exactly what you’re…
General World’s first One Plastic Free Day falls on June 5
“Plastic pollution is a massive and at the same time intensely personal environmental problem. We touch and see plastic every day of our lives. With every trip…
General Robbing a monk's slippers lost him what he had
A man, who had visited the Gampaha District Secretariat to get his father's gun license transferred to his name, had taken away a pair of slippers belonging to…
General Sri Lanka kick off Women’s Asia Cup with rout of Bangladesh
KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday: Sri Lanka kicked off their Women's Asia Cup campaign in style, knocking Bangladesh over for 63 and then chasing down the target with five…
General China strongly committed to helping Sri Lanka become prosperous: Envoy
China yesterday expressed stronger commitment to help Sri Lanka realize its goal to become a prosperous country, allaying fears over growing engagement and…
General SLNS Sagara returns home on completion of successful naval exercise
Sri Lanka Naval Ship Sagara which left the island for Indonesia on last 24th April to attend Komodo-2018 Naval exercise and International Fleet Review, on…