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Uncategorized De La Rue injects further Rs 2B in FDI
De La Rue, the leading global identity and currency printing business first entered into a Joint Venture (JV) with the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) 32 years…
Uncategorized Hilton Colombo leagues ahead of others
2017 revenue crosses Rs. 3 b mark, gross profit up 23% Chairman optimistic recent measures by Govt. to put the national economy back on growth trajectory will…
Uncategorized Vijayakala blames South and politicians
Government Parliamentarian Vijayakala Maheswaran on Friday charged that the South was responsible for supplying drugs to the North and that the menace had…
Uncategorized Marapana leads Lankan delegation at 25th ASEAN Regional Forum
Foreign Affairs Minister Tilak Marapana led the Sri Lanka delegation at the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting held on 4 August in Singapore.…
Uncategorized COPE to grill key govt officials on shady power purchases
Sri Lanka had incurred heavy losses amounting to billions of rupees due to irregularities in purchasing power from private producers and the high price paid…
Uncategorized 'We were a bunch of school kids when it came to today's fielding' - Mathews
Angelo Mathews put it bluntly: "We were a bunch of school kids when it came to today's fielding." Niroshan Dickwella said basically the same thing, but with a…
Uncategorized MADHU;DECLARED SACRED AREA
The Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal by President Maithripala Sirisena to declare the Holy Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu in Mannar as a sacred area. The…
Uncategorized Afghanistan opens $3TN oil, gas, and mineral deposits to Sri Lanka
Afghanistan which packs over US $ 3 trillion in identified natural resources has issued an open call to Sri Lankan business sector to visit them, prospect and…
Uncategorized Can Sri Lanka keep out South Africa's quicks?
01/08 - 02:30 PM +0530 2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa Tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Aug 1 2018 Sri Lanka South Africa Just how far this Sri Lanka top order has…
Uncategorized Advanced automated taxation system - a South Korean example
Framework for future CMC tax administration. Sri Lankan and South Korean officials have finalized policy recommendations and a framework to develop the future…
Uncategorized SOE debt Rs 1.4 T - IMF
The outstanding debt of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) last year stood at 10.8 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), the International Monetary Fund…
Uncategorized 'Will not tolerate indiscipline
After Sri Lanka opener Danushka Gunathilaka given a six-match suspension for misconduct by breaching the player Code of Conduct, Sri Lanka skipper Angelo…
Uncategorized Welikada Prisons intelligence disbanded
Justice Minister Thalatha Athukorale has ordered the immediate disbanding of the Welikada Prisons Intelligence Unit, the Ministry said in a statement released…
Uncategorized Imran Khan's party begins coalition talks as rivals plan protests
Imran Khan's party said it has begun talks with independents and small parties to form a coalition government after a resounding triumph in Pakistan's general…
Uncategorized SriLankan School Muscat charity walk for ‘Little Hearts’ tomorrow at Independence Square
The students, parents and teachers of SriLankan School Muscat will take to the road on 31 July at 3.00 p.m. from Independence Square for a charity walk up to…
Uncategorized Ranawaka urges SL youth to ditch Marx , emulate Zuckerberg, Bill Gates
Development Minister Champika Ranawaka says the time has come for the Sri Lankan youth to following Karl Marx and Che Guevara and start emulating the likes of…
Uncategorized Audit shows CEB engineers get unauthorized perks
Following an audit conducted by the Auditor General’s Department, it has been revealed that unprecedented allowances and benefits are being given to Ceylon…
Uncategorized Prez won’t give in to Geneva dictates; no decision yet on executive presidency
Constitutional reforms: The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) yesterday declared that it was yet to decide on its position on the executive presidency though…
Uncategorized Close anti-corruption loopholes
President urges international community: Lanka to claim top spot in fighting graft: President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday called for the closing of…
Uncategorized Mahindananda makes serious allegations
UPFA Kandy District Parliamentarian, Mahindananda Aluthgamage told a Media briefing, that the new Constitution proposes to vest the power to remove the…
Uncategorized Sri Lanka, China, India jointly invest US$ 700 mn to develop Lankan ports
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), China and India are jointly investing over US$ 700 million to develop three key ports in Sri Lanka in the next three years.…
Uncategorized SL Women will live longer UN
Serious issues around men’s health and the physical risks for men are reflected in projections for male life expectancy at 71.7 years in 2021, compared with…
Uncategorized Port of Colombo transshipment volumes increase by 19.8 %
Establishing a record in transshipment operations, the Port of Colombo has witnessed the highest growth of 19.8% in transshipment container throughput for the…
Uncategorized Austin named envoy to India
Former Secretary to President Maithripala Sirisena and distinguished civil servant Austin Fernando has been designated as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to…