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Heroin worth Rs.1,248 mn seized Uncategorized

Heroin worth Rs.1,248 mn seized

PNB detects over 103 kilos One of the largest drug busts ever Two suspects arrested, jeep, equipment seized The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) seized 103.9…

09 Jul 2018
PM denies some of NYT allegations Uncategorized

PM denies some of NYT allegations

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, yesterday, in Parliament repudiated the recent claims made by The New York Times that the incumbent government had been…

06 Jul 2018
Maristella clocks historic world leading time Uncategorized

Maristella clocks historic world leading time

Bogoda tops Asian region In this file picture by Dimuthu Premaratne, Parami Wasanthi Maristella leads the 2,000 metres steeplechase at the recently held Junior…

05 Jul 2018
Yen 100 b loan for Central Highway stage III Uncategorized

Yen 100 b loan for Central Highway stage III

Cabinet this week gave approval to seek a Japanese loan of 100 billion yen to construct the third section of the Central High Way from Pothuhera to Galagedara,…

05 Jul 2018
Govt. won’t delay PC polls: PM Uncategorized

Govt. won’t delay PC polls: PM

The Government had no interest in delaying Provincial Council Elections, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday. The Prime Minister made…

05 Jul 2018
Mihin employees worked 9 months without wages: PCoI Uncategorized

Mihin employees worked 9 months without wages: PCoI

One hundred employees, who were recruited to Mihin Lanka worked for nine months without salary, starting April 2008, retired Mihin Lanka employee Ingrid…

05 Jul 2018
PM to take action after listening to Vijayakala Uncategorized

PM to take action after listening to Vijayakala

There was no need at all to revive the LTTE terrorist organisation, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday. He said action would be…

05 Jul 2018
New York Times concerned over threats to Journalists Uncategorized

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…

04 Jul 2018
PM summons Vijayakala to Colombo Uncategorized

PM summons Vijayakala to Colombo

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has summoned State Minister of Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran to Colombo effective immediately, to inquire into her…

04 Jul 2018
Euro4 fuel now in Sri Lanka Uncategorized

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…

03 Jul 2018
Vehicles not up to Euro four standard, banned from today Uncategorized

Vehicles not up to Euro four standard, banned from today

Importing vehicles which are not equipped with safety features such as air bags, seat belts and below the emission levels or their equivalent as prescribed by…

02 Jul 2018
Euro 4 standard fuel from July: CPC Uncategorized

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…

02 Jul 2018
STF confirms locations of 6 underworld leaders Uncategorized

STF confirms locations of 6 underworld leaders

18 underworld members were arrested during raids carried out within the month of June according to the Police Special Task Force. Henchmen of “Angulana Anju”…

02 Jul 2018
Fonseka to spend cash to wage war on wild life Uncategorized

Fonseka to spend cash to wage war on wild life

Minister of Wild Life, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka addressing an event in Anuradhapura on Sunday (July 1st) stated that the Department of wildlife is like a…

02 Jul 2018
JVP welcomes attempt to trace its founder leader Rohana Wijeweera Uncategorized

JVP welcomes attempt to trace its founder leader Rohana Wijeweera

Better late than never – Vijitha Herath JVP Propaganda Secretary MP Vijitha Herath told The Island yesterday his party welcomed the move by the wife of their…

30 Jun 2018
Hambantota Port deal beneficial to both parties - PM Uncategorized

Hambantota Port deal beneficial to both parties - PM

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe while defending Chinese investment in the Hambantota Port yesterday said this project with 15 industries, will transform…

30 Jun 2018
Postal workers work to rule ongoing Uncategorized

Postal workers work to rule ongoing

Postal trade unions after deciding to temporarily call off their strike until 7 July, following talks with the authorities, have instead commenced a work to…

29 Jun 2018
MR should deny that he accepted money from china -Ranjan Uncategorized

MR should deny that he accepted money from china -Ranjan

Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake filed a complaint with the Police FCID on Thursday (June 28th) against Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. In his complaint,…

29 Jun 2018
How China Got Sri Lanka to Cough Up a Port Uncategorized

How China Got Sri Lanka to Cough Up a Port

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka — Every time Sri Lanka’s president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, turned to his Chinese allies for loans and assistance with an ambitious port…

26 Jun 2018
Challenges Govt to bring Mahendran Uncategorized

Challenges Govt to bring Mahendran

Controversial former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, who is implicated in the US$ 14 million MIG aircraft procurement deal, is expected…

26 Jun 2018
Rajitha laments surgeons not doing OT Uncategorized

Rajitha laments surgeons not doing OT

Minister of Health Dr. Rajitha Senaratne on 22 June, observed that the waiting list for cataract surgeries in the free health service, could be reduced if eye…

26 Jun 2018
FCID records statement from Gota Uncategorized

FCID records statement from Gota

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, yesterday (25), gave a lengthy statement to the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of the Police, in…

26 Jun 2018
University Education in imminent jeopardy Uncategorized

University Education in imminent jeopardy

There would be a negative impact on the University Education in the long-run because of the Rs. 1 billion worth of funds of the University Grants Commission…

25 Jun 2018
JEDB unions protest army tender decision Uncategorized

JEDB unions protest army tender decision

Say JEDB stands to lose critical business Appeals to higher authorities fail to overturn controversial decision MP Buddhika Pathirana alleges corruption…

25 Jun 2018