Demons in Paradise’ axed from JICF
The prestigious Jaffna International Cinema Festival ran into controversy following a decision taken by the organizers to withdraw the movie, â€...
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Sirisena a prisoner in UNP-led govt
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday alleged that President Maithripala Sirisena, in spite of being the Commander-in-Chief of the armed fo...
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Ranil kicks off trading at London Stock Exchange
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (centre) being applauded after he commenced trading of the London Stock Exchange yesterday. State Minister of Fina...
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30,000 Job redundancies over past three months
The latest findings revealed that 30,000 employment redundancies have been recorded in the country during the past three months, according to  Senior...
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Land Reclamation quits receiving Colombo waste from tomorrow
Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Development Corporation (SLLRDC) temporary quits undertaking garbage collected in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC)...
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44 countries contest biggest Colombo Marathon
Over 350 runners from 44 countries will be participating in the Colombo Marathon that will take place today starting from opposite the BMICH at 6 a.m....
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SLC in an attempt to salvage cash from Mexican account
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) this week enlisted Ernest & Young to carry out a comprehensive audit on its broadcast earnings amidst new findings tha...
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SLC uncovers possible embezzlement attempt
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is in the process of recovering approximately USD 165,000 in broadcasting rights, having uncovered a possible second internal ...
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ICC must make findings on SLC corruption public – TISL
In response to the statement made by Alex Marshall, General Manager of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit, Transparenc...
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Link more with Japan to face crisis: PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had told a group of Ministers and economic experts that Sri Lanka should enhance its economic and trade ties with ...
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I used my permit, says SF
Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka recently said that he had disapproved the moves of some MPs, who were engaging in scams by selling their vehicle...
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EPF to be listed and brought under CBSL supervision
Sri Lanka's largest retirement fund, the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF),with Rs. 2 trillion in assets will be listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange ...
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CV’s vehicle shot down by Cabinet
Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran’s request for approval to import a super luxury vehicle at a cost of US$ 60,000 (Rs. 102,00,000 ap...
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Cabinet heats up over IGP
The Cabinet meeting yesterday heated up as President Maithripala Sirisena raised concerns over the conduct of the current Inspector General of Police ...
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Sri Lanka down Pakistan to reach semis
The Sri Lanka under-19 team continued their winning streak defeating the Pakistan under-19 team by 23 runs in their Asia Cup match in Chittagong, Ba...
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Time to accelerate structural, regulatory reform in Sri Lanka: EU Ambassador
EU Ambassador to Sri Lanka Tung-Lai Margue declared yesterday that the time was ripe for Sri Lanka to accelerate structural and regulatory reforms to ...
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Should Central Bank ‘aggressively’ defend the Rupee?
Top economists and officials last week commended the Central Bank’s approach in tackling the present foreign exchange dilemma by keeping interventio...
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PM promises 500 sports centers islandwide
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that 500 sports centers will be setup in schools islandwide within the next three years representing all the ...
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Duty-free permits to MPs stopped for theatric effect
The Finance Ministry, yesterday, admitted that almost all lawmakers had imported vehicles on duty free permits issued to them following last parliamen...
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MR asks whether Mangala’s statement reflects Govt’s opinion
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday denounced Minister Mangala Samaraweera’s response to Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and asked whet...
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Sri Lanka injects Rs75bn to sterilize cash short
Sri Lanka has injected 75 billion rupees through a overnight and 7-day term reverse repo auction to sterilize a liquidity shortage that has cropped up...
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Indian alleges plot to kill Prez, R’paksa family
CID revelation in Court: An Indian national with alleged links to a plot to assassinate President Maithripala Sirisena and former Defence Secretary G...
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Temporarily suspend IGP from post – G. L. Peiris
First thing to be done in relation to the investigations being conducted regarding the conspiracy of assassinating the President and the former Def...
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