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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Sri Lankan rupee pulls back from record low after cenbank intervention
The Sri Lankan rupee hit a record low for an eighth straight session on Friday, but closed the session firmer following intervention by the central ba...
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Opening of Sri Lanka’s First International Mall Redefines Lifestyle in Colombo
After months of preparation, The Mall at Colombo City Centre opens to the public today amidst an ambience of colourful celebrations. Conveniently situ...
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Opening of Sri Lanka’s First International Mall Redefines Lifestyle in Colombo
Youth star Parami Wasanthi Marisstella continued her record breaking run when she shattered her second distance meet record clocking 9 minutes 58.3 ...
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IGP is a special character – Fonseka
Minister of Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development Field Marshall Sarath Fonseka says that the allegations against Inspector Gen...
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Ministry mulls holding O/L, A/L exams in December
The Education Ministry said discussions are underway to hold the G.C.E. Ordinary Level and Advanced Level Examinations in December and to release thei...
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Tillakaratne Dilshan hints at international return after Sri Lanka’s early exit from Asia Cup
Former Sri Lanka cricketer and opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has hinted at the fact that he could make a comeback to international cricket. The...
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Twist in CID probe as Nalaka changes tune: Rajitha
The arrested Police informer Nalaka Kumara has contradicted the statement he made on the alleged threats on the lives of President Maithripala Sirisen...
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Thank God, Adam’s Bridge is spared!
The legendary Adam’s Bridge or Rama’s Bridge that’s made up of 16 sandy islets, stretched like a string of pearls, located between the Gulf of...
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JO to sue CID for attempts to mislead public
Keith Noyahr abduction: The Joint Opposition (JO) yesterday said that there was an attempt to have the public blieve that the Rajapaksas were respons...
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Suppression of Buddhists in N-E: Govt. not keen to curb situation: Nalaka Thera
The government is not taking action over the recent protests carried out by a group of Tamil politicians and some Muslim extremists in the North again...
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