More Chinese firms making SL headquarters for South Asia

2018-06-11   |   Uncategorized

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 Sr...

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Disclose tax reducing formula

2018-06-11   |   Uncategorized

Rajapaksa held a record by increasing Lanka’s debt burden thrice over Treasury lacked development funds in 2015 Govt. to invite foreign ...

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Trump,Kim in Singapore for nuclear talks

2018-06-11   |   Uncategorized

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in Singapore for a scheduled summit with US President Donald Trump. The historic meeting is scheduled to ...

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What do stickers that ‘dress up’ fruits reveal

2018-06-11   |   Uncategorized

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 wh...

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Sri Lanka road buses lose more passengers after fare hike: operator association

2018-06-11   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka's state regulated buses are losing more passengers to other modes of transport after a 12.5 percent fare hike demanded by a section of bus o...

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Sri Lanka unbeaten so far

2018-06-08   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka finished the day unbeaten with the four competing athletes winning their heats easily, increasing hopes of winning Gold medals at the Asian ...

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Sujeewa gets Rs. 3 mn from PTL subsidiary

2018-06-08   |   Uncategorized

Treasury bond scams: *Governor Mahendran received Rs. 3.2 mn State Minister for International Trade Sujeewa Senasinghe had received Rs. 3 mn from W. ...

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Ranil took us for a ride

2018-06-08   |   Uncategorized

Badulla District Member of Parliament Chaminda Wijesiri said Ranil broke promises and took them for a ride. “He must also stop cheating the country,...

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World’s first One Plastic Free Day falls on June 5

2018-06-07   |   Uncategorized

“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...

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HNB arranges Rs 5.4B to fund new multi-storey ODEL Mall

2018-06-05   |   Uncategorized

HNB announced a breakthrough partnership with popular retail department store, Odel to lead the syndication of a Rs 5.4 billion loan to fuel the expan...

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Sri Lanka Women record second win in Asia Cup

2018-06-05   |   Uncategorized

Opener Yasoda Mendis top scored for Sri Lanka Women with 36 runs off 29 deliveries with four boundaries and a six as they overcame Malaysia Women by 9...

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Present Govt. transformed country into a mature democracy - Mangala

2018-06-05   |   Uncategorized

The present government deserves 100% credit from the people for establishing a mature democracy in the country within the last three years, Minister M...

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Robbing a monk's slippers lost him what he had

2018-06-05   |   Uncategorized

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 bel...

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HNB syndicates Rs.9 billion loan for waste-to-energy plant

2018-06-04   |   Uncategorized

* First of its kind in Sri Lanka * BOC, DFCC and People’s Bank join as co-lenders Hatton National Bank has syndicated a nine billion rupee loan for...

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PC polls before year end

2018-06-04   |   Uncategorized

Provincial Council elections will be held before the end of the year, President Maithripala Sirisena had said yesterday. He was addressing newly appoi...

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Sri Lanka kick off Women’s Asia Cup with rout of Bangladesh

2018-06-04   |   Uncategorized

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 ...

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Release names of 118: CaFFE writes to Aloysius, Palisena

2018-06-04   |   Uncategorized

Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) and Centre for Human Rights and Research Sri Lanka (CHR) Executive Director Keerthi Tennakoon has sent a ...

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Matara - Colombo Expressway fares to be reduced to Rs 460 from July 1

2018-06-04   |   Uncategorized

Commuters will benefit while the NTC will lose millions from July 1, 2018 when super luxury buses plying between Matara and Colombo on the southern ex...

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SLFP resolves to ask PM to quit

2018-06-03   |   Uncategorized

The SLFP parliamentary group, at a meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena, last night, at his official residence in Colombo 07, unanimously resol...

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Ministries barred from purchasing new vehicles

2018-06-03   |   Uncategorized

Government ministers have been directed not to purchase new vehicles to Ministries or for their official use as the Treasury has to handle new expendi...

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Field Marshal receives Rs 100,000 from Aloysius

2018-05-31   |   Uncategorized

Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka yesterday said that he, too, received about Rs100,000 from tainted businessman Arjun Aloysius at the last parlia...

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Death toll due to Pneumonia rises to twelve

2018-05-30   |   Uncategorized

Five patients who sought treatment for Pneumonia at the Matara General Hospital during the last few days, have died, the inquirer into sudden deaths T...

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Aloysius never offered us money: Hadunnetti

2018-05-30   |   Uncategorized

JVP MP Sunil Hadunnetti said Perpetual Treasuries Ltd., owner Arjun Aloysius had never offered any money to Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) MPs and po...

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Dayasiri no balls Malinga!

2018-05-29   |   Uncategorized

Former Minister of Sports Dayasiri Jayasekara yesterday (28) said that Sri Lanka’s fast bowler and Former Twenty-20 Skipper Lasith Malinga could hav...

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India develops Most Ven. Maduluwave Sobitha Thero Village in Anuradhapura

2018-05-29   |   Uncategorized

At a special ceremony held on 27 May, the foundation stone was laid to start the construction work for development of Most Ven Maduluwave Sobitha Ther...

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