AG: Udayanga cannot come, he is in UAE jail
The Attorney General’s Department yesterday informed the Fort Magistrate’s Court that ex-Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga was c...
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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...
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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 tra...
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Let’s wait till the World Cup - Hathurusingha
I have picked the best for the future - Hathurusingha Will the Sri Lanka stint be the Waterloo of his remarkable coaching career? Or else, will he be...
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Tusker Deega Danthu-I gone missing in fear of drug injection: Minister
Nine teams led by 50 wildlife officers conducted a special search operation in the Kala Wewa National Park to locate the Tusker Deega Danthu-I which h...
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Sri Lanka’s April exports flat, car imports help widen trade gap
Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened in April 2018 from a year ago as export earnings growth was flat while imports rose sharply driven by a big rise i...
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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 w...
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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 c...
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China accused of entrapping Sri Lanka through debt
https://youtu.be/ty7OQYIRibg Former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ajith Nivard Cabraal has issued a statement responding to the allegatio...
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Lawmaker intervenes in police operation
STF stands its ground Elite police commandos recently thwarted an attempt by Deputy Minister of Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Develop...
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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 ambitio...
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Tamil family members win injunction to prevent deportation to Sri Lanka
Nadesalingam, Priya and daughters were removed from their home in Queensland’s Biloela. https://youtu.be/takqypLyNi0 Two members of a family of ...
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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 e...
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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 reduce...
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Acid rain in NCP – Dr. Senanayake
Environmentalists claimed that the acidic gases, which are being released from the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant, can lead to acid rain and deforestat...
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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 Pol...
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Sri Lanka preparing to host largest travel trade show
To attract Top 200 global tourism operators to the country Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) signs as the Official Partner of TTSL;...
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Importers appeal for swifter Customs law
Importers say effortto enact new Customs law not proceeding as fast as expected Hope authorities will expedite process, promote paperless tra...
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Sujeewa urges incentive payments for Import & Export Dept.
Imports and Exports Controller General Damayanthi Karunarathna accepting her appointment from International Trade State Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe ...
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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 Comm...
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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 alle...
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SLPA posts Rs 13.2bn profit in 2017, becomes 13th best port
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) during the corresponding period of 2017 had earned a record net profit of Rs. 13.2 billion and became the 13th best c...
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Motorcyclists take CAA to task
The Ceylon Motorcyclists Association (CMA) Friday (22) expressed disapproval over the failure of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) to implement the...
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