CPC Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery undergoes major overhaul
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation’s (CPC) Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery successfully completed a colossal 35-day overhaul and renovation programme recent...
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This New Beachfront Jungle Lodge in Sri Lanka Is Our Latest Glamping Crush
With a pristine beach on one side and a wildlife-rich national park on the other, this eco-resort is an adventurer’s paradise....
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Attempted shooting of SAITM CEO: Former Kaduwela PS member arrested
Former Kaduwela Pradeshiya Sabha member Wilathgamuwage Don Aruna Lakmal Kushantha has been arrested by the CID yesterday in connection with the attemp...
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Social media ban: Undue pressure from diplomats: President
When the Sri Lankan Government took action to impose the curfew, banning the social media and declaring the State of Emergency to control the Sinhala-...
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Only President can win 2020: Duminda
The General Secretary of the SLFP Duminda Dissanayake yesterday said that he did not like to respond to the remarks made by SLFP Parliamentarian Dilan...
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Ranil’s not suitable for post of Premier...
Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, Member of Parliament Anura Kumara Dissanayake says Ranil Wickremesinghe is not suitable to hold the post of P...
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Sri Lanka car registrations up in March, Wagon-R leads
Sri Lanka's vehicle purchases rose 6.5 percent in March 2018 from a year earlier, with car registration up 107 percent to 5,968 units with Suzuki Wago...
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Southern Expressway grosses Rs. 105 mn during festive week
The Road Development Authority says that a revenue of Rs.105 million was generated from the Southern Expressway during the New Year Season from April ...
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Global recognition for SL’s dry zone Cascaded Tank-Village System
Included among 14 new sites in eight countries to be designated globally important agricultural heritage systems by Food and Agriculture Organiz...
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SLC to support Girls’ Schools Big Matches
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in a bid to popularize women’s cricket in the country decided to support the big matches of 30 identified Girls’ Schools d...
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Reappointment of Uva CM Teacher TUs threaten action
Teachers’ trade unions yesterday (16) threatened to take action against the reappointment of Uva Province Chief Minister Chamara Sampath Dassanayake...
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Abolishing Exec Presidency JVP to submit 20-A proposal JO says will support
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday (17) said that they would submit the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution, to abolish the Executi...
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State Vesak Festival to be held in Kurunegala Featured
Arrangements have been made to conduct the State Vesak Festival of 2562nd year of Sri Buddhist Era at the historical Bingiriya Devagiri Rajamaha Vih...
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President arrives in London to participate in CHOGM
President Maithripala Sirisena reached London this morning (April 16) to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2018. He was rece...
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SL joins C'wealth Clean Oceans Alliance to end plastic pollution
Countries from across the Commonwealth have yesterday pledged to eliminate avoidable single use plastic in an ambitious bid to clean up the world’s ...
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Housemaid who returns from Kuwait after 40 years left stranded at airport
A 72-year-old woman who returned to Sri Lanka after being employed in Kuwait for the past 40 years was reportedly left stranded at the Bandaranaike In...
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Sri Lanka's central bank fires salvo against cryptocurrencies
Sri Lanka's central bank has warned the public on the use of 'virtual' or 'cryptocurrencies', private currencies which are competing with the state, s...
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Sri Lanka economy to rebound, delaying reforms pose risks: World Bank
The World Bank says Sri Lanka's economy will rebound in 2018 with annual growth averaging 4.5 percent in the medium term, driven by private consumptio...
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Aluthgamage remanded till today
Former Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage was yesterday (16) remanded until today (17) the Colombo Fort Magistrate, Lanka Jayaratne, due to h...
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Four temp. Ministers appointed in place of six SLFPers
President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed four acting ministers to temporarily handle the Ministerial portfolios which were vacated by six Sri Lank...
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SL invited to chair session on ‘India’s place in world order’
Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL) Director General Prof Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, the visiting Professor for Geopolitics and Gl...
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Govt. plans to build 50,000 flats for low income families in Colombo
The Government plans to launch a project to build housing units in Colombo and suburbs for low income families, aiming to relocate families presently ...
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NCM victory and the end of Yahapalanaya ?
Although the no-confidence motion brought against Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesighe, has been decisively defeated largely because of those who broug...
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