National Economic Council to draw input from multiple stakeholders to ensure sound policies
Think tanks to offer advice on economic, social, environmental and civil society impact of new policies and programs NEC to seek industrial and...
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IPS Highlights the Importance of Developing Skills in Sri Lankan Graduates
While Sri Lanka has been performing well at the primary education level, significant policy gaps exist when it comes to secondary and tertiary educati...
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Walkers Colombo Shipyard launches fourth vessel ‘Sea Gulf 3’
Walkers Colombo Shipyard (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of MTD Walkers PLC, has successfully completed the construction of its fourth vessel, a 10 ton bollar...
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Not an ounce of human talent will be wasted-PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe pledged not to waste even an ounce of human talent in Sri Lanka when he addressed employees of WNS Global Services...
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University of Moratuwa Engineering whizzkids dazzle with balcony greenhouses and cricket boots
Impress anyone and you are assured of a lucrative job. The stakes are high for the 32 teams of fourth-year students, totalling 120, as MechX-2018, an ...
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Amendment to Bribery Act:Cabinet gives go ahead
Cabinet has given the go ahead to amend a Section of the Bribery Act, which will allow High Courts to hear bribery and corruption cases. The proposal...
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Sri Lanka records highest-ever apparel exports
Sri Lanka recorded its highest-ever level of apparel exports during the year ended 31 December 2017, courtesy of the restoration of the Generalized Sy...
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Nirmala wary of China’s Sri Lanka plans
Whether it will stop with port activities at Hambantota remains a question, says the Defence Minister Hinting at security concerns over Sri La...
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Where have all the Workers Gone?
‘Sectoral Mismatch’ between Labour Demand and Supply in Sri Lanka The first “Labour Demand Survey”(LDS) in Sri Lanka, conducted by the Depart...
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SL’s budget related reporting seen as falling short of world standards
The Fiscal Management (Responsibility) Act, which governs budget related reporting in Sri Lanka, is falling short of international standards when cons...
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National Athletes embarrassed at airport
SL team for Asian Indoor Championship had to return from airport since Travel Agency messed up reservations A hideous mistake by 'Far Travels and Tour...
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Sri Lanka banking on 'wily old fox' Herath, says Chandimal
Chittagong (Bangladesh) (AFP) - Sri Lanka will bank on the guile of record-breaking left-arm spinner Rangana Herath as they try to extend their recent...
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UNP gave Rajarata farmers water to irrigate their lands – Ranil
It was the United National Party ( UNP) which provided Rajarata farmers with water to irrigate their lands , Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said ...
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Seven decades of post independent economic under development
We complete seventy years of independence next week and enter the 71st year after regaining independence. The country has progressed, but not as much ...
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Presidential Secretariat clarifies withholding of bond report documents
Several documents of the bond report containing sensitive information were withheld to be used for court proceedings, Secretary to the President Austi...
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Tea trips on blending ban
Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake yesterday sought to calm a panicked tea industry, firing off a letter to President Maithripala Siri...
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Spin-heavy Bangladesh to face upbeat Sri Lanka in Tests
Opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne was one of the six players in the world to to score over 1000 runs in Test cricket last year. Sri Lanka will heavil...
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Nestlé signs MoU with Kelaniya University
Nestlé has signed an MoU with the University of Kelaniya's Department of Marketing Management. The Company has come on board as strategic partner for...
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Spice Traders welcome ban on re-export of pepper from Sri Lanka
Spices & Allied Products Producers’ & Traders’ Association said they are happy to learn that President Sirisena has directed the re-export...
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Smooth Bahrain visa process through Mack Air
Mack Air, General Sales Agent of Gulf Air, in partnership with Visit Bahrain, Bahrain’s largest destination management company, has launched Bahrain...
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Sri Lanka win Plate
A double-century opening stand between Dhananjaya Lakshan and Hasitha Boyagoda seemed to have settled the game for Sri Lanka until the remarkable co...
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SLC demands pound of flesh from KJP
Wicketkeeper batsman Kusal Janith Perera has been made to pay back the money Sri Lanka Cricket spent to clear his name from the doping charges brought...
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560,000+ pensioners to be covered by NITF with Rs 500 M in State funds
The National Insurance Trust Fund (NITF) will add over 560,000 retired and retiring state employees to its 'Agrahara' insurance policy scheme by the e...
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