Govt. calls for EOIs to operate domestic flights
The Government yesterday called for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from local and international business enterprises to operate scheduled domestic flig...
Read More
Sri Lankan tea farmers want glyphosate herbicide ban overturned
ea farmers in Sri Lanka want their government to reauthorize the use of glyphosate for agriculture. The country is one of only five in the world to...
Read More
Top Sovereign Wealth Funds in Sri Lanka to explore investment opportunities
Development Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama yesterday opened the two-day Roundtable Investment Forum with Sovereign W...
Read More
Bonds from 2008- 2014 needs further probe
PM INFORMS PARLIAMENT : Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he intends to discuss with the Parliamentary Public Finance Committee Chairman shor...
Read More
Tense situation in House, set up by Govt: CaFFe
The tense situation that prevailed in Parliament was a deliberate act created by the government to sabotage the parliamentary session on the bond repo...
Read More
Intervenient Petitioner says President can continue till 2021
Anti Corruption Front Chairperson Ven. Ulapane Sumangala Thera yesterday sought Supreme Court’s permission to intervene into President Maithripala S...
Read More
Thuggery and obscenity: the order of the day – Parliament degenerates into madness
https://youtu.be/qgr1MI2-81Y https://youtu.be/EitSu8tHcFM The hallowed Chamber of Parliament once again turned into a rowdy arena with Members throw...
Read More
Blood Bank warns of a possible blood shortage
The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) today warned of a possible blood shortage in the coming months and requested well-wishers to donate bloo...
Read More
North Korea to send team for Winter Olympics
Seoul says North Korea will send a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, taking place in South Korea in February. North Korea has said that it...
Read More
Malcolm Turnbull fined $250 for not wearing a lifejacket
Australia’s Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has been fined $250 after he was photographed driving a dingy while not wearing a lifejacket. Turnbul...
Read More
I am a genius- US President Donald Trump
Donald Trump has rejected doubts over his mental health raised in a new book, describing the book as “fiction” and the author as a “fraud”. H...
Read More
BAN squad for SL series to be announced today
Batsman Anamul Haque, who last played an ODI in the 2015 World Cup, is likely to be picked in Bangladesh’s squad for tri-series at home against Sri ...
Read More
16 member ODI squad announced for Bangladesh tour
The 16 member national ODI squad for the tour of Bangladesh has been announced. Former Skipper Angelo Mathews has returned to lead the National side ...
Read More
Tour of Bangladesh will be a challenge- Hathurusingha
Newly appointed Sri Lanka Head Coach Chandika Hathurusingha says the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh will be a huge challenge for the national team. S...
Read More
President Maithripala Sirisena to hold office till 2021?
President Maithripala Sirisena has sought the Supreme Court’s opinion if he could remain President for six years till 2021. Details regarding the i...
Read More
Bond Commission report to be tabled in Parliament
The report issued by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Issuance of Treasury Bonds will be tabled in Parliament today. Prime Minister Ra...
Read More
Candidate eligibility to be assessed -Deshapriya
The Elections Commission says the eligibility of candidates fielded by political parties and independent groups for the Local Government Election will...
Read More
Angelo Mathews appointed SL limited over captain
Less than six months after stepping down as Sri Lanka’s captain across all formats of the game, Angelo Mathews has been reappointed as the team’s ...
Read More
SriLankan Airlines Board resignation accepted.
The SriLankan Airlines Restructuring Ministerial Committee has yesterday (03) faccepted the resignation of Board of Directors and is to appoint a 5-me...
Read More
Rs.3.8 mn worth bite!
‘Marry Me’, an artisanal dessert by Master Chef Viraj Jayaratne valued at Rs. 3.8 million, was presented to star cricketer Kumar Sangakkara today....
Read More
CB targets 5%-5.5% growth for 2018
Economy stabilising, growth to rebound says Governor during Road Map launch Governor likens economy to recovering alcoholic, insists fiscal co...
Read More
US-Pakistan ties and global political compulsions
If the Trump administration carries out its current threat in full to use the ‘aid and assistance weapon’ against Pakistan over terror-linked issu...
Read More
New laws to recover massive losses
Presidential statement on bond probe commission report. * PTL profits in secondary market exceed Rs.11 bn * Cases against Ravi over penthouse recomme...
Read More
Popular News
