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New York Times concerned over threats to Journalists Uncategorized

New York Times concerned over threats to Journalists

EXPOSURE ON MR CAMPAIGN FUNDING in 2015: The New York Times releasing an official statement yesterday called on the Sri Lankan authorities to ensure the safety…

04 Jul 2018
PM summons Vijayakala to Colombo Uncategorized

PM summons Vijayakala to Colombo

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has summoned State Minister of Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran to Colombo effective immediately, to inquire into her…

04 Jul 2018
ADB to invest in Lanka’s Healthcare Sector. Business

ADB to invest in Lanka’s Healthcare Sector.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to invest $10 million of equity in DCDC Healthcare Services Private Limited (DCDCPL), a company providing dialysis…

04 Jul 2018
Exposé: Central expressway contractor Taisei seeks Rs 4bn compensation from Gov. Technology

Exposé: Central expressway contractor Taisei seeks Rs 4bn compensation from Gov.

The infamous Taisei Corporation of Japan which secured the contract to build phase 3 of the Central Expressway, contravening the accepted tender procedure, is…

03 Jul 2018
Public Sector officials oppose audit bill – Auditor General Business

Public Sector officials oppose audit bill – Auditor General

Auditor General Gamini Wijesinghe called on the Mahanayake’s of the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters and commented on the proposed Audit bill which will be debated…

03 Jul 2018
Srilankan revenue dropped after contact with phoenix Business

Srilankan revenue dropped after contact with phoenix

Details of anomalies in the contract SriLankan Airlines had entered into with Phoenix Rising Ventures (PRV) were exposed at the Presidential Commission of…

03 Jul 2018
Armed gunmen stage home invasion in Koswatte Crime

Armed gunmen stage home invasion in Koswatte

A gang of thieves that broke into the home of a businessman in Koswatte, Battaramulla have made off with cash and jewelry worth Rs. 500,000. Police say the…

03 Jul 2018
Euro4 fuel now in Sri Lanka Uncategorized

Euro4 fuel now in Sri Lanka

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has introduced a special variety of petrol and Diesel which meets European standards. The new Euro 4 standard fuel was…

03 Jul 2018
Veteran actor Roy de Silva passes away at age 80 Entertainment

Veteran actor Roy de Silva passes away at age 80

https://youtu.be/UVbz_rPBusE Veteran actor and film director Roy de Silva has passed away last night (30), at the age of 80. He has passed away while being…

02 Jul 2018
Sri Lanka’s hotel sector fast reaching saturation point: veteran hotelier Business

Sri Lanka’s hotel sector fast reaching saturation point: veteran hotelier

The number of star class hotels in operation in Sri Lanka currently and that are to be built in the future will push Sri Lanka's hotel sector to reach…

02 Jul 2018
Vehicles not up to Euro four standard, banned from today Uncategorized

Vehicles not up to Euro four standard, banned from today

Importing vehicles which are not equipped with safety features such as air bags, seat belts and below the emission levels or their equivalent as prescribed by…

02 Jul 2018
Education system has been destroyed by successive Governments – Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith Politics

Education system has been destroyed by successive Governments – Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith

https://youtu.be/2_VymhLtdR8 Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, expressed his views about the education system of the country…

02 Jul 2018
Euro 4 standard fuel from July: CPC Uncategorized

Euro 4 standard fuel from July: CPC

Euro 4 emissions standard Diesel and Petrol will replace the existing Super Diesel and Petrol stocks in the market commencing July, Petroleum Resources…

02 Jul 2018
No more fuel for SriLankan Airlines – CPC Technology

No more fuel for SriLankan Airlines – CPC

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) says that if the SriLankan Airlines does not pay the money that it owes to the CPC by Wednesday (July 04) that they…

02 Jul 2018
STF confirms locations of 6 underworld leaders Uncategorized

STF confirms locations of 6 underworld leaders

18 underworld members were arrested during raids carried out within the month of June according to the Police Special Task Force. Henchmen of “Angulana Anju”…

02 Jul 2018
Claims made by Cabraal on GDP are distorted – Min. of Finance Business

Claims made by Cabraal on GDP are distorted – Min. of Finance

The Ministry of Mass Media and Finance issuing a statement says that the claims made by the former governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ajith Nivaard…

02 Jul 2018
Fonseka to spend cash to wage war on wild life Uncategorized

Fonseka to spend cash to wage war on wild life

Minister of Wild Life, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka addressing an event in Anuradhapura on Sunday (July 1st) stated that the Department of wildlife is like a…

02 Jul 2018
Maryland newspaper shooting: Man charged on five counts Crime

Maryland newspaper shooting: Man charged on five counts

A man has been charged with five counts of first degree murder after a gunman carried out a rampage with a shotgun through a newsroom in the US, in one of the…

30 Jun 2018
Ratmalana Airport to undergo expansion Technology

Ratmalana Airport to undergo expansion

The Ratmalana Airport is poised to undergo expansion, said Minister of Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva addressing an event held in Colombo recently. The…

30 Jun 2018
Thajudeen murder case Navy Chief says no reports available CID Crime

Thajudeen murder case Navy Chief says no reports available CID

Deputy Solicitor General Dilan Ratnayake, representing the Attorney General, yesterday (29) told Colombo Additional Magistrate Isuru Nettikumarage that the…

30 Jun 2018
AG: Udayanga cannot come, he is in UAE jail Technology

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 currently in…

30 Jun 2018
JVP welcomes attempt to trace its founder leader Rohana Wijeweera Uncategorized

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 of their…

30 Jun 2018
Hambantota Port deal beneficial to both parties - PM Uncategorized

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 transform…

30 Jun 2018
Let’s wait till the World Cup - Hathurusingha Sports

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 able to…

29 Jun 2018