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Tusker Deega Danthu-I gone missing in fear of drug injection: Minister Politics

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 had run…

29 Jun 2018
Sri Lanka’s April exports flat, car imports help widen trade gap Business

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 in imports…

29 Jun 2018
Postal workers work to rule ongoing Uncategorized

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 work to…

29 Jun 2018
MR should deny that he accepted money from china -Ranjan Uncategorized

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 complaint,…

29 Jun 2018
China accused of entrapping Sri Lanka through debt Technology

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 allegations…

29 Jun 2018
Lawmaker intervenes in police operation Crime

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 Development,…

29 Jun 2018
How China Got Sri Lanka to Cough Up a Port Uncategorized

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 ambitious port…

26 Jun 2018
Tamil family members win injunction to prevent deportation to Sri Lanka Law

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 Tamil asylum…

26 Jun 2018
Challenges Govt to bring Mahendran Uncategorized

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 expected…

26 Jun 2018
Rajitha laments surgeons not doing OT Uncategorized

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 reduced if eye…

26 Jun 2018
Acid rain in NCP – Dr. Senanayake Weather

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 deforestation in…

26 Jun 2018
FCID records statement from Gota Uncategorized

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 Police, in…

26 Jun 2018
Sri Lanka preparing to host largest travel trade show Business

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;First travel…

25 Jun 2018
Importers appeal for swifter Customs law Business

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 trade Praise steady…

25 Jun 2018
Sujeewa urges incentive payments for Import & Export Dept. Business

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 New…

25 Jun 2018
University Education in imminent jeopardy Uncategorized

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 Commission…

25 Jun 2018
JEDB unions protest army tender decision Uncategorized

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 alleges corruption…

25 Jun 2018
SLPA posts Rs 13.2bn profit in 2017, becomes 13th best port Business

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 connected…

25 Jun 2018
Motorcyclists take CAA to task Uncategorized

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 law on…

25 Jun 2018
Olympian Liam Tancock on a four-day training session in Lanka Weather

Olympian Liam Tancock on a four-day training session in Lanka

World 50-metre backstroke record holder (24.04 secs) and Olympian Liam Tancock will begin his four-day training session in Colombo today to help develop skills…

24 Jun 2018
The Lankan defence lawyers saw ‘Chandi’ manner in this manner Law

The Lankan defence lawyers saw ‘Chandi’ manner in this manner

Dinesh Chandimal’s appeal against ball tampering charges was dismissed by the Judicial Commissioner despite there not having been conclusive evidence to show…

24 Jun 2018
Lankan FTP crash-lands with unofficial ‘Big Three’ doosra Uncategorized

Lankan FTP crash-lands with unofficial ‘Big Three’ doosra

Four years ago, the Boards of India, England and Australia drew up a ‘Big Three’ financial model to enable them to appropriate a lion’s share of International…

24 Jun 2018
SLTPB tie-up with airlines on joint promos Technology

SLTPB tie-up with airlines on joint promos

Tourism promotion officials are in talks with airlines aimed at attracting more travellers while working jointly with tour operators. Sri Lanka Tourism…

24 Jun 2018
US will push SL to honour its promises – Dhanapala Uncategorized

US will push SL to honour its promises – Dhanapala

Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Jayantha Dhanapala, commenting on the United States of America (US) quitting the United Nations Human Rights…

24 Jun 2018