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India expresses concern over huge Chinese housing project in NE Development

India expresses concern over huge Chinese housing project in NE

Questions about competence of the company and large presence of Chinese workers. India has raised concern at the highest levels of the Sri Lankan Government…

24 Jun 2018
1,000 applications a month for dual citizenship Technology

1,000 applications a month for dual citizenship

Sri Lankan expatriates are presently showing a keen interest towards obtaining dual citizenship, according to Immigration and Emigration Controller General…

24 Jun 2018
SriLankan hires new COO/CFO Uncategorized

SriLankan hires new COO/CFO

SriLankan Airlines, which is going through a restructuring exercise aimed at reducing debt and preparing a business plan that would be attractive to new…

24 Jun 2018
“Yoga for Youth...Yoga for All” - Mega celebrations held in Colombo for 4th International Day of Yoga Uncategorized

“Yoga for Youth...Yoga for All” - Mega celebrations held in Colombo for 4th International Day of Yoga

“Yoga for Youth...Yoga for All” - Mega celebrations held in Colombo for 4 th International Day of Yoga

24 Jun 2018
Wedaruwe Upali Thero issues clarification on ‘Hitler’ comments Uncategorized

Wedaruwe Upali Thero issues clarification on ‘Hitler’ comments

https://youtu.be/gPyAzrZD0Js?t=5 The Anunayaka Thero of the Asgiri Chapter, Venerable Wedaruwe Upali Thero, today issued statement to clarify the comments he…

24 Jun 2018
Modern slavery exists: Over 45,000 Sri Lankans trapped in exploitative work Technology

Modern slavery exists: Over 45,000 Sri Lankans trapped in exploitative work

Matt Friedman Indian workers at local construction site Chinese workers

22 Jun 2018
Witness accuses SriLankan Human Resources division of ignoring sexual harassment complaints of airline staff Technology

Witness accuses SriLankan Human Resources division of ignoring sexual harassment complaints of airline staff

The Human Resources Department of SriLankan Airlines had continuously ignored allegations of sexual harassment against some members of its staff, Presidential…

22 Jun 2018
Chandimal’s Hearing Today Law

Chandimal’s Hearing Today

Dinesh Chandimal has appealed against ICC match referee Javagal Srinath’s decision to find him guilty of ball-tampering during the second Test against West…

22 Jun 2018
Inquiry underway to identify recipients of PTL’s 10,000 cheques Uncategorized

Inquiry underway to identify recipients of PTL’s 10,000 cheques

SASG informs Fort Magistrate: Senior Additional Solicitor General (SASG) Haripriya Jayasundera yesterday told Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne that a…

22 Jun 2018
Lanka thanks PM Modi for grants to run free ambulance service Crime

Lanka thanks PM Modi for grants to run free ambulance service

Sri Lanka today thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a grant of USD 22.8 million for running free emergency ambulance service in the island nation.…

22 Jun 2018
Sri Lanka should take a leaf from Aussie PM, CA Uncategorized

Sri Lanka should take a leaf from Aussie PM, CA

Ball tampering disgrace in the Caribbean. The sad and shocking incident unfolding in the Caribbean involving the game the country loves most is certainly hard…

21 Jun 2018
CPC re-enters local bitumen market Business

CPC re-enters local bitumen market

Recognising the rapid growth in the local construction industry and increased demand for bitumen, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) yesterday re-ventured…

21 Jun 2018
‘Lanka offers Asia’s lowest airfares’ Technology

‘Lanka offers Asia’s lowest airfares’

SriLankan Airlines is facing high competition and the best way to bail out the airline and make it viable is to call for a ‘SAARC regional open sky policy,’…

21 Jun 2018
Ronaldo header knocks Morocco out of WC Uncategorized

Ronaldo header knocks Morocco out of WC

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his sensational start to the World Cup with the winner as Portugal knocked Morocco out of the tournament yesterday. All eyes at the…

21 Jun 2018
Govt. won't extend term of office of any PC: Rajitha Crime

Govt. won't extend term of office of any PC: Rajitha

The government has no intention of extending the term of office of the Northern Provincial Council or that of any other PC on the say so of a politician,…

21 Jun 2018
US assures it will help SL fulfil UN commitments Uncategorized

US assures it will help SL fulfil UN commitments

In the wake of the US pull-out from the UNHRC, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Atul Keshap met with senior Sri Lankan officials today and assured them that the US…

21 Jun 2018
Upali Group will illuminate the Situlpauwwa Temple for the 31st year Uncategorized

Upali Group will illuminate the Situlpauwwa Temple for the 31st year

The Annual Poson illuminations of the historic Situlpauwwa Raja Maha Viharaya which is situated inside Yala National Park will be held from June 22 to 28.The…

21 Jun 2018
FINAL TRANCHE FOR HAMBANTOTA PORT CM PORT TO PAY US $ 585 M THIS WEEK Uncategorized

FINAL TRANCHE FOR HAMBANTOTA PORT CM PORT TO PAY US $ 585 M THIS WEEK

China Merchant Port Holdings Ltd will pay the final tranche of US$ 585 Million for the Hambantota Port this week. Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority,…

20 Jun 2018
Trump threatens tariffs on additional $200bn in Chinese imports Business

Trump threatens tariffs on additional $200bn in Chinese imports

US President Donald Trump has threatened to levy a 10% tariff on $200bn (£151bn) of Chinese goods in a tit-for-tat trade row with Beijing. “China apparently…

20 Jun 2018
6.1 Earthquake kills 3 in Osaka, Japan Weather

6.1 Earthquake kills 3 in Osaka, Japan

Reuters- Three people were killed and more than 73 were injured on Monday (June 18) after walls collapsed due to a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit Osaka,…

20 Jun 2018
Reports of COPA presented to parliament Crime

Reports of COPA presented to parliament

The reports of the Committee on Public Accounts or COPA on 837 state institutions were presented to Parliament this afternoon. The reports were presented to…

20 Jun 2018
Does the cabinet of ministers discuss the people’s issues? Politics

Does the cabinet of ministers discuss the people’s issues?

https://youtu.be/-vSGYR06DTQ The Cabinet of Ministers convened this morning under the auspices of President Maithripala Sirisena. At the conclusion of the…

20 Jun 2018
Chandimal, Hathurusinghe and Gurusinghe in hot water with ICC Uncategorized

Chandimal, Hathurusinghe and Gurusinghe in hot water with ICC

Sri Lanka Test captain Dinesh Chandimal has been suspended from Sri Lanka’s 3rd and final test outing against the West Indies after he was found guilty of…

20 Jun 2018
Big gains for Sri Lanka from faster trade transport times: ADB Business

Big gains for Sri Lanka from faster trade transport times: ADB

South Asian countries like Sri Lanka could make significant economic gains by improving international transport times, according to a new study by the Asian…

19 Jun 2018