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Spice Traders welcome ban on re-export of pepper from Sri Lanka Crime

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 of Pepper…

30 Jan 2018
Smooth Bahrain visa process through Mack Air Weather

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 Tourist…

30 Jan 2018
Sri Lanka win Plate Uncategorized

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 collapse.…

29 Jan 2018
SLC demands pound of flesh from KJP Uncategorized

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 forward…

29 Jan 2018
560,000+ pensioners to be covered by NITF with Rs 500 M in State funds Uncategorized

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 end of…

29 Jan 2018
President: Ready to form SLFP Govt. if all UPFA MPs join Politics

President: Ready to form SLFP Govt. if all UPFA MPs join

President Maithripala Sirisena said that he was willing to establish a government led by Sri Lanka Freedom Party, if all 96 United People’s Freedom Alliance…

29 Jan 2018
‘Missing sections’ of bond report: Prez to meet party leaders Crime

‘Missing sections’ of bond report: Prez to meet party leaders

President Maithripala Sirisena has invited leaders of all political parties represented in parliament today (Jan.29) to the Presidential Secretariat to anwer…

29 Jan 2018
'Colombo Eye’ to add sparkle to Battaramulla Uncategorized

'Colombo Eye’ to add sparkle to Battaramulla

The Water's Edge today signed an agreement with Melchers Project Management (Pvt) Ltd to construct a giant ‘Ferris Wheel’ named ‘Colombo Eye’ similar to the…

27 Jan 2018
Facebook ‘friend’ dupes, rapes Lankan teen Uncategorized

Facebook ‘friend’ dupes, rapes Lankan teen

While none of her friends took up the offer, Roza’s family took the decision after their finances dwindled. Roza is one of three children, and her father has…

27 Jan 2018
PAFFREL records 614 polls and general law violations Uncategorized

PAFFREL records 614 polls and general law violations

Polls monitor, the People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) had, by yesterday (26) morning, recorded a total of 614 complaints during the pre…

27 Jan 2018
Is Sri Lanka a SHITHOLE country? Uncategorized

Is Sri Lanka a SHITHOLE country?

It was with much interest, sadness and shame that I read two articles within the past few days on the revolting humbuggery of our Parliamentarians. How these…

26 Jan 2018
JOBS FO HEIGHT Uncategorized

JOBS FO HEIGHT

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26 Jan 2018
President can’t punish rouges due to affiliation with UNP- JO Politics

President can’t punish rouges due to affiliation with UNP- JO

President Maithripala Sirisena will not be able to punish culprits of the bond scam and other alleged individuals as far as he is affiliated with the United…

26 Jan 2018
Art-felt thank you Uncategorized

Art-felt thank you

Nirmala Herath: Now there’s protection from the rain Vintage look (above) to birds with a modern touch (below): Different strokes on display at Green Path Neil…

26 Jan 2018
Lanka Bell connects 50,000+ homes, businesses Business

Lanka Bell connects 50,000+ homes, businesses

Lanka Bell, Sri Lanka’s iconic telecom operator has achieved a significant milestone of reaching 50,000+ households and businesses with its fourth-generation…

26 Jan 2018
Adam’s Peak new ‘footprints’ No archaeological value - DGA Toe engravings carved into stone Uncategorized

Adam’s Peak new ‘footprints’ No archaeological value - DGA Toe engravings carved into stone

The Department of Archaeology says that the supposed set of footprints found close to Adam's Peak, have no archaeological value. Director General (DG) of…

26 Jan 2018
GMOA sweeps polls Uncategorized

GMOA sweeps polls

Four members of the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has won elections to four vacant positions in Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) for graduate…

26 Jan 2018
Sunshine Holdings invests Rs.9mn to partner with investment firm Business

Sunshine Holdings invests Rs.9mn to partner with investment firm

Jan 25, 2018 (LBO) – Sunshine Holdings has invested 9 million rupees to partner with Strategic Business Innovator (Pvt) Ltd, an investment firm to be set up in…

26 Jan 2018
Women in Management (WIM) Uncategorized

Women in Management (WIM)

Rienzie Martinesz WIM Canada representative and organizer addressing the gathering. Nadeem Shums, Head of Market Development Property Group / Assistant Vice…

26 Jan 2018
Mangala: Yahapalana govt’s achievements numerous Uncategorized

Mangala: Yahapalana govt’s achievements numerous

... asks people if they want to enjoy freedom or live in fear under Rajapaksas The national unity government, which recently marked the third year in office,…

26 Jan 2018
Zim U19 lose to Sri Lanka Uncategorized

Zim U19 lose to Sri Lanka

THREE half centuries from the Zimbabwe Under-19 cricket team players were in vain as the youth team fell to Sri Lanka by five-wickets in the semi-final of the…

26 Jan 2018
Port city to get going by June Uncategorized

Port city to get going by June

Will kick start with work on International Financial Centre | President to declare Port City part of Sri Lanka in gazette issue Work on the International…

26 Jan 2018
Sri Lankan women take on 'body shaming' barrel ad Uncategorized

Sri Lankan women take on 'body shaming' barrel ad

A gym in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo caused outrage after it put up a billboard featuring a picture of a barrel with the text "this is no shape for a…

26 Jan 2018
Bangladesh seniors boosting their side - Chandimal Uncategorized

Bangladesh seniors boosting their side - Chandimal

Shouldering responsibility. Bangladesh's senior players do it. Sri Lanka's, not so much. Just look at the tournament charts. Tamim Iqbal tops the run-scorers'…

25 Jan 2018