Technology Batticaloa Airport offers free landing charges for six months
The newly opened Batticaloa Airport (Code : BTC) will offer free landing charges for a period of six months, said Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation,…
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Crime Don't fall prey to fraudsters: Vehicle importers
Vehicle Importers Association Lanka (VIAL) today said that there was a racket of cheating customers, claiming that they could import provide vehicles less than…
Business Slovakia’s auto industry calls for Sri Lankan rubber
The Sri Lankan rubber sector is set to expand as Slovakia, the global leader in car production, has called for the sourcing of Sri Lankan rubber and rubber…
Education Reviving education in North will take years: PM
It would take at least another ten years to revive the fallen education system in the North, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. Prime Minister…
Politics Vajira reads the riot act to President,
"says no-faith motion is illegal; Sirisena has no power to remove PM" The UNP yesterday warned President Maithripala Sirisena and the SLFP that the…
Politics President brings CB under Finance Ministry purview
In a major and contentious move, the President Maithripala Sirisena, issuing an Extraordinary Gazette notification last evening, removed the Central Bank from…
Crime Welikada prison riots: IP Rangajeewa arrested
IP Neomal Rangajeewa of the Police Narcotics Bureau was arrested yesterday evening by the CID over the Welikada prison riots that occurred in 2012, Police…
Sports Mathews, Chandimal welcome competitive Provincial Tournament
Sri Lankan captains Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal welcomed the new Inter-Provincial First Class tournament that is expected to raise the level of…
Crime SL cigarette prices highest in Asia:Report
Prices of cigarettes in Sri Lanka are the highest in the Asia Pacific region and the second highest in the world with the island rapidly turning into a…
Technology Central Bank calls for proposals to raise $1 b
Funds to be raised from foreign and local banks in USD, Euro and Yen Proceeds to be used for financing expenditure as approved by Budget 2018 Decision to be…
Health Chinese Ambassador says cheer up for China-Sri Lanka friendship and cooperation
Hosts farewell reception for this year’s first parliamentary delegation visiting China mbassador of China in Sri Lanka, Cheng Xueyuan, on 22 March host a…
Entertainment SL promotes film tourism opportunities at IIFTC 2018
Sri Lanka Tourism issued a press communiqué that stated it participated at the India International Film Tourism Conclave (IIFTC) 2018, India’s leading film…
Politics JO alleges MPs offered Rs. 100 mn each to vote against no-faith motion
Members of parliament have been offered as much as Rs. 100 mn each to oppose the no-confidence motion (NCM) moved against Prime Minister and UNP leader Ranil…
Politics SLFP proposes ‘broader national’ govt. without Ranil as Premier
The SLFP yesterday proposed a broader coalition sans UNP leader and PM Wickremesinghe to implement President Maithripala Sirisena’s 2015 mandate. Addressing a…
Politics Sajin Vaas interrogated by SIU
Former SLFP Parliamentarian Sajin Vaas Gunawardana was interrogated by the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) yesterday (27) over several allegations of…
Politics Not justifiable to label violent incidents as communal violence: Mahanayake Theras
Maha Nayaka Thera of the Malwatta Chapter Most Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera today told a group of European Union Ambassadors that it was not…
Politics Prez hits out at Ranil
President Maithripala Sirisena had criticized Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Government at yesterday’s (27) Cabinet meeting over the continued…
Business 100-man contingent delayed pending HRCSL clearance
SLA deployment in Lebanon under UN command: The deployment of 101 member Sri Lankan Army contingent in Lebanon under UN command has been delayed pending…
Crime Recurring losses compelling price rises in petrol and diesel says Lanka IOC
LIOC has been incurring heavy losses on sale of petrol since January 2015 and diesel since September 2016. LIOC has incurred huge losses during the last 4…
Politics Government to create three BOI zones
The government will speed up creating three new Board of Investment (BOI) zones at Bingiriya, Mawathagama, Milleniya and Charlimount (Matara). A budgetary…
Business Vehicle registrations rebound following duty cuts
Sri Lanka’s vehicle registrations in January this year recorded a rebound compared to December 2017 specifically in the small car segment, motor cycles and…
Politics Development Finance Bank to be established – Prime Minister
Government in talks with private sector regarding amendments to Inland Revenue Act Prime Minister proposes Sri Lanka join Regional Comprehensive Economic…
Crime Udayanga Weeratunge arrested in Dubai
Former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunge had been arrested by the Dubai authorities yesterday, Ravi Waidyalankara, the Senior DIG in charge of the FCID…
Entertainment Koombiyo, setting the bar for local dramas
Channel surfing in Sri Lanka during prime time will give you a montage of various women (both Sri Lankan and Indian), hysterically bawling, complaining about…