Politics 11% decrease in alcohol sales due to recent Excise Duty
The recent Excise Duty on liquor bases on alcohol volume had resulted in 11% decreased sales of alcohol during the last six months, Minister of Finance Mangala…
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Entertainment Mahinda should be awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’ like Mandela – Swamy Subramanian
Rajya Sabha MP of the Indian Parliament and senior politician Subramanian Swamy in one of his latest tweets has referred to former President Mahinda…
Crime Rejected Delimitation Report costs Rs. 21.2 million
A total of Rs.21.2 million had been incurred in the process of creating the Provincial Council Delimitation Report, sources revealed yesterday. The report was…
Business Taxes for local creative work should be limited – Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith
Rev. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, states that taxation should be limited on local artworks. He points out that it is the responsibility of…
Politics Targeting NPC polls Wiggy-led New Tamil coalition likely
A new coalition, on the Tamil political front, led by Northern Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran is likely to emerge targeting the next Northern Provincial…
Technology Billionaire Ashok Pathirage controlled Asiri Health to launch an MBBS degree Program
Sri Lanka’s Leverage King titled Billionaire Ashok Pathirage owned Softlogic Group’s Asiri Health will launch a MBBS degree Program in partnership with the…
Crime COPE stops service extension of Peoples' Bank GM
The Peoples' Bank (PB) General Manager is under fire for asking for an extension of service, drawing an 'exorbitant salary' and drawing salary arrears to the…
General Asian Games 2018 Matthew finishes 6th, creates history
Swimmer Mathew Abeysinghe created history by producing the best performance by a Sri Lankan male swimmer in the Asian Games history when he finished 6th in the…
Sports SLC T20 League Colombo, Dambulla seal two wins each
Colombo and Dambulla remained unbeaten in the SLC T20 League after two wins in two games, with their batsmen dominating. Dambulla who won their last game…
General Sports goods worth 70 million damaged
Informed sources said that sports goods valued at Rs. 70 million, purchased by the Sports Development Department affiliated to the Ministry of Sports, has gone…
Crime MAIN PARTIES TO VOTE AGAINST DELIMITATION REPORT
Report needs to be passed with a two thirds majority in House: UNP for holding PC elections under old electoral system The United National Front (UNF), Joint…
Development Ports Ministry to present Cabinet paper on ECT development
Govt. grants approval to Ports Authority to run the ECT Ports Authority to procure equipment for the development of the Terminal Equipment to be leased till…
Politics No decentralized budget for MPs for 8 months: JO
The Government had failed to release the decentralized budget funds to MPs for the past eight months, the Joint Opposition (JO) said today. JO MP Mahindananda…
Business Lanka’s ICT exports surpasses US$ 1bn
Sri Lanka’s Digital Literacy has reached 39% and ICT exports have surpassed USS 1 billion making ICT the 5th largest foreign exchange revenue earner. The ICT…
Crime Human Rights Commission Chair criticises media for sensationalising crime
Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (HRC) Chairperson Deepika Udagama was critical of the media for its lack of social responsibility for sensationalising crime,…
Sports Tharanga century sets up massive win for Colombo
Veteran opening batsman Upul Tharanga smashed a sensational century as Colombo defeated Galle by 90 runs in the first game of the SLC T20 at R. Premadasa…
Business Hayleys 1Q19 revenue tops Rs. 50 billion
Hayleys PLC, generated strong top-line performance across all of its key business verticals resulting in a 74% Year-on-Year (YoY) increase in revenue up to Rs.…
Law Gota under probe by SriLankan commission
Presidential Commission of Inquiry sends notice to former Defence Secy. Others to include Sajin Vaas, Nishantha Wickremasinghe and Kapila Chandrasena The…
Politics UNP Back-benchers unhappy with President
United National Party (UNP) backbencher, MP Chaminda Wijesiri, yesterday (21), said that the UNP is distressed over President Maithripala Sirisena not…
Politics President rejects proposal to limit three-wheeler driver age
In a progressive move, President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday rejected the controversial Cabinet paper imposing an age limit on drivers of passenger…
Crime Welikada Prison protest leaves 11 injured
A tense situation at the Welikada Prison left three inmates and eight officials injured. According to prison sources, female inmates of the prison had staged a…
Technology Regulatory Commission for three-wheelers to be appointed
Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday said that a separate agency will be appointed to regulate the Three wheeler service in the country.…
Crime Sri Lanka coconut prices plunge 30-pct at auction; export ban may be lifted
Sri Lanka's fresh coconuts dropped to an average 30 percent to 30,793 rupees for 1,000 nuts at the latest auction in August 2018 from a month earlier, amid a…
Politics Government generated 700 ,000 income sources by end 2017 - PM
By the end of 2017, the government has generated 700,000 income sources including 430,000 direct employments, self-employments and foreign workers, Prime…