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Sri Lanka opposition JVP raise concerns over organic fertilizer imports from China

Sri Lanka's plans to import 63 million US dollars of organic fertilizer from a China

September 21, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka gets four million more Sinopharm doses; final batch on SPC order

The consignment sees the conclusion of a contract the SPC had entered with the manufacturer.

September 19, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka extends COVID-19 lockdown to Oct 01

Sri Lanka’s ongoing COVID-19 conditional lockdown has been extended till October 01

September 17, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka shares down on profit taking; new CB chief’s directions waited

Market slips on profit taking

September 16, 2021 2 min read
Sri Lanka's shares fall in mid day trade

The market generated a slow turnover of 590 million rupees. 

Sri Lanka’s mid-day shares edged down

The market generated a slow revenue of 596 million rupees.

Japan to help Sri Lanka combat global terrorism

A bilateral defence agreement between Sri Lanka and Japan was among matters taken up at discussions held between Prime M...

June 13, 2019 1 min read

Supreme Court holds no need to arrest Madumadhawa

The Supreme Court today ruled that there was no need to arrest Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Deputy Leader Madumadhawa Ar...

June 13, 2019 1 min read

"Whole government" approach to fighting terror

Sri Lanka will take a “whole of government” approach to fighting global terror, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...

June 12, 2019 2 min read

Poson Week begins today

The Ministry of Internal and Home Affairs has announced a national Poson Week, starting today (12).

June 12, 2019 1 min read

Mahanama and Piyadasa to be indicted -CIABOC

The Bribery Commission intends to file indictments against two senior government officials for allegedly accepting a bri...

June 11, 2019 1 min read

Japanese envoy in Sri Lanka next week

Special Advisor to the Japanese Prime Minister Dr. Hiroto Izumi will be in Sri Lanka between 20 and 22 June.

June 11, 2019 1 min read

US State Secretary Mike Pompeo to visit Sri Lanka

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Sri Lanka between 24 and 28 June, the US Department of State announced yes...

June 11, 2019 1 min read

Normal Petrol price now Rs. 138 per litre

The price of a litre of 92 Octane petrol went up by three rupees to 138 rupees from midnight Monday

June 11, 2019 1 min read

Sakvithi out on bail

After nine long years in remand custody, alleged fraudster Chandana Weerakumara alias Sakvithi Ranasinghe is out on bail...

June 10, 2019 2 min read

BIA reopens arrival and departure lobbies for visitors

The Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has lifted the restrictions on permitting visitors to its arrival and depar...

June 10, 2019 1 min read
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Modi visit: Cooperation in national & regional defence discussed

In discussions held with visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has...

June 10, 2019 2 min read

Petitions challenge Emergency

Two Fundamental Rights petitions challenging some aspects of the Emergency Regulations promulgated by President Maithrip...

June 10, 2019 1 min read

Modi makes whirlwind visit to Colombo

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a short stopover in Colombo today during which he was very busy

June 9, 2019 2 min read

Intelligence Chief forced to quit

Chief of National Intelligence Retired DIG Sisira Mendis has resigned citing "health reasons," official sources said.

June 8, 2019 1 min read

Trio running mystery communication operation nabbed in Negombo

Police are baffled after they found a communication operation that was running with hundreds of mobile phones, tens of t...

Imesh Ranasinghe
June 7, 2019 1 min read

Roads that will be closed for Modi's visit tomorrow

The police have released a statement with details of the roads that will be closed on 9 June during Indian Prime Ministe...

June 7, 2019 1 min read

SIA denies agreeing to abolish Net Metering & Net Accounting

Denying media reports that it had agreed to a proposal to abolish the Net Metering and Net Accounting schemes, the Solar...

Nisali de Silva
June 7, 2019 2 min read

Supreme Court to examine IGP Pujith's petition

The Supreme Court will on June 24 hear the Fundamental Rights petition filed by Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayas...

June 7, 2019 1 min read

Three-member Police committee gets complaints against Bathiudeen, Hizbullah and Salley

Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said that four complaints have been received by the three-member committee set up to i...

June 7, 2019 1 min read

Nations should be pragmatic as transnational challenges persist – US envoy

The US Acting Secretary of Defence Patrick M.Shanahan is urging all countries to be pragmatic as a number of global chal...

June 6, 2019 2 min read