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Sri Lanka share index end at fresh record high; Expolanka leads

Sri Lanka’s main stock index gained 1.87 percent recording an all-time high on Thursday (26)

August 26, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks down on lockdown, rates worries

Sri Lank stock fell 0.55 percent on Friday as the government’s announcement for an Island wide curfew

August 20, 2021 2 min read

Kuwait to resume direct flights to five countries including Sri Lanka

But inbound passengers will only be allowed entry only if they are inoculated with a vaccine approved by the Kuwait govt

August 19, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka stocks surge on export-led shares after rupee fall

Sri Lank stock jumped 2.56 percent on Wednesday led by Expolanka, Commercial Leasing and Finance, and LOLC Holdings

August 18, 2021 2 min read
Sri Lanka exports fall in December as global recession weighs

Demand for Sri Lankan exports is on the declining due to looming global recession

Sri Lanka shares down on tax hike concerns amid rising protests

Many trade unions are up in the arm against tax hike

Man suspected of allegedly injecting a woman with poison nabbed

The main suspect of the incident in Matara where a woman was killed by a poisonous injection was arrested yesterday (2) ...

June 3, 2019 1 min read

The Shafi saga: Is it just Islamophobia?

If his accusers are right then Dr. Segu Siyabdeen Mohamed Shafi is guilty of one of the most heinous crimes in the annal...

Arjuna Ranawana
June 3, 2019 4 min read

Select Committee not a threat to security, ensures people's right to know - PSC members

Two key members of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) investigating the Easter Sunday bombings today defended the ...

Himal Kotelawala
May 31, 2019 4 min read

Eighty tons of rice unsuitable for human consumption discovered

The Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) have discovered 80 000 Kgs of rice which is unsuitable for human consumption from a ...

May 31, 2019 1 min read

Probe into Easter attacks successful-Police

“The investigations regarding 21 April attack are being successfully continued by the Criminal Investigation Departmen...

May 31, 2019 1 min read

ACJU donates money to Easter Sunday victims

The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) together with the Colombo Mosque Federation donated money to the Catholic Church...

May 30, 2019 1 min read

Turkey refutes Gnanasara Thero's claim of funding "false ideas" in SL

Turkey has refuted a claim by Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera that the country has been...

May 30, 2019 2 min read

Live telecasts of Easter attack hearings may stop

Parliament and the Ministry of Defense will revisit the idea of providing live telecasts of the proceedings of the Parli...

Arjuna Ranawana
May 30, 2019 2 min read

A special operation to raid illegal sand mining spots

The Geological Survey and Mining Bureau (GSMB) is carrying out a special operation to apprehend those who are engaged in...

May 30, 2019 1 min read

Fire breaks out at Talawakelle estate, 24 houses destroyed

A total of 24 Estate houses were destroyed by fire which erupted in an estate in Talawakelle last night.

May 30, 2019 1 min read
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Shocking lapses led to official inaction over Easter bombs

A lackadaisical attitude towards security in general and a disregard of vital intelligence led to no action being taken ...

May 29, 2019 5 min read

Temporary ban on industrial explosives lifted

The temporary ban on issuing explosives for industrial use has been lifted on the instructions of President Maithripala ...

May 29, 2019 1 min read

Cabinet approves 12 solar power plant projects

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved seven solar power plant projects as proposed by Power and Energy Minister Ravi Kar...

May 29, 2019 1 min read

Four countries soften travel advisories to Sri Lanka

Four countries have now softened their travel advisories to Sri Lanka urging travelers to be extremely cautious and resp...

May 29, 2019 2 min read

Dias new Air Force Commander

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Air Marshall D. L. S. Dias as the 17th Commander of the Air Force.

May 29, 2019 1 min read

Amith Weerasinghe further remanded

A magistrate has refused bail for Sinhala Right-Wing activist Amith Weerasinghe

May 28, 2019 1 min read

ACJU calls for low-key Eid-ul-Fitr with emphasis on helping those affected

The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) has called for a "simple" Ramadan celebration this year, in light of the prevail...

May 28, 2019 2 min read

Two arrested for distributing old cosmetics in Negombo

Negombo police has arrested two individuals for allegedly relabelling and distributing old cosmetics in Agurukaramulla, ...

May 28, 2019 1 min read

Health Ministry-appointed experts to investigate Kurunegala surgeon

The Health Ministry will appoint an investigative body to look into allegations levelled against Dr. Siyabdeen Mohamed S...

May 27, 2019 3 min read

Beef banned in Kurunegala

Kurunegala Municipal Council (MC) has banned the sale of beef within city limits.

May 27, 2019 1 min read