Category: LOCAL

CPC Announces Plans to Import Extra Fuel

CPC Announces Plans to Import Extra Fuel

Dec 31, 2016

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation says it plans to import extra fuel in the face of drought conditions. CPC chairman T. G. Jayasinghe said ... Read More

Amended Development  (Special Provisions) Bill to Cabinet

Amended Development (Special Provisions) Bill to Cabinet

Dec 31, 2016

The Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs is planning to submit an amended Development (Special Provisions) Bill to the ... Read More

State Minister Priyankara Jayaratne Resigned

State Minister Priyankara Jayaratne Resigned

Dec 31, 2016

State Minister Priyankara Jayaratne has resigned from his post as the State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government.  He ... Read More

Wilpattu Declared ‘Wildlife Zone’ – President

Wilpattu Declared ‘Wildlife Zone’ – President

Dec 31, 2016

President Maithripala Sirisena has directed the relevant authorities to extend the Wilpattu Sanctuary area and declare it as a "Protected ... Read More

Weather Forecast For 31st December 2016

Weather Forecast For 31st December 2016

Dec 31, 2016

Several spells of light showers will occur at several places in the Eastern and Uva provinces and in the Hambantota ... Read More

Despite Drought  No Food Shortage Till Next May

Despite Drought No Food Shortage Till Next May

Dec 30, 2016

Participating at a radio programme the Additional Secretary of the Agricultural Ministry Vijitha Piyathilleka said,  that a suitable methodology will ... Read More

UNP  Cautions  President on  Collusion of  SLFP Members With SLPP

UNP Cautions President on Collusion of SLFP Members With SLPP

Dec 30, 2016

United National Party MP Nalin Bandara said, that the  President Maithripala Sirisena should pay special  attention to the actions of ... Read More

Interference led Jayasuriya’s Resignation

Interference led Jayasuriya’s Resignation

Dec 30, 2016

 Tension  was building up  between National Cricket Selectors and the Cricket Board after Chairman of Selectors Sanath Jayasuriya tendered his ... Read More

Champika Ranawaka is The  Architect  of BBS  – Mahinda

Champika Ranawaka is The Architect of BBS – Mahinda

Dec 30, 2016

During   his meeting with foreign correspondents based in Srilanka ,   Mahinda Rajapaksa  said,   that Bodu Bala Sena was created by ... Read More

Man  Who Threatened  President &  PM Through FB  Granted Bail

Man Who Threatened President & PM Through FB Granted Bail

Dec 30, 2016

Investigations carried out   revealed that,  26-year-old suspect, Dinush Chamara from Ragama  is the  administrator of a Facebook page known as ... Read More

Two Jaffna Uni.  Student Deaths: 5 Policemen Further Remanded

Two Jaffna Uni. Student Deaths: 5 Policemen Further Remanded

Dec 30, 2016

The five policemen arrested on suspicion of the death of the two students of the Jaffna University have been further ... Read More

Good News For Working Women

Good News For Working Women

Dec 30, 2016

In China  and few other  countries grant one day  leave to their working  women  during menstruation.  They feel sick and ... Read More

Lottery Sales Agents at War Path

Lottery Sales Agents at War Path

Dec 30, 2016

The Government has decided   to increase  the selling price of  a Lottery ticket  to Rs 30. All Ceylon Lottery Agents ... Read More

Foreign Funds  & Arms to Topple the Government

Foreign Funds & Arms to Topple the Government

Dec 30, 2016

In a press conference called at the UNP Headquarter Sirikotha  . Puttalam  District MP Hector Appuhamy  said, those in the ... Read More

Mahinda’s Claim  of  Selling Lands  to  Foreign Companies  Rejected

Mahinda’s Claim of Selling Lands to Foreign Companies Rejected

Dec 30, 2016

Minister of Public Enterprise Development Kabir Hashim said, previous  Mahinda’s regime released acres of lands on free-hold for overseas companies ... Read More