Fuel Tanker Crash Cost 73 Lives in Ghazni province, Afghanistan

Fuel Tanker Crash Cost 73 Lives in Ghazni province, Afghanistan

May 8, 2016

Accidents are common in Afghanistan where roads are often in a poor state. All three vehicles were set ablaze after ... Read More

JVP Denies Recent Media Reports Of Party Divisions

JVP Denies Recent Media Reports Of Party Divisions

May 8, 2016

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna denies recent media reports which claimed that there was a serious division within the party. Several media ... Read More

Water Tariff To be increased From 2nd May ?

Water Tariff To be increased From 2nd May ?

May 8, 2016

The National Water Supply & Drainage Board said  water tariffs will have to be increased by 4 per cent following ... Read More

Torture Still Exists in Srilanka – UN Rapporteurs

Torture Still Exists in Srilanka – UN Rapporteurs

May 8, 2016

Visiting UN special rapporteurs Juan Mendez and Monico Pinto at the end of their 10 day visit called for a press ... Read More

European Union Places Conditions for GSP Plus

European Union Places Conditions for GSP Plus

May 8, 2016

After a study of the conditions laid down by the EU, the Ministry of foreign Affairs has reported to have agreed ... Read More

Asian Development Bank Grants US$ 3 Million Loan to Srilanka

Asian Development Bank Grants US$ 3 Million Loan to Srilanka

May 8, 2016

Finance Minister, Ravi Karunanayake immediately after returning from Germany, where he attended 49 th Convention of World Finance Ministers announced that ADB ... Read More

Voluntary Retirement for 5000 SLTB Office Staff

Voluntary Retirement for 5000 SLTB Office Staff

May 8, 2016

Deputy Transport Minister, Ashok Abeysinghe said the SLTB has 36,700 employees with 5,500 buses in operation. To maintain this they require ... Read More

North Korea Limits Use Of Nuclear Weapons

North Korea Limits Use Of Nuclear Weapons

May 8, 2016

North Korea first tested nuclear weapons in 2006, after withdrawing from an international treaty. The meeting is the first congress ... Read More