US shale Firms’ first-quarter Hedging Rush may Squeeze Margins, Spur Output

US shale Firms’ first-quarter Hedging Rush may Squeeze Margins, Spur Output

Jul 5, 2016

As oil prices began recovering from 13-year lows early this year, U.S. shale producers ramped up their hedges against another ... Read More

Asian shares Slide as Investors Ponder Stimulus Outlook

Asian shares Slide as Investors Ponder Stimulus Outlook

Jul 5, 2016

Asian shares snapped a five-day winning streak on Tuesday as investors took stock of a rally driven by hopes that ... Read More

Grade 1  School  Admission Circular Amended

Grade 1 School Admission Circular Amended

Jul 5, 2016

Several provision  of the 2017 Grade one school admission circular have been amended. The Ministry of Education said the article prohibiting ... Read More

I shall Ensure the Confidentiality of Treasury Bond Report by AG – Speaker

I shall Ensure the Confidentiality of Treasury Bond Report by AG – Speaker

Jul 5, 2016

Speaker said in parliament a few minutes ago that he would safeguard the confidentiality of the report submitted by the ... Read More

ETCA Talk between India & Srilanka

ETCA Talk between India & Srilanka

Jul 5, 2016

According to the Press Trust of India bilateral trade between the two countries stood at USD 6 billion in 2015-16 ... Read More

Avant Garde Vessel Captain Further Remanded Until 18th July 2016

Avant Garde Vessel Captain Further Remanded Until 18th July 2016

Jul 5, 2016

The Captain, a Ukrainian, was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department on charges of illegally selling firearms within Sri Lankan ... Read More

Bus Fare Increases Agreement Before Cabinet Today

Bus Fare Increases Agreement Before Cabinet Today

Jul 5, 2016

Bus associations were prepared to commence a strike on the 4th of July demanding bus fares to be increased by ... Read More

Paranagama Wants One More Year To Complete

Paranagama Wants One More Year To Complete

Jul 5, 2016

Period of Paranagama Commission of inquiry  looking into missing persons expires on 15th July 2016. Paranagama wants one more  year ... Read More

Supreme Court to Decide Singing National Anthem in Tamil

Supreme Court to Decide Singing National Anthem in Tamil

Jul 5, 2016

National Anthem was sung in Tamil language  during Independence day celebration. A case was filed stating that it contravenes   ... Read More

Northern Chief Minister Admitted to Jaffna Hospital

Northern Chief Minister Admitted to Jaffna Hospital

Jul 5, 2016

Chief Minister C.Vickneswaran was in Colombo last week to discuss about the location of Economic Centre in the North with ... Read More

Police Opened Fire at a Vehicle Suspected Smuggling Drugs in Pannipitiya

Police Opened Fire at a Vehicle Suspected Smuggling Drugs in Pannipitiya

Jul 5, 2016

During a raid at Pannipitiya  this morning  (05), Police  attached to Narcotic Bureau opened fire on a  vehicle  suspected to ... Read More

Demonstration by Farmers Blocking Pollanaruwa , Mahiyangana Main Road

Demonstration by Farmers Blocking Pollanaruwa , Mahiyangana Main Road

Jul 5, 2016

Dimbullagala  farmers , who have not received Fertilizer  subsidy gathered and blocking  Pollanaruwa -  Mahiyangana main road. Nearly 700 families ... Read More

Priyanga Ghandi Raising Head in Indian Congress

Priyanga Ghandi Raising Head in Indian Congress

Jul 5, 2016

In Udra Pradesh,  election is to be held soon.Currently  Samayawathy Party is ruling the Udra Pradesh State. In last election ... Read More

Sajin Vass Gunawardena Further Remanded Until 8th July 2016

Sajin Vass Gunawardena Further Remanded Until 8th July 2016

Jul 5, 2016

Former UPFA MP Sajin Vass Gunawardena who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department  has been further remanded until 8th ... Read More

AG indicts former DIG Vass and seven others in SLIIT student Assault Case in HC

AG indicts former DIG Vass and seven others in SLIIT student Assault Case in HC

Jul 5, 2016

For abducting and assaulting Nipuna Ramanayake, a student attached to Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) on August 2009, ... Read More