Ban Ki-moon Leaves UN After Emotional Speech

Ban Ki-moon Leaves UN After Emotional Speech

Dec 31, 2016

Outgoing UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon paid an emotional farewell to the United Nations on Friday as he concluded his second ... Read More

Quantico Star Priyanka Chopra to Present at 74th Golden Globes 2017

Quantico Star Priyanka Chopra to Present at 74th Golden Globes 2017

Dec 31, 2016

Priyanka Chopra might be wrapping up her successful 2016 but her calendar for the next year is getting locked already. ... Read More

Terrible shots led to our downfall – Mathews

Terrible shots led to our downfall – Mathews

Dec 31, 2016

Angelo Mathews has blamed shot selection in both innings for Sri Lanka's 206-run defeat in Port Elizabeth. Both South Africa's ... Read More

Russia-US row: Trump Praises Putin Amid Hacking Expulsions

Russia-US row: Trump Praises Putin Amid Hacking Expulsions

Dec 31, 2016

US President-elect Donald Trump has praised Vladimir Putin after the Russian president ruled out a tit-for-tat response to the expulsion ... Read More

Apple to Cut iPhone Production in First Quarter of 2017: Report

Apple to Cut iPhone Production in First Quarter of 2017: Report

Dec 31, 2016

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) will trim production of iPhones by about 10 percent in the January-March quarter of 2017, the Nikkei ... Read More

Baahubali 2 to 2.0: 13 South Indian Films we are Excited About in 2017

Baahubali 2 to 2.0: 13 South Indian Films we are Excited About in 2017

Dec 31, 2016

The year 2016 was an interesting year for the south Indian film industry and the fans. The growth of the ... Read More

After ‘a Year of Two Halves’, Where is Gold Headed in 2017?

After ‘a Year of Two Halves’, Where is Gold Headed in 2017?

Dec 31, 2016

In a year dominated by unexpected global events and roiling uncertainty, the movements in the gold price have defied expectations. ... Read More

Sri Lankan Rupee Falls Nearly 4 pct in 2016; Spot Reference Rate at Record Low

Sri Lankan Rupee Falls Nearly 4 pct in 2016; Spot Reference Rate at Record Low

Dec 31, 2016

The Sri Lankan rupee fell 3.9 percent in 2016, with the spot currency reference rate hitting a record low on ... Read More

India Opens First School for Transgender Pupils

India Opens First School for Transgender Pupils

Dec 31, 2016

A residential school for transgender people has been opened in the Indian city of Kochi, to help adults who dropped ... Read More

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

Aging is a Spiritual Journey

Aging is a Spiritual Journey

Dec 30, 2016

The truth is, staying youthful as the years pass is a choice you make now.  Not tomorrow, but right now. ... Read More