India Power Plant Explosion Leaves At Least 22 Dead

India Power Plant Explosion Leaves At Least 22 Dead

Nov 2, 2017

At least 22 people have been killed and as many as 100 injured in a blast at a coal-fired power ... Read More

FCID Summoned MP Nalin Bandara

FCID Summoned MP Nalin Bandara

Nov 2, 2017

MP Nalin Bandara Jayamaha had been summoned  to report to the FCID at 10.00 A.M. today (02). He was summoned to record a statement in ... Read More

Debate on Interim Report of the Constitution Guidance Committee Continues in Parliament

Debate on Interim Report of the Constitution Guidance Committee Continues in Parliament

Nov 2, 2017

The Constitutional Assembly meets for the 4 th day today to continue the debate on interim report of the Constitution ... Read More

India Man Wakes Up To Crocodile Shock

India Man Wakes Up To Crocodile Shock

Nov 2, 2017

A man in a remote tribal village in the eastern Indian state of Orissa woke up to find an unexpected ... Read More

156 Environmental Officers Appointed

156 Environmental Officers Appointed

Nov 2, 2017

President Maithripala Sirisena handed over letters of appointment to 156 Environmental Officers  yesterday (1) under the Central Environmental Authority at ... Read More

Govt’s SAITM Solution Satisfy Vice Chancellors

Govt’s SAITM Solution Satisfy Vice Chancellors

Nov 2, 2017

The Committee of Vice Chancellors have announced that they are satisfied with the solution put forward by the Presidential Committee ... Read More

Bond Commission Request PM  to Attend Hearings

Bond Commission Request PM  to Attend Hearings

Nov 2, 2017

The Chairman of the Bond Commission, Supreme court Judge K.T. Chithrasiri   today announced, that the Bond Commission will  request  Prime ... Read More

SC Determines Geetha Kumarasinghe Cannot Hold Parliamentary Seat

SC Determines Geetha Kumarasinghe Cannot Hold Parliamentary Seat

Nov 2, 2017

Earlier the Court of Appeal  determined  that parliamentarian Geetha Kumarasinghe is not qualified to be elected as a parliamentarian,  since ... Read More

Integrated Management of Risks Key to Success of Sri Lanka’s New Growth Model

Integrated Management of Risks Key to Success of Sri Lanka’s New Growth Model

Nov 2, 2017

To sustain growth, job creation and poverty reduction, Sri Lanka needs to move to a more private investment, tradable sector-led ... Read More

CIA Releases 470,000 More Files From Osama Bin Laden Raid

CIA Releases 470,000 More Files From Osama Bin Laden Raid

Nov 2, 2017

Never-before-seen video of Osama bin Laden’s son and potential successor was released Wednesday by the CIA in a trove of ... Read More

Investigation on Bribery & Corruption Cases Commences

Investigation on Bribery & Corruption Cases Commences

Nov 2, 2017

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry to investigate and inquire into serious acts of corruption and abuse of power, state resources ... Read More

Hunger Strike Staged by Jaffna Uni Students Continues

Hunger Strike Staged by Jaffna Uni Students Continues

Nov 2, 2017

Three Tamil political prisoners undertook protest campaign within the prison demanding that their cases be heard in the High Court ... Read More

Rohingya Crisis: Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Visits Troubled Rakhine

Rohingya Crisis: Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Visits Troubled Rakhine

Nov 2, 2017

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in Rakhine on her first visit to the violence-torn state. ... Read More

All Island School Art & Essay Competition 2017

All Island School Art & Essay Competition 2017

Nov 2, 2017

Among thousands of students throughout the Island, M.Z.M. Musthaq student of Kalutara Muslim Central College in Grade 4 was the ... Read More

Justification For  Short Lived  Sinniah’s  Extension

Justification For  Short Lived  Sinniah’s  Extension

Nov 2, 2017

Co  Cabinet Spokesman Dayasiri Jayasekara justified   the retirement of  former Navy Commander Travis Sinnaiah,  who had been given only two ... Read More