Amendment to the Immigration & Emigration Act

Amendment to the Immigration & Emigration Act

May 10, 2018

Recommended by a special expert committee appointed to study the required changes, the Cabinet has decided to amend the current ... Read More

Aloysius & Palisena Further Remanded

Aloysius & Palisena Further Remanded

May 10, 2018

Perpetual Treasuries owner Arjun Aloysius and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kasun Palisena were further remanded until 24th of May ... Read More

A Retired Customs Inspector with 14 Million worth gold Arrested at BIA

A Retired Customs Inspector with 14 Million worth gold Arrested at BIA

May 10, 2018

A 65 year old retired Customs Inspector has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake with 2,45 ... Read More

Rolling Of State Media Heads Soon?  

Rolling Of State Media Heads Soon?  

May 10, 2018

Informed government sources said that all media heads of the government have been instructed to resign from their current positions ... Read More

Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik Wants to Play On Until 2020 World T20

Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik Wants to Play On Until 2020 World T20

May 10, 2018

Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has set his sights on playing at least until the 2020 World Twenty20 and the 36-year-old ... Read More

Cauvery Dispute Not An ‘Insurmountable Problem’: Kamal Haasan

Cauvery Dispute Not An ‘Insurmountable Problem’: Kamal Haasan

May 10, 2018

Makkal Needhi Maiam founder and actor Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said the Cauvery dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka was not an “insurmountable problem,” and ... Read More

Cabinet Approves Rs 866.71 Million to SL Army For Resettlement of  Camps

Cabinet Approves Rs 866.71 Million to SL Army For Resettlement of  Camps

May 10, 2018

The Cabinet has considered a joint cabinet paper submitted by the Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala  Samaraweera and ... Read More

Sri Lanka Shows 4.2-Pct Unemployment Rate For 2017

Sri Lanka Shows 4.2-Pct Unemployment Rate For 2017

May 10, 2018

Sri Lanka’s statistics office said that the estimated unemployment rate for 2017 has been 4.2 percent. Unemployed persons are defined ... Read More

Rajinikanth: Kaala Has Politics but It’s Not A Political Film

Rajinikanth: Kaala Has Politics but It’s Not A Political Film

May 10, 2018

In a glitzy affair, the audio of Rajinikanth’s upcoming film Kaala was launched in Chennai on Wednesday. While the songs were ... Read More

Australia Cancel Hosting Bangladesh Later This Year

Australia Cancel Hosting Bangladesh Later This Year

May 10, 2018

Australia have called off hosting Bangladesh later this year for financial reasons, arguing that it no longer makes sense to ... Read More

Cabinet Approves New Fuel Price Formula

Cabinet Approves New Fuel Price Formula

May 10, 2018

Cabinet at its’ meeting held today granted approval for a new fuel price formula. According this formula price of fuel ... Read More

Kenya Dam Burst ‘Causes Huge Destruction’

Kenya Dam Burst ‘Causes Huge Destruction’

May 10, 2018

Officials in Kenya say a dam has burst overnight after heavy rain, causing "huge destruction" and killing at least 20 ... Read More

Walking May Boost Women’s Chances of Pregnancy

Walking May Boost Women’s Chances of Pregnancy

May 10, 2018

Walking may help boost women’s chances of conceiving, especially in those who have previously suffered from pregnancy losses, a study ... Read More

New Mechanism to Identify Samurdhi Beneficiaries

New Mechanism to Identify Samurdhi Beneficiaries

May 10, 2018

As there are accusations that persons, who are not qualified to receive Samurdhi benefits are enjoying it, the government is ... Read More

Removal of Unauthorized Structures in Tourism Areas……..

Removal of Unauthorized Structures in Tourism Areas……..

May 10, 2018

The Department of Coastal Conservation is preparing to remove unauthorized structures in the  Weligama – Mirissa, Dehiwela - Mt. Lavinia ... Read More