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Central Bank to introduce repo transactions on electronic platform

Central Bank to introduce repo transactions on electronic platform

Sep 19, 2016

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank is considering introducing the repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions to the Bloomberg electronic bond trading platform. ... Read More

Zika Virus Alert for Pregnant Women

Zika Virus Alert for Pregnant Women

Sep 19, 2016

The Health Ministry warned expecting mothers today not to travel overseas following an outbreak of Zika virus in several countries ... Read More

Asia Stocks Rally on Steady Fed bet, Oil Bounces

Asia Stocks Rally on Steady Fed bet, Oil Bounces

Sep 19, 2016

Asian shares advanced on Monday as markets wagered the U.S. Federal Reserve would skip a chance to raise rates this ... Read More

Two Brothers Drowned :  Parents Commit Suicide

Two Brothers Drowned : Parents Commit Suicide

Sep 19, 2016

The parents of two youth who went missing in the sea off the Kalkudah coast committed suicide, Police said. The ... Read More

Prisoner Found Hanging in a Cell at Matara Prisons

Prisoner Found Hanging in a Cell at Matara Prisons

Sep 19, 2016

A prisoner was found dead hanging in a cell at the Matara Prisons this morning(19) , the Prisons Department said. ... Read More

Dinesh Chandimal has Surgery after Injuring Hand (Photos)

Dinesh Chandimal has Surgery after Injuring Hand (Photos)

Sep 19, 2016

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal has had surgery after being struck on the hand during a domestic match last week. Chandimal was ... Read More

Vaas Gunawardene &  7 Others Indicted

Vaas Gunawardene & 7 Others Indicted

Sep 19, 2016

Former Deputy Inspector General of Police Vaas Gunawardene, his son, wife and five other police officers have been handed up ... Read More

A Protest  Carried Out By Lake House Employees

A Protest Carried Out By Lake House Employees

Sep 19, 2016

A group of employees of the Lake House Publishers launched a protest campaign outside the Lake House building in Fort, ... Read More

Rio 2016 Paralympics Farewelled in Style with the Closing Ceremony that was Almost Cancelled

Rio 2016 Paralympics Farewelled in Style with the Closing Ceremony that was Almost Cancelled

Sep 19, 2016

The Rio Paralympic Games closed on Sunday, having defied expectations in more ways than one. At one point, the XV ... Read More

These 10 Common Herbs Are More Powerful Than You Think

These 10 Common Herbs Are More Powerful Than You Think

Sep 19, 2016

Sure, you've tossed rosemary and dill into recipes for flavor, but did you know these everyday herbs are actually powerhouses ... Read More

Duminda’s Appeal Against Death Sentence Ruling Tomorrow

Duminda’s Appeal Against Death Sentence Ruling Tomorrow

Sep 19, 2016

An appeal against the death sentence verdict delivered against Duminda Silva  and four others  in connection with  the murder of ... Read More

Swathi Murder Accused Ramkumar Commits Suicide

Swathi Murder Accused Ramkumar Commits Suicide

Sep 19, 2016

P. Ramkumar, the lone suspect in the sensational murder of Infosys techie Swathi at the Nungambakkam railway station, allegedly committed ... Read More

CCTV Cameras at  Police Cells

CCTV Cameras at Police Cells

Sep 19, 2016

Law and Order Minister, Sagala Rathnayake instructed the IGP to install CCTV cameras inside police cells, following reports of deaths ... Read More

Customs Authority Union launched a Work-to-rule Trade Union Action Beginning Today

Customs Authority Union launched a Work-to-rule Trade Union Action Beginning Today

Sep 19, 2016

The Customs Authority Union has launched a work-to-rule trade union action beginning today (19) against the proposed Customs Act. This ... Read More

New Zealand Squad for India ODIs

New Zealand Squad for India ODIs

Sep 19, 2016

The first match of the ODI series will be played in Dharamsala on October 16, with the remaining games being ... Read More