Category: LOCAL

KKS Cement Factory Land to Settle 400 Displaced Families

KKS Cement Factory Land to Settle 400 Displaced Families

Jun 16, 2016

Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs D. M. Swaminathan has submitted a cabinet paper to settle 400 ... Read More

Ten Bangladeshi Nationals Arrested

Ten Bangladeshi Nationals Arrested

Jun 16, 2016

Ten Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by the Crimes Division of Panadura for allegedly overstaying in Sri Lanka. Three people who assisted ... Read More

Gammanpila Appear at Special Investigation Division

Gammanpila Appear at Special Investigation Division

Jun 16, 2016

The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Leader and MP Udaya Gammanpila arrived at the Police Special Investigations Unit around 9 this morning. The ... Read More

Capital Gains TAX on International Standard

Capital Gains TAX on International Standard

Jun 16, 2016

The former Capital Gains tax system is outdated and no longer reflective of international good practice. The Prime Minister Ranil ... Read More

No Multi-Barrel Rockets in Salawa Camp – Sarath Fonseka

No Multi-Barrel Rockets in Salawa Camp – Sarath Fonseka

Jun 16, 2016

Minister, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has refuted reports that more than 20,000 expensive Deadly Thunder multi-barrel rockets had been destroyed ... Read More

Will Dinesh Weerakkody  Replace Arjuna Mahendran as CB Governor?

Will Dinesh Weerakkody Replace Arjuna Mahendran as CB Governor?

Jun 16, 2016

Several top UNP politicians  have proposed to prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, that Dinesh Weerakkody be appointed as Governor of Central bank ... Read More

Assistance of INTERPOL Sought in Cocaine Case

Assistance of INTERPOL Sought in Cocaine Case

Jun 16, 2016

DIG Colombo, Ajith Rohana said in a press conference held at the Ministry of Finance yesterday, that the cocaine of ... Read More

Galkissa Magistrate Ordered Army Commander To Provide List of Commandos

Galkissa Magistrate Ordered Army Commander To Provide List of Commandos

Jun 16, 2016

Lasantha Wickramathunga was killed in day light at Aththidiya on 8Th January 2009, while he was proceeding to his office. ... Read More

Provincial Council Women Representation of 30 %

Provincial Council Women Representation of 30 %

Jun 16, 2016

The cabinet has yesterday decided to increase and ensure women representation by 30% in nomination list submitted by political parties ... Read More

Bail Granted to Yoshitha (UPDATE)

Bail Granted to Yoshitha (UPDATE)

Jun 16, 2016

Yoshitha  has been granted bail after appearing before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate over a case filed regarding a property and ... Read More

Special Discussion by Postal Trade Unions

Special Discussion by Postal Trade Unions

Jun 16, 2016

The Joint Postal Services Trade Unions said  a special discussion will be held today with the Secretary to the Prime ... Read More

AG Directed CID to Produce Thilina Gamage Before Court

AG Directed CID to Produce Thilina Gamage Before Court

Jun 16, 2016

On bail granted by Nugegoda Magistrate, AG made an application in the Supreme court to  cancel the bail granted. The ... Read More

Galle Shops Closed Today Against VAT Increase

Galle Shops Closed Today Against VAT Increase

Jun 16, 2016

Businessmen in Galle have unitedly taken a decision to close their shops today to register their protest against VAT increase ... Read More

Final Rites  of  Alavi Moulanan  Today

Final Rites of Alavi Moulanan Today

Jun 16, 2016

The former governor passed away last evening at the age of 85 at a private hospital in Colombo. Final rites ... Read More

China  Wants to See  Srilanka as an Undivided Nation

China Wants to See Srilanka as an Undivided Nation

Jun 15, 2016

The Chinese Ambassador to Srilanka,  Yi Xianliang made a visit to Jaffna  yesterday. During his tour of Jaffna, engaged in ... Read More