Category: LOCAL

Revised Time Table for 2015 GCE A/L Exams

Revised Time Table for 2015 GCE A/L Exams

Jun 27, 2015

  The Department of Examinations announced today that the dates for the 2015 G.C.E. Advanced Level examination have been revised ... Read More

Raising Concerns: Runaway Lankan maids worry Saudi Labor Ministry

Raising Concerns: Runaway Lankan maids worry Saudi Labor Ministry

Jun 27, 2015

Labor Minister Mufrej Al-Haqabani has asked the Sri Lankan government to stop maids running away from their Saudi sponsors soon ... Read More

Met Department: Expect heavy rains exceeding 150 mm

Met Department: Expect heavy rains exceeding 150 mm

Jun 27, 2015

The Meteorology Department said today heavy rains exceeding 150mm could be expected in several districts including Colombo, Kalutara, Galle, Ratnapura ... Read More

2015 General Election will be held on August 17

2015 General Election will be held on August 17

Jun 27, 2015

The Government Printer says that the General Election for a new Parliament is to be held on August 17, 2015. ... Read More

Dates announced for submitting postal voting applications

Dates announced for submitting postal voting applications

Jun 27, 2015

The Commissioner of Elections Mahinda Deshapriya says that applications for postal voting at the upcoming General Election will be received ... Read More

Parliament dissolved in effect from Midnight tonight

Parliament dissolved in effect from Midnight tonight

Jun 26, 2015

Parliament has been dissolved as of effect by midnight tonight by the President state Government sources Read More

EU to Relocate 40K Refugees in 2 Years

EU to Relocate 40K Refugees in 2 Years

Jun 26, 2015

  European Union leaders on Thursday agreed to relocate 40,000 migrants who have arrived on the shores of Italy and ... Read More

9 Killed in Small Plane Crash in Alaska [Images Inc…]

9 Killed in Small Plane Crash in Alaska [Images Inc…]

Jun 26, 2015

  A small plane with nine people on board crashed near Ella Lake in southeast Alaska on Thursday, killing all ... Read More

Heatwave eases in Pakistan, but still claims 105 lives

Heatwave eases in Pakistan, but still claims 105 lives

Jun 26, 2015

  Another 105 people died of heatstroke on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 1,116 in Sindh, even though the ... Read More

McCullum to skip upcoming tours in Africa

McCullum to skip upcoming tours in Africa

Jun 26, 2015

  New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will skip the limited-overs tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa in August because he's ... Read More

Wahab Riaz out of second Test with fractured hand

Wahab Riaz out of second Test with fractured hand

Jun 26, 2015

  Pakistan's ace fast bowler Wahab Riaz was ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka after fracturing his ... Read More

​“I will contest only from SLFP” – MR

​“I will contest only from SLFP” – MR

Jun 26, 2015

  "I will contest the next election only from the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) led by the SLFP", stated ... Read More

Lorry driver changing tire sent to hospital because of reckless youths probable drunk driving

Lorry driver changing tire sent to hospital because of reckless youths probable drunk driving

Jun 26, 2015

A youth has died in a motor accident in the Wadduwa, Pothupitiya area today (26). The youth was travelling back ... Read More

Sri Lankan refugees allege illegal custody, torture by Tamil Nadu Police

Sri Lankan refugees allege illegal custody, torture by Tamil Nadu Police

Jun 26, 2015

    Sri Lankan Tamil refugees of Aanaiyur camp in Madurai are living in morbid fear borne out of police ... Read More

Emirates plane makes emergency landing at BIA

Emirates plane makes emergency landing at BIA

Jun 26, 2015

  Emirates Airline Airbus A380 with 501 passengers onboard flying from Sydney to Dubai has made an emergency landing at ... Read More