Sri Lanka-Turkey trade beats $300M barrier – Minister Rishad
‘Strong bilateral growth trend’-Rishad Turkey Ceylon Business Chamber born in Colombo ‘Linking 55000 Turkish biz’–TUSKON’s Ozkelebek 2014 YoY trade at ... Read More
England hooker Youngs says hosts will make knockout stages
England hooker Tom Youngs is certain his team will still make it out of the group stages of the Rugby ... Read More
Lorenzo wins to close gap on Rossi in title race
Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo stormed to victory in the Aragon MotoGP after leading from the start to close the gap in ... Read More
3-hour blackout; reason yet to be known – CEB
The Ceylon Electricity Board said that the exact reason for the three-hour island wide power failure last night is yet ... Read More
“Those from South will look after Southerners” : Premier Ranil
When asked about a notion among some people that the military would be sacrificed through these measures, the Prime Minister ... Read More
Budget for 2016 to be tabled in parliament: Minister Ravi K.
Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said the Budget proposal for the year 2016 will be tabled in Parliament on November 20. Read More
No change of policy against illegal immigrants: Australia
Australian High Commissioner Robyn Mudie has confirmed today that the Australian Government’s policy against maritime people smuggling is clear and ... Read More
Video: Police release CCTV footage on private bank robbery
Police this morning released CCTV footage on the robbery of the private bank at Dharmapala Mawatha in Colombo 7 and ... Read More
No tuition during school hours?
Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said today, his ministry was considering whether to introduce new regulations to ban tuition classes ... Read More
Geetha Kumarasinghe noticed to appear in Appeal Court
United people's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Galle District MP Geetha Kumarasinghe and three other respondents were noticed to appear in the ... Read More
Prime Minister Ranil upbeat on Sri Lankan solution
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday that the resolution co-sponsored by the US and Sri Lanka placed before the UNHRC ... Read More
Hajj Stampede: Iran’s Khamenei Calls For Saudi Apology
Iran's supreme leader has called on Saudi Arabia to apologise for Thursday's deadly stampede during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in ... Read More
France Launches Air Strikes On IS In Syria
France has carried out its first air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, the president's office says. French planes ... Read More
India, Sri Lanka To Hold Third Joint Army Exercise
The Indian and Sri Lankan armies will be conducting their third joint military exercise Mitra Shakti-2015, starting September 29, said ... Read More
Congress Party Calls On BJP To Clarify Stance On Sri Lanka
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister of state for Parliamentary affairs V Narayanasamy urged the BJP Government of India ... Read More