Sri Lanka-Turkey trade beats $300M barrier – Minister Rishad

Sri Lanka-Turkey trade beats $300M barrier – Minister Rishad

Sep 28, 2015

‘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 Youngs says hosts will make knockout stages

Sep 28, 2015

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

Lorenzo wins to close gap on Rossi in title race

Sep 28, 2015

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

3-hour blackout; reason yet to be known – CEB

Sep 28, 2015

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

“Those from South will look after Southerners” : Premier Ranil

Sep 28, 2015

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.

Budget for 2016 to be tabled in parliament: Minister Ravi K.

Sep 28, 2015

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

No change of policy against illegal immigrants: Australia

Sep 28, 2015

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

Video: Police release CCTV footage on private bank robbery

Sep 28, 2015

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?

No tuition during school hours?

Sep 28, 2015

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

Geetha Kumarasinghe noticed to appear in Appeal Court

Sep 28, 2015

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 upbeat on Sri Lankan solution

Sep 28, 2015

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

Hajj Stampede: Iran’s Khamenei Calls For Saudi Apology

Sep 28, 2015

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 Launches Air Strikes On IS In Syria

Sep 28, 2015

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

India, Sri Lanka To Hold Third Joint Army Exercise

Sep 28, 2015

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

Congress Party Calls On BJP To Clarify Stance On Sri Lanka

Sep 28, 2015

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister of state for Parliamentary affairs V Narayanasamy urged the BJP Government of India ... Read More