IMF Completes 3rd Review; Approves USD251.4Mn Disbursement
MF Executive Board has completed the third review of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility arrangement, which enables the disbursement of ... Read More
Homes, Horses Burn In Newest California Wildfire
Retirement communities built on golf courses, semi-rural race horse stables and other usually serene sites were engulfed by flames as ... Read More
Melbourne Court Sentenced a Srilankan Plane Hijacker for 20 years Imprisonment?
During the last April a Srilankan travelling in Malesia Airways MH 128 from Melbourne to Kulalampur threatened the passengers, stating ... Read More
India Vs Sri Lanka: ICC To Discuss Pollution Issue After Kotla Test Draws Ire
The third Test between India and Sri Lanka at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi drew attention for reasons other ... Read More
Basil’s Trick Creates Trouble in Mahinda Faction?
Political parties which are in the Mahinda faction will contest the local government election under the Srilanka Podujana Peramuna symbol ... Read More
Govt.Valuers Threaten Strike Which Will Cripple Ongoing Projects.
The Government Valuer's Association (GVA) has threatened to go on strike,demanding implementation of a cabinet decision taken in December 2014 ... Read More
Decisive Meeting Underway in Presidential Secretariat to Solve Train Strike
Followed by failure in talks held yesterday between the Ministry of Transport authorities and striking Trade union representatives, strike continued. ... Read More
Ronaldo Moves Level With Arch-Rival Messi With Five Ballon d’Ors
A decade of dominance as the world’s two best soccer players has left Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi level with ... Read More
15-Hour Water Cut in Several Areas Including Rajagiriya
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board announced a 15-hour water cut in several areas including Rajagiriya and surrounding areas ... Read More
Same-Sex Marriage Officially Signed Into Law In Australia
Same-sex marriage has been officially signed into law in Australia, a day after MPs overwhelmingly approved a historic bill. Australia's ... Read More
Nepal hit by 5.0 magnitude earthquake, no immediate reports of injuries
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal a little after 8 am this morning, the Indian Met ... Read More
Purchase One Million Tonnes of Rice Ordered by Prime Minister
State Minister of Finance and Media Eran Wickramarathne , while speaking at a press conference at Sirikotha yesterday said , ... Read More
A Suspect Arrested With a Stock of Counterfeit Currency Notes
A suspect was arrested with a stock of counterfeit currency notes in Valachchenai, Manipay, after a police raid. This raid ... Read More
Smuggling 12kg of Cannabis in Luxury Bus Nabbed
On a tip off received, Killinochi police carried out a search operation on a luxury bus plying between Point Pedro ... Read More
Third Term School Vacation Begins Today
The Ministry of Education announces that the third term school vacation begins today. All schools will reopen for academic activities ... Read More