By Chandani Kirinde The Government yesterday imposed restrictions on Chinese nationals visiting Sri Lanka and sent Lankan students returning from Wuha ..
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said circulars issued to various Government institutions and departments should enable the public sector to
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The Attorney General (AG) and members of a Commission of Inquiry (CoI), appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to probe the alleged political victi
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BEIJING (Reuters): The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday he is confident in China’s ability to contain a new coronavirus that ha
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Sentiment surrounding the economy rose in December, with almost two-thirds of respondents expecting economic conditions to improve in the next 12 mont
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By Charumini de Silva Transport Management Services Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday said a draft version of the National Policy on Transport had
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MTD Walkers yesterday announced that the sale of about 152 million shares or 90.78% of its stake to well-known businessman Ravi Wijeratne will not be
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The Small Hydro Power Developers Association (SHPDA), representing the major local power generators of renewable energy in Sri Lanka, recently held a
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Sri Lanka’s private sector, despite being aware of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects, requires stronger policy support to tap opportunities an
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The United National Party (UNP) yesterday called on the Government to take immediate measures to contain the possible spread of coronavirus and work t
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The Airport and Aviation Authority yesterday decided that it will only allow passengers to enter the airport. Visitors accompanying passengers will n
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed satisfaction at the precautions taken and preparedness shown in managing the possible challenges posed
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Trade unionist Saman Rathnapriya Silva will take oaths as a UNP National List MP when Parliament meets next week. He has been named to fill the vacanc
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Parliament will debate on the forensic audit reports that examined the issuance of Treasury Bonds by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on 18 and 19 Februa
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By S.S. Selvanayagam Counsel K. V. S. Ganeshwaran, appearing for former Northern Province Minister Ananthi Sasitharan, yesterday withdrew from the con
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By Chandani Kirinde in Jaffna Newly-appointed Northern Province Governor P.S.M. Charles has prioritised resolving the land issues faced by people in w
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Ambassador Shani Calyanaratne Karunaratne presented her Letters of Credence to the Nominee TO President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar Al-Assad an
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A group of 21 Sri Lankan students left China for Sri Lanka yesterday, with students from Sichuan and other parts of China, including 30 from Nanning,
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Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, outgoing High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, former P
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Wednesday, 29 January 2020
In a few days, Sri Lanka will celebrate its 72nd year of independence from colonialism. But behind the pomp and pageant of that celebration is a sad r
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
There is an old adage that ‘politics and tourism’ has a positive correlation. Many have tried to disprove this aspect but the relationship is comi
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Freedom: who could object? Yet this word is now used to justify a thousand forms of exploitation. In the name of freedom – the freedom of the powerf
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Infrastructure development will be at the centre-stage during the next five years, irrespective of which mainstream political party will be in power.
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Sri Lanka is a small island in South Asia. In early times, it was named the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. But what is happening to the pearl now? As a re
