The Central Bank is steaming ahead to raise funds for debt repayments, aiming to raise in excess of $5 billion over the next two months from a range o ..
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By Charumini de Silva The Regional Plantation Companies are gearing to approach the Wages Board if the deadlock in wage negotiation with trade unions
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The carbon tax, which came into effect from January this year, is applicable to all vehicles including those in the public sector, and the registered
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The Government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday signed three loan agreements totaling $455 million for projects in higher education and
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The Government is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to shift fiscal targets, eyeing elections that would give it space to funnel fun
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REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s rupee and shares closed firmer on Thursday, a day after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it would resume discussions
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Kavan Ratnayaka has been appointed the new Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). He assumed duties as the Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authorit
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President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday appointed a new anti-corruption Commission covering the period 15 January 2015 to 31 December 2018, a move t
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Following the opening of Ministry of Crab in Shanghai only a few months ago, co-owners, Kumar Sangakkara and Chef Dharshan Munidasa launched Ministry
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The Special High Court Trial at Bar yesterday decided to hear the case against former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on the misappropriation of
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Expressing regret over the violent incident that occurred in the Angunukulapallesse Prison, Justice Minister Thalatha Atukorala said that two Committe
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Newly appointed Northern Province Governor Dr. Suren Raghavan met former Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Vigneswaran at the official residence o
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By Nuwan Senarathna United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) lawmaker Bandula Gunawardena yesterday called on President Maithripala Sirisena for a di
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Further strengthening the bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Philippines, the two countries yesterday inked five Memorandum of Understanding (M
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Virakesari, the national Tamil language newspaper in Sri Lanka, has signed a collaborative agreement with “Thinathanthi”, having a daily circulati
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President’s Counsel K. Kanag-Iswaran informed the Supreme Court that he has advised his clients to withdraw the Writ petition of Quo Warranto to wit
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By S.S. Selvanayagam The Court of Appeal yesterday directed the Respondents, including the Minister of Livestock & Animal Welfare, to expeditiously
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Sri Lanka’s Consul General in Guangzhou Priyangika Dharmasena, participated as Chief Guest on 9 January 2019, at the welcoming ceremony organised by
Thursday, 17 January 2019 00:00 Views - 167
Consul General of Sri Lanka in Mumbai Chamari Rodrigo paid a courtesy call on the Governor of Goa Smt. Mridula Sinha at the Raj Bhavan, the latter’s
Friday, 18 January 2019
In an age of stark contradictions, we live in a world where the exclusive 1% enjoy access to an abundance of wealth and resources but also a world whe
Friday, 18 January 2019
The Yahapalana Government completed four years on 8 January this year. The four-year journey was a rough ride with a clear rift between the President
Friday, 18 January 2019
Bribery and corruption can be regarded as a malicious cancer that has penetrated into almost every strata of Sri Lankan state. It can be considered a
Friday, 18 January 2019
Newspapers of 16 January report Indian poachers turning on our Navy. An earlier incident of 23 December where poachers really used violence was hardly
Thursday, 17 January 2019
Before commenting on the selection process, it is better to understand the ground realities and the nature of the beasts.
Sri Lanka has a good theoret
