The Central Bank held policy rates steady yesterday but raised a warningon loans to State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and slow...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:05 Views - 841
Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake yesterday credited insights received from ex-veteran Ronnie De Mel for the recent...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:04 Views - 1345
Senioreconomist Dr. SamanKelegama passed away in Thailand yesterday after suffering a stroke in his hotel. He was in Thailand to attend a c...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:03 Views - 714
Reuters: Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing Al Jazeera tele...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:02 Views - 568
Recalling the insurrection took place in 1988-89, the UPFA joint opposition group leader MP Dinesh Gunawardena moved a Motion at the Adjournment Ti...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:04 Views - 626
The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) tabled its latest report in Parliament yesterday. The report was prepared based on COPA investigations cond...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:04 Views - 569
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C38, carrying Cartosat-2 and 30 other satellites, lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:02 Views - 421
In view of the public and bank holiday, the Daily FT will not be published on Monday, 26 June, 2017. ...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:02 Views - 875
The Government Medical Officer’s Association (GMOA) yesterday said that it will continue its strike on the SAITM issue. The GMOA also warne...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:10 Views - 627
Based on the Cabinet Memorandum submitted by President Maithiripala Sirisena in his capacity as Minister of National Integration and Reconciliation...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:08 Views - 667
Interior Minister Ch. Nisar Ali Khan has said that a stronger Pakistan-Sri Lankan partnership was key to promoting greater ...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:07 Views - 747
The trade union action taken by the Government Medical Officers Union (GMOA) to protest against the attack on student protesters continued for the ...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 00:52 Views - 515
On 10 June the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Vienna, Austria hosted a religious event to commemorate the Vesak and Poson Festival...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 00:51 Views - 530
On 16 June, the Annual Ifthar ceremony was held at the Sri Lankan embassy premises in Qatar. The ceremony commenced at 5:30...
Friday, 23 June 2017 00:00 Views - 808
Text and Pic by Himal Kotelawala The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) yesterday defended the Government’s response to the Inter University St...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:09 Views - 594
US Ambassador Atul Keshap visited the Eastern Province this week to commemorate a milestone in US-supported demining effor...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:07 Views - 663
Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake said a people’s Government cannot keep mum at a time when a minor extremist group ...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 01:06 Views - 516
Attorney at Law, Superintendent of Police Ruwan Gunasekara was appointed the Police Media Spokesperson yesterday. The appointment was ma...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 00:51 Views - 480
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Kathmandu celebrated Poson on 10 June at the Embassy premises with the participation of Sri Lan...
Saturday, 24 June 2017 00:50 Views - 482
The Japan-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship League (JSLPFL) donated a package of drinking bottles for the victims affected...
Friday, 23 June 2017 00:00 Views - 681
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday assured the Muslim community that the Sri Lankan Government would continue to respect all religions a...
24 June 2017
Politics as the science of attaining “power” The first lessons taught to any student of the science of politics almost invariably includes a reference to the 16th century Florentine philosopher Machiavell...
24 June 2017
“I think that hate is a feeling that can only exist where there is no understanding” – Tennessee Williams, Sweet Bird of Youth A few days ago we had the Ven. Warakagoda Shri Gnanarathana, Mah...
24 June 2017
For the first time in the history of Indian presidential elections, caste has been brought to the fore in the run up to the 17 July presidential poll, reflecting the nature of politics in the country now. Both the ruling National Democrati...
23 June 2017
I was very hopeful when circumstances necessitated a national government of sorts in a hazy summer concatenation now long forgotten. At the time, we all thought the union of two major mainstream mindsets would result in a smorgasbord of good thing...
