President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday called on State banks to focus on providing affordable financing to entrepreneurs, pointing out that generati ..
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday pledged to stay the course on expanding Sri Lanka’s economy by encouraging local businesses, entrepren
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Reuters: The rupee ended firmer yesterday, further pulling away from a record-low as exporters sold the US dollar and foreign investors bought Governm
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Reuters: Shares ended steady yesterday, staying close to the 14-month low hit this week and marking their fifth straight week of losses. The Colombo s
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Joint Opposition Parliamentary Group and MEP Leader MP Dinesh Gunawardana yesterday urged the Government to correct its bad policies of favouring fore
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Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday termed entrepreneurs the new engine of growth and called forth a fresh economic impetus from their crea
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Reuters: US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 20% tariff on all European Union-assembled cars coming into the United States, a month after
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The Government will carry out an investigation into the cruel killing of a leopard in the Kilinochchi jungle, Parliament was told yesterday. Leader of
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Firebrand monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero who was sentenced to six months rigorous imprisonment two weeks ago was granted bail yesterday by the H
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In order to enhance the younger generation’s capacity-building for better educational opportunities, the Government of Pakistan, through its High Co
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The Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered to arrest the individuals involved in the slaughtering of a leopard which attacked villagers.
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Fourteen individuals with links to the LTTE have been barred from entering the country by the Government. Issuing an extraordinary gazette
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The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York actively participated in the annual UN International Bazaar held on 18 June at th
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One of the three Policemen who were injured during a shootout with a group of robbers who attempted to break into a jewellery store in Matara has died
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The first ever Buddhist temple in the Kingdom of Bahrain was established in 2008 in the city of Riffa by the Sri Lankan community under the stewardshi
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The High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, hosted an Eid Milan reception on 17 June at Galadari Hotel. It was attended by Sri Lankan and Pakistani
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Global conflicts from terror and disputes pervade media coverage, and the international society is throwing back the question of ‘peace’. Citizens
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The Second Round of Bilateral Political Consultations between Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea at the Foreign Affairs Ministries level took place i
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The United National Party (UNP) yesterday sought to dismiss allegations made by MP Wimal Weerawansa that the
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The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) had failed to provide a satisfactory service since its establishment in 1978
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A difference of opinions arose on the method of conducting the next Provincial Council (PC) elections during yesterday’s
Saturday, 23 June 2018
‘Gamperaliya’ (Changes in the Village/Changement au Village) was the third feature film made by ace director Lester James Peries. It was released on 20 December 1963.The film was based on the famous novel of the same name written by the doyen of
Saturday, 23 June 2018
Thushani Rodrigo has always amazed me. From the very first day I met her, I have been in awe of her strength, courage and grace and constantly impressed by her creativity. The discipline and commitment she brings to her work, her farsightedness and h
Saturday, 23 June 2018
The ongoing confusion in the ranks of the Maldivian opposition, barely three months before the presidential election, works to the advantage of the incumbent President and candidate of the Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM), Abdulla Yameen.
Saturday, 23 June 2018
China overtook the United States to become the largest trading nation in the world in 2014. China is the second largest economy in the world behind the United States and the largest exporter in the world. It is referred to as the factory of the world
