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China to ratify extradition treaty with Sri Lanka
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) in China is expected to ratify extradition treaties with Sri Lanka and Vietnam at its...
Ravi Wijegunaratne granted service extension
Chief of Defense Staff Admiral Ravi Wijegunaratne has been granted a service extension by President Maithripala Sirisena.
The President has extended the term of Ravi Wijegunaratne...
New Army Commander to reorganize military intelligence units
New Army Commander, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva says he intends to reorganize military intelligence units and raise them to an elevated level in keeping...
Champika tells CMC to do its job without blaming...
Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Champika Ranawaka today called on the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to do its job without just blaming others.
Ranawaka...
President’s office denies parts of statement by Pakistan HC
President Maithripala Sirisena's office has denied parts of a statement issued by the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo yesterday.
The President’s Media Division said that...
Gota insists no barricade preventing him from contesting
Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa today insisted that there is no barricade preventing him from contesting the upcoming Presidential elections.
Rajapaksa was speaking at a...
Active member of banned JMI group arrested
An active member of the banned Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI) has been arrested, the Police said.
The Ampara Police arrested the JMI member who had...
Reports on five high profile cases handed over
Reports based on investigations conducted on five high profile cases have been handed over to the Attorney General.
Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said that the...
Another suspect arrested over murder of Chief Jailor
Another suspect was arrested over his alleged involvement in the murder of the Chief Jailor of the Weilkada Prison training school.
The 25-year-old suspect is...
Sri Lanka’s new envoy to UN meets UN Chief
Sri Lanka's new Ambassador to the UN, Kshenuka Dhireni Senewiratne met UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Senewiratne, Ambassador and...
AG seeks trial-at-bar for Avant Garde case
Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera has requested the Chief Justice to appoint a trial-at-bar at the Colombo High Court to hear the case...
Term of PSC on April bombings extended
The term of the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) appointed to investigate incidents related to the Easter Sunday attacks, has been extended.
Parliament today approved a...
Sri Lanka offers to mediate between Pakistan and India
Sri Lanka has offered to mediate and facilitate dialogue between Pakistan and India to re-activate the SAARC forum.
The High Commission of Pakistan in Sri...
FM warns FM against confrontational foreign policy
Finance Minister Mangala Samarweera today warned the Foreign Ministry against a return to a foreign policy of isolation and confrontation.
Samaraweera tweeted saying Sri Lanka's...
TNA MP tells Parliament his house was raided today
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian S. Sritharan informed Parliament today that his house in Kilinochchi was raided by the Police and military.
He said that...
Completion of section 2 of Central Expressway further delayed
The completion of section 2 of the Central Expressway will be further delayed, the Government said today.
Minister of Highways and Road Development and Petroleum...
Suspects arrested over Easter attacks further remanded
The Kalmunai court today ordered 14 suspects arrested over the Easter Sunday attacks to be further remanded.
The suspects were produced in court today and...
Sri Lankans with betting interests to be barred...
Sri Lankans involved in gambling firms will be barred from Sri Lanka Cricket, the nation’s cricket governing body, as officials bid to eradicate match-fixing...
Sri Lanka reach 85-2 on rain-hit day against...
Sri Lanka reached 85-2 after losing the wickets of Lahiru Thirimanne and Kusal Mendis on a rain-truncated opening day in the second and final...
Will ‘all roads’ to Colombo lead from H’tota?
By N Sathiya Moorthy
For Sri Lankans who might have been complaining that under the 10-year Rajapaksa presidency, only native Hambantota got into the news...
Hunting for income in a world of falling bond...
By Manpreet Gill
About USD 13 trillion worth of bonds in the global marketplace now...
ADB’s first loan for Sri Lanka’s railway sector approved
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $160 million loan to modernize the...
Tropical wear brand Pigeon Island stands for...
Sri Lankan tropical wear brand Pigeon Island, based on marine conservation and plastic recycling, recently partnered with Blue Resources Trust, a marine research, conservation,...
ATG sponsors National Badminton player’s tour of Australia
Sri Lanka’s leading high-tech industrial glove manufacturer ATG Group of Companies recently offered a sponsorship of Rs. 300,000 to budding badminton sensation K Madhuka Dulanjana to fund forthcoming Tour of Australia.
The month-long tour constitutes three tournaments: Perth International Badminton...
Mosaic by Rajani Serasinghe, bringing life to your home
Mosaic is an art or mural made by assembling small pieces of colored glass,...
