SL Rupee depreciates to over Rs. 181 against USD

Commerce Ministry rejects claims on plastic rice

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has rejected claims in a Youtube video showing cooked white coloured basmati rice as ?Plastic Rice from Lanka Sathosa? which had?gone viral since June 3. The video claims?that some basmati rice purchased from the Pitakotte outlet of Lanka Sathosa not becoming stale (like other Basmati rice varieties) even after 24 hours of cooking it, and when a ball of such cooked rice is dropped on the floor, the (ball of) rice does not disintegrate nor rice grains fall a

04 Jun, 2017

Death toll from floods and landslides rises to 224

The death toll from the floods and landslides rose to 224 this evening with 78 others still missing. The Disaster Management Centre said that over 600,000 people have been affected and over 25,000 people are in temporary shelters or camps.

03 Jun, 2017

London attack condemned, no Sri Lankans among victims

The Government today condemned the attack in London with President Maithripala Sirisena calling it a cowardly act. The President tweeted saying the London bridge terror rampage is a dastardly and cowardly act. “My thoughts are with the people of London in this hour of grief,” he said. The Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, said that there are no reports of Sri Lankans among the victims. Militants drove a van at high speed into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing Saturday night revelers on

04 Jun, 2017