Former Mayor of Kaduwela extends support to UNP

Modi and Ranil hold key talks on Indo-Lanka relations

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe today took stock of the bilateral ties amid India recently showing interest to run an airport close to a port developed by China in the island nation, the Hindustan Times reported. The visiting Prime Minister, who is in India primarily to attend the 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space, also called on President Ram Nath Kovind. With New Delhi expressing interest to run the Mattala Rajapaksa International Ai

23 Nov, 2017

Sri Lanka likely to bear the brunt from storm next week

Sri Lanka would bear the brunt of a storm developing in the South-West Bay of Bengal while South Coastal Tamil Nadu would also be affected as the count-down starts from the weekend, The Hindu newspaper reported. The US Climate Prediction Centre sees heavy to very heavy rain over Sri Lanka and South Coastal Tamil Nadu during the ongoing week ending November 28 (Tuesday next). The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is of the view that this would be only a precursor to the elabora

23 Nov, 2017

Ranatunga seeks assistance to defeat “oil mafia” in the country

Petroleum Resources Development Minister Arjuna Ranatunga today sought assistance to defeat an “oil mafia” he claims is operating in the country. The Minister told petroleum employees that he is determined to defeat the system used by the?oil mafia to make money. “I need the assistance of the workers to do the right thing,” Ranatunga said at an event held to sign a collective agreement between the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and CPC trade unions. The agreement was signed between the to

22 Nov, 2017