STF seize 83,000 liters of illicit liquor

Rohitha Abeygunawardena elected new COPE Chair

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena has been elected as the new Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE). Abeygunawardena’s name was proposed by MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage. Meanwhile, State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna was unanimously appointed as the new Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) Chair by the members representing the Government and the opposition. Alagiyawanna’s name was proposed by MP Vajira Abeywardena and Seconded by MP S. Sritharan. T

07 Mar, 2024

Sri Lanka wants to start rupee trade with India

Many developed and developing countries including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and nations of the Gulf region are keen to start?trade in rupee with India as it would help cut transaction costs for businesses, India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said. He expressed confidence that the development is going to be a “very game-changing” dimension to India’s international trade. “Bangladesh, Sri Lanka are already talking to us and they want us to start this immediately. Other countries

11 Mar, 2024

Two Sri Lankans on vessel attacked by rebels in the gulf sea rescued?

Two Sri Lankans who were employed as security guards in the commercial vessel which came under missile attack have been rescued.? The vessel, named True Confidence, was hit by missile in the gulf sea around 50 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen?s port of Aden. According to confirmed reports, three crew members (two Philippines and one Vietnamese) have been killed and one of the two Sri Lankan security guards among those injured. The casualties including the injured Sri Lankan and the rest

08 Mar, 2024