Former Media Ministry Secretary appointed chairman of Lake House

US agency sees excess rain in Sri Lanka

Chennai on the North Tamil Nadu coast, along with entire Sri Lanka, may receive excess rainfall during the week ending November 18 (Wednesday next), says the US Climate Prediction Centre. This would be a phase when a weather system (likely depression/deep depression), now in the process of evolving over the South-East Bay of Bengal, makes its tryst with these coasts. An experimental storm tracker featured by the agency suggests that it would not be surprised to find a brewing low-pressure area

13 Nov, 2015

India reduces visa fees for Lankans applying via e-TV

The India, High Commission in Sri Lanka announced today that the visa fees for Sri Lankan nationals applying for e-Tourist Visa (e-TV), which was introduced from 14 April 2015, has been reduced. Accordingly the new visa fee is only US$ 25 (plus bank charges of 2.5%), instead of US$ 60 (plus US$2 bank fee) charged earlier. The High Commission of India hopes that more Sri Lankan nationals will avail of the opportunity to visit India using the e-Tourist Visa.?There is no change in the fee for oth

13 Nov, 2015

President regrets misuse of social media

President Maithripala Sirisena expressed regret over the use of social media to make defamatory statements even on the late Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero and said that there should be a broad dialogue within the country regarding the use of freedom and technology for better purposes and as it is often used for bad purposes. The President also emphasized that special attention should be paid on how far people?s representatives use their knowledge and understanding to provide a positive mess

13 Nov, 2015