Navy detains Indian fishing boat poaching in Sri Lanka waters

Gold biscuits seized from passenger at BIA

Gold biscuits valued at Rs 2?million,?were seized from a passenger who arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning. The Customs Department said that the Sri Lankan male, aged 49, had arrived from Singapore on a Srilankan Airlines flight. When his baggage was?checked the authorities found 4 gold biscuits hidden inside weighing 400g, the Customs Department media unit said. The?gold biscuits were confiscated and a penalty of Rs. 50,000 was imposed on the man. (Colombo Ga

09 Jun, 2015

Authority to regulate Microfinance loans

The Government is to establish an independent authority to regulate and develop Microfinance loans, the office of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said . The relevant Draft Legal Framework has been included in the Department of Project Management and Monitoring web site. The Government is to obtain public observations, comments and recommendations/proposals in this regard, the Prime Minister’s office said. Public comments can be forwarded to U.G. Ratnasiri, Additional Secretary, Ministry o

10 Jun, 2015

Sanath, Thilanga among new Deputy Ministers

Parliamentarians Sanath Jayasuriya and Thilanga Sumathipala are among four new Deputy Ministers appointed today. United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarians Sanath Jayasuriya, Thilanga Sumathipala W. Dahanayake and E. Weerawardena took oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena today.

10 Jun, 2015