Mohan, Anuradha assume duties

Policeman interdicted over unruly behavior in Thebuwana

A?Policeman has been interdicted over his unruly behavior in Thebuwana which led to a tense situation today. The Police said that the Police?Sergeant had staged a protest in the?Thebuwana junction today with his weapon, demanding that he be treated fairly. The?Police?Sergeant had threatened to commit suicide using his weapon and refused to negotiate a settlement with the Police. The Police Special Task Force (STF) was then deployed to the area and a senior officer attempted to negotiate with

03 Oct, 2018

Value of the Rupee drops to over 171 against USD

???????????????????????????????????? The value of the Sri Lankan Rupee dropped to over 171 against the US Dollar today. The selling rate of the Rupee was at Rs.?171.42 against the USD today.

04 Oct, 2018

China funded Hambantota Port to be a multi purpose port

The China funded Hambantota Port is to be a multi purpose port, the Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) said. HIPG said it is in the process of developing Hambantota as a multi purpose port which will provide a variety of services such as handling containers, break bulk, RORO, passenger, oil, bulk terminal, gas and project cargo. The port is slated to become one of a kind, as it will be the only port in the country, designed to handle the full gamut of services in the maritime and logis

03 Oct, 2018