Kotte Mayor arrested over assault

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Chairman resigns

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Chairman (SLTDA), Johanne Jayaratne has tendered his resignation from the Position of Chairman SLTDA and Acting Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau as of November 21st, 2019. Having been appointed on May 15th, 2019 as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, he has been able to bring a significant amount of developments to the organization and the Tourism industry over the past six months. Full automation of the Standar

21 Nov, 2019

Sri Lanka cautious of EU proposal against illegal fishing

India and Sri Lanka are among 80 other countries that have raised reservations against an EU proposal to determine illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, the Economic Times reported. The EU has suggested giving powers to countries to keep illegal operators out of their ports and prevent them from landing illegal catches, a move that has divided the World Trade Organization (WTO) membership as it would require additional infrastructure and costs. Officials said the proposal seeks to add a

21 Nov, 2019

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resigns

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has resigned from his post, the Prime Minister’s Office said. His resignation comes after opposition Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected President at the just concluded Presidential election. In a special statement the Prime Minister said that he had met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday and discussed the future of Sri Lanka’s Parliament. He said that while his Government still has the majority in Parliament it was decided to respect

20 Nov, 2019