Cabinet approves imposing 15% VAT on cigarettes

Sri Lanka says steps being taken to ensure ISIS doesn?t gain ground in South Asia

Sri Lanka is taking all steps necessary in collaboration with other countries, including India, to ensure the Islamic State or ISIS doesn?t spread its tentacles in south Asia after the horrific Easter bombings in April that killed over 250 people, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Austin Fernando said. Speaking exclusively to ThePrint, Fernando said, ?We have started working on it. Investigations are still going on, but we have found some of those who had links with ISIS (and they) are unde

14 Jun, 2019

Singapore offers to assist Sri Lanka to establish peace

Singapore would assist Sri Lanka in its efforts to establish peace in the Asian region, Singapore’s Law and Order Minister K Shanmugam said. The Minister had made these remarks during a meeting with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who is on an official visit to Singapore, the Prime Minister’s Office said today. During the discussion, the Prime Minister had discussed on how counter-terrorism measures could be collectively implemented by both countries. Wickremesinghe had also discussed mat

14 Jun, 2019

Passenger flight heading to BIA diverted to Mattala

A passenger flight which was heading to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), was diverted to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) due to bad weather. The flight, Oman WY 371, was heading to Colombo from Muscat with 58 passengers on board when it was redirected to Mattala. The passenger flight later returned to the BIA after the bad weather cleared.

14 Jun, 2019