Five drown in Nilaveli Periyakulam tank after boat accident

Maximum retail price imposed on bottled drinking water

A maximum retail price has been imposed on bottled drinking water. The Consumer Affairs Authority issued a gazette extraordinary imposing the maximum retail price on bottled drinking water. Accordingly, bottled water between?350 ml to 499 ml will have a maximum retail price of Rs 26,?500 ml to 749 ml Rs 35 and?1.0 litres to 1.49 litres Rs 50.

30 Sep, 2018

IGP pulls out of controversial visit to Scotland

A controversial visit to Scotland this week by Sri Lanka?s police chief has been cancelled at the last minute after organisers appeared to bow to external pressure, The Scotsman reported. Sri Lanka?s Tamil minority has long accused police there of using torture to crush its independence movement. Inspector General Pujith Jayasundara was due to arrive in the UK today and spend the week at the Scottish Police College in Fife. His five-strong delegation was expected at Tulliallan Castle for talks

30 Sep, 2018

US Senator says China using debt to trap Sri Lanka

A US senator has said China is using debt to force Sri Lanka to agree to a 99-year lease on a key port. Senator Todd Young said that while the US focussed on building self-reliance, strategic and economic partners, China focussed on resource extraction and creation of dependence. ?China?s neocolonial hardball tactics and use of debt to force Sri Lanka to agree to a 99-year lease on a key port should be instructive to observers around the region, including Pakistan, Bangladesh and elsewhere,? S

29 Sep, 2018