May 7 declared a public holiday to mark May Day

Father and daughter killed in Southern Expressway accident

A father and daughter have been killed following an accident along the Southern Expressway today. The accident had occurred between Milleniya and Dodangoda early this morning. The Police said that the car they were travelling in had?skidded off the expressway and crashed killing the man and his daughter. Three others who were in the vehicle were admitted to hospital for treatment. The victims were identified as a 39-year-old man and his four-year-old daughter from Bandaragama. The occupants

15 Dec, 2021

Raja Edirisuriya appointed new BOI Chairman

Raja Edirisuriya has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI). Edirisooriya takes over from?Sanjaya Mohottala, who resigned from the post. Mohottala had met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last week and conveyed his desire to be released from his post. The President had earlier refused to accept the resignation letter from the Chairman and the BOI Board members. However,? the Chairman has met the President again and sought to be released. Mohottala has s

14 Dec, 2021

UN Assistant Secretary General holds talks in Colombo

United Nations Assistant Secretary General Ms. Kanni Wignaraja, who is on a 5-day official visit to Sri Lanka, had discussions in Colombo today. Wignaraja, who is the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Assistant Administrator and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, met with the Minister of Finance, Basil Rajapakse this morning. Wignaraja conveyed UNDP?s global and country offer, experience on innovative development financing, and SDG-aligned budgeting. Wign

13 Dec, 2021