SriLankan Airlines CEO Suren Ratwatte takes early retirement

Udaya Seneviratne assumes duties as Secretary to the President

Udaya Seneviratne, a former senior administrative officer, assumed duties as the new Secretary to the President. He obtained his letter of appointment from President Maithripala Sirisena at the President?s office today. Udaya R.Seneviratne worked as the Secretary of the Ministry of science technology and research and retired from the position several months ago and then was appointed for this post. As an officer who has obtained a broad and wider scope of experience working in the public sect

06 Jul, 2018

CPC increases fuel prices from midnight tonight

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will increase fuel prices from midnight tonight. Accordingly, the price of a litre of 92 Octane petrol will be increased by Rs 8, 95 Octane petrol by Rs 7, diesel by Rs 9 and super diesel by Rs 10.

05 Jul, 2018

Over 3000 refugees have left TN for Sri Lanka since 2015

More than 3,000 Sri Lankan refugees, who had been staying in India, have left for their home country since 2015, the Tamil Nadu Government said. The largest number in this regard was reported last year, at 1520, said a policy note of the Public Department, a portfolio held by Chief Minister K Palaniswami, tabled in the state Assembly, the Press Trust of India reported. The refugees had been repatriated with the assistance of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, it said. While 15

06 Jul, 2018