Government MPs boycott Parliament sittings again

US navy rescues stranded Sri Lankan fishermen

The US navy assisted a group of Sri Lankan fishermen stranded at sea in the Indian ocean. A statement by the US navy said that the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) rendered assistance and provided aid to the crew of the?stranded Sri Lankan-flagged fishing vessel, M/V Lakshan, Nov. 4 at 12:30 p.m. local time. Watchstanders spotted six mariners aboard the vessel waving articles of clothing in an attempt to get the attention of the U.S. Navy ship as Anchorag

06 Nov, 2015

India, Lanka likely to sign key deal in May 2016

India and Sri Lanka will sign the India-Sri Lanka agreement on economic and technology cooperation hopefully by May 2016, revealed Esala Weerakoon, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Odisha. ?After our Prime Minister visited India in September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe agreed that we will sign an economic and technology cooperation agreement between the two countries. The agreement will not only cover trade but will cover investment and services. It?s

07 Nov, 2015

HNDA recognised as alternative to B.Com degree

The Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (HNDA) will be recognised as an alternative qualification to the B.Com degree, the Government announced today. Students who have followed the HNDA course have faced difficulties in applying for public sector vacancies as the P.A. circular no. 46/90 issued in 1990 considering the HNDA course as an alternative qualification to B.Com degree was nullified by the P.A. circular no. 10/2014 last year. As about 23,500 students from 142,000 students who qualif

06 Nov, 2015