Lalkantha remanded over drunk driving accident

Sri Lanka to outsource visa service for Chinese tourists

Sri Lanka has decided to outsource visa services for Chinese tourists to a sub-agent in China. The Government said that the move will help draw more Chinese tourists to Sri Lanka. Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said that some Chinese tourists find it difficult to apply for visas to visit Sri Lanka owing to a language issue. As a result, the cabinet has decided to outsource visa services for Chinese tourists to a sub-agent based in China. This will allow Chinese tourists to apply for v

23 Jan, 2020

UNP fears attempt to control media through false claims

The United National Party (UNP) today feared there could be attempts to control the media through false claims. UNP Parliamentarian Ajith P. Perera said that the Police have made misleading statements on the former Chairman of Lake House Krishantha Cooray and journalist Dharisha Basitians. He said that the Police had attempted to claim links between Cooray and the alleged Swiss Embassy employee abduction incident. The Parliamentarian insisted that Cooray never spoke to the Swiss Embassy emplo

23 Jan, 2020

Sri Lanka?remains stagnant?in Corruption Perceptions Index

Sri Lanka?remains stagnant?in the?Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), compiled by Transparency International (TI), the global coalition against corruption. Sri Lanka has scored 38 on the CPI 2019?retaining the same score from?the previous year; on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).?The country?s score also places?Sri Lanka?behind Bhutan (68) and India (41)?in the South Asian region. Sri Lanka?s score of 38 is also far behind the Asia Pacific regional average of 45. This undersc

23 Jan, 2020