Senior DIG Wickramaratne appointed acting IGP

Ray Abeywardena appointed new Chairman of CSE

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ray Abeywardena as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the CSE with effect from 5th May 2017. Abeywardena succeeds Vajira Kulatilaka, who steps down as the Chairman on the conclusion of the customary three year term. Ray Abeywardena is the Managing Director of Acuity Partners (Pvt) Ltd and has over 30 years of extensive experience in the Sri Lankan Capital Market, primarily as a Stock Broker and since 2009 as an I

04 May, 2017

Pakistan Naval Ships arrive in Colombo on goodwill visit

In a manifestation of the strong political, diplomatic, economic, cultural, and defense ties between the two countries,?Pakistan Naval Ships PMSS Dasht and PNS Zulfiquar arrived at the Colombo Naval Dockyard on 3rd?May 2017 and 04th?May 2017 respectively on a 5-day goodwill visit, the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo said. Pakistan Navy ships make routine Port calls on the ports of friendly countries. Pakistan and Sri Lanka enjoy close friendly relations which has been demonstrated time-to-t

04 May, 2017

Four charged in India over arrest of boat people in Sri Lanka

Four Indians and 30 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have been booked in India for allegedly undertaking an illegal voyage to Australia in a boat via Sri Lanka from Thanjavu, the Press Trust of India reported. Following information on arrest of the refugees in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu police had launched a probe and found that the boat used for the illegal transportation was from Adirampattinam, they said. Further investigations revealed that the 30 Rohingya refugees had come from Myanmar in 2013 a

05 May, 2017