Eight admitted to hospital following acid attack

Sri Lanka Ranked 95 in 2016 Corruption Perception Index

Sri Lanka?s score in the Corruption Perception Index remains unchanged as per the 2016 data released today by Transparency International, the global movement against corruption. The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) ranks countries according to the perceived level of public sector corruption where Sri Lanka is ranked 95th out of 176 counties with a poor score of 36. The ranks are based on a scoring system that ranges between 0 (public sector perceived as highly corrupt) to 100 (public sector per

25 Jan, 2017

Sri Lanka to import rice from neighbouring countries

Sri Lanka is to look at importing rice from neighbouring countries, the Government information department said today. The cabinet has noted that the Ministry of Rural Economic Affairs has taken steps to issue 90,958 MT of paddy of the Paddy Marketing Board in district level to private paddy mill owners and Lanka Sathosa to be processed into rice. It further considered that though Lanka Sathosa has already processed the paddy and a kilogram of rice is being traded through Sathosa outlets at Rs.

25 Jan, 2017

Police arrest 37 employees protesting near Power Ministry

The police arrested 37 man-power workers who were protesting near the Ministry of Power and Energy. The police said the 37 protesters were arrested for violating a court order issued yesterday, ordering them to leave the area. They were produced in court and released on bail.

25 Jan, 2017