Flight operations of Sakurai Aviation Limited suspended

US to encourage reconciliation and justice in Sri Lanka

The United States will be encouraging reconciliation and justice in Sri Lanka in keeping with the joint resolution the Government co-sponsored with the US?at the UN Human Rights Council, US?Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski said. He said this after releasing the?2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices compiled by the US State Department. Also speaking at the event, Us Secretary of State John Kerry said that the world has?seen important demo

14 Apr, 2016

Heavy rain expected in several areas tomorrow evening

Heavy rain is expected in several areas tomorrow evening, the department of meteorology said this afternoon. The department of meteorology said that showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces after 2.00 pm tomorrow. It also said that showers or thundershowers are likely at few places elsewhere after 2.00 pm and a few showers may occur in the South-Western coastal areas in the morning. The department of meteorology a

13 Apr, 2016

Remittance to Sri Lanka saw drop in 2015 says World Bank

Remittance to Sri Lanka saw a drop in 2015 according to a World Bank report released in Washington. The World Bank’s annual report ‘Migration and Development Brief’ found that remittance to Sri Lanka dropped from?9.6 per cent in 2014 to 0.5 per cent in 2015. Remittances are extremely important to several countries in the region: remittances?to Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh exceeded 6 percent of GDP in 2014. India was the world’s largest remittance recipient in 2015 despite experie

14 Apr, 2016