No power cuts on May Day and Ramadan

President wants public to contribute to reform program

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says Sri Lankans must unitedly commit to contribute to the Government?s new economic and social reform program, and rebuild the country with economic affluence. In his?Thai Pongal Message, the President said that this ?Thai Pongal? is a celebration with added significance, considering the bumper harvest of the current ?Maha? Season, from which the entire nation will benefit. “The ?Pongal? festival this year is opportune to signify the Government?s endeavours, to

15 Jan, 2023

TNA alliance partners TELO, PLOTE join new alliance

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) members, the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) and the People’s Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) have joined a new Tamil political alliance. TELO and PLOTE said that they will contest the Local Government elections under a common symbol of the new alliance. Former LTTE cadres who formed a political party are also part of the new alliance. The Illangai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) led by R. Sampanthan, is not part of the new alliance nor is C.

14 Jan, 2023

Cross-border river cruise will widen trade channels too

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the Ganga Vilas cruise from Varanasi to Dibrugarh via Bangladesh on January 13, it will not only add an attraction to the country?s tourism circuit, but will be a game-changer for cross-border trade as well. It costs 10 times less to move cargo a kilometre by river than by roads and highways, using about a fifth of the fuel road transport does. This also means substantial reduction in carbon emissions. In 2020, a foundational protocol on inland water

14 Jan, 2023