More diesel arrives from India

Passengers told to be at BIA fours hours early

SriLankan Airlines today informed all passengers, to arrive at the airport four hours prior to their departure time effective from Monday 18th?June 2018. This is mainly due to a series of renovation work?expected to commence shortly at the emigration counter areas at the departure terminal?of the BIA. SriLankan Airlines expressed it sincere apologies for inconveniencing the passengers.?(Colombo Gazette)

17 Jun, 2018

Jetwing rejects social media attack on Meena Amma?s Line Room

A popular hotel chain in Sri Lanka, Jetwing Hotels, today rejected allegations raised over its?line room style accommodation. Meena Amma?s Line Room by?Jetwing Hotels came under attack on social media for allegedly attempting to?romanticize a colonial labour built on the harshest conditions. Hiran Cooray,?Chairman of Jetwing Hotels said in a statement that the allegations seem to have a sensationalist view that completely ignores facts. His statement reads: I would like to personally speak a

17 Jun, 2018

Over 7500 employed in state institutions above cadre positions

The Government has decided that the Secretaries to Ministries, Heads of Departments, Chairpersons, executive officers and Accountants of Government Institutions should take the responsibility of paying salaries to redundant workers they have employed in addition to the approved Cadre. At the same time, the Cabinet has also decided that making relevant statutory payments in time such as contributions to Employees Provident Fund and Employees Trust Fund of state corporations, statutory boards and

17 Jun, 2018