Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill passed by Parliament

Swiss International Airlines resumes winter flights to Colombo

Edelweiss/Swiss International Air Lines, a member of the Lufthansa Group, resumed direct nonstop flights from Switzerland to Sri Lanka today. The inaugural flight from Zurich to Colombo, LX 8068, arrived in Sri Lanka with 125 passengers. The passengers were warmly welcomed by a traditional Kandyan dance performance and presented with tea gift packs sponsored by the Sri Lanka Tea Board. The weekly service to Colombo every Thursday is operated by United Ventures Group, the General Sales Agent (

10 Nov, 2022

UN to distribute 9,300 MT of urea to farmers in Sri Lanka

The United Nations is to distribute 9,300 MT of urea to farmers in parts of Sri Lanka. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding through USAID, is planning to distribute 9,300 MT of Urea to smallholder paddy farmers cultivating paddy on land holdings up to 2.5 acres in Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, and Monaragala districts with less than Rs. 41,500/- in permanent monthly income. The distribution list of eligib

11 Nov, 2022

CWC ready to accept Cabinet portfolio

By Easwaran Rutnam The Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) has indicated its willingness to join the Government. CWC Secretary General Jeevan Thondaman told Daily Mirror that his party has informed President Ranil Wickremesinghe its willingness to accept a Cabinet portfolio. However, he said that joining the Government will depend on the portfolio offered to the CWC. The CWC mainly represents the upcountry Tamils of Indian origin. Thondaman said that his party feels President Wickremesinghe can h

10 Nov, 2022