US Baghdad embassy attacked by protesters angry at air strikes
Protesters angered by recent US air strikes targeting an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia have attacked the American embassy compound in Baghdad.…
Author: Faraz Shauketaly
Loud music not allowed in buses starting today: Transport Ministry
Sri Lanka’s Transport Ministry says that it will not allow loud music in buses from 01 January 2020 and advises…
ISM APAC appoints its first Sri Lankan Managing Director
ISM APAC, the regional arm of Netherlands based e-commerce company ISM e-Group, marked the dawn of a new era as…
CSE indices comparison for 2019: ASPI up 1.3-pct, S&P SL20 down 6.3-pct
Colombo Stock Exchange ended the year 2019 on Tuesday with a positive note, rounding up the gain of All Share…
CICT ends 2019 with 2.9mn TEUs, 40-pct of Colombo Port’s volume
Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has announced it handled a total of 2.9 million TEUs in 2019, achieving an 8.6…
Pay raise for public servants
New salary scale for the posts in Public Service will be implemented in January as planned, says the Ministry of…
Two wild elephants electrocuted to death
Two wild elephants had been electrocuted to death after coming in contact with an electric fence of a house in…
AG concludes 16,647 criminal cases in 2019
The Attorney General has concluded a total of 16,647 criminal cases in the year 2019 and forwarded 9,851 indictments to…
Former SPC Chairman remanded
Former Chairman of the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) Rumy Mohamed, who was arrested in connection with the “white van” press…
Strict action against public servants involved in corruption – President
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has emphasized the need for an efficient and corruption-free service to the public. He made this remark…