President says economic prosperity and reconciliation are priorities for 2018
President Maithripala Sirisena, in his New Year message says that we enter the year 2018 with many challenges that we…
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Sri Lanka Election monitor calls on President to make the bond commission report public
An election monitor and an anti-corruption watchdog in Sri Lanka has requested the President Maithripala Sirisena to immediately make the…
No non-biodegradable shopping bags, lunch sheets from today
By Shanika Sriyananda The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) is to begin raids from today to nab those who defy the…
President orders release of Rs. 2.5 billion for farmers
President Maithripala Sirisena says Rs. 2.5 billion has been released from the state fund to provide the country’s farmers with…
Sri Lankan President urges voters not to vote for drug-addicted candidates
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today urged the public not to vote for any candidate addicted to drugs at the…
President advises CBSL to extend deadline to exchange defaced currency notes
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has been advised by President Maithripala Sirisena to extend the time period given to…
Central Bank Bond Commission report handed over to President
The final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the Bond Issuance of the Central Bank of Sri…
President Sirisena elaborates on the SLFP and possible successors
President Maithripala Sirisena announced that the Pakistani Prime Minister has promised to immediately dispatch 40,000 metric tonnes of Urea fertilizer…
Easing Urban Traffic Congestion
By Lakshman I. Keerthisinghe City life is stressful. Everybody is running around like crazy, stuck in traffic jams trying to…
Pakistan sends 40,000 metric tons of urea fertilizer to Sri Lanka
A Pakistani ship carrying 40,000 metric tons of urea fertilizer will arrive in the Colombo Port on the 3rd of…