Sri Lanka, Argentina top list of most vulnerable economies – study
Sri Lanka and Argentina remain very vulnerable amid a worsening in global financial conditions while China has suffered a sharp…
Author: Ceylon Independent
Postal Service declared essential as workers go on strike
The Secretary to the President issued an extraordinary gazette on Wednesday (8) declaring the postal service as an essential service.…
National Medicines Regulatory Authority gets new CEO
Senior Scientist D D Bulathsinhala has been appointed as the new CEO of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), Daily…
Parliament approves Rs. 231. 5 bn to restructure CEB, SriLankan Airlines
Parliament today unanimously approved the spending of Rs. 231.5 billion to restructure the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the national…
Israel-Gaza: Malaysia will maintain ties with Hamas says PM Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia’s leader Anwar Ibrahim has said his nation will maintain ties with Hamas and will “not punish” the group. Malaysians…
Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews becomes cricket’s first ‘timed out’ dismissal
Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews has become the first cricketer to be dismissed “timed out” in an international match during his…
Special party leaders’ meeting to discuss concerns over Sri Lanka Cricket
A special meeting involving the leaders of political parties represented in Parliament was held at 1:30 p.m. today (08 Nov.),…
Sri Lanka agrees to send 10,000 farm workers to Israel
Israel and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement, which will allow Israel to immediately hire 10,000 Sri Lankan farm workers,…
Heavy rains likely for many provinces today
The Department of Meteorology forecasts showers or thundershowers in parts of many provinces after 01.00 pm today (Nov. 08). As…