CASH-STRAPPED PAKISTAN ASKS CHINA TO SHELVE US$2 BILLION COAL PLANT
Pakistan has officially asked China to shelve a joint US$2 billion coal power project from the US$62 billion China-Pakistan Economic…
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Mass grave in Mannar in Northern Sri Lanka unearths 300 human skeletons
Skeletal remains of 300 people and human bones have been unearthed as of Wednesday from the mass grave found in…
PM requests all parties not to spread misinformation on new constitution
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has requested all parties to not to spread misinformation on the new constitution raising…
Wimal Weerawansa ordered to pay Rs. 10 mn compensation to JVP General Secretary
The Colombo Commercial High Court today ordered parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa to pay Rs 10 million in compensation to General Secretary…
A New British Military Base in Southeast Asia?
A closer look at the recent hype and the broader inroads Britain has been trying to make in the region…
Sri Lanka slaying anniversary highlights hunt for justice
Ten years after top newspaper editor Lasantha Wickrematunge was killed by a suspected government death squad the failure to secure…
Sri Lanka: Capital of The Cover up? THE GREAT SWINDLE CARRIES ON
Welcome to 2019 and our first issue. Now that the celebrations are all done, the Ceylon Independent reveals how a…
Sri Lanka Budget for 2019 aims to increase government revenues to 17 percent of GDP by 2021
The government will present its budget for the 2019 which was delayed due to the political upheaval in the country…
Holding operation in 2019: CB Chief
Governor says CB moving forward after political turmoil Restarting plans to raise $2.9b needed for debt repayment in 2019 Reserves…