NEWS IN BRIEF 15th NOV 2017
1. Deputy Minister and Member of UNP Foot-note team, Ajith P. Perera says Government losing credibility over corruption; Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayake says
1. Deputy Minister and Member of UNP Foot-note team, Ajith P. Perera says Government losing credibility over corruption; Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayake says
Amazon.com Inc has bought the global television rights to the The Lord of the Rings, the company said on Monday, November 13, “in what may be
Joining in on the budget debate in parliament today, Minister of Home Affairs, Vajira Abeywardena expressed views on the wages of the state sector. Minister
Sri Lanka is currently drafting legislation and preparing a mechanism to prevent illegal immigration and promote the border security, Minister of Law and Order and
Scientists say 8,000 year-old pottery fragments have revealed the earliest evidence of grape wine-making. The earthenware jars containing residual wine compounds were found in two
More than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries have issued a warning: Mankind must take immediate action to reverse the effects of climate change, deforestation and
Sri Lanka Navy, in accordance with naval traditions, ceremonially welcomed the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Newcastle arrived at the Port of Colombo on Tuesday
Sri Lanka is investing in new technology to meet the regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, announced Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, during a
The global rating agency, Fitch Ratings says Sri Lanka’s budget for 2018 sticks broadly to the targets for fiscal deficit reduction under its three-year IMF
The Commissioner General of Examinations W.M.N.J. Pushpakumara has been transferred to the Ministry of Education, with immediate effect. The ministry announced that the transfer has