Fast-tracking new Customs legislation, greater stakeholder engagement and speedier implementation of Government policy is imperative for Sri Lanka’s ..
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Reuters: China’s Central Bank said on Sunday it would cut the amount of cash that some banks must hold as reserves by 50 basis points (bps), releasi
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Over 100 civil society activists, including leading academics, researchers and religious leaders have written to the High Post Committee of Parliament
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The Ceylon Estate Staffs’ Union, belonging to the Janatha Estates Development Board (JEDB), has slammed a decision made by the Defence Ministry to a
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In this interview, Chris Chelliah, Group Vice President and Chief Architect – Technology and Cloud Platform of APAC, explains what autonomous cloud
Monday, 25 June 2018 00:00 Views - 168
International Trade State Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe has backed giving financial incentives to officials working in the Import and Export Department
Monday, 25 June 2018 00:00 Views - 139
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest report on Sri Lanka’s economy, has highlighted protectionism as a key factor in the country’s
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With its massive 150-acre property complete with a picturesque 18-hole golf course, world-class spa facilities, and a host of excursions for kids and
Monday, 25 June 2018 00:00 Views - 157
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Manuela Goretti talks to Daily FT on the progress of the $1.5 billion Extended Fund Faci
Monday, 25 June 2018 00:00 Views - 78
President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday appeared to be in a contemplative mood as he performed yoga exercises at Independence Square to mark the fo
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The Attorney General, summing up a Bill entitled ‘Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Amendment)’, submitted that the Sri Lanka Government woul
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In order to enhance the younger generation’s capacity-building for better educational opportunities, the Government of Pakistan, through its High Co
Saturday, 23 June 2018 00:18 Views - 1208
The Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered to arrest the individuals involved in the slaughtering of a leopard which attacked villagers.
Saturday, 23 June 2018 00:10 Views - 272
Fourteen individuals with links to the LTTE have been barred from entering the country by the Government. Issuing an extraordinary gazette
Saturday, 23 June 2018 00:00 Views - 129
The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York actively participated in the annual UN International Bazaar held on 18 June at th
Saturday, 23 June 2018 00:00 Views - 96
One of the three Policemen who were injured during a shootout with a group of robbers who attempted to break into a jewellery store in Matara has died
Saturday, 23 June 2018 00:00 Views - 77
The first ever Buddhist temple in the Kingdom of Bahrain was established in 2008 in the city of Riffa by the Sri Lankan community under the stewardshi
Saturday, 23 June 2018 00:00 Views - 37
The High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, hosted an Eid Milan reception on 17 June at Galadari Hotel. It was attended by Sri Lankan and Pakistani
Saturday, 23 June 2018 00:00 Views - 26
Global conflicts from terror and disputes pervade media coverage, and the international society is throwing back the question of ‘peace’. Citizens
Saturday, 23 June 2018 00:00 Views - 45
The Second Round of Bilateral Political Consultations between Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea at the Foreign Affairs Ministries level took place i
Friday, 22 June 2018 00:10 Views - 215
The United National Party (UNP) yesterday sought to dismiss allegations made by MP Wimal Weerawansa that the
Monday, 25 June 2018
Sri Lanka’s official statistics bureau, Department of Census and Statistics or DCS, has released the country’s 2018 first quarter provisional economic growth data in its website (available at: http://www.statistics.gov.lk/national_accounts/dcsna_
Monday, 25 June 2018
Time and again over the last year, and more recently in fact, the sceptre of Basel III has raised its head in the print and electronic media.
Monday, 25 June 2018
In Sri Lanka, as in the rest of South Asia, improving agricultural production has long been a priority to achieve food security.
Saturday, 23 June 2018
‘Gamperaliya’ (Changes in the Village/Changement au Village) was the third feature film made by ace director Lester James Peries. It was released on 20 December 1963.The film was based on the famous novel of the same name written by the doyen of
