Category: Local News

– by Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix By: Sudath Silva President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Belarus this afternoon on August 25, on a three-day official visit to the East European nation. On his arrival the President was warmly received according to the Belarus traditions at the Minsk National Airport by the Belarus Minister of Foreign Affairs, […]

United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Navaneethan Pillay arrived in the country a short while ago on a week-long official tour. […]

– by Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix by: Sudath Silva President Mahinda Rajapaksa will begin his three day official visit to Belarus, former Soviet Union country today on Sunday 25 August. Meanwhile Sri Lankan Embassy in Russia accredited to Belarus has organised many cultural and traditional dancing events called ‘Mega Tourism Caravan’ an awareness campaign prior […]

– by Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix by: Nalin Hewapathirana President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open new Administration Office of the Sri Lanka Board of Investments (BOI) at the Mirijjawila Export Processing Zone in Hambantota. The new admin office will control all administrative and processing activities for exporting goods of the Mirijawila Export Processing Zone. It is […]

– by Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix by: Udesh Gunarathna One of the highly respected and prominent intellectuals in the recent past Professor Mendis Rohanadeera was commemorated recently at a special ceremony organised by the Rohanadeera Study and Research Center. The second memorial ceremony of the late Professor popularly known as ‘Giruwaye Maha Praggnaya’ took place […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has established a new ministry titled “Ministry of Law and Order” and the Extraordinary Gazette Notification has been issued by the President on August 16, 2013. […]

The import tax on potatoes has been increased from Rs.25 to Rs.40 per kilogramme while tax on big onions have been increased from Rs.30 to Rs.35 with effect from today (August 23), the Finance Ministry stated. […]

Fonterra has temporarily suspended its consumer operations in Sri Lanka blaming the current ”unstable situation” for the company. Chief executive Theo Spierings said the move was to ensure Fonterra’s 755 staff in Sri Lanka are ”safe” and to secure the company’s assets. […]

– by Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix by: Chandana Perera Vice Chairman of the Wadamarachchi Pradeshiya Sabha E. Santhasorupan and Vice Chairman of the Point Pedro Pradeshiya Sabha M. Logasinhem met President Mahinda Rajapaksa and pledged their support to the government today on 22 August. Both Tamil provincial leaders are representatives of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) […]

No milk powder containing DCD had been shipped to Sri Lanka from 1 June, the representatives of the diplomatic corps of New Zealand had assured the Sri Lankan government. During a high level discussion between the government and the representatives of the diplomatic corps of New Zealand, it was assured that no milk powder containing […]

The Report of the findings into the recent Rathupaswala – Weliweriya incidents, complied by a Court of Inquiry (C of I), presided by Major General N.A.J.C. Dias, Adjutant General  of the Army was handed over to the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Wednesday (21) late evening at Army Headquarters. […]

Gampaha District Judge Chaturika de Silva yesterday ordered the Board of Directors of Fonterra to be present in court on August 23 on charges of contempt of court. […]

– by Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix by: Sudath Silva – The traditional ceremony to inform the head of the state on the successful completion of the historic Esala Festival took place at the President’s House in Kandy in the presence of President Mahinda Rajapaksa this afternoon on 21 August. The Perahera Sannasa (Scroll of Memorandum) […]

FILE PHOTO In June the Calgary Zoo, part of which sits on an island in the Bow River, was devastated by flooding. Two hippos almost escaped. The elephants stood in two feet of water, and the zoo suffered $50 million in damages. […]

  The Health Ministry Food Advisory Committee will release seven brands of milk powder from the harbour as ITI officials have confirmed that there was no DCD in the samples of these seven milk powder brands. […]

– by Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix by: Sudath Silva – The visiting princesses of Japan and Thailand paid homage to Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) in Kandy this afternoon (20) on Nikini Full Moon Poya Day. […]