Hambantota Port agreement cuts debt burden: PM

Sri Lanka can enhance foreign reserves and relieve the debt burden following the new agreement on the Hambantota Port signed between the Ports Authority and China Merchants Port Holdings, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.



Jaffna terror network moves to Colombo

Police have, with the help of information elicited from former LTTE cadres nabbed in the aftermath of recent attacks on police and security forces in the North, uncovered clues of a well-established terror network operating in Colombo.



China’s naval hospital ship makes first visit to Sri Lanka

The hospital ship of the Chinese Navy makes its first port visit to Sri Lanka from Aug 6 to Aug 10, Xinhua News Agency reported.



JO grilled over MR not signing no-faith motion against Ravi

Top Joint Opposition spokesman Bandula Gunawardena, MP, yesterday assured that former President and Kurunegala District MP Mahinda Rajapaksa would vote for a no-faith motion against Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake



GOVERNMENT HAS SELECTED WRONG CHINESE COMPANY!

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa,in a special interview with Ceylon Today Sunday Edition, alleged that the Unity Government has accepted the bid from China Merchant Port Holdings Ltd, been accepted in a backdrop where the other company China Harbour Co. Ltd…



Ravi denies pressure from President, PM to resign

Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake Saturday denied he was under pressure from President Maithripala Sirisena to resign following his testimony before the commission investigating the controversial bond auctions.



China pitches for better ties with Sri Lanka

China has donated equipment estimated at $293,000 to the Sri Lankan Parliament in a bid to further strengthen the ties between the two countries, a media report said.



All facilities for school teachers – President

President Maithripala Sirisena says the government will provide all required facilities for school teachers to provide good education to the students.



MORAL DEGENERATES AND A RAVISHED ECONOMY

It’s a measure of the man’s temperate nature that he accepted the portfolio of Sports Minister although his academic and political track record would justify him being entrusted with tasks at a higher level in the Cabinet. In the 2010 General Election, he received 132,600 preference votes which was the highest received by any candidate in the Kurunegala District.



Sri Lanka rupee closes higher on exporter dollar sales

The Sri Lankan rupee ended firmer on Thursday, erasing early losses as the exporter greenback sales surpassed importer demand for the U.S. currency, while investors largely shrugged off a central bank monetary policy decision, dealers said.



No-Faith Motion against Ravi handed over

The Joint Opposition says a no-confidence motion against Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ravi Karunanayake, has been submitted.



Ravi denies knowledge of Penthouse deal

Foreign Minister and former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake yesterday vehemently denied any involvement in the leasing or the subsequent purchase of a penthouse at Monarch Residencies in Colombo 03.



Eastern terminal of Colombo Harbor will not hand over to any other party – President

President Maithripala Sirisena emphasizes that the Eastern Terminal of the Colombo Port will not be handed over to any external party under any circumstance.



Sri Lankan held for entering Delhi’s IGI Airport on alleged fake ticket

A Sri Lankan national has been apprehended at the Delhi airport for entering a terminal allegedly using a fake ticket, officials said on Tuesday.



Sri Lanka invites more Chinese investors

Sri Lanka on Monday called on more Chinese investors to invest in the island country, saying that China had invested more than $52 million in the country in 2016 alone.



Aloysius’ forgotten Apple Password: Commission says use memory or deal with implications

Anuja Premaratne PC sought permission from the Commission to allow his client, Arjun Aloysius to purchase a sim card with the same mobile number which he has handed over to the digital forensic investigators attached to the Treasury Bond Commission.