Sri Lanka to negotiate $125 mln Chinese firm seeks for port delay

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is heading to Beijing on Wednesday to negotiate a $125 million penalty that a Chinese state firm is seeking from Sri Lanka for suspending work on a big port development project.



PM urged not to withdraw MR’s elite commandos

Claiming continuing LTTE threats to his life, former President and Kurunegala District MP Mahinda Rajapaksa has appealed to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to rescind a government decision to withdraw a contingent of army commandos assigned for his security.



World’s largest wastewater firm ready for Sri Lanka entry

World’s largest wastewater service firm is looking to enter Sri Lanka and help modernize the country’s disposal methods.



Two new Deputy Ministers and State Minister appointed

President Maithripala Sirisena appointed two Deputy Minister and a State Minister today (April 06).



Compensation for victims of Rathupaswala incident

President Maithripala Sirisena has given his approval to provide 4.68 million rupees as compensation for 33 victims of Rathupaswala incident.



Aravinda hits critics for a six

Selection Committee Chairman Aravinda de Silva has finally come forward to reply the strong criticism made by former captain Lasith Malinga and former Selection Committee Chairman Kapila Wijegunawardene…



‘More and more bank customers converting their savings accounts into fixed deposits’

Sampath Bank Plc Managing Director Aravinda Perera said that there are a number of customers who are now converting saving accounts into fixed deposits due to the ever increasing interest rates offered by banks.



I am committed to bring transformation required by the country – President

President Maithripala Sirisena says the people of Sri Lanka handed over the country to him on January 08, thus giving him the responsibility to bring in the required transformations for the country.



Don’t offer boats, fishing gear to Sri Lanka: Karunanidhi

CHENNAI: Opposing the Centre’s decision to offer boats and fishing equipment to Sri Lankan fishermen, DMK president M Karunanidhi, on Monday, said that the move has pained the people of Tamil Nadu.



Govt. plans to build three state-of-the-art hospitals

Government plans to build three hospitals similar to the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.



Sri Lankan suspect in heroin case arrested at BIA

The Police Narcotics Bureau and Immigration officials at the Bandaranayake International Airport arrested a Sri Lankan suspect in connection with the 110kgs of heroin seized last week.



Brathwaite smashes West Indies to World T20 title

West Indies’ Carlos Brathwaite smashed a remarkable four successive sixes in the last over as they beat England by four wickets to win their second World Twenty20 title on Sunday.



West Indies women stun Australia to take World T20 title

Hayley Matthews and Stafanie Taylor both struck half-centuries as West Indies beat three-times defending champions Australia by eight wickets to win the women’s World Twenty20 title at Eden Gardens on Sunday.



Bathiudeen in another controversy

With multiple explosions taking centre-stage in the world arena posing a terrorist threat globally, a suicide jacket that surfaced amongst other explosives in Chavakachcheri last Wednesday (30) was creating a political conundrum here in Sri Lanka.



Wigneswaran slams Sri Lanka’s ‘hegemonic’ attitude

Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran on Saturday blamed the Sri Lankan government for adopting a “dominating, domineering and hegemonic” attitude towards the Northern Province.



Over 100kg of Heroin seized in Southern Seas: Foreign nationals among suspects

The Sri Lanka Navy states that eleven suspects were arrested and a foreign vessel taken into custody after a stock of Heroin was seized in the southern seas on Friday.