Power cut duration increased from tomorrow – CEB
August 15, 2012 - 8:34 am
Professor Gamini Lakshman Peiris
August 14, 2012 - 10:26 am
Onlanka News – By Noor Nizam – Canada. August 13th., 2012. Why did Prof. G.L. Peiris, the Minister of Foreign Affairs choose this great day (Sunday the 13th., August) to make this great statement at a center which depicts the strength of Sri Lanka, The Mahaweli river, the nerve vein of one of the water […]
Diesel fiasco: Suspension and reenlistment of Vitol done by CPC director board
August 14, 2012 - 8:04 am
The suspension of the Singapore-based company, Vitol, from the registered list of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) in 2009 and the reenlistment of the company in 2011 were both done in accordance with the decisions of the CPC Director Board, Petroleum Industries Ministry sources said yesterday. […]
Sri Lanka’s Ceypetco seeks 310,000 bbls gasoil, gasoline
August 13, 2012 - 10:55 am
SINGAPORE, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Petroleum Corp (Ceypetco) is seeking 310,000 barrels of gasoil and gasoline for prompt delivery in August, traders said on Monday. Ceypetco is seeking a combined cargo of 30,000 barrels of 0.25 percent sulphur gasoil and 280,000 barrels of 90-octane gasoline for delivery into Muthurajawela and Dolphin Pier […]
Madras HC permits TESO meet at YMCA grounds
August 12, 2012 - 7:53 pm
The Hindu DMK President M. Karunanidhi along with (from left) DMK Treasurer M.K. Stalin, Nava Sama Samaja Party president Wikramabahu Karunaratne, Lok Jana Sakthi president Ram Vilas Paswan and DMK General Secretary Anbazhagan ahead of the TESO Conference at the Accord Metropolitan Hotel in Chennai on Sunday. Photo: R. Ragu The Madras High Court on […]
Usain Bolt says he will continue to ‘push the barriers’
August 12, 2012 - 11:43 am
Usain Bolt says he will continue to “push the barriers” after finishing London 2012 as a triple Olympic champion for the second time. After claiming 100m and 200m golds, the 25-year-old anchored Jamaica to victory in the 4x100m relay in a new world record time of 36.84 seconds. […]
India needs to take relook at dealings with neighbours: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
August 11, 2012 - 12:23 pm
COLOMBO: In the strongest reaction yet to India’s contentious support to a US sponsored resolution at the UNHRC against Sri Lanka earlier this year, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has broken his silence by calling upon the Indian government to have a relook at its dealings with its neighbours. […]