By reducing the telephone services tax to 20 per cent, consumers will receive a benefit of Rs. 113 on a Rs. 1,000 telephone bill, says the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC). Earlier the tax percentage stood at 33.1 per cent. […]

Source: DM Online – Pix by Tetrapak All import duties will be removed on cows imported for the production of dairy products and dairy equipment in order to achieve self sufficiency in dairy products by 2016, government said. […]

The programme of providing anti-terrorist operational training in jungle terrains for foreign army personnel will commence on the 10th of this month at the Kuda-Oya Commando School. The Army Commander Lt. General Jagath Jayasuriya has said that military personnel from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will attend this training programme. The Army Commander has said that […]

Source: Daily News – by S N Godamunna Nawalapitiya Police yesterday raided an illegal cable television station which had been operating from an estate for several years. The main suspect along with the technical equipment were taken into custody by the Police. […]

Courtesy: Ada Derana – Pix by livingstonbuzz.com The US had threatened Sri Lanka with costly sanctions if weapons deals were carried out with Iran and North Korea during the final stage of the war, a US wikileaks cable reveals, Norwegian newspaper reports. According to the English Norwegian newspaper, “During the final stages of its war […]

Courtesy: The Island – Pix by Getty Images UNP and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday that he had written to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa requesting the latter to make arrangements for an all party parliamentary delegation to visit Jaffna to assess the current situation there. Wickremesinghe said that a full-day debate on the current […]

Source: The Hindu – Photo by jdslanka COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is ‘proactively engaged in’ the process of becoming the regional financial hub, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said here on Tuesday. Presenting the ‘road map monetary and fiscal sector policies for 2011 and beyond,’ he said this was a gradual process. […]

The CID has nabbed two racketeers who have robbed money by obtaining data from Bank teller machines. The arrested duo are Sri Lakans and investigations are underway to arrest a Rumanian couple who are also believed to be involved in this crime. Information about the accounts of customers has been obtained by fixing a specially […]

Holding local government elections during the World Cup Cricket tournament is not the right thing to do, says parliamentarian Arjuna Ranatunga. He expressed these views at a media briefing this afternoon.“If the government is keen to develop the country and project a proper image, this is not the right time to hold local government elections. […]

News Source: The Telegraph – Photo by Lakdiva.org Ceylon gained independence from Britain in 1948 and changes its name to Sri Lanka when it became a republic in 1972. The name Ceylon is a transliteration of Ceilao, the name of the country under Portugal, the islands first European colonial rulers. The adopted name, Sri Lanka, […]

News Source: DM Online – by Kelum Bandara The government has shelved its decision to import coconut for the time being following objections by the Coconut Research Board (CRI) on possible quarantine problems involved in the matter, informed sources said today. After the Trade Ministry decided to augment the coconut imports after a shortage in […]

Colombo: Sri Lanka was mulling a ban on mini-skirts following complaints, prompting the government to set up a panel to prepare a dress code for public places in the conservative country, officials and a media report said Monday. The cultural ministry was considering public petitions calling for a ban on mini skirts which have raised […]

Sarath Manamendra who had been arrested earlier today (January 03) has been released by the police after both parties involved in the dispute ending it in amicable terms, Police Spokesman Prishantha Jayakody told Ada Derana. […]

Sarath Manamendra, leader of the Nava Sihala Urumaya, has been arrested over a complaint lodged by a three-wheel driver at the Welikada police. Police said that Manamendra was being questioned over an incident, where he had allegedly made threats with the use of a pistol. […]