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Housemaid who returns from Kuwait after 40 years left stranded at airport

2018-04-17 | Technology

A 72-year-old woman who returned to Sri Lanka after being employed in Kuwait for the past 40 years was reportedly left stranded at the Bandaranaike In...

Sri Lanka's central bank fires salvo against cryptocurrencies

2018-04-17 | Technology

Sri Lanka's central bank has warned the public on the use of 'virtual' or 'cryptocurrencies', private currencies which are competing with the state, s...

SL invited to chair session on ‘India’s place in world order’

2018-04-13 | Technology

Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL) Director General Prof Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, the visiting Professor for Geopolitics and Gl...

Jo to apply pressure on Speaker

2018-04-10 | Technology

The Joint Opposition (JO) announced that they would apply pressure on the Speaker to hand over the position of the Leader of the Opposition to them. T...

Malik Samarawickrama resigns as UNP Chairman

2018-04-09 | Technology

Minister Malik Samarawickrama says that he has resigned from the Chairmanship of the United National Party (UNP). The Minister of Development Strateg...

Bollywood star Salman Khan sentenced to five years in jail

2018-04-06 | Technology

An Indian court has sentenced Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to five years in jail for poaching rare antelope back in 1998. The actor has also been ...

No-confidence motion against PM defeated

2018-04-05 | Technology

https://youtu.be/4EB-Z2Rp6pU?t=5 The motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated in Parliament with a majority o...

Ranil scuttles no-faith bid

2018-04-05 | Technology

UNP musters 122 and majority of 46 JO, 15 SLFP MPs loyal to Prez back motion JVP votes against Ranil, flays Rajapaksas TNA, SLMC support PM...

Cabinet green lights draft Bill on Sri Lanka Light Rail Transit System

2018-03-30 | Technology

The draft bill for the Sri Lanka Light Rail Transit System was given the green light by the Cabinet of Ministers this week. A rapid transit system to...

Batticaloa Airport offers free landing charges for six months

2018-03-29 | Technology

The newly opened Batticaloa Airport (Code : BTC) will offer free landing charges for a period of six months, said Minister of Transport and Civil Avia...