Sri Lanka rupee plunges to new historic lows after liquidity injections

2018-04-19   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka's rupee hit a low of 156.50 to the US dollar in intra-day trading Wednesday down from 155.70/80 last week, after the central bank cut rates ...

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Letter to Zuckerberg from Sri Lanka: No to religious hatred and misogyny on Facebook

2018-04-19   |   Uncategorized

Twelve Sri Lankan groups signed the letter. At least six million people regularly use Facebook on the island. The letter demands action to protect pe...

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CPC Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery undergoes major overhaul

2018-04-19   |   Uncategorized

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation’s (CPC) Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery successfully completed a colossal 35-day overhaul and renovation programme recent...

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This New Beachfront Jungle Lodge in Sri Lanka Is Our Latest Glamping Crush

2018-04-19   |   Uncategorized

With a pristine beach on one side and a wildlife-rich national park on the other, this eco-resort is an adventurer’s paradise....

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Ranil’s not suitable for post of Premier...

2018-04-18   |   Uncategorized

Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, Member of Parliament Anura Kumara Dissanayake says Ranil Wickremesinghe is not suitable to hold the post of P...

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Sri Lanka car registrations up in March, Wagon-R leads

2018-04-18   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka's vehicle purchases rose 6.5 percent in March 2018 from a year earlier, with car registration up 107 percent to 5,968 units with Suzuki Wago...

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Southern Expressway grosses Rs. 105 mn during festive week

2018-04-18   |   Uncategorized

The Road Development Authority says that a revenue of Rs.105 million was generated from the Southern Expressway during the New Year Season from April ...

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Global recognition for SL’s dry zone Cascaded Tank-Village System

2018-04-18   |   Uncategorized

Included among 14 new sites in eight countries to be designated globally important agricultural heritage systems by Food and Agriculture Organiz...

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Abolishing Exec Presidency JVP to submit 20-A proposal JO says will support

2018-04-18   |   Uncategorized

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday (17) said that they would submit the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution, to abolish the Executi...

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SL joins C'wealth Clean Oceans Alliance to end plastic pollution

2018-04-17   |   Uncategorized

Countries from across the Commonwealth have yesterday pledged to eliminate avoidable single use plastic in an ambitious bid to clean up the world’s ...

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