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Highway network of Colombo to begin soon: PM

2018-01-12 | Uncategorized

Construction work on a highway network designed to ease the traffic congestion in the Colombo City will begin soon, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesingh...

MUSEUMS: TIMES STAND STILL.

2018-01-12 | Uncategorized

The heritage of Sri Lanka stretches over many millennia with huge collections of artefacts dating back to the Pre-historic period (Stone Age). Accordi...

Port City reclamation to be completed by 1Q - 2019

2018-01-12 | Uncategorized

Close to 63 percent of the 269 hectares of land that would constitute the Port City Colombo, currently under construction has already been reclaimed f...

Buddhism in Hollywood

2018-01-12 | Uncategorized

Hollywood movies like Little Buddha, Kundun and Seven Years in Tibet are obviously Buddhist-oriented. But what of those that are not distinctly Buddhi...

If drought hits during March and April CEB engineers warn of power cuts

2018-01-12 | Uncategorized

Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) engineers have decided not to participate in the technical evaluation process of the 100 megawatt (MW) emergency power ...

‘Enterprise Sri Lanka’ to be launched in March

2018-01-12 | Uncategorized

Govt. to disburse Rs. 60 b through state and private banks Treasury sets aside Rs. 5 b to reimburse interest to banks Fifteen loan schemes in...

World Bank wants pro-poor reforms in SL

2018-01-11 | Uncategorized

Sri Lanka's social protection measures must be properly designed and better targeted to support the poor, said the World Bank group's senior country e...

NTB supports University of Colombo students

2018-01-11 | Uncategorized

Recognizing the importance of industry – university partnerships in preparing the youth for the future, Nations Trust Bank made certain intervention...

Sri Lankan tea farmers want glyphosate herbicide ban overturned

2018-01-11 | Uncategorized

ea farmers in Sri Lanka want their government to reauthorize the use of glyphosate for agriculture. The country is one of only five in the world to...

Bonds from 2008- 2014 needs further probe

2018-01-11 | Uncategorized

PM INFORMS PARLIAMENT : Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he intends to discuss with the Parliamentary Public Finance Committee Chairman shor...