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| 2019/06/30 |  23:45 | Colombo Page | Financial benefits proposed by Finance Minister to public servants, pensioners, Tri services from today | The salary increment and other allowances for public servants proposed by Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera in his budget 2019 is effective from today (July 01).... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 |  22:30 | Ada Derana | Businessman shot dead in Kurundugahahethekma | A person who was shot at in Anuruddagama area, Elpitiya-Kurundugahahethekma has succumbed to his injuries after being hospitalized.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 22:15 | Ada Derana | CPC trade unions to halt fuel supply to CEB from midnight | The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) trade unions say that the supply of fuel to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will be suspended from midnight today (30).... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 |  21:45 | NewsFirst | Former AG on importance of using peoples vote wisely in future | Attending an awareness program in the Polonnaruwa district, former Auditor General Gamini Wijesinghe said that even though he should remain silent in a situation like this, that he cannot remain silent in the face of an economy that is going downhill. The former AG while relating to those gathered a... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 21:45 | NewsFirst | RW opposes President’s decision on capital punishment | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe speaking on the death penalty said that the implementation of this decision is completely against the policies of their party. He continued to say that they had spoken to the opposition leader, the JVP, the Tamil parties and stated that all of them are against thi... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 21:45 | NewsFirst | Opposition MPs claim they regret voting in favour of 19th amendment | Various parliamentarians commented on the 19th amendment to the constitution. Minister of Megapolis and Western Development, Patali Champika Ranawaka said that they had presented the 19th amendment, taken the matter to the Supreme Court and also obtained a 2/3 majority. He continued to say that they... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 21:45 | NewsFirst | Revelation on more state sector employees paid by the US | On a previous occasion, it was reported that an advisor in parliament is on the payroll of an American corporation.The Opposition today brought up the fact that such employees are present at a number of other institutions in the country as well. Speaking on the matter, UPFA MP C. B. Ratnayake said... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 21:45 | NewsFirst | We don’t want to hand over the government: Kiriella | A newly refurbished road in the Hewaheta electoral district in Kandy was vested with the public yesterday (June 29). The carpeted road from Galaha to Bel-Uda along Uda-Deltota was declared open by Minister Lakshman Kiriella. Speaking at the occasion, the Chief incumbent of the Galaha Udadeltota Jine... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 21:45 | NewsFirst | Petroleum trade unions threaten to suspend supply of fuel | Petroleum Trade Unions threatened to suspend the supply of fuel to the Ceylon Electricity Board from midnight tonight (June 30). Trade Unions allege that Minister Ravi Karunanayake is obstructing the process of renovating the supply line from the Colombo Port to Kolonnawa. The 05 kilometres long sup... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 21:45 | NewsFirst | Asgiriya chapter condemns attempts to defame the Asgiriya Mahanayake | Speaking at a media briefing today (June 30), the Deputy Registrar of the Asgiriya Chapter Venerable Dr. Narampanave Ananda Thero said that they have arrived at the understanding that certain individuals of NGOs are attempting to defame the Mahanayake of the Asgiriya chapter by directing false alleg... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 21:45 | NewsFirst | SOFA agreement would be a threat to sovereignty | The Sunday Times reported today (June 30) that it had obtained a draft copy of the Status of Forces Agreement or the SOFA, which is currently under negotiation between the United States of America and Sri Lanka. The newspaper says the SOFA draft reveals a number of Washington’s demands that would im... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 21:45 | NewsFirst | Lalkantha opts for general election over presidential elections | The motion of No-confidence against the government is scheduled to be taken up for debate on the 10th of next month. Speaking in this regard JVP politburo member K.D. Lalkantha stated that they are attempting to create a public opinion and make the members of the parliament raise their hands in favo... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 |  21:16 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 9.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 9.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 20:16 | Hiru News | No change in the decision not to provide fuel to the CEB; says trade unions | Petroleum Trade Unions allege that Minister Ravi Karunanayake should be held responsible for the issue which has arisen in Mahawatte - Muttuwal when laying...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 19:30 | Ada Derana | Father of two injured in assault by Ginigathhena police | A 28-year-old individual who has been allegedly assaulted by officers at the Ginigathhena Police Station has been admitted to the Ginigathhena District Hospital over injuries to a leg.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 19:00 | Hiru News | Prime Minister says he is against the implementation of the death penalty | Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasingha says he cannot support the resolution to reintroduce the implementation of the death penalty.Prime Minister further...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 19:00 | Hiru News | Athuraliye Rathana thero is preparing for another fast | MP, Venerable Athuraliye Rathana thero says if the government gives the Ministerial portfolio again to former Minister Rishard Baduideen a no confidence...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 18:46 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 6.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 6.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 18:45 | NewsFirst | Kirinda tragedy : Surviving mother draws last breath | The surviving mother of the tragic Kirinda drowning has drawn her last breath. She died while she was treated at a private hospital in Colombo. Her husband and two daughters died on June 22nd after the strong currents in Kirinda dragged them away into the sea. The funerals of the husband... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 18:45 | NewsFirst | Salary and other allowance increments effect from tomorrow | Proposed salary increments and allowances in 2019-budget are to come into effect from tomorrow (July 01). The press release from the Ministry of Finance noted that the 1.1mn state employees will benefit from a Rs 2500 interim allowance. In addition, the increment of security division allowances, res... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 18:45 | Ada Derana | Good balance between President and Parliament - Patali | Currently, there is a good balance between the president and the Parliament, says Minister of Megapolis Western Development Patali Champika Ranawaka.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 17:45 | NewsFirst | 8-hour water cut for several areas of Colombo | Water supply to Colombo 13,14 and 15 will be suspended for 8 hours until 7 pm today. Meanwhile, a low-pressure water supply will be provided for Fort and Pettah. The reason for this suspension of water supply is a leak in a supply pipe in Mattakkuliya which carries water from Ambatale to... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 17:45 | NewsFirst | Allegations of fraud in procuring cancer medicines : Director of Apeksha hospital summoned before PC | Director of the Maharagama Apeksha Hospital, Consultant, Wasantha Dissanayake is to appear before the Presidential Commission appointed to answer allegations of fraud and corruption when procuring cancer medicines.Representatives from two private pharmaceutical companies are also due to testify befo... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 17:45 | NewsFirst | Large amounts of Kerala ganja smuggled through Jaffna | A total of 193.6 kg of Kerala ganja was discovered in Nelladi, Jaffna. The raid was carried out by the Special Task Force based on a tip-off. No arrests have been made yet. Nelliadi police division is carrying out further investigations into the matter.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 |  17:45 | News.Lk | Illicit alcohol consumption up to 40 percent - WHO survey | The Consumption of illicit alcohol in Sri Lanka constitute 40 percent of the total consumption of alcohol, the survey conducted by the World Health Organisation reveals.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 17:30 | Ada Derana | I cannot support death penalty – PM | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that he cannot support the death penalty because harming lives is against the policy of the United National Party (UNP).... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 |  17:30 | Daily Mirror | Illicit alcohol consumption up by 300 percent - WHO survey | The consumption of illicit alcohol in the country has grown by 300 percent during the period between 2003 and 2016 while the legal alcohol consumption has increased only by 50 percent, according to a survey conducted by the World Health Organisation.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 17:00 | News.Lk | Compensation for Easter attack victims ongoing | The Office of Reparation (OR), set up by the Prime Minister’s office to compensate Easter Sunday bomb blast victims, said that Rs283.3 million had been paid as compensation for the dead and injured. The Treasury had allocated Rs1 million per death, injury and loss of property for the year 2019.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:46 | Hiru News | Mother of the family caught in the tragedy in Kirinda also dies | The Mother in a family of 4 who was rescued after been washed away in ocean currents in Yala Kirinda last week has succumbed to her injuries. The...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:46 | Hiru News | Bar Association wants more information on SOFA | The Sri Lanka Bar Association has made a request under the Right To Information act regarding contents of the controversial Status of Forces Agreement,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:46 | Hiru News | JVP expecting support of Pohottuwa and TNA to defeat Government | The JVP says that they expect the Joint Opposition and Tamil National Alliance would support the No Confidence Motion put forward by them against the Government. JVP...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | NewsFirst | Three women including a pregnant woman die in head-on collision | Seven people died while more than a dozen were injured in accidents reported from Talawa, Tissamaharama, Alawwa, Jaffna and Millaniya during the past 24 hours. Police stated a head-on collision between a van and lorry on the Anuradhapura – Kurunegala main road resulted in the death of three women in... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | NewsFirst | Fire destroys matchbox warehouse in Kandy | A fire erupted at a matchbox factory in Werellagama, Katugastota. Police stated that the fire broke out in a matchbox warehouse and it was reported that the warehouse was heavily damaged due to the fire. The Kandy Fire Brigade deployed four fire trucks to contain the situation and the cause of... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | NewsFirst | Puttalam MP’s son assaults police officer and is still at large | Apolice officer was hospitalized following the assault by the son of Puttalam district MP Shantha Sisira Kumara. Police spokesperson, SP Ruwan Gunasekara noted that a police constable attached to the MP’s security division was wounded following the assault. The victim is being treated at the Chilaw ... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | NewsFirst | Beedi wrapping smuggling : Another 772 kg seized in Mannar | The Police Narcotic Bureau seized 772 kg beedi wrappings or tendu leaves from the Oluthuduwai coast in Mannar. Police spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekera said the stock of beedi wrappings were found buried in the beach and a suspect was arrested. It is believed the beedi wrappings may have been brought... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | News.Lk | Climate change adaptation crucial for corporate sector | Many Sri Lankan corporates will perish in the next five to 10 years if they do not take the impact of climate change seriously and adopt proactive measures with substantial investments in building eco-friendly businesses, a senior official of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World ... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | News.Lk | Free on-arrival visas to woo tourists | The government will issue free on-arrival visas to Thai travellers to Sri Lanka, shortly, in a push to woo visitors from Thailand, Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Affairs Minister John Amaratunga told journalists at a media briefing in Colombo, when welcoming a Thai travel delegation to ... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | News.Lk | MCC agreement will be signed soon, says Minister | Sri Lanka needs to sustain the cordial relationship with America to continue its trade and international links for the benefit of the country. The anti-American protests and fake news that is spread by certain short-sighted politicians will not yield their desired results as the country has built up... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | News.Lk | Opportunities for women of the future | The world is engaged in an act of gender balancing and industries and career paths which were stereotyped as male dominated fields are now fast becoming women centred.Due to this, there are many opportunities for women in the logistics industry, and Women in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT) Sri Lanka... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | News.Lk | Hard-to-fathom Lankans’ perplexing CWC campaign | The Sri Lanka cricket team is like the British weather. If you like them one day—like on June 21, when they brought down one of the pre-tournament favourites, England—there’s a good chance you might dislike them the next. So contrasting have been Sri Lanka’s conduct in this year’s World Cup.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | News.Lk | Dinesh Chandimal was never made to be dropped | Former Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal is one of the many Sri Lanka star cricketers produced by Ananda College, Colombo which has been a breeding ground for outstanding young cricketers. The galaxy of the Sri Lanka national players produced by Ananda is headed by Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning cap... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | News.Lk | New key appointments at the Army | Military Secretariat at the Army Headquarters on the instructions of the Commander of the Army has made several new key appointments for under-mentioned Senior Officers as stated against their names:... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | News.Lk | US-North Korea: Trump and Kim Jong-un in symbolic DMZ meeting | Donald Trump has become the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea, after meeting Kim Jong-un in the area between the two Koreas.After posing for handshakes, Mr Trump met the North Korean leader for over an hour in the heavily fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ).The two men agreed to s... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 |  16:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka wage, subsidy hikes kick in amid import collapse; capex cut | Sri Lanka's current spending of up to 40,000 rupees are kicking in from July 01, the finance ministry said, amid a import fall coming from monetary instability 2018, though cut in capital expenditure may help balance cashflows.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | EconomyNext | ECOWAS adopts 'ECO' as name for planned common currency | Leaders of the member states of the Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, formally agreed Saturday to name a planned common currency the "ECO".... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka's UNP against death penalty: Prime Minister | Sri Lanka's United National Party is against carrying out the death penalty, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said, as President Maithripala Sirisena has said he had signed four death warrants on convicted drugs offenders.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | Ada Derana | Over 988 kg of Beedi leaves found at Nadukuda beach | A group of naval personnel, during a search carried out in Nadukuda, Mannar on yesterday (June 29) had found 988.4kg of Beedi leaves.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | Ada Derana | Water supply limited for 8 hours in Colombo | The water supply to several areas in Colombo will be limited over an essential maintenance activity, stated the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB).... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | Ada Derana | Fire erupts in matchbox factory in Katugastota | A fire has broken out in a matchbox factory at Aladeniya in Katugastota, stated the Police Media Unit.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | Ada Derana | Madush revealed 7 politicians who engaged in political rackets - Rajitha | Makandure Madush has revealed names of 7 cheap politicians who had engaged in political rackets, according to the Minister of Health Rajitha Senaratne.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | Daily Mirror | Trump meets Kim at the DMZ in historic moment | US President Donald Trump has shared a symbolic handshake with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the heavily fortified zone dividing the two Koreas.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | Daily Mirror | Narammala Deputy PS Chairman remanded | Deputy Chairman of Narammala Pradeshiya Sabha Manjula Polgampola who was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police constable, was remanded till July 3, by the Kuliyapitiya Magistrate today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 16:45 | Daily Mirror | NCM against Govt. by JVP on July 10,11 | The No Faith Motion against the government by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna is to be debated in parliament on 10th and 11th of this month and a public rally of sending home the government will be held on July 7 and 8.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 12:45 | Ada Derana | Trump and Kim Jong-un in historic handshake at DMZ | US President Donald Trump has shared a symbolic handshake with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the heavily fortified zone dividing the two Koreas.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 12:31 | Hiru News | Constable hospitalized after attack by UNP MP Shantha Abeysekara’s son – Deputy Chairman of Narammala Pradeshiya Sabha also arrested | The Son of UNP Parliamentarian Shantha Abeysekara has assaulted a Police Constable attached to the Ministerial Security Division serving at the MPs...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 12:30 | News.Lk | Fair weather will continue | Except for light showers in the Sabaragamuwa province, mainly fair weather will continue further over most parts of the island. Fairly strong gusty winds up to 40 kmph are likely in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee, Hambantota and Matara districts.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 12:30 | Ada Derana | Narammala PS Deputy Chairman remanded for assaulting constable | The Deputy Chairman of the Narammala Pradeshiya Sabha who was arrested over an assault on a Police officer has been remanded, stated Ada Derana reporter.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 |  12:15 | Ground Views | Beyond Borders: Statelessness and the People in Between | Featured image courtesy Global Geneva The following is the text from the keynote speech at the World Conference on Statelessness held on the 24th of June in The Hague. The United Nations...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 12:15 | News.Lk | Suspected dengue cases islandwide over 22,873 | A total of 22,873 suspected dengue cases have been reported islandwide by the Epidemiology Unit. According to sources 24 dengue deaths were reported from January to May end. The highest number reported has been in the Colombo district, 4,900 with 623 recorded in May, Gampaha district second, with 2,... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 12:00 | Ada Derana | Yala drowning- Mother in ICU passes away | The mother who was receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital, Colombo after a family drowned in Yala beach, Kirinda, has passed away, last night (29).... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 11:45 | NewsFirst | Non-residential drug rehabilitation center for every district | A surveyby the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board has revealed that 30,000 drug addicts have to be rehabilitated with immediate effect. Chairman of the board, Professor Saman Abeysinghe noted that the survey revealed that there are about 80,000 drug addicts in the country of which the majority o... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 11:45 | NewsFirst | Narammala PS deputy chairman behaves like a thug : Arrested for assaulting police officer | Deputy Chairman of the Narammala Pradeshiya Sabha, Manjula Polgampola has been arrested for assaulting a police officer. Police spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara noted that the deputy Chairman had arrived at the Narammala police station with another person around 10.45 last night and assaulted apolic... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 11:45 | NewsFirst | Extensive discussions on salary anomalies | Ministry of Public Administration and Management says several rounds of discussions with the Ministry of Finance and the Salary and Cadre Commission have been held so far with regard to the implementation of the recommendations of the report prepared to remove salary anomalies of state employees. It... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 |  11:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | MP son assaults MSD officer | A police constable of the Ministers’ Security Division (MSD) has been injured after being assaulted by a son of a parliamentarian.According to the Police Media Spokesperson the assault has been carried out by the elder son of Puttalam District UNP MP Shantha Abeysekara.The assaulted officer has been... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 11:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | 3 killed in lorry-van collision | Three persons have been killed in a collision between a van and a lorry near the Moragoda Junction on the Thambuttegama-Anuradhapura road.The accident has occurred at around 4.40 am this morning (30), stated the Police Media Unit.Six persons including three females who had been travelling on the van... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 11:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Nuwan Pradeep ruled out of CWC19 through illness | ri Lanka's faltering World Cup campaign suffered a fresh blow on Saturday as paceman Nuwan Pradeep was ruled out for the remainder of the tournament with chickenpox.Seamer Kasun Rajitha will take the place of Pradeep, who took five wickets in his three outings, including one in his team's surprise w... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 11:45 | News.Lk | Zion Church to be rebuilt by Christmas | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the reconstruction of the Batticaloa Zion Church to be completed prior to Christmas this year. While commending the Army Engineering Corps for their efforts to rebuild the church, the Premier said the work should be completed before the religiously ... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 11:45 | News.Lk | 988.4kg haul of beedi leaves found at Nadukuda beach | A group of naval personnel, during a search carried out in Nadukuda , Mannar on 29th June 2019 had found 988.4kg of beedi leaves. A group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command, during a search carried out in Nadukuda beach area, Mannar had found this abandoned haul of beedi ... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 11:45 | Daily Mirror | Tragedy at Kirinda Sea: Mother also dies | The 33-year-old mother, whose two daughters and husband died in a tragedy where they were dragged by strong currents at Kirinda Sea off Yala last week, had also succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment last night, police said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 11:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | "I have fought multiple times and I’m tired now" -Mali | Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga speaking on his decision of retiring from international cricket with the BBC Sinhala service stated that he is tired of fighting against the select committee, their proceedings and the harm they have caused to the game.He further said that he hopes to participat... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 11:30 | News.Lk | Official Languages week from July 1 to 5 | The Ministry of National Integration, Official Languages, Social Progress and Hindu Religious Affairs has decided to declare July 1 of every year as the Official Languages Day starting from this year. Simultaneously, the Ministry has nominated the period, July 1-5 as the ‘Official Languages Week’.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 11:30 | News.Lk | President participates special donation day at Polonnaruwa | President Maithripala Sirisena attending a special donation day organised under the ‘Pibidemu Polonnaruwa’ (Awakening Polonnaruwa) program last week, presented various equipment for educational purposes and livelihood development. The event was held at Pulathisi Buddhi Mandapaya, Polonnaruwa.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 |  11:16 | News Hub | Sri Lanka’s Strategic Location Incites US-China Rivalry – Analysis | By Kalinga SeneviratneU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled a scheduled visit to Sri Lanka on June 27...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 11:15 | Ada Derana | Western Province Governor pressurizing PHI over raid of grain storage? | Public Health Inspectors (PHI) are under pressure from the Governor of Western Province influences over the raiding of grain warehouse, according to the Public Health Inspectors Association.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 10:46 | News Hub | Russia keen to develop military ties with Sri Lanka | Russia said it was interested in developing military cooperation with Sri Lanka and to cooperate in the fight against international terrorism in...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 |  10:45 | Colombo Telegraph | US-SL Draft SOFA Reveals American Plan To Turn SL Into Military Colony But Mangala Says ‘No Danger’ | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 10:45 | NewsFirst | Executive and legislature delayed PC elections : Elections Commissioner | National Elections Commission stated that the negligence of the legislature and the executive has led to the delay in provincial council elections.Mahinda Deshapriya speaking to News 1st noted that National Elections Commissionor its employees are not responsible for the delay. Meanwhile, Mahinda De... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 10:31 | News Hub | Deputy PS chairman arrested over policeman assault | The deputy chairman of the Narammala Pradeshiya Sabha Manju Polgampola has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a police constable at Narammala police...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 10:30 | Daily Mirror | SL in the headlines for wrong reasons: German envoy | German Ambassador Joern Rohde said Sri Lanka was unfortunately again in the headlines for the wrong reasons.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 10:15 | Daily Mirror | Three women killed in head-on collision in Thalawa | Three women were killed and five others were injured when a van and a lorry collided head-on at Moragoda in Thalawa early this morning , police said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 10:00 | Daily Mirror | MP’s son assaults MSD officer | A Police Constable attached to the Ministerial Security Division (MSD) hospitalised after he was assaulted by a son of Puttalam District UNP MP Shantha Sisira Kumara Abeysekara, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 10:00 | Daily Mirror | Narammala Deputy PS Chairman arrested for assaulting PC | Deputy Chairman of Narammala Pradeshiya Sabha Manjula Polgampola has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a Police Constable last night, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 09:45 | Colombo Telegraph | Easter Sunday Attacks: Viyathmaga Kamal Gunaratne Trashes Army Commander And The Police | Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Viyathmaga front-liner and retired Major General Kamal Gunaratne has trashed Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake and the Sri Lanka Police. “This group [referring to the National Thawheed Jamath] was training and preparing for the attacks but our Army Commander says ‘we didn’... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 09:30 | Colombo Telegraph | Ex- CDS Was Caught Making False Accusations – No Action Taken | Details of former Chief of Defense Staff Ravi Wijegunratne’s attempts to level false accusations against Inspector Nishantha Silva of the CID who handled investigations into several high profile cases, were revealed during a testimony made before the Parliamentary Select Committee probing Easter Sun... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 09:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Justice Ministry yet to receive presidential order | The Justice Ministry is yet to receive a presidential order to prepare for the execution of four convicts.President Maithripala Sirisena said last week that he ordered the execution of four convicts over the next few days. However, Justice Ministry Secretary R.M.D.B. Meegasmulla told that the Minist... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 09:01 | News Hub | Van-lorry collision claims 3 lives | Three women died and six other persons injured in a collision between a van and a lorry at Thalawa on Anuradhapura-Thambuttegama road...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 09:01 | News Hub | Nuwan Pradeep ruled out of CWC19 through illness | Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Pradeep has been ruled out of the remainder of CWC19 due to chickenpox, with fellow pacer Kasun Rajitha...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 09:00 | Ada Derana | MP Shantha Abeysekara s son assaults MSD officer | A police constable of the Ministers Security Division (MSD) has been injured after being assaulted by a son of a parliamentarian.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 08:45 | Ada Derana | Narammala PS Deputy Chairman arrested for assaulting constable | A Pradeshiya Sabha Deputy Chairman has been arrested over an assault on a Police officer, stated the Police Media Spokesperson.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 08:30 | Ada Derana | Three women killed in lorry-van collision | Three persons have been killed in a collision between a van and a lorry near the Moragoda Junction on the Thambuttegama-Anuradhapura road.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 08:16 | Hiru News | Welgama loses Badulla District Leader post of Pohottuwa | The Badulla district coordinating committee of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna which convened yesterday has decided to remove Kumara Welgama from the District...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 08:00 | Hiru News | A report to Supreme Court regarding those who avoid Select Committee | The Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to look in to the Easter Sunday attacks says that they would report to the Supreme Court regarding those who...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 08:00 | Hiru News | CPC stops supply of fuel to CEB from midnight | Petroleum Trade Unions allege that Minister Ravi Karunanayake should be held responsible for the issue which has arisen in Mahawatte Muttuwal when...... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 08:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | The Kadirgamar case is over! | The case of the assassination of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar has been concluded by the High Court.The reason behind this is the death of Muttiah Sabhadevan, a former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) member who was arrested in connection with the murder of Kadirgamar on June 22... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 07:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Only seven MPs have declared assets | Only seven MPs have so far submitted their Asset Declaration for 2018/19 to the relevant authorities following a call by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) to do so by today.However, after being referred by the Right to Information (RTI) Commission, the authority ruled that President Maithr... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 07:30 | Colombo Page | Corruption in purchase of drugs and equipment major problem in health sector, President says | Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena says that the frauds committed when purchasing medicine and equipment are a major problem in the health sector.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 07:30 | Colombo Page | US offers Sri Lanka technical assistance for capacity building and skill development to improve bilateral trade | The US has expressed willingness to offer their cooperation in providing technical assistance for capacity building and skill development in several areas to improve bilateral trade during trade talks held recently between the U.S. and Sri Lanka.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 07:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Mavai returns to the post of Chairman of ITAK | Parliamentarian Mavai S. Senathirajah has been reappointed as the leader of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK).The 16th general meeting of the party was held in Nallur, Jaffna yesterday (29).Former Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation of Eastern Province Krishnapillai Thurairajasingam was appo... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 07:15 | EconomyNext | Jayawardene urges Sri Lanka to retain World Cup belief | Former captain Mahela Jayawardene has urged Sri Lanka to keep believing they can still reach the World Cup semi-finals, pleading for the batsmen to show consistency.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 07:15 | EconomyNext | 'Back on track': Trump, Xi seal trade war truce | US President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed trade talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as "far better than expected" and vowed to hold off on further tariffs as negotiations continue.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 07:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Report sought from CID after Rathana Thera complains | Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne called for a report from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), following a complaint made by Parliamentarian Ven. Athureliye Rathana Thera accusing the CID of mishandling investigations into Kurunegala doctor Dr. Shafi Siyabdeen.Spea... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 07:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka to index alcohol taxes to inflation: Minister | Sri Lanka is planning to index alcohol taxes to inflation, State Minister for Finance Eran Wickramaratne has said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 |  06:30 | BBC | Gotabhaya Rajapaksa: The wartime strongman who wants to run Sri Lanka | Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the former defence chief who crushed the Tamil Tigers, is eyeing a return to power.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 01:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Prisons Dept. gives undertaking not to carry out executions for a week | The Commissioner General of Prisons has given an undertaking to the Appeals Court that the death penalty will not be carried out within the next 7 days.Prisons Commissioner General T.M.J.W. Thennakoon gave this undertaking when he appeared before the court today after being served notice over a writ... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 01:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Welgama removed from SLPP's Badulla district leadership | UPFA stalwart and Kalutara District Lawmaker Kumar Welgama fell victim to the ‘candidate wars’ within the recently founded Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday, for being overly critical of former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapkasa’s plans to run for presidential office.At the SLPP Distric... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 01:15 | Ada Derana | Sri Lanka appoints executioners for return of death penalty | Sri Lanka has hired two executioners as it prepares to put four prisoners convicted of drug offences to death in what would be its first use of capital punishment for more than 40 years.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 00:15 | Colombo Telegraph | Israel, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi & Dubai Pushing America To Military Action: Donald Blinked! | By Kumar David -It is clear that for the time being at least, hawks Hugh Bolton and Mike Pompeo have been relegated to the B-team but it is not clear who makes up the A-team; probably the military brass, certainly not the Democrats pitiful in their inability to say boo to Trump’s rush to bri... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 00:15 | Colombo Telegraph | SriLankan Airlines’ Long Overdue AGM | By Rajeewa Jayaweera -The national carrier SriLankan Airlines (UL) held its long-delayed Fortieth Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Share Holders on Tuesday, June 25 at the BMICH.It was convened to receive and consider the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year e... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 00:15 | Colombo Telegraph | Playing Political Games While Doing Nothing About Anti-Muslim Bigotry | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 00:15 | Daily Mirror | Russia keen to develop military ties with SL | Russia said it was interested in developing military cooperation with Sri Lanka and to cooperate in the fight against international terrorism in the region and other security challenges.... | Link |
| 2019/06/30 | 00:00 | Ada Derana | State bank makes revelation on Saudi funds received by Batticaloa Campus | The Chairman of Bank of Ceylon (BOC) Senarath Bandara says that the Batticaloa Campus Private Limited has never mentioned to the bank that the Rs 3.5 billion deposited to their BOC savings accounts was received as a foreign loan from a Saudi Arabian company to establish the campus.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 23:45 | BBC | Sri Lanka hires first two hangmen in 43 years | The president has announced four prisoners will be executed over drug offences.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 22:45 | NewsFirst | “I have fought multiple times and I’m tired now”: Lasith Malinga | Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga speaking on his decision of retiring from international cricket with the BBC Sinhala service stated that he is tired of fighting against the select committee, their proceedings and the harm they have caused to the game. He further said that he hopes to participa... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 22:45 | NewsFirst | Politicos debate on the upcoming Presidential candidates | Considering some of the comments made by several parliamentarians on the presidential candidate, JVP MP Vijitha Herath said that although MP Kumara Welgama had maintained a very straight forward approach when it came to such matters, that he was spotted at a recent meeting of the SLFP. He further sa... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 22:45 | NewsFirst | Police made mistakes in the arrest of Dr Safi: CID | The Criminal Investigations Department has informed courts that the police had committed mistakes when arresting Dr Mohamed Shafi Sahabdeen of the Kurunegala teaching hospital. This was revealed when the police reported the current progress of the investigations in question. The CID is also taking s... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 22:45 | NewsFirst | Call to abolish 19th amendment: In best interest of country | Dr Jayampathi Wickramaratne and Attorney-at-Law Lal Wijenayaka headed the drafting of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. However, amid the several complications created by the amendment, those who drafted the amendment have themselves criticized the amendment in public. Speaking to the Island n... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 22:30 | Ada Derana | Mavai Senathirajah reappointed Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi leader | Parliamentarian Mavai S. Senathirajah has been reappointed as the leader of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK).... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 22:00 | NewsFirst | Royal College take inter-schools rugby league championship | Royal College Colombo clinched the prestigious Inter Schools Rugby League for the third consecutive year by beating St Joseph’s College 24-17.ÂThe encounter was played at the Royal Sports Complex. At half time Royal led 14 points to 10. Royal secured another 10 points in the second half while the Jo... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 21:30 | NewsFirst | Teachers’ and Principals’ Trade Unions to go on sick leave | The Teachers’ and Principals’ Trade Unions have decided to take trade union action based on four issues including the removal of salary anomalies. Convening a media briefing the General Secretary of the Government Teachers Association, Shehan Dissanayake stated that their protest is carried out in o... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 21:30 | NewsFirst | Theros of the three sects voice opposition on US agreements | A special Sangha meeting themed “Daye Samaya Surakshawa Udesa Hela Bikshu Wanshaye Punaragamanaya” was held in Matugama today (June 29). This special Sangha meeting was chaired by the Anunayakas of the Malwatte and Asgiriya chapters and was attended by the Maha Sangha representing the three sects. T... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 21:01 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 9.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 9.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 19:30 | NewsFirst | Western Province governor accused of hampering legal process on warehouse raid | The Public Health Inspectors (PHI) Association accuses the Western Province Governor of attempting to hamper the legalities of the case regarding a raid conducted on a warehouse which stored grains unsuitable for human consumption in Mabima, Biyagama. Issuing a communique, the association stated tha... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 19:30 | Ada Derana | 25-year-old from Ampitiya nabbed with heroin | A suspect, who was in possession of heroin, has been arrested at Hali Ela in Badulla.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 19:15 | Hiru News | A condition from Dayasiri to participate in the select committee | SLFP General Secretary, Dayasiri Jayasekera says that although he was summoned to the Parliamentary select committee probing the Easter Sunday attacks,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 19:01 | Hiru News | Acting IGP calls for a report from the CID regarding investigation on Dr. Saafi | Investigations have commenced following a complaint lodged at the Police headquarters by Venerable Athuraliye Rathana thero stating that investigations...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 19:00 | News.Lk | Zion Church will reconstruct before Christmas, PM assures | Renovation of the Zion Church in Batticaloa, which became a target of coordinated terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.He added that renovation of the church would conclude before the Christmas festival this year.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 18:46 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 6.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 6.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 18:30 | Colombo Page | Prime Minister instructs to expedite reconstruction of Zion Church damaged in Easter Sunday attacks | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the reconstruction of the Zion Church in Batticaloa, which was destroyed by the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, would be completed before Christmas to hold the Christmas services.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 18:30 | News.Lk | SIXTY YEARS OF DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH CUBA | State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake, undertook an official visit to the Republic of Cuba from 25 to 29 June to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Sri Lanka and Cuba. The State Minister held bilateral discussions with his coun... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 18:00 | News.Lk | PM visits Batticaloa Church to assess progress of renovations | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe paid a visit today (june 29) to assess the progress being made to reconstrcut the Zion Church in Batticaloa which was among the churches that came under the Easter Sunday attacks.The Prime Minister's Office said that the Mr Wickremesinghe had inquiried into the pr... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 18:00 | News.Lk | Haul of landmines found in Vavuniya | Omanthai police said that 25 land mines were recovered in one sack. An RPG bullet was also found amongs the landmines. The security forces believe that the stockpile of land mines may have been hidden by the LTTE during the war. Further investigations are being carried out by the Omanthai Police.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 18:00 | News.Lk | 126.5kg of beedi leaves found by Navy | Naval personnel found 126.5kg of beedi leaves during a search conducted in Oluthuduwai area, Mannar this morning (29th June).Accordingly, a group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command found this stock of beedi leaves which were in 04 parcels, hidden in a nearby thicket in Ol... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 17:30 | NewsFirst | G20 summit concludes in Osaka, Japan | REUTERS: The 14th summit of the Group of 20 (G20) concluded in Osaka, Japan on Saturday. Addressing the keynote speech at close session, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the leaders have agreed in principle to govern the global economy. Amid the reform of the World Trade Organization, Abe sai... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 17:30 | NewsFirst | Stormzy, George Ezra and Sheryl Crow delivers at Glastonbury | REUTERS: Stormzy made history as the first British rapper to headline Glastonbury on Friday (June 28), bringing his experience of black urban life to the world’s biggest greenfield music festival in a performance that had the capacity crowd jumping. The 25-year-old Londoner, whose debut album was re... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 17:30 | NewsFirst | Yankees set for next chapter of Red Sox rivalry in London | REUTERS: The New York Yankees prepped for their “London Series” clash on Friday (June 28) with training sessions at the former Olympics. MLB may lag behind the other major U.S.-based sports leagues when it comes to establishing a foothold in Europe but they are hoping to catch up quickly with a mout... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 |  17:16 | Lanka Business Online | Ceylon Chamber of Commerce inducts Hans Wijayasuriya as its new Chairperson | The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce inducted Hans Wijayasuriya as its new Chairperson during its 180th AGM on Friday. Dr....... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 17:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | First on the death penalty list is a woman | It is reported that a woman is the first person on the list of eighteen death sentences.Shyamali Perera, a resident of Mattakkuliya is first in the list.She was sentenced to death on March 1, 2011.Women have not been sentenced to death under Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code.The highest puni... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 17:15 | Ada Derana | Will reconstruct Zion Church before Christmas, PM assures | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says renovation of the Zion Church in Batticaloa, which became a target of coordinated terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 17:00 | Colombo Telegraph | Professor’s Lament: Sarath Wijesuriya Talks In An Academic Prism | By Shyamon Jayasinghe -“What I see now is the clash of two worlds:the world of politics and the world of academia. Academics who indulge in politics must realise that the world of politics is full of imperfections weighed by the need to compromise on ideals, to pander to popular sentiments... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 |  17:00 | FT | SC gives leave to process FR petition by woman in ‘Dharma Chakra’ dress | The Supreme Court yesterday granted leave to proceed in a Fundamental Rights petition to the woman arrested with a ship’s wheel on her clothes akin to the Dharma Chakra symbol. The woman, Abdul Rahim Mazaina, a resident of Kolongoda, filed the petition at the Supreme Court, naming the OIC of the Has... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 16:45 | NewsFirst | Kurunegala doctor: Rathana Thero complains on inefficient investigations | Venerable Athuraliya Rathana Thero submitting a written complaint to the acting IGP stating that the investigations regarding Dr Mohommad Safi Sahabdeen of Kurunegala are not being carried out in an efficient manner. Police media spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara stated that accordingly, the acting I... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 16:45 | NewsFirst | Legal action against railway employees: Railway Department | The Railway Department states that legal action will be taken against the railway employees who engaged in a train strike defying the order of it being an essential service. Railway Superintendent Dilantha Fernando stated that special attention will be given to the railway employees from today (June... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 16:45 | NewsFirst | Foreigner’s body among three unidentified bodies discovered islandwide | Two unidentified corpses have been discovered from the North Western coastal line. The police stated that the bodies were found lying along the Nirmalapura coast in Norochcholai and the Muthupanthiya coast in Arachchikattuwa. The corpse discovered from Arachchikatuwa has been identified as a foreign... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 16:45 | FT | DFCC Bank holds serene Poson Bhakthi Gee 2019 | Sharing the peace and joy of Poson Poya, DFCC Bank’s staff organised a Poson Bhakthi Gee 2019 on 13 June at the DFCC head office auditorium with the participation of Board of Directors, CEO, senior management, staff and their families.. Poson Poya celebrates the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and ... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 16:15 | Ada Derana | China and U.S. agree to restart trade talks | The United States and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks and Washington will not levy new tariffs on Chinese exports, China s foreign ministry said, raising hopes for the world s two largest economies to resolve their trade war.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 15:45 | NewsFirst | President speaks about the issues in western medicine | Speaking at an event to declare open a hospital ward at the Manampitiya rural ayurvedic hospital, President Maithripala Sirisena said there are more irregularities than benefits to the people when purchasing medicine and modern equipment in the western medical field. Addressing the gathering the Pre... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 15:45 | Ada Derana | Mannar mass grave- Results of radiocarbon dating report questionable | The results of the radiocarbon dating test report carried out by a laboratory in the United States on the bone samples recovered from the mass grave in Mannar are questionable, says Prof. Raj Somadeva of Archaeology at the Postgraduate Institute of the University of Kelaniya.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 14:30 | News.Lk | Fair weather and gusty winds | Except for light showers in the Sabaragamuwa province, mainly fair weather will continue further over most parts of the island.Fairly strong gusty winds up to 40 kmph are likely in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee, Hambantota and Matara districts.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 14:15 | News.Lk | G20 summit: Trump and Xi agree to restart US-China trade talks | US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached the agreement on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan.Mr Trump said the talks had been "excellent".He had threatened to impose an additional $300bn (£236bn) in tariffs on Chinese imports.However after the meeting in Osaka, he con... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 14:15 | Ada Derana | Everything went wrong, especially batting, laments Dimuth Karunaratne | Dimuth Karunaratne blamed every aspect of his team that didn t click against South Africa as the Lankans slumped to their third defeat of the World Cup with their knockout chances getting further slimmer. Sri Lanka have tougher opponents against West Indies and Indian in remaining games.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 14:15 | Daily Mirror | JO wants AG letter on PSC tabled | The joint opposition yesterday urged the Speaker to table the letter sent by the Attorney General stating his views on the Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to inquire into the Easter Sunday attacks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:46 | News Hub | Market conditions in Sri Lanka normalizing – IMF | The market conditions in Sri Lanka are normalizing, says Camilla Andersen, the Assistant Director at the Communications Department of the International Monetary...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:45 | Colombo Page | Unreasonable demands of trade unions will result in public sector salary anomalies | The Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Arjuna Ranatunga says that the trade unions will not be suppressed but also cannot allow the trade unions making unreasonable demands.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:45 | News.Lk | IMF says market conditions in Sri Lanka normalising | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says market conditions in Sri Lanka are normalising.Camilla Andersen, Assistant Director at the IMF Communications Department said in response to a question that on June 24th, the country successfully tapped the international bond market for 2 billion at five- a... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:31 | Hiru News | T 56 weapon hidden by Madush found from a lake in Negombo | During a search operation carried out by accompanying underworld gangster Makandure Madush, who is currently in custody, a T 56 weapon has been recovered. This...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:31 | Hiru News | JVP to take a new face from 14th | JVP Politburo Member K D Lal Kantha says that their National Movement will be revealed to the country on the 14th of next month. He expressed these views...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:31 | Hiru News | Sri Lanka’s alcohol consumption continues to rise | The latest report by the World Health Organization revealed that Sri Lankas alcohol consumption has increased further. It also points that Sri...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:31 | Hiru News | School time in the South increased by an hour – Teachers oppose | Southern Province Governor Keerthi Thennakoon has issued a circular to schools under its purview to cover up for lessons which were missed following the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:30 | Ada Derana | Two power centres cannot govern Sri Lanka - Mahinda | The country cannot be governed through two power centres , says the Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:15 | Colombo Page | No evidence on MP Rishad Bathiudeen linking to Easter Sunday Attacks - police | There is no evidence linking ACMC Leader and former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen to the series of bomb attacks on Easter Sunday, the police has informed the parliament.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:15 | News.Lk | Woeful Lanka throws away World Cup chance | DURHAM, FRIDAY – Sri Lanka gave a woeful batting performance against South Africa to undermine their chances of qualifying for a place in the World Cup semi-finals when they lost a crucial contest played at Chester-le-Street here on Friday by nine wickets.It was a must win game for the Lankans and a... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:15 | News.Lk | Sri Lanka team for Asian Youth Netball Championship | The Sri Lanka junior netball team pictured with Sports Ministry and Netball Federation of Sri Lanka officials before their departure to Japan. The Sri Lanka junior netball team pictured with Sports Ministry and Netball Federation of Sri Lanka officials before their departure to Japan. The Sri Lanka ... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:00 | News.Lk | G20 worries over US–China Trade War | The G20 Summit taking place in Osaka, Japan from yesterday is one of the most important such meetings of world leaders in recent decades. The nations are faced with the huge challenge of seeking to resolve the current US-China Trade War affecting business interests and the economies of countries thr... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 13:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka inflation rises 3.8-pct in June | Inflation in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo grew 3.8 percent in June from a year earlier, down from 5 percent in May, the state statistics office said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 12:30 | NewsFirst | Government midwives strike action continues | The strike action launched by the Government Midwives in the North Western Province on the 26th of this month based on several demands continues. The President of the Government Midwives Association Devika Kodituwakku stated that the trade union action will continue as the demands of the union are y... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 12:30 | NewsFirst | “Education is important to build a peaceful country” – President | Speaking at an event held in Polonnaruwa President Maithripala Sirisena said, that it is very important to provide a good education for all children where all communities live in a disciplined and peaceful way. President also added that if the country is divided into ethnic groups and there is confl... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 12:30 | NewsFirst | Two arrested at BIA with gold worth Rs. 26 million | Two Singaporeans aged 55 and 45 who attempted to smuggle jewellery worth Rs. 26 million into the country were arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport. The jewellery weighing 4.850 kg was found concealed in their clothes.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 12:30 | NewsFirst | T-56 firearm belonging to Madush discovered | The Criminal Investigation Department has seized a T-56 firearm, belonging to underworld kingpin Makandure Madush. The weapon was discovered hidden at Dalupotha Ela, Negombo during a raid carried out by the Police Special Task Force and the Criminal Investigations Department. The CID added that Maka... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 12:30 | NewsFirst | 4 arrested for treasure hunting in Aralaganwila | 4 suspects were arrested while excavating a plot of land in Allewawa, Aralaganwila with the intention offinding artefacts. Police noted that the suspects aged from 21 to 31 are residents of Allewewa, Trincomalee, Passara and Aralaganwila. The suspects are due to be presented before the Polonnaruwa M... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 12:30 | NewsFirst | China says U.S. agrees to restart trade talks | * This article originally appeared on www.nytimes.com China and the United States have agreed to resume trade talks, official Chinese media announced today (June 29) after President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, held an 80-minute meeting during the Group of 20 summits in Osaka, Japan. Th... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 12:30 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka Customs nab Singapore couple for smuggling gold jewellery worth Rs. 2.6 million | Sri Lanka Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake have arrested a Singaporean couple who were attempting to smuggle in gold jewellery worth over Rs. 2. 6 million.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 12:30 | Daily Mirror | SL in the headlines for wrong reasons: German envoy | German Ambassador Joern Rohde said Sri Lanka was unfortunately again in the headlines for the wrong reasons.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 12:15 | Colombo Page | Black oil attack on GMOA secretary's clinic | The office of the Assistant Secretary of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), Dr. Navinda Soyza, has been attacked with black engine oil and stones.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 12:15 | Ada Derana | Market conditions in Sri Lanka normalizing - IMF | The market conditions in Sri Lanka are normalizing, says Camilla Andersen, the Assistant Director at the Communications Department of the International Monetary Fund.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 11:46 | News Hub | Heat advisory issued for four districts today | The heat index, the temperature felt on the human body, is expected to increase up to ‘Extreme Caution’ level (32°C - 41°C)...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 |  11:46 | Washington Post | Sri Lanka welcomes FIFA ruling Macau out of WCup qualifying | Sri Lanka’s soccer authorities have welcomed a FIFA decision to advance its team to the next round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers removing Macau for its refusal to travel to Sri Lanka owing to the recent terror attacks... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 11:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | STF is able to find T-56 through Madhush | Notorious drug kingpin “Makandure Madush” has helped the Police Special Task Force (STF) recover a hidden firearm in Negombo.This is the second firearm found through Madush.The Police said that a T-56 firearm was discovered in Dalupotha Ela in Negombo.Madush had pointed out the location where the we... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 11:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Sri Lanka's per capita consumption of liquor hits 95 percent : WHO | Sri Lanka's per capita consumption of liquor has increased upto a staggering 95 percent, a report by the WHO has revealed.According to the 2018 Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health by the WHO, the total number of new alcohol users in Sri Lanka had increased upto 10.4 percent by 2016.According ... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 11:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | France, Norway and Germany urge Sri Lanka not to install the death penalty | Norway and Germany have expressed deep concern regarding the Sri Lankan President’s decision to resume executions in the country for drug offenders.Norway yesterday said in which would put an end to Sri Lanka’s 43-year moratorium on the use of this cruel and irreversible punishment.The full statemen... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 11:45 | News.Lk | UNODC ready to bring criminals to justice | VIENNA, 27 June 2019 -The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime issuing statement, in response to enquiries regarding reports from Sri Lanka on the application of the death penalty for four individuals convicted of drug-related offences, says that it is stand ready to engage with all countries to... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 11:31 | Lanka Business Online | IMF at G20: Lagarde calls for stronger international cooperation | Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of the Group of...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 11:30 | Colombo Page | Defense Ministry to undergo restructuring to strengthen intelligence apparatus and national security | The Ministry of Defense (MOD) has taken steps to restructure and streamline the entire system in order to strengthen the intelligence apparatus and national security, the Secretary to Ministry of Defense General (Retired) Shantha Kottegoda said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 11:30 | Ada Derana | Report submitted to PSC says Rishad has no links to terrorist activities | A report submitted by the DIG of the Criminal Investigation Department on former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen was read out yesterday (28) at the Special Parliamentary Select Committee looking into the Easter attacks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 11:15 | News.Lk | BIA, Palali airports to be upgraded: Civil Aviation remits Rs. 5 bn to Treasury | The Civil Aviation industry suffered a direct loss of Rs.12 million daily due to the drop of foreign tourists' arrival in Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, Transport and Civil Aviation State Minister Ashok Abeysinghe said.He said that it suffered an indirect loss of Rs.51 mill... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 11:01 | News Hub | No evidence on Rishad – Police | There is no evidence linking ACMC Leader to the April 21 bombing series. Rival political factions have been continuously making various allegations...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 10:45 | Colombo Page | JVP to launch massive street demonstrations against government next month | Sri Lanka's Marxist party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) says it is planning to launch massive street demonstrations against the government next month.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 10:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | 100 go to China to see trains : The cost is Rs 500 lakh | It is reported that a team of about 100 people from the Railways Department will be traveling to China to inspect the S-14 locomotives manufactured in China.The group will travel to China under five groups of 20 each.The first group has already left for China and the second group is ready to go as s... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 10:45 | News.Lk | CB Bond scam indictments Record 1 million pages evidence | In what is Sri Lanka’s biggest corruption case to date, Attorney General Dappula de Livera has filed indictments in the First Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar against former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran and nine others in connection with the February 2015 Central Bank Treasury Bond scam, ... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 10:45 | Ada Derana | T-56 recovered during search with Makandure Madush | A T-56 rifle has been recovered from Dalupotha area in Negombo when the notorious drug kingpin “Makandure Madush” was escorted to find hidden weapons.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 10:30 | Daily Mirror | Parliamentary affairs - Neither SC nor a judicial officer can interfere | Referring to the statement by President Maithripala Sirisena that the Attorney General had informed him there were issues pertaining to the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), House Leader Lakshman Kiriella said yesterday neither the Supreme Court nor any other Judicial Officer could intervene in ... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 10:15 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka establishes diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia | The Government of Sri Lanka has established the diplomatic relations with the government of St. Lucia with effect from 25th June 2019.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 10:00 | News.Lk | President explains death penalty decision to UN Secy Gen. | President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday disclosed that he had spoken with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres over the telephone on Thursday night and explained the reasons for implementing the death sentence in Sri Lanka.Speaking at a ceremony at Lankapura Vijitha Maha Vidyalaya in Polonnaru... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 10:00 | News.Lk | Transparency in Police service important – Speaker | Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer launching the Public Complaints Management System (PCMS) of the National Police Commission (NPC) held at Movenpick Hotel in Colombo yesterday.Openness and transparency in the Police service is important to increase public ... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 10:00 | Ada Derana | Singaporean couple busted with gold jewelry worth over Rs 20 mn | A Singaporean couple has been arrested for smuggling in a stock of gold jewellery worth over Rs 20 million.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 09:45 | NewsFirst | Another 24-hour Railway Trade Union strike ends. Another strike next Thursday? | Police says investigations are underway after Railways General Manager Dilantha Fernando, filed a complaint that railway workers continued with their strike action defying an essential services order. Police said statements will be recorded in the near future from trade union leaders who went on str... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 09:45 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka, Thailand agree to promote bilateral tourism | Sri Lanka has signed memorandum of understanding with Thailand to promote bilateral tourism.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 09:45 | News.Lk | Children to have education to create a peaceful and disciplined country – President | President Maithripala Sirisena said that it is very important to provide a good education for all the children of the country to build a disciplined and peaceful country where all communities are living.The President made this observation when he declared open the new three storied building at the T... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 09:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Poojith and Hemasiri in danger of being arrested | Former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former IGP Pujitha Jayasundara are to be arrested by the police for questioning, a weekend newspaper has reported.Hemasiri and Pujitha are about to be arrested for not preventing the attack on Easter Sunday and for threatening and assaulting a person.Ac... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 09:01 | News Hub | Sri Lanka appoints executioners for return of death penalty | Sri Lanka has hired two executioners as it prepares to put four prisoners convicted of drug offences to death in what would...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 08:46 | News Hub | Bees fail to make limp Sri Lanka buzz as South Africa coast to victory | That this match will be chiefly remembered for a swarm of bees briefly halting play says everything. Having waited almost a month...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 08:30 | Hiru News | Train strike ends; Services as usual – Strict legal action if strikes continue | The one day strike carried out by Train Drivers, Guides and Station Masters ended at midnight. Joint Convenor of the Railway Operations Officers Trade...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 08:30 | Hiru News | Saudi and Sri Lanka enter an agreement to expedite blood money claims | Sri Lankas Consulate General in Jeddah said that an agreement has been reached with a law firm in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to initiate and prosecute...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 08:30 | Hiru News | Dayasiri once again called up by the Parliamentary Select Committee | The Parliamentary Select Committee inquiring in to the Easter Sunday attacks is scheduled to meet once again at 2 PM on the 10th of next month. Chairman...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 08:30 | Hiru News | A couple arrested with Jewellery worth 26 Million | Customs Officers at the Katunayaka International Airport have arrested a Singaporean couple along with jewellery worth 26 Million Rupees. Acting Customs...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 08:30 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka President says implementing death penalty to protect future generation from drug traffickers | Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has justified his decision to restore the death penalty after a 43-year moratorium as a measure to protect the country and the future generation from drug traffickers.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 08:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka brewer warns of imitation Japanese sake, synthetic toddy | A product pretending to be Japanese sake has entered the Sri Lankan market, while synthetic toddy continues to be popular, a top official from the country's largest brewery Lion said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 08:30 | Daily Mirror | Is Mattala airport to be handed over to India? : JVP | Heated arguments prevailed in parliament today after JVP MP Sunil Hadunnetti claimed that moves were afoot to hand over the Mattala Airport to India and asked the subject minister if the government was planning to do so.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 08:00 | Ada Derana | According to Matthew wins best film at Derana Lux Film Awards 2019 | The Seventh Derana Lux Film Awards 2019 was held at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo last night with a host of awards being presented to artists and creators alike at the glittering ceremony, which was graced by Sri Lanka s biggest celebrities and stars.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 06:15 | Daily Mirror | I’m opposed to the death penalty: MR | Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday he had always been against the implementation of the death penalty and had refused to sign any of the death warrants during his term as President.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 |  04:16 | Daily News | Parliament | BIA, Palali airports to be upgraded: Civil Aviation remits Rs. 5 bn to Treasury yearly - AshokThe Civil Aviation industry suffered a direct loss of Rs.12 million daily due to the drop of foreign...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 04:16 | Daily News | Record 1 million pages evidence | In what is Sri Lanka’s biggest corruption case to date, Attorney General Dappula de Livera has filed indictments in the First Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar against former...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 04:16 | Daily News | Striking Railways employees face legal action | The Sri Lanka Railways yesterday managed to operate a few trains despite the strike launched by the railway trade unions even after the service was declared an essential...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 04:16 | Daily News | PSC can penalise Dayasiri - Kiriella | The Parliament Select Committee (PSC) investigating the Easter Sunday terror attacks can take necessary action against UPFA MP Dayasiri Jayasekara if he does not comply with...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 04:16 | Daily News | Transparency in Police service important – Speaker | Openness and transparency in the Police service is important to increase public confidence, Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya stressed yesterday at a function of the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 04:16 | Daily News | President explains death penalty decision to UN Secy Gen. | President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday disclosed that he had spoken with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres over the telephone on Thursday night and explained the reasons for implementing...... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 03:45 | Daily Mirror | I had never known suicide bomber related to my party official: Rishad | Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen who today testified before the Parliamentary Select Committee looking into the Easter Sunday carnage said one of the suicide bombers who blew himself up in one of the attacks had been his party’s assistant Treasurer Alawdeen’s son in law. However the MP said he had ... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 03:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Sri Lanka's semi-final hopes dented by SA (Match Highlights) | Sri Lanka's hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals were dented as South Africa thrashed them by nine wickets at Chester-le-Street.Victory would have taken Sri Lanka level on points with fourth-placed England, but they stay in seventh.No player scored more than 30 as they were bowled out for a t... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 02:15 | Daily Mirror | SLPP to contest upcoming elections as a new alliance | The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the political parties which represent the joint opposition have decided to contest the upcoming elections including the presidential election as a new alliance, the SLPP said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | 28 June 1914: The gunshot that changed history | Before the guns of August (1914) blew it to smithereens, to the casual observer, Europe was a picture of solidity, successful and stable. Having created the ground for the industrial revolution, Europe now carried limitless potential; enjoying high productivity, global trade, broadening literacy, ... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | When the sleeper wakes, the Sri Lankan version | ‘The Sleeper Awakes’ (1910) is a dystopian science fiction novel by English writer H.G. Wells, about a man who sleeps for 203 years, waking up in a completely transformed London where he has become the richest m... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | Munchee supports Bhakthi Gee competition for dhampasal children in Anuradhapura | Munchee, the market leader in Sri Lanka’s biscuit manufacturing industry, recently concluded their Poson Poya Day Program, comprising of Bhakthi Gee and Poem Writing (Padya Rachana) competitions, organised in association with the Madhayama Nuwaragam Palatha Sasanarakshaka Balamandalaya and the Madha... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | Bathiudeen tells PSC detractors linked him to terror groups for refusing to support Oct. coup | Former Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen told a Parliamentary Committee yesterday that the allegations being made by Opposition MPs linking him to the terrorist group that carried out the Easter day attacks have to do with his refusal to support the October political coup. “The att... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | Trump to Putin: Please don’t meddle in US elections | OSAKA (Reuters): President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in US elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that led to an investigation of his campaign’s contact with the Kremlin during 2016 elections. A two-year investigation into a Mosco... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | Pompeo says remains hopeful Pakistan will crack down on Islamist militants | MUMBAI (Reuters): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a trip to India on Wednesday that he remained hopeful that neighbouring Pakistan would chose the “right course” in cracking down on Islamist fundamentalists. The United States and Britain have long urged Pakistan to deal with militant g... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | Modi says one-sided decisions drive development of global economy | OSAKA (Reuters): The development of the global economy is largely driven by one-sided decisions and disputes felt by the entire system, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | Sri Lanka tourism fighting back from Easter bombings: Mangala | AFP: Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is recovering faster than expected after the Easter Sunday suicide bombings shook the island nation, giving a much-needed boost to the economy, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera told AFP.. The country was hit by mass cancellati... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | Underserved communities in Walagambapura and Ambagahawella, Ampara gifted with Piyawara schools | Hemas Holdings begins the construction of its 54th and 55th pre-school in the rural areas of Walagambapura and Ambagahawella, Ampara as it strives to assist the commitment made by the Government of Sri Lanka to improve children’s learning in their formative years.. Initiated in 2002, the Piyawara pr... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | Arjuna takes guard against railway unions | Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Arjuna Ranatunga, refusing to budge an inch over the strike carried out by railway trade unions representing the drivers, regulators, operators, stationmasters and the oversight managers, pledged... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | Carrying out death penalty will cause loss of GSP+ says JVP | President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to carry out the death penalty will lead Sri Lanka to lose GSP+ benefits received from the European Union as well as set the stage for an anti-Sri Lanka campaigns across the world, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) MP Bimal Rathnayake cautioned the Parliam... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | Trump talks trade at G20, China’s Xi warns against protectionism | OSAKA (Reuters): US President Donald Trump made clear on Friday that trade was his top priority at a summit of leaders of Group of 20 nations, as China’s Xi Jinping warned against rising protectionism and India, Japan and Russia defended multilateral trade rules. Trump, who is holding a seri... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | FT | AG indicts 10 bond scam suspects | The Attorney General (AG) yesterday filed indictments against former Central Bank Governor Arjun Mahendran, his son-in-law Perpetual Treasuries owner Arjuna Aloysius and eight others before the three-member Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar. Co-ordin... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 | 00:30 | BBC | Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka's semi-final hopes dented by South Africa | Sri Lanka's hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals are dented as South Africa thrash them by nine wickets at Chester-le-Street.... | Link |
| 2019/06/29 |  00:15 | Guardian | Sri Lanka appoints executioners for return of death penalty after 40 years | Four convicts to be put to death after president announced end to moratorium this weekSri Lanka has hired two executioners as it prepares to put four prisoners convicted of drug offences to death in what would be its first use of capital punishment for over 40 years.The executioners were picked from... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 23:31 | Daily News | Prisons Dept.: 2 Executioners trained and ready | The Prisons Department yesterday said that the department has already recruited two executioners. They were those who had obtained the highest marks among 26 shortlisted...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 23:30 | Colombo Telegraph | Sirisena’s Execution Mania Hits Snag: ‘No Executions For A Week,’ Commissioner General Promises Court Of Appeal | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 23:30 | Daily Mirror | PM, UNP MPs, ministers absent: Bandula | Joint opposition MP Bandula Gunawardane said today there were doubts if a conspiracy was being hatched when most of the UNPers including the Prime Minister were absent during Thursday’s debate on the state of emergency.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 23:16 | Daily News | Executions not within next 7 days - Prisons Chief | The Commissioner General of Prisons yesterday gave an undertaking to the Court of Appeal that the death penalty would not be implemented within the next seven days....... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 23:16 | Daily News | Bathiudeen to PSC: Never asked for any detainee release from Army Cdr | Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen told the Parliamentary Select Committee(PSC) probing the 21/4 Easter attack yesterday that he merely contacted the Army Commander Lt....... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 23:15 | Ada Derana | Maldivian terror plot mastermind s transfer from Sri Lanka delayed | Abdulla Luthufee, the leader behind the 1988 coup attack on Maldives has not been transferred back to Maldives from Sri Lanka due to pending documentations from Sri Lankan authorities, Maldives Police Service has stated.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 23:00 | Ada Derana | Norway, Germany urge Sri Lanka not to reinstate death penalty | Norway and Germany have expressed deep concern regarding the Sri Lankan President s decision to resume executions in the country for drug offenders.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 23:00 | Ada Derana | Ethnic divisions will not benefit any community - President | President Maithripala Sirisena said that it is very important to provide a good education for all the children of the country to build a disciplined and peaceful country where all communities are living.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 22:45 | Colombo Page | France, Norway express concern over Sri Lanka President's decision to implement death penalty | Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena's decision to execute death row prisoners convicted of drug related crimes as a measure to deter drug trafficking has drawn the concerns of many countries including the UK and Europe Union while the latest to call on Sri Lanka to abolish death penalty are Fra... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 22:45 | Daily Mirror | I had never known suicide bomber related to my party official: Rishad | Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen who today testified before the Parliamentary Select Committee looking into the Easter Sunday carnage said one of the suicide bombers who blew himself up in one of the attacks had been his party’s assistant Treasurer Alawdeen’s son in law whom he had never met or kno... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 22:30 | NewsFirst | IMF states market conditions of Sri Lanka normalizing post 04/21 attack | Questions were raised on the continuity of net foreign outflows from Sri Lanka’s government securities market at a media briefing convened by the International Monetary Fund yesterday (June 28). Responding to these inquiries Assistant Director of the IMF Communications Department Cammila Andersen sa... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 |  22:30 | Reuters | Sri Lanka picks two hangmen for first prisoner executions since 1970s | Sri Lanka has hired two hangmen as it prepares for executions of four prisoners convicted of drug offences in what would be the country's first use of the death penalty for over 40 years, prison authorities said on Friday. ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 21:45 | EconomyNext | Death penalty will hurt Sri Lanka’s reputation, human rights record, Norway says | Resuming executions will damage Sri Lanka’s reputation and human rights record, Norway said in a statement issued by its embassy.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 21:30 | NewsFirst | Dayasiri refuses to appear before 04/21 PSC | The special parliamentary committee appointed to investigate into the 04/21 attacks were focused on a debate in parliament today (June 28). The leader of the house Lakshman Kiriella claimed that the Supreme Court cannot halt the activities of this parliament and that even in the past that a special ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 21:30 | NewsFirst | Vavuniya deputy director of agriculture assaulted by Mullathivu deputy director: Public protest | A protest was staged opposite the office of the Deputy Director of Agriculture of the Northern province located in Vavuniya. The protest was organized against the assault of the Deputy Director of Agriculture of the Northern province in Vavuniya by the Deputy Director of Mullathivu. The protesters d... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 21:30 | NewsFirst | Petition filed against death penalty; no executions for one week | The Court of Appeal decided to take up a petition filed against the death penalty on July 2nd. The Commissioner General of Prisons gave an undertaking that the executions will not take place for a period of one week from today (June 28). He stated that the death penalty will not be... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 21:30 | NewsFirst | MR opposes President’s decision to implement death penalty | The newly erected wall around the Bodhiya of the Sri Vijaya Sundararamaya in Horapavita, Kamburupitiya was unveiled today (June 28) by the Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa. Responding to a question imposed by a journalist on the President’s decision to implement the death penalty, Rajapaksa said ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 21:30 | NewsFirst | No substance in Dr Shafi’s accusations: CID can no longer hold him under PTA | The Criminals Investigations Department has taken measures to inform the Defence Minister that they can no longer hold Dr Mohamed Shafi Sahabdeen from Kurunegala, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. The CID informed courts regarding the progress made in investigations so far and said that they ca... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 21:30 | NewsFirst | Banking sector to face further increase in non-performing loans : Rusirupala Tennakoon | Fitch Ratings says in new reports that Sri Lanka’s banking sector will face further increases in non-performing loans this year as the macro-economic environment remains difficult. Non Performing Loans rose by 64% in 2018, the sharpest increase since 2013. The banking sector NPL ratio rose to 3.4% a... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 21:30 | NewsFirst | Land Special Provisions bill tabled in parliament | The State Lands (Special Provisions) Bill was tabled in parliament today (June 28). The General Secretary of Parliament Dhammika Dissanayaka speaking at the instance stated that it is a bill with provisions to award the sole right to lands of the state held by citizens and matters pertaining to affi... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 21:30 | NewsFirst | Russia interested in developing military cooperation with Sri Lanka | Speaking to the Sri Lankan military officials, the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation said Russia is interested in developing military cooperation with Sri Lanka. The meeting was held to discuss issues related to combatting international terrorism in the region and ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 21:30 | NewsFirst | Anomalies in 19th amendment should be resolved before presidential election: MP Faizer Mustapha | Speaking at a media briefing of the SLFP, UPFA MP Faizer Mustapha stated that it is because of the 19th amendment to the constitution that two leaders were created in the governance structure. He further said that when a President is elected through the public mandate and when a Prime Minister who... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 21:15 | Daily Mirror | Maldives says getting escaped convict back from SL difficult | The Maldivian Foreign Ministry has said that bringing the escaped convict Abdulla Luthufee back from Sri Lanka was challenging due to the nature of the case.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 21:00 | NewsFirst | CID unearths haul of weapons in Ollikulam | The Criminal Investigations Department inspected a plot of land in Ollikulam, Kattankudi today (June 28). The inspection was carried out based on the information revealed by a chief suspect connected to the 04/21 attack, Mohammad Ahamed Milhan. Milhan who was arrested in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia was tak... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 20:46 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 9.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 9.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 20:30 | NewsFirst | Railway unions defy essential services order and continue strike | Railways General Manager Dilantha Fernando, filed a complaint at the Fort police station as the railway trade unions continued their strike action defying the essential services gazette notification. The General Manager requested for action to be taken against the train drivers, operators and statio... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 |  20:01 | Asian Mirror | "No Evidence Linking Rishad Bathiudeen To Easter Sunday Attacks": Deputy Speaker Kumarasiri Quotes Letter Sent By Acting IGP | There is no evidence linking ACMC Leader Rishad Bathiudeen to the April 21 bombing series. Rival political factions have been continuously making various allegations against ACMC Leader Rishad Bathiudeen (MP) linking him to Sri Lanka Easter Sunday Attacks, Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri said, quot... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 20:00 | Daily Mirror | No evidence against Rishad: Acting IGP informs PSC | Acting IGP C.D. Wickramaratne has informed the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) appointed to probe Easter Sunday attack that according to the investigations carried out into the complaints against former minister Rishad Bathiudeen so far, there is no evidence to show that the minister was involv... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 19:30 | NewsFirst | Human – Elephant conflict: Two deaths reported | A 47-year-old person has died in an elephant attack in Thimbiriwewa, Eppawela. The police said that the deceased victim was attacked when he travelling to his plot of land in a three-wheeler. Another incident was reported from Palutawa, Sigiriya where a 53-year-old person who was travelling to his p... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 19:30 | Daily Mirror | Case against Sarath Silva - Justice Sisira De Abrew also recuses from Bench | Justice Sisira J. De Abrew today recused himself from the Bench hearing the contempt of court allegation against former chief justice Sarath N.Silva when the matter came up before the Bench comprising Justices Sisira J. De Abrew, Vijith K. Malalgoda and P. Padman Surasena.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 19:16 | Hiru News | 10 including Arjuna Mahendran sued; one million pages charge sheet | The Attorney General indicted 10 respondents including former Central Bank Governor, Arjuna Mahendran in connection with the Central Bank bond scam today.It...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 19:16 | Hiru News | Acting IGP informs parliament that Baduideen has no involvement in terrorist activities | The Acting IGP has informed the secretary general of parliament that police investigations have found former minister Rishard Badiudeen has no involvement...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 19:16 | Hiru News | Railway strike continues despite the department’s complaint to police | Railway trade unions threatened today that they would resort to extending the ongoing token strike to an indefinite one if their trade union actions are...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 19:15 | EconomyNext | Weak rupee, higher taxes to prune profits of Sri Lankan insurers | Sri Lanka’s insurance industry growth is likely to slow down and profits reduced owing to a weakened rupee and higher taxes, Fitch Ratings has said in a new report.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 19:15 | Ada Derana | Mahinda says he is personally against death penalty | Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa says he is personally against the implementation of the death penalty.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 19:00 | Daily Mirror | Rail strike - Railways Dept. complains to the police | The Railway Department today complained to the Fort Police about the work stoppage by the railway employees despite the service being declared an essential service, Railways General Manager Nilantha Fernando said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 19:00 | Daily Mirror | Prisons Chief says no executions within next seven days | When questioned by Court, Prisons Commissioner General today assured the Appeal Court that no prisoner would be executed within the next seven days from today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 19:00 | Daily Mirror | Implementing death penalty - Prez tells UN Chief why he decided to do so | President Maithripala Sirisena said today he had spoken to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres over the phone and explained his decision to implement the death penalty in Sri Lanka.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 18:46 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 6.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 6.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 18:30 | NewsFirst | BRICS leaders reach consensus on partnership, global governance, cooperation | REUTERS: Leaders of the emerging economies’ bloc BRICS on Friday reached a broad consensus on a partnership of the bloc, global governance and sci-tech innovation cooperation at a meeting in Osaka, Japan, on the sidelines of the 14th G20 Summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Jair... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 18:30 | Daily Mirror | Prisons Chief says no executions for a week | When questioned by Court, Prisons Commissioner General today assured the Appeal Court that no prisoner would be executed within the next seven days from today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 18:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka stocks lower as central bank slaps price controls on bank deposits | Sri Lankan stocks closed 0.51 percent higher on Friday with brokers saying more interest in shares was expected with a new ceiling on deposit rates coming into effect.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 18:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka rupee ends firmer, bond yields ease | Sri Lanka's rupee closed strong at 176.40/45 rupees against the US dollar in the spot market on Friday while bond yields eased, dealers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 18:00 | Ada Derana | Navy busts drug dealer in Matara | A drug dealer has been arrested during a search operation carried out at Kudawella fishery harbour in Matara.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 18:00 | Daily Mirror | Rail strike - Railways Dept. complains to the Police | The Railway Department today complained to the Fort Police about the work stoppage by the railway employees despite the service being declared an essential service, Railways General Manager Nilantha Fernando said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 18:00 | Daily Mirror | Implementing death penalty - Prez tells UN Chief why he decided to do so | President Maithripala Sirisena said today he had spoken to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres over the phone and explained his decision to implement the death penalty in Sri Lanka.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 18:00 | Daily Mirror | 36 swords found at Kattankudi | Thirty six swords which had been buried, were recovered from Kattankudi today, Police said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:45 | News.Lk | AUSTRALIAN TRAVEL AGENTS TO VISIT SRI LANKA | A Twenty member delegation comprising of travel agents and media personnel will undertake a familiarisation tour to Sri Lanka from 06 – 15 July 2019. The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) in coordination with the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney has organised this familiarisation to... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:30 | News.Lk | DMC cautions as heat runs high over country | The Disaster Management Center (DMC) yesterday issued a heat advisory for the country for today and tomorrow. Besides the Center has issued heat warnings particularly for Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa and Ampara districts. Disaster Management Center spokesman Pradeep Kodippili yesterday said. “We expect t... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:30 | Ada Derana | Heat advisory issued for four districts tomorrow | The heat index, the temperature felt on the human body, is expected to increase up to Extreme Caution level (32°C - 41°C) at some places in Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Ampara and Monaragala districts tomorrow (29), says the Department of Meteorology.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:16 | Hiru News | The mobile phone theft recorded on a CCTV camera | A person who came into a shop stealing a mobile phone there was recorded on a security camera.It was a shop in Hali-Ela that this individual had entered...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:16 | Hiru News | A Samurdhi Development officer killed at Matugama, using a sharp weapon | A Samurdhi Development officer had been assaulted with a sharp weapon and killed at Helamba Matugama.The Hiru Correspondent said that it was a...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:15 | Colombo Page | Death penalty will not be carried out within next week, Prison authority assures court | The Commissioner General of Prisons has promised the Court of Appeal that no prisoner will be executed within a week from today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:15 | News.Lk | State of Emergency extended | The extension of the emergency regulations by another month was passed in Parliament without a vote yesterday.The proposal was tabled by Leader of the House Minister Lakshman Kiriella. By the time the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) raised objections to the extension and called for a division, the pro... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:15 | News.Lk | AG files indictments against bond scam accused | The Attorney General has filed indictment against former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran and 9 others before the three-member Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar. Coordinating Officer to the Attorney General,State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, stated that the Special High Court has summoned the ac... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:15 | EconomyNext | Central bank cuts Sri Lanka 3-month deposit rate 1.7-pct under new price controls | Sri Lanka's central bank on Friday ordered a cut of 1.71 percent on 3-month deposits under its controversial price control program to stop depositors from getting a market based interest rate.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:15 | Ada Derana | Rishad responds to allegations at PSC | Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen says that the Quran does not state that non-Muslims must be killed and that it is a false accusation being made by certain individuals.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:15 | Daily Mirror | Death penalty may impede int’l cooperation to fight drug trafficking: UNODC | The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said application of the death penalty may impede international cooperation to fight drug trafficking.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:01 | Daily News | Death penalty should be enforced to protect the country | President Maithripala Sirisena says to protect the future of the country as well as the future generation, the death penalty should be enforced against the drug traffickers while preventing the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:01 | Hiru News | A petition to the Appeal Court preventing the implementation of the death penalty | A writ application has been filed at the Appeal Court requesting that an interim order preventing the decision made by the President to implement the death...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:01 | Hiru News | An individual dead in a wild elephant attack | An individual died in a wild elephant attack in Eppawala.The victim who was attacked last night and killed was a father of two resident in Thimbiriwewa,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:01 | Hiru News | Four people including the Manager interdicted regarding a ticket fraud at the Galle Depot | The Sri Lanka Transport Board Regional Management office said that four persons including the Manager of the Depot were interdicted in connection with...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Stop importing cigarettes from China : Rajitha tells PM | Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne has sent a letter to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe demanding the immediate suspension of the Ministry of Finance's decision to import cigarettes from China, the Daily Mirror reported.It further states:Minister Senaratne in his letter to Prime Minister Wickreme... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Prisons Dept. gives undertaking not to carry out executions for a week | The Commissioner General of Prisons has given an undertaking to the Appeals Court that the death penalty will not be carried out within the next 7 days.Prisons Commissioner General T.M.J.W. Thennakoon gave this undertaking when he appeared before the court today after being served notice over a writ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:00 | News.Lk | Responsibility of Minister is to develop their districts – President | President Maithripala Sirisena says it is the responsibility of every minister to implement necessary development projects in their respective districts utilizing allocated funds. The President made these remarks participating at the progress review meeting on the development programmes carried out ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:00 | Ada Derana | Samurdhi Development Officer killed with sharp weapon | A Samurdhi Development Officer has been stabbed to death in Matugama area at around 3.30 a.m. this morning (28).... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 17:00 | Daily Mirror | AG files indictments against bond scam accused | The Attorney General has filed indictments against former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, PTL owner Arjun Aloysius, PTL CEO Kasun Palisena, former Deputy Governor P. Samarasiri and six others over the bond scam.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:46 | Daily News | Navy arrests a drug trafficker | During a search conducted in Kudawella fishery harbour in Matara, naval personnel and Police STF arrested a drug trafficker.Accordingly, a group of naval personnel attached to the Southern Naval...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:45 | Colombo Page | UNF government committed to create a generation skilled for the future -PM | The United National Front (UNF) government is committed to creating a skilled generation suitable for the future world by providing smart classrooms, smart schools and tablet computers, the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Justice de Abrew recuses from hearing petition against ex- CJ Sarath N. Silva | Justice Sisira de Abrew today (Jun 28) recused himself from the three-member judge bench appointed to hear the contempt of court case against former Chief Justice Sarath Silva.Abrew is the third judge to have recused himself from hearing the case. Previously, Justices Priyantha Jayawardana and Prasa... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Two recruited for the executioner post | Two were recruited for the executioner post.Sri Lanka received 100 applications, including from an American. 26 were selected for the training.After a training an exam was conducted recently, two of the highest scorers has been chosen to the post.They will be working at the Welikada Prison and given... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:31 | Asian Mirror | Commissioner General Of Prisons Gives Undertaking In Court That No Prisoner Will Be Executed Next Week | The Commissioner General of Prisons gave an undertaking before the Court of Appeal that no prioner would be executed within the next week. With the undertaking given by the Commissioner General of Prisons, the Court of Appeal decided to hear the case on July 02. The undertaking was given when the Wr... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | UN Secretary General inquired about the Death Penalty in Sri Lanka – President | The three-storey building constructed at the Pulasthigama Vijitha central college was vested in the students today (June 28), under the auspices of President Maithripala Sirisena. Speaking at the event President Sirisena noted that he hasordered to implement the death penalty against four drug convi... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | Drug trafficker arrested in Navy search operation | During a search operation conducted in the Kudawella fishery harbour in Matara, Naval personnel attached to the Southern Naval Command in coordination with the STF personnel of Pattiyapola arrested a drug trafficker. The suspect was identified as a drug dealer in the area. The 24-year-old suspect is... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | Five arrested for fishing with explosives | The Navy apprehended five persons who attempted fishing, using explosives in the Kokilai lagoon in Pulmudei. The arrest was made by personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command, during a patrol.The suspects are residents of Pulmude and are between the ages of 27 and 43. Two dinghy boats used for ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | First trailer for new generation of ‘Charlie’s Angels’ debuts | REUTERS: The first trailer for the newest “Charlie’s Angels” has debuted. In its third outing, the franchise features a female director and a multi-racial trio of women led by Kristen Stewart. “Twilight” star Stewart, along with rising British actresses Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska, will play the l... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | “There is no point in blaming the 19th Amendment” – Dep. Min. Nalin Bandara | During a media briefing yesterday (June 27) Deputy Minister Nalin Bandara noted that when theyapproved the 19th amendment to the constitution, apart from one MP, everyone else voted in favour of it. However, he said the recent opposition against the amendment is part of the SLFP’s search for a strat... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | Work suspension for four employees of Galle bus depot | The Manager of the Galle depot and four others have been suspended. An officer of the Southern Province Divisional Secretariat stated that the suspended members have been charged with stealing ticket machines and issuing fake tickets to passengers. He added that they have been charged with defraudin... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Bond Scam: AG files cases against 10 suspects | The Attorney General has filed indictments against former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, PTL owner Arjun Aloysius, PTL CEO Kasun Palisena, former Deputy Governor P. Samarasiri and six others over the bond scam.The High Court has summoned the accused to appear before the court on July 19, 20... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:16 | Daily News | Writ petition filed against death penalty | A writ petition in the Court of Appeal has been filed seeking an interim order preventing the implementation of the death sentence.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:01 | Daily News | Rishad arrives at Parliament | Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen arrived at Parliament.He has been summoned before the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank finds buyers for undersubscribed rights | Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank said it had found buyers for the unsold 25.47 million shares of its 12.1 billion rupee rights issue.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 16:00 | Ada Derana | Govt foreknew 5 ways how attacks were going to be struck - S.B. | It is a well-known fact that the Yahapalanaya government was in a crisis ever since its inception on the 8th January 2015, says Parliamentarian S.B. Dissanayake.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 15:45 | NewsFirst | Chinese President meets UN Secretary-General | REUTERS: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Osaka, Japan, on Friday. Xi is in Japan for a summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies slated for Friday and Saturday. Xi said China always supports multilateralism and the positive role of the UN in inter... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 15:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka stocks end 0.5-pct higher | Sri Lankan stocks closed 0.51 percent higher on Friday with brokers saying more interest in shares was expected with a new ceiling on deposit rates coming into effect.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 15:31 | Hiru News | Former Minister Rishard Bathiudeen arrives at the PSC to give evidence | Former Minister Rishard Bathiudeen is at present engaged in giving evidence at the Special Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to probe the Easter...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 15:30 | Colombo Telegraph | But What Then Is Capital Punishment But The Most Premeditated Of Murders…? | "But what then is Capital punishment but the most premeditated of murders…?" ~ Albert Camus The Friday Forum wishes to express its horror and disgust that the President has signed the death warrants of four prisoners. To date the names of these prisoners have not been made known to the public, no... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 15:30 | Colombo Page | President says it's the Minister's responsibility to develop their respective districts | President Maithripala Sirisena says it is the responsibility of every minister to implement necessary development projects in their respective districts utilizing allocated funds.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 15:30 | Ada Derana | Prisons Dept. gives undertaking not to carry out executions for a week | The Commissioner General of Prisons T.M.J.W. Thennakoon has given an undertaking to the Appeals Court that the death penalty will not be carried out within the next 7 days.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 15:30 | Daily Mirror | Rishad appears before PSC | Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen is currently giving evidence before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) appointed to look into the Easter Sunday attacks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 15:16 | Asian Mirror | Journalist Malinda Seneviratne Files Writ Application In Court Of Appeal Against Implementation Of Death Penalty | Journalist Malinda Seneviratne has filed a Writ application in the Court of Appeal against the implementation of the death penalty. In his petition, he has said the implementation of death penalty was a violation of human rights. The journalist, in his petition, refers to President Maithripala Siris... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 15:15 | Colombo Page | Petition filed in Court of Appeal against implementing death sentence | A writ petition has been filed in the Court of Appeal, seeking an interim order preventing the implementation of the death sentence.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 15:01 | Daily News | Two recruited for the executioner post | Two were recruited for the executioner post.Sri Lanka received 100 applications, including from an American. 26 were selected for the training.After a training an exam was conducted recently,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 15:00 | Colombo Page | National Police Commission launches Public Complaint Management System | The National Police Commission's Publication Complaint Management System was launched by the National Police Commission (NPC) today under the patronage of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 15:00 | Daily Mirror | Writ petition filed in AC against death sentence | A writ petition was filed in the Appeals Court today seeking an interim order preventing the implementation of the death sentence.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 14:46 | Hiru News | 1689 kilos of Beedi Leaves found on the Mannar –Oluthuduwai coast | The Navy discovered 1689 kilograms of illegal Beedi Leaves hidden on the coast in Mannar Oluthuduwai. This stock of Beedi Leaves was found subsequent...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 14:46 | Hiru News | Six individuals taken into custody on drug charges in Kalmunai | The Excise Department said that six suspects were taken into custody on drug charges at Kalmunai. These suspects who were arrested under an operation...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 14:45 | Colombo Telegraph | Gota’s Spokesman And Channa Jayasumana Off To Kurunegala To Fuel Their Racist Agenda | Presidential hopeful Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official spokesman, Milinda Rajapaksha together with Prof. Channa Jayasumana, the architect behind the Dr. Shafi fallopian tube saga, are set to take off to Kurunegala on Sunday in what appears to be an attempt to fuel an ugly racist agenda. In an Instagr... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 |  14:45 | Times of India | EU says planned Sri Lanka executions contradict commitments | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 14:45 | Ada Derana | PSC commences recording Rishad s testimony | Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen has commenced giving evidence before the Special Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to probe the terrorist attacks on the 21st of April, says Ada Derana reporter.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 14:31 | Hiru News | Case filed against ten persons including Arjuna Mahendran at the Special High Court | The Attorney General has filed a case at the Special High Court against 10 defendants including former Governor of the Central Bank Arjuna Mahendran, today...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 14:30 | Daily Mirror | President speaks to UN Chief explaining reasons to implement death penalty | President Maithripala Sirisena said he spoke with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres over the phone and explained as to why he has decided to implement the death penalty in Sri Lanka.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 14:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Court orders all communities should be allowed to use Dankotuwa public fair | Marawila Magistrate’s Court today ordered that vendors from all communities should be allowed to use the trading facilities at the Dankotuwa public fair.Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman earlier temporarily banned Muslim vendors from using trading facilities at the public fair.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 14:00 | Colombo Page | Investigations into 4 vehicles moved in and out of Temple Trees on the day of Thajudeen's murder | Deputy Solicitor General Dilan Ratnayake informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate's court that four vehicles moved in and out of Temple Trees in the early morning of the day former Sri Lankan Rugby player Wasim Thajudeen was killed and investigations are currently underway into the vehicle movements.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | President says he spoke to UN chief on implementing death penalty | President Maithripala Sirisena says that in an over-the-phone conversation with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres last night he explained the reasons for implementing the death sentence in Sri Lanka.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | Writ petition filed against implementing death penalty | The Writ petition has been filed with the Court of Appeal seeking an interim order preventing the implementation of the death sentence, says Ada Derana reporter.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 13:31 | Hiru News | An individual who took food for his dog killed in a wild elephant attack | Sigiriya Police said that a farmer who took food for his dog who was protecting his tomato cultivation last night (27) was killed by a wild elephant. The...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 13:31 | Hiru News | President gives an explanation to the UN Secretary General regarding the death penalty | President Maithripala Sirisena said he explained over the phone to United Nations Secretary-General about the decision he had made regarding implementing...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 13:31 | Hiru News | There is no one to accept the responsibility of the Easter Sunday attacks – MP S.B. | Member of Parliament S. B. Dissanayake said that a situation has arisen where no one is coming forward to accept the responsibility of the Easter Sunday...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 13:31 | Hiru News | Sisira De Abrew withdraws from panel of judges in the case against Sarath N. Silva | Judge Sisira De Abrew said today that he is withdrawing from the panel of judges which is due to hear the case against former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 13:30 | NewsFirst | Bond Scam: AG files cases against 10 suspects | The Attorney General today (June 28) filed cases at the Permanent High Court Trial at Bar against Former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, Beneficial owner of Perpetual Treasuries Limited Arjun Aloysius, Geoffrey Joseph Aloysius and 07 others over the Central Bank Treasury Bond Scam. Justices ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 13:30 | Daily Mirror | AG files indictments against bond scam accused | The Attorney General has filed indictments against former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, PTL owner Arjun Aloysius, PTL CEO Kasun Palisena, former Deputy Governor P. Samarasiri and six others over the bond scam.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 13:15 | EconomyNext | Foreign holdings in Sri Lanka rupee bonds grow | Foreign holdings in Sri Lankan rupee bonds grew by 2.3 billion rupees to 147.1 billion rupees for the week ended June 26, the central bank said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 13:01 | Hiru News | Railway department complains to police against the strikers | The Railway Department filed a complaint against its strikers with the Fort Police this morning. The Department request police to take legal action against...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 13:01 | Hiru News | SLFP General Secretary says he won’t appear before the Select Committee | SLFP General Secretary, Dayasiri Jayasekera said, despite the notice served to him by the parliament select committee, he would not appear before the committee...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 13:01 | Hiru News | Dankotuwa weekly fair opened for all communities on a court order | Marawila Magistrate, Keminda Perera ordered police today to permit traders of all communities to engage in commercial activities in Dankotuwa weekly fair. The...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 13:01 | Hiru News | Dr. Naveen De Zoysa’s medical centre in Kaluthara attacked last night | An attack was launched on a medical centre owned by GMOA deputy secretary, Dr. Navin de Soyza at Kudawaskaduwa in Kalutara last night. Our correspondent...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 13:00 | Ada Derana | AG filed indictment against Mahendran and 9 others before Special HC | The Attorney General has filed indictment against former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran and 9 others before the three-member Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:45 | Ground Views | Death Penalty: License for Judicial Killings | Featured image by Sri Lanka Mirror Last year, on October 2, Iran executed a 24-year-old woman, Zeinab Sekaanvand, who was a child at the time of her alleged offense. Under international law,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Chinese journalists on media tour with SriLankan Airlines | The first media familiarisation trip post Easter organised by SriLankan Airlines bought in chief editors and senior journalists from leading and influential media houses in China.The media houses were LUXURYTIMES Magazine, Jiemian News, News.qq.com, Global Times and Zen Lake.While being first time t... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:31 | Asian Mirror | Marawila Magistrate Orders PS Chairman To Allow All Ethnicities To Do Business At Dankotuwa Pola: PS Chairman Likely To Issue Public Apology | The Marawila Magistrate has ordered the Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman to allow venders of all ethnicities to do business at the Dankotuwa weekly pola. The Wennappuwa Pradeshita Sabha Chairman recently came under fire for issuing a letter prohibiting Muslim vendors from entering a weekly pola ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:30 | Colombo Telegraph | Sri Lanka’s 42nd Chief Justice Does Gotabaya’s Dirty Work – Blatantly Violates The Constitution! | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:30 | NewsFirst | EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY | Your Friday Morning Brief 1.Railway trade unions launched another one-day strike. Finance Minister says demands of the railway employees cannot be met. 2.Extension of... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:30 | NewsFirst | Justice de Abrew recuses from hearing petition against ex- CJ Sarath N. Silva | Supreme Court Justice Sisira de Abrew recused himself from considering the petition filed against former Chief Justice Sarath N Silva for contempt of court. The petition was today taken up in the presence of Justices Sisira De Abrew, Vijith Malalgoda and P. Pathman Surasena. Professor Chandragupta T... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:30 | Ada Derana | Dayasiri refuses to testify before PSC today | The General Secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Dayasiri Jayasekara has said he would not testify before the Special Parliamentary Select Committee, probing the coordinated terror attacks on the 21st of April, despite being called to the committee meeting today (28).... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:30 | Daily Mirror | Court orders all communities should be allowed to use Dankotuwa public fair | Marawila Magistrate’s Court today ordered that vendors from all communities should be allowed to use the trading facilities at the Dankotuwa public fair.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:15 | Colombo Page | Railway unions strike despite declaring services essential, Railways lodge complaint with police | The railway unions have gone ahead with their promised strike action despite the Railways being declared as an essential service by the government.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Another train strike! | The train strike commenced from midnjght yesterday (27) in many parts of the island has deeply inconvenienced commuters.Several trains running across many main train stations have been absent this morning while several postal trains scheduled for last night were also suspended.The train strike by ra... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:15 | Ada Derana | Tunisia shaken by twin suicide bombings and illness of president | Tunisia s ageing president, Beji Caid Essebsi, a major figure in the country s transition to democracy in the wake of the Arab spring, is in critical condition in hospital, officials have said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:15 | Ada Derana | Court orders to allow all ethnicities to trade at Dankotuwa Market | The Marawila Magistrate today ordered the Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman to allow traders of all ethnicities to do business at the Dankotuwa Market.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 12:01 | Daily News | Steps to modernize the Mihintale sacred site | The Minister of Power and Energy, Ravi Karunanayake said that the modernization of the Mihintale sacred site should be done in a manner that does not damage the religious monuments and...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:46 | Daily News | Few trains operate inspite of strike | According to the Department of Railways said that few trains have operated since this morning.Railway Deputy Transport Director Vajira Saman Polwattage said that several commuter trains from Kandy,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:45 | NewsFirst | 24-hour train Strike continues | Train commuters are facing hardships once again as Railway Trade Unions commenced their weekly trade union action at midnight yesterday (June 27). News 1st correspondents said that trains were not operating across many major train stations across the island. Thus they report, commuters who travel by... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:45 | Colombo Page | Expolanka Holdings opens market to celebrate S&P SL 20 entry | Expolanka Holdings PLC rang the opening bell Thursday to commence trading at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:30 | Daily News | Railway unions strike | Railway trade unions launched a 24-hour token strike from midnight yesterdayRailway trade union announced that they would launch a strike every Friday for 24 hours until their demands are met.Railway...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:30 | NewsFirst | Suspect arrested with heroin in Badulla | A suspect has been arrested while in possession of heroin in Bogahamadiththa, Badulla. Police said that 5.885 grams of heroin were seized while in his possession. The suspect aged 29 is a resident of Hali-Ela. He is due to be produced before the Badulla Magistrate Court today (June 28).... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:30 | NewsFirst | Complaint filed against Railway employees for non-compliance of essential services order | Railways General Manager Dilantha Fernando noted that he has lodged a complaint regarding the employees of the Railway Department initiating a trade union action in spite of the service being an essential service. He said that accordingly, the courts will take necessary action against the workers fo... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:30 | NewsFirst | 3 motor accidents claim 3 lives | 3 people including a woman died following accidents in Narammala, Waduraba and Kurunegala. Narammala Police stated that a woman died when she was hit by a motorbike in Giriulla, Narammala. The victim is a 57-year-old resident of Ambepussa. Waduraba A 69-year-old man died when two motorbikes collided... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:30 | NewsFirst | 2 arrested with over 13 kilograms of refuse tea | Two suspects have been arrested in Galigamuwa, Kegalle with 13.350 kilograms of refuse tea. The Police noted that they were arrested while transporting the refuse tea from Gampola to Colombo in two lorries. The suspects who are residents of Welamboda, Gampola will be produced before the Kegalle Magi... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:30 | NewsFirst | Heat advisory issued for 4 districts | The Disaster Management Centre says the number of people adversely affected by prevailing dry weather conditions has increased further. Assistant Director Pradeep Kodippilli said over 445,000 people are reportedly affected, a majority from the North. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department, issuing... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:30 | Colombo Page | SLASSCOM launches Amazon Educate to position Sri Lanka as a hub for data science and AI skills | To position Sri Lanka as a hub for data science and artificial intelligence (AI) skills, the Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) Thursday announced the launch of Amazon Educate in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:16 | Hiru News | Five persons who were fishing using explosives, arrested | Five fishermen who were using explosives for fishing at the Pulmodai Kokilai Lagoon at the mouth of the river have been taken into custody. The...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:15 | Ground Views | Pride Under Emergency | Featured image by Amalini De Sayrah This June marks the first Pride month in Sri Lanka under a State of Emergency since 2011, when it was last in place. For Sri Lanka’s...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:15 | Daily Mirror | Come out of ‘Frog in the Well’ thinking - Mangala tells Wimal | Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday invited to joint opposition stalwart Wimal Weerawansa to obtain copies of ACSA, SOFA and MMC agreements and study them possible of he could.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:00 | Ada Derana | Railway Dept. files complaint against trade unions token strike | The Department of Railways has lodged a complaint against the trade unions for resorting to a token strike despite Sri Lanka Railways being declared an Essential Service.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 11:00 | Daily Mirror | Police complaint against railway strike | The Railway department today lodged a complaint with the Fort Police station over the ongoing trade union action by the railway employees despite the service being declared as an essential service, the department said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:45 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka calls for balanced and comprehensive disarmament | The international and regional strategic landscapes becoming increasingly constrained, only accentuates the need for the Conference on Disarmament (CD) to get down to its substantive task of negotiating appropriate disarmament frameworks, said Ambassador A.L.A. Azeez speaking at the CD Plenary Sessi... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:45 | FT | New torture claims in US case against Gota | AP: Military and Police forces led by Sri Lanka’s former Defence Secretary, now a presidential hopeful, repeatedly tortured and raped political opponents, in some cases branding them with hot metal rods and lashing them with electrical cables, according to new allegations made Wednesday by 10 men an... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:45 | FT | CID informs Court no evidence found for all allegations against Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen | The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday informed the Kurunegala Magistrate’s Court that investigations carried out so far had not proven that Dr. Mohammed Shafi Shihabdeen had blocked the fallopian tubes of mothers, amassed wealth in an illegal manner, or maintained links with a terror... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:45 | FT | President has few options to avoid PSC: Hirunika | President Maithripala Sirisena’s options to avoid testifying before the Select Committee of Parliament to look into the Easter Sunday attacks are bleak, the UNP lawmaker Hirunika Premachandra told Parliament yesterday. According to MP Premachandra, President Sirisena in his capacity as the Minister ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:45 | FT | President-PM stand-off bringing country to collapse: Opposition | Tension between the President and Prime Minister has led the country to the verge of collapse, charged United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday in Parliament. Joining the debate on extending Emergency Regulations for another 30 days, MP Gunawardena, highlighting Prime ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Kuragala in darkness over Sajith's grudge? | Measures taken by the Ceylon Electricity Board to provide power for the Kuragala archeological site in Balangoda and the entry point of the Kuragala stupa has been put on hold over the intervention of the Archeology department, reports say.In response to a request for electricity to this venue, the ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, bond yields edge up | Sri Lanka's rupee opened weak at 176.65/80 rupees against the US dollar in the spot market on Friday while bond yields edged up and stocks opened 0.07 percent higher, dealers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:16 | News Hub | “CID cleared the name of Dr. Shafi: matter will be taken before Intl. Community” – Ven. Rathana (Video) | Jathika Hela Urumaya MP Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thero hasaccused the Criminal Investigations Department of Sri Lanka of acting in a totallypartisan manner...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:16 | Asian Mirror | ACMC Leader Rishad Bathiudeen To Testify Before Parliamentary Select Committee Today | ACMC Leader and former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen will appear before the Parliamentary Select Committee probing the Easter Sunday attacks. Although Bathiudeen appeared before the PSC earlier this week, the members of the committee expressed the view that Bathiudeen should be questioned extensivelThe... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:16 | Hiru News | Several trains running even though the strike is in operation | Authorities said that running of trains has not come to a complete standstill due to the strike launched by several Railway Trade Unions. General Manager...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:16 | Hiru News | Two containers of refuse tea taken into custody in Galigamuwa | Police took into custody at dawn this morning two containers and the drivers which were transporting refuse tea at Galigamuwa Kegalle. Police...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:15 | EconomyNext | Small, mid-sized Sri Lankan banks under pressure with thin capital, high risk: Fitch | Sri Lanka's small and mid-sized banks (SMBs) are facing higher pressure due to thin capital buffers and higher risk appetites, ratings agency Fitch said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:15 | FT | Piano concert by Shani Diluka with Sahana Banerjee and Prabhu Edouard | The French Spring Festival will celebrate music through an exceptional and original piano concert by Shani Diluka with Sahana Banerjee and Prabhu Edouard on 9 July at 7 p.m. at Bishop’s College.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 10:15 | Daily Mirror | Arabic name-boards still up in plain sight | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:46 | Asian Mirror | SLFP Central Committee Unanimously Decides To Field Maithripala Sirisena As The Presidential Candidate | Sri Lanka Freedom Party Central Committee has decided to field President Maithripala Sirisena as the party's presidential candidate at the next election. The SLFP Central Committee has made this decision when it met at the official residence of the President at Paget Road, Colombo 05. Former Nort... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:46 | Hiru News | Advice from the President to Divisional Secretaries, Chairmen of Pradeshiya Sabha and Ministers | President Maithripala Sirisena says that it is the responsibility the Divisional Secretary, Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman and Minister representing a district...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:46 | Hiru News | Former Minister to the Select Committee again, today | Former Minister Rishard Bathiudeen is due to be present today at the Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to probe the Easter Sunday bombings, once...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:45 | Daily Mirror | SOFA only if terms are agreeable to us-Ruwan | Sri Lanka will sign the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the US only if the terms of the agreement are favourable to Sri Lanka, State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:31 | Hiru News | Weekly railway strike begins, if influence is used will make it continuous – Trade Unions warn | Railway Trade Unions said that as planned they commenced their strike from Thursday midnight. Railway Trade Unions have launched the strike while the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:31 | Hiru News | Investigations into Dr. Safi in America too | Venerable Athureliye Rathana thero said that the main national Medical Faculty in Los Angeles America is due to commence an investigation into Dr. Safi...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:31 | Hiru News | Finance Minister explains the reason for importing cigarettes | Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera said that in order to find new sources of income, permission was granted for the import of cigarettes from foreign...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:31 | Washington Post | EU says planned Sri Lanka executions contradict commitments | The European Union has criticized Sri Lanka’s move to resume executions, saying it would directly contradict the country’s commitment to maintain a 43-year moratorium on death penalty... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:30 | Ada Derana | Train services disrupted due to token strike | Railway trade unions have resorted to a token strike again from midnight yesterday (27) to midnight today (28).... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:30 | Daily Mirror | Rajitha as WHO Vice Chairman: Not attributed on individual performances: WHO | The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Sri Lanka had revealed that the post attributed to Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne as WHO Vice Chairman, was not based on individual performances but a post attributed to the country, the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:17 | News Hub | EU says planned execution will contradict commitment at UN | The European Union says Sri Lanka's move to resumeexecutions would directly contradict the country's commitment to maintain a43-year moratorium on death penalty...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:16 | Daily News | Mainly fair weather will prevail over the island | Except for light showers in the in Rathnapura, Kaluthara, Galle and Matara districts, mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the country , said the Department of Meteorology.Fairly...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:15 | Ada Derana | Rishad s testimony before PSC scheduled for today | The Special Parliamentary Select Committee looking into the terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday is scheduled to reconvene this afternoon (28).... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:01 | Lanka Business Online | Death penalty sends wrong signal to investors: EU | The European Union has issued a statement opposing the revival of the death penalty, saying it will send wrong signals to...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:01 | Hiru News | Opposition Leader says he will not allow Sri Lankan Airlines to be privatized | Opposition Leader says he will not allow in any way to privatize Sri Lankan Airlines. He made this remark while expressing his views to the media subsequent...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 09:00 | Daily Mirror | Welgama says will not support Gota for Prez | UPFA MP Kumara Welgama said that he will not support Gotabhaya Rajapaksa if he contests the next Presidential Election.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 08:46 | Lanka Business Online | SLASSCOM and AWS collaborate to position Sri Lanka as hub for data science and AI | To position Sri Lanka as a hub for data science and artificial intelligence (AI) skills, the Sri Lanka Association of...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 08:31 | Lanka Business Online | Land prices in greater Colombo increase up to 64-pct: Lanka Property Web report | Demand for land in Thalahena, Gothatuwa and Kolonnawa are rising significantly, resulting in the highest percentage...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 08:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Anura senanayaka indicted for concealing evidence against thajudeen murder | Indictments were served on former Senior Police DIG Anura Senanayake over the killing of ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen today (Jun 27).The papers were handed over to the accused before the Colombo High Court this morning. Accordingly, the case has been fixed for hearing on October 23.Mr. Senanayake has b... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 08:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Stop importing cigarettes from China : Rajitha tells PM | Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne has sent a letter to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe demanding the immediate suspension of the Ministry of Finance's decision to import cigarettes from China, the Daily Mirror reported.It further states:Minister Senaratne in his letter to Prime Minister Wickreme... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 08:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | ISIS didn't lead Easter Sunday bombings - Intel. (video) | Exclusive - The string of Easter Sunday bombings is not a direct mission of the ISIS, state intelligence units have confirmed.An intelligence officer has elaborated on this factor during a recent press conference held on tourism development, under the auspices of minister John Amaratunga. (The video... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 08:30 | Ada Derana | Sri Lanka tourism fighting back from Easter bombings - Mangala | Sri Lanka s tourism industry is recovering faster than expected after the Easter Sunday suicide bombings shook the island nation, giving a much-needed boost to the economy, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera told AFP.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 08:30 | Daily Mirror | Welgama says will not support Gota for Prez | UPFA MP Kumara Welgama said that he will not support Gotabhaya Rajapaksa if he contests the next Presidential Election.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 08:30 | Daily Mirror | Welgama says will not support Gota for Prez | UPFA MP Kumara Welgama said that he will not support Gotabhaya Rajapaksa if he contests the next Presidential Election.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 08:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka does not expect major deviations off budget targets: Treasury official | Sri Lanka does not expect 'major deviations' from budget targets, a Treasury official said as imports fell following monetary instability in 2018 and a suicide bombers hit tourism in April.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 07:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka’s Expolanka diversifies into tech products shipments, expands warehousing | Sri Lanka’s Expolanka Holdings is diversifying its core logistics business into moving technology products, in addition to its garments shipments and also aiming to expand warehousing overseas, chief executive Hanif Yusoof said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 06:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka police says Muslim doctor illegally detained in sterilization scare | The alleged mass sterilization carried out by a Muslim doctor on Sinhala-Buddhist women turned out to be baseless rumor spread by the Kurunegala Deputy Inspector General of Police Kithsiri Jayalath, a magistrate was told today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 05:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka police says Muslim doctor illegally detained | The alleged mass sterilization carried out by a Muslim doctor on Sinhala-Buddhist women turned out to be baseless rumor spread by the Kurunegala Deputy Inspector General of Police Kithsiri Jayalath, a magistrate was told today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 05:30 | EconomyNext | Stock markets wobble ahead of key G20 talks, Boeing slumps | World stock markets wobbled on Thursday ahead of key US-China trade talks at the Group of 20 summit, while Boeing shares took a hit on expectations that the 737 MAX will remain out of service for even longer than expected.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 05:15 | Daily Mirror | Stop importing cigarettes from China: Rajitha tells PM | In an apparent confrontation with Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne has written to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe requesting him to suspend immediately the decision taken by the Finance Ministry to import cigarettes from China.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 05:00 | FT | World record dive for OMEGA Planet Ocean | At the British Museum in London, OMEGA reveals the watch that made the world’s deepest dive – and the ground-breaking technology behind its success. When Victor Vescovo successfully piloted his deep submergence vehicle DSV Limiting Factor to the bottom of the Mariana Trench earlier this year, the 10... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 05:00 | FT | Waters Edge reveals exclusive offers at My Wedding Exhibition 2019 | One of the premier wedding venues in Sri Lanka, Waters Edge opens its doors to couples who wish to create the perfect wedding with a complete, full service line-up, and first access to attractive promotions are offered exclusively at stall number ‘A01/A02’ at My Wedding Exhibition 2019. With the we... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 05:00 | FT | SL pavilion debuts at ‘XXII Triennale di Milano, Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival’ | The ‘XXII Triennale di Milano, Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival’ features projects that commit to the idea of repairing and building connections, on all scales, in all dimensions, from all fields of design research. This exhibition underlines design approaches aimed not only at correcti... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:45 | FT | Colombo Innovation Tower gets set to drive innovation for SL | Housed at the Colombo Innovation Tower, AOD 3.0 is set to power the ecosystem with new age professionals educated in a unique environment that converges design with technology and creative business. It is set up to drive a different side of much-needed innovation using strategic design and design th... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:45 | Daily Mirror | SLMA denounces moves to import foreign cigarettes | Campaigners against tobacco use alleged that measures to licence the import of foreign cigarettes were expedited, during the same week declared as the National Drug Prevention week.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:30 | FT | Optimistic South Korean investor signs new BOI deal to export packaging items | The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka recently signed a supplementary agreement with J and D Venture Ltd. The agreement was signed on behalf of the BOI by Chairman Mangala Yapa and on behalf of the company by Directors Seong Eun Lee and Seok Ok Jang.. Jeong Ho Lee and Seok Ok Jang invested in Sri Lan... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:30 | FT | Korea to provide $ 6 m for resilience building against recurrent natural shocks | Taking a step forward in the attempt to contribute to the betterment of the vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) signed an agreement on 19 June with the Ministry of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Northern Provi... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:30 | FT | Ravi K short-circuits PUCSL | By Ashwin Hemmathagama – Our Lobby Correspondent Power, Energy and Business Development Minister Ravi Karunanayake charged the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) yesterday in Parliament with unnecessary interference, insisting it prevents the Government from reducing the disparity betw... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:16 | Daily News | UNP to present draft Constitution to abolish Executive Presidency | After the Presidential Election, the UNP is to present a new constitutional draft which will abolish the Executive Presidency and empower Parliament, Deputy Development...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:16 | Daily News | JVP to hold two day protest march on July 7,8 | A Rajapaksa rule is never the replacement to the present government, which has been unsuccessful during the past four and a half years, JVP leader, MP Anura Kumara...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:16 | Daily News | Upcountry voters favour UNP, Ranil - Vadivel Suresh | Plantation Industries State Minister Vadivel Suresh said on June 27 that 99.9 per cent of the upcountry people will cast their votes for the United National Party (UNP) and...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:16 | Daily News | Parliament | Sectoral Oversight Committees commendedGovernment and opposition parliamentarians yesterday commended the function of the Sectoral Oversight Committees during the last three and half years.Chief...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:15 | FT | Difficult operating conditions to stifle bank performance in 2019: Fitch | Fitch Ratings yesterday said expectation of continued pressure on banks’ financial profiles due to the challenging operating environment, which includes heightened risks, largely on the macro front, with a sharp rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) likely this year.. The operating environment is of h... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:15 | FT | Difficult operating conditions to stifle bank performance in 2019: Fitch | Fitch Ratings yesterday said expectation of continued pressure on banks’ financial profiles due to the challenging operating environment, which includes heightened risks, largely on the macro front, with a sharp rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) likely this year.. The operating environment is of h... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:00 | FT | Jetwing Colombo Seven unveils exquisite new menu | Restaurant 57, the main restaurant of Jetwing Colombo Seven, recently unveiled a new menu to highlight its fusion of diverse and signature flavours, to its globally-inspired cuisine. Headed by Chef Indika, the restaurant invites guests to set off on a culinary voyage from Sri Lanka to India, Japan t... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:00 | FT | WorldSpice Food Festival at Kandy City Centre | It’s going to be an eventful weekend at the Kandy City Centre where the second edition of WorldSpice Food Festival will be happening on 28, 29 and 30 June parallel to the last three days of Kandy Book Fair 2019. WorldSpice – the KCC owned in-house food loft and the organisers of this event, cordiall... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:00 | FT | AYU Sunday Lunch buffet back at Mövenpick Hotel Colombo | Loosen that belt and pile up your plate. The AYU Sunday lunch buffet is back at the Mövenpick Hotel Colombo and this time, it’s all about “live cooking”. That’s not all, it’s priced at 2,900/= nett with free access to our rooftop infinity sky pool.. The salad stations feature a range of local produc... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:00 | FT | Ultimate ‘Teppanyaki’ promotion at KOBE, Waters Edge | Renowned for its mouth-watering food and calming ambience, Waters Edge is offering its loyal and privileged customers the chance to experience the ultimate teppanyaki promotion, offered at the hotel’s authentic Japanese restaurant, KOBE. This must-have promo will kick off from 27 to 30 June, from 7 ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:00 | FT | Why the Sri Lanka bombings shouldn’t put you off a visit to paradise | By Sarla Fernando travel.nine.com.au: I am a New Zealand born, Sri Lankan Australian. Being Australian comes without effort or thought. When I greet a friend my first question is always: G’daymate-’owyagoin? (Usually uttered rapid-fire out of the corner of my mouth). I feel as much at home stranglin... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:00 | FT | Experience exciting Commercial Bank card offers at Flow Luxury River Cruises by The Amber Collection | Flow Luxury River Cruises by The Amber Collection, part of the Debug Hospitality and Leisure chain, has partnered with Commercial Bank, one of the leading banks in Sri Lanka opening doors to a host of unmatched privileges and benefits. Experience the extraordinary at Flow by The Amber Collection and... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 04:00 | FT | Bollywood star Jacqueline Fernandez urges Indians to visit Sri Lanka | As part of wooing Indian tourists post-Easter Sunday attacks, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau held an interactive session between a Sri Lankan delegation and the key players of travel trade in western India at the ITC hotel, Mumbai. The event was graced by Jacqueline Fernandez, a popular Sri ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 03:45 | FT | Axe-ing local carpenters | On 6 June, for World Environment Day, the President stated that he will ban carpentry sheds, and will ban the import of machinery used to cut down trees. Since that statement, there has been considerable policy confusion. It is unclear whether the Gazette notification was amended to ban carpentry sh... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 03:00 | FT | Kitchen and the State | Apart from the urgent need for having a major structural change in the State and the system of governance, Sri Lanka must seriously contemplate making a significant change in food habits of its people, what they eat and how they cook them.. This is an issue pertaining to the kitchen which is general... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 02:30 | Colombo Page | Frustrated opposition spreading misinformation about beneficial US agreements - Minister Mangala | Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera says that frustrated political ghosts of opposition are spreading misinformation in an attempt to create a phobia on U.S. agreements that are highly beneficial to the country.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 02:15 | Daily Mirror | UNP against decision to implement death sentence | The UNP yesterday said it was not agreeable to President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to implement death sentence.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 01:16 | Daily News | CEB incurred huge loss due to PUCSL’s delays - Ravi | The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) incurred an immense loss since it has to generate a unit of electricity at Rs.72 owing to the flaws of the Public Utilities Commission (...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 01:16 | Daily News | Arms cache hidden in Ollikulam jungle bared | A Criminal Investigation Department (CID) police team dug out a cache of 1,000 detonators, eight liters liquid gelignite, 300 gelignite sticks, detonator wires and a stock of...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 01:16 | Daily News | DMC cautions as heat runs high over country | The Disaster Management Center (DMC) yesterday issued a heat advisory for the country for today and tomorrow. Besides the Center has issued heat warnings particularly for...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 01:16 | Daily News | New torture claims against Gota | New allegations have surfaced against former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa when the case against him was taken up in an American court on Wednesday. Ten men and women...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 01:16 | Daily News | Special Bill to streamline national drug prevention campaign | A Special Bill is scheduled to be submitted to Parliament in the near future to prepare a mechanism to conduct the country’s drug prevention campaign in a scientific and productive manner via the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 01:15 | Colombo Page | SLASSCOM launches national policy framework on Artificial Intelligence for Sri Lanka | The Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) on Wednesday announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy for Sri Lanka.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 00:15 | FT | Orphaned Muslims under siege | In a number of short but provocative pieces that Daily Financial Times published, the pathetic state of Muslim political and religious leadership, its lack of vision about the community’s future in this country, and the leaders’ incapacity to understand the root causes of the Muslim problem, let alo... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 00:15 | FT | Land prices in Greater Colombo up 64% as demand grows | Demand for land in Thalahena, Gothatuwa and Kolonnawa are rising significantly, resulting in the highest percentage increases in land prices in Greater Colombo, according to a recently concluded study.. LankaPropertyWeb.com analysed postings in its website to ascertain the change in asking prices fo... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 00:15 | FT | Dollar holds gains vs yen, jitters prevail ahead of G20 | TOKYO (Reuters): The dollar hovered near a one-week high against the yen on Thursday, propped up by hopes of Sino-US trade talk progress though investors were nonetheless cautious ahead of a meeting between leaders of the two powers in Japan in days ahead. The greenback was little changed at 107.730... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 00:15 | FT | Pakistan rupee reaches record low, sliding more than 3% in a day | KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): Pakistan’s rupee dropped to another record low on Wednesday, sliding more than 3% in a day, the central bank said. The rupee closed at 161.94 against the dollar in the interbank market, continuing a slide since Pakistan signed an agreement with the International Monetary... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 00:15 | FT | HNB launches exclusive Priority Banking Centre in Maharagama | Sri Lanka’s most customer-friendly bank, HNB PLC, continued the expansion of its exclusive Priority Circle service with the launch of another new Priority Lounge in Maharagama in order to cater to rising demand from a growing segment of high net-worth clients in the region. Offering a highly persona... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 00:15 | FT | Insurance near-term growth to moderate: Fitch | Sri Lanka’s insurance industry expansion is likely to moderate in the near term, based on Fitch Ratings’ expectations of slower motor-insurance premium growth due to sustained tax rises on imported vehicles, intense price competition in the non-life market and a slower recovery in economic activity.... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 00:15 | FT | Stocks end flat as blue chips drag; rupee slips | Reuters: Sri Lankan shares ended nearly flat on Thursday pulled down by weakness in blue chips such as conglomerate John Keells Holdings PLC in dull trade, while the rupee fell on importers’ dollar demand, market sources said.. The benchmark stock index ended 0.06% weaker at 5,345.13, hovering near ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 00:15 | FT | Primary markets continue positive momentum | By Wealth Trust Securities The bullish outcomes at the recently conducted primary auctions were seen continuing at yesterday’s Treasury bond auctions of Rs. 125 billion as well, as its total offered amount was subscribed to at its Phase I stage. The new 4 year and 11 month maturity of 15.06.2024 rec... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 00:15 | FT | The Clearing Association of Bankers concludes 27th successful Annual Interbank Quiz Competition | The 27th Annual Interbank Quiz Competition organised by the Clearing Association of Bankers (CAB) took place on 23 June at the Balmoral Hall of The Kingsbury in Colombo. The Chief Guest of the event was CBSL Director of Payment and Settlement D. Kumaratunga. . A total of 28 teams from the banking fr... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 00:15 | FT | Chartered Accountants can assist in implementing effective and efficient tax system | The new Commissioner General of Inland Revenue Nadun Guruge recently highlighted the important role Chartered Accountants can play in ensuring an effective and efficient tax system in the country. Speaking at the felicitation ceremony organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka ... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 00:15 | FT | CIMA and Moody’s collaborate to assist finance talent development | A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Sri Lanka and Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services Ltd. recently.. Amongst initiatives to be undertaken as part of this collaboration are development of CIMA talent with training opportuni... | Link |
| 2019/06/28 | 00:00 | Daily Mirror | JO spreading malicious stories about deal with US: Mangala | The disinformation, misinformation, fabrication and absolute lies spread by the joint opposition on three highly beneficial proposed agreements to Sri Lanka to be signed with the US are derived on sheer jealousy, political hypocrisy and vengeance, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 23:45 | Colombo Page | New Regulations on Food Security effective from January 1, 2020 | Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Dr. Rajitha Senaratne says the new guidelines and regulations on food security will be implemented from January 1, 2020.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 23:45 | Ada Derana | Death penalty can affect country s tourism and investment prospects – Canadian HC | The High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka, issuing a statement on President Maithripala Sirisena s decision to carry on with the death penalty, states that Canada strongly and unequivocally opposes the use of the death penalty in all cases.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 23:15 | Ada Derana | Modi thanks Ranil for hospitality during his visit | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a letter addressing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, has expressed gratitude for the hospitality accorded to him and the delegation during the recent visit to Sri Lanka.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 23:00 | Colombo Page | CID informs court no evidence to support allegations against Kurunegala doctor | The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) informed court today that there was no evidence to prove the allegations made against Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen, the doctor attached to the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 23:00 | Daily Mirror | Fire breaks out in a shop at Bastian Mawatha | A fire broke out in a shop at Bastian Mawatha in Colombo this evening following a leakage in a gas cylinder, fire brigade officials said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:30 | NewsFirst | New laws for cabinet to take over selected powers of Public Utilities Commission | It was revealed in Parliament today (June 27) that the names of five new members to the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL), have been proposed to the Constitutional Council. This was revealed while MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressed his concerns over the attempts made by certain ministers to obt... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:30 | NewsFirst | State banks to be privatized? | Journalists today questioned Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera on rumours regarding state banks beingprivatized. Responding to this the Minister noted that this rumour is fake and nothing but a lie. He added that he released a statement in this regard yesterday and noted that he is unsure whet... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:30 | NewsFirst | Opposition raises objection over ministers being absent during debate on emergency regulations | The extension of the emergency regulations by a month was passed without a vote in parliament today (June 27). The opposition raised concerns over the notable absence of certain responsible members of government during the debate. Chief Opposition Whip Mahinda Amaraweera noted that theusual traditio... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:30 | NewsFirst | Crisis between President and PM results in economic crisis | Speaking at the parliamentary debate today (June 27) Deputy Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Nalin Bandara Jayamaha noted that following the 04/21 incident, 2389 people have been arrested, of which 236 suspects are currently in remand custody, 189 individuals are under dete... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:30 | NewsFirst | Reports say, Maldivian terrorist is hiding in Colombo Embassy | Reports say that Abdulla Luthfee, the mastermind behind the 1988 terror plot that killed 19 Maldivians, had been at the Maldivian Embassy in Colombo for nearly two months until May. Issuing a statement, the Maldives Police confirmed that Luthfee surrendered himself to embassy officials on May 1st. H... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:30 | NewsFirst | Finance Minister says demands of the railway employees cannot be met | Railway trade unions announced another one-day strike starting at midnight today (June 27). The unions stated that they will stage a one-day strike from 12 midnight on Thursday every week until their demands are met. Railway trade unions launched the strike action over the failure to implement the c... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:30 | Daily Mirror | No evidence against Dr.Shafi : CID informs Court | The investigations carried out so far had not proven that Dr. Mohammed Shafi had blocked the fallopian tubes of mothers, amassed wealth in illegal manner or had maintained links with a terrorist organisation, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Kurunegala Magistrate’s Court toda... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:16 | Asian Mirror | CID Clears Dr. Shafi: "No Evidence To Prove Dr. Shafi Performed Unconsented Sterilization": CID Informs Magistrate | The Criminal Investigations Department today informed the Kurunegala Magistrate that there was no evidence to prove that Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen engaged in unconsented sterilization. In a 210-page report, the CID informed the Magistrate that Dr. Shafi had not damaged Fallopian tubes of mothers who unde... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:15 | Colombo Page | Parliament approves extension of Emergency Regulations by another month | The motion to extend Emergency Regulations by another month from 22 June was approved in Parliament this evening.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:15 | Ada Derana | No links between NTJ and Dr. Shafi, CID tells court | Dr. Mohamed Shafi has performed 4372 Caesarian surgeries at the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Kurunegala Magistrate s Court today (27).... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:00 | Colombo Page | Prime Minister deploys new luxury buses to SLTB | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe along with the Minister of Transport Arjuna Ranatunga deployed new luxury buses to Sri Lanka Transport Board today at Shalika Ground in Narahenpita.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:00 | Daily Mirror | Gota faces ten claims for damages in US from torture victims: ITJP | The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) today said former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces ten new claims for damages in the US from victims of torture inflicted.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:00 | Daily Mirror | No evidence against Dr.Shafi : CID informs Court | The investigations carried out so far had not proven that Dr. Mohammed Shafi had blocked the fallopian tubes of mothers, amassed wealth in illegal manner or had maintained links with a terrorist organisation, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Kurunegala Magistrate’s Court toda... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 22:00 | Daily Mirror | Resuming death penalty will send wrong signal and affect GSP+: EU | While stating that resuming death penalty would send a wrong signal to the world, the European Union (EU) today said it would continue to monitor Sri Lanka’s effective implementation of the international conventions relating to the GSP+ commitment.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 21:45 | Daily Mirror | CID seizes large stocks of gelignite sticks, detonators, live ammunition | The CID today recovered over 300 gelignite sticks, 1,000 detonators, 485 T56 live ammunition and several other explosive material at Ollikulam in Kattankudy following information given by one of the suspects arrested in Jeddah, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 21:16 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 9.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 9.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 21:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Why MPs become fraudsters? - Ashoka Abeysinghe (video) | "Journalists introduce us as fraudsters (Magodis) and some say all 225 should be killed in a blast. Such statements are being made as they do not posses proper knowledge about the country" , says State Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Ashoka Abeysinghe.Abeysinghe pointed out that 98% of our ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 20:30 | NewsFirst | Sri Lanka Transport Board receives 9 luxury buses | Nine luxury buses were handed over to the Sri Lanka Transport Board today (June 27). A total sum of Rs 153.9 million was spent to acquire these luxury buses. These buses are to be added to the fleet of buses in seven bus depots island wide. The buses are equipped with passenger... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 20:30 | NewsFirst | 2 dead, 2 injured when mound of earth collapses in Kalawana | Two people died and another two sustained injuries when a mound of earth collapsed in Pothupitiya, Kalawana today (June 27). The 15-foot high mound of earth collapsed on the victims who were engaged in excavation activities to construct the foundation for a school building. News 1st correspondent in... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 20:16 | Hiru News | Government MP’s absent during Emergency regulations debate | The Opposition MPs enquired the reason for the absence of government MPs in the chambers during the Emergency Regulation which was debated today.Leader...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 20:15 | Daily Mirror | Charges against Dr.Shafi not proven: CID informs Court | The investigations carried out so far had not proven that Dr. Mohammed Shafi had blocked the fallopian tubes of mothers, amassed wealth in illegal manner or had maintained links with a terrorist organisation, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Kurunegala Magistrate’s Court toda... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 20:00 | Daily Mirror | Explosives recovered in Kattankudy | The CID today recovered over 300 gelignite sticks, 1,000 detonators, 485 T56 live ammunition and several other explosive material at Ollikulam in Kattankudy following information given by one of the suspects arrested in Jeddah, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 19:45 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka makes Railways an Essential Public Service | A special gazette notification has been issued making the railways an "essential public service". The Extraordinary Gazette notification has been signed by the Secretary to the President Udaya R. Seneviratne on the order of the President.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 19:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Gota is more suitable - Rohitha | Rohitha Rajapaksa, the youngest son of former president - Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that his uncle Gotabhaya would be more suitable if a Rajapaksa family member would come forward as the next presidential candidate.During an interview with 'Hari TV', Rohitha was asked whether his oldest uncle - Cha... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 19:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Politics tutor for Ranja | State Minister of Highways and Road Development and popular actor Ranjan Ramanayake is to sit for GCE Advance Level examination next August.It is said that the Minister who sat for the GCE A/L examination for the first time in 1981, will sit for the GCE A/L examination next year after 38 years.The B... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 19:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | EU opposes resumption of the death penalty | The European Union issuing a statement has called the resumption of the death penalty a “cruel, inhuman and a degrading punishment.”In this context it cited Sri Lanka’s commitments made at the 73rd UN General Assembly sessions to maintain the moratorium on the death penalty which upto now had not be... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 19:45 | Ada Derana | Gelignite sticks, detonators and ammunition unearthed in Kattankudy | Based on information uncovered from suspected terrorist, Ahamed Milhan, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has recovered a stock of explosive devices, detonators and ammunition.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 19:45 | Daily Mirror | Emergency regulations extended by another month | The extension of the emergency regulations by another month was passed in Parliament.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 19:45 | Daily Mirror | President should declare stand on PSC drama: JVP | While indicating awareness of a political game behind the appointment of the PSC, JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that President Maithripala Sirisena should make a statement in parliament as to how the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) appointed to probe the Easter Sunday attack had been a ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 19:31 | Asian Mirror | South African President Ramphosa Welcomed By Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe At BIA | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who arrived in the Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, was welcomed by the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the VVIP lounge.Two leaders engaged in a discussion on many important issues including Freedom of Navigation and peace keepin... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 19:15 | Daily Mirror | Governors using funds allocated to PCs: Dinesh | The opposition today brought to the notice of the government about delays in holding the Provincial Council elections claiming that the chairman of the elections commission had said the PC polls could be held.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 19:15 | Daily Mirror | Ruwan rejects claims of his involvement | Defence State Minister Ruwan Wijewardene said today that he was not the politician involved in the incident where some motorists in Colombo expressed their protest after being forced to stop for VIP movements by honking their vehicle horns.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 19:01 | Hiru News | A report of 210 pages on Doctor Saafi submitted to the court | The CID submitted a 210-page report to the Court in connection with Dr Sihabdeen Shafi.The case was taken before Kurunegala Chief Magistrate, Sampath Hevawasam...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 19:00 | Colombo Page | Special program by the Excise Department to eliminate illicit liquor and drugs | The Excise Department initiates a special program to convert all areas except licensed excise zones into "illegal liquor and drug free" zones, the Department said in a release.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 18:46 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 6.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 6.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 18:31 | Hiru News | Funeral of veteran singer Indrani Senaratne | The funeral of veteran singer Indrani Senaratne is taking place at the General Cemetery in Borella at the moment. The remains were placed at a private...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 18:31 | Hiru News | A 210-page report from the CID connected to Dr. Shafi’s investigation | The Criminal Investigation Department has submitted a 210-page report in connection with Dr. Siyabdeen Shafi. It was decided to postpone the case until...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 18:30 | NewsFirst | TISL calls MPs to publicly disclose their declarations of assets and liabilities | Transparency International Sri Lanka ( TISL) convening a media briefing once again called on the 225 members of parliament to publicly disclose their declarations of assets and liabilities in the interest of strengthening their accountability and as an example of their commitment to an open democrac... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 18:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Nuwan Pradeep to miss tomorrow's match | Cricketer Nuwan Pradeep will miss tomorrow's match, reports say.Sources from England say that he would be missing the game after suddenly falling ill. ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 18:30 | Ada Derana | Indian arrested with Ice worth over Rs 5 million at BIA | An Indian national has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as Ice , worth over Rs 5 million.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 18:15 | Colombo Page | South African President meets PM during brief visit to Sri Lanka | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa made a brief visit to Sri Lanka this morning en route to Osaka, Japan to attend the G20 Summit.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 18:15 | News.Lk | Fair weather will prevail | Except for the light showers in the Sabaragamuwa province and in Kaluthara, Galle and Matara districts, mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the country.Fairly strong gusty winds up to 40-50 kmph are likely in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee, Ham... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 18:00 | Colombo Telegraph | Racist Divaina’s Fake News Targeting Dr. Shafi Debunked – CID Says No Evidence | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 18:00 | News.Lk | Babar Azam stars as Pakistan beat New Zealand to keep World Cup hopes alive | Pakistan’s Babar Azam celebrates after scoring a century (100 runs) during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between New Zealand and Pakistan at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central England, on June 26Birmingham, Wednesday: Pakistan kept alive their chances of reaching the World Cup semi-fina... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 18:00 | News.Lk | Batting coach backs Sri Lanka to continue winning momentum | DURHAM, Wednesday: Sri Lanka will be relying on the expertise of their batting coach Jon Lewis on the pitches and conditions at Durham when they play two crucial World Cup matches at this venue against South Africa on Friday and West Indies on Monday as they aim for a place in the semi-finals. Sri L... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 18:00 | Ada Derana | Amended circular on attire of public officers issued | The Ministry of Public Administration has issued an amended Circular with regard to the Dress Code of public sector employees.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 17:45 | Colombo Page | EU to monitor Sri Lanka's implementation of international conventions as President moves to end moratorium on death penalty | The European Union said it will continue to monitor Sri Lanka's effective implementation of the 27 international conventions relating to the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) commitment, as the island nation is preparing to resume executions after 43 years.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 17:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka rupee steady, bond yields flat after auction | Sri Lanka's rupee closed steady at 176.50/70 rupees against the US dollar in the spot market on Thursday while bond yields held the same rates after the bond auction, dealers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 17:30 | Colombo Telegraph | Resuming The Death Sentence In Order To Divert Public Attention | Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena announced that he has signed four warrants for execution of persons who were convicted of crimes related to drugs. His announcement was given very wide publicity. In justifying his action, he said that in the Philippines, 27,000 people were shot on allegati... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 17:30 | NewsFirst | Brazil’s Bolsonaro Vows Punishment for G-20 Cocaine Trafficking | * This article originally appeared on www.bloomberg.com President Jair Bolsonaro described the trafficking of cocaine by a sergeant on a Brazilian Air Force plane bound for the G-20 summit in Japan as “unacceptable” and denied it had any connection to his team. “I demanded immediate and severe punis... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 17:30 | NewsFirst | BEAR-LY ALIVE Man ‘dragged away by a bear is found ALIVE one month later looking like a mummy after being stored inside its den as food’ | * This article originally appeared onwww.thesun.co.uk A Man resembling a “mummy” has been found alive in a bear’s den a month after the beast attacked him and dragged him to its lair for a future meal, according to reports in Russia. Named only as Alexander, the victim is said to have been severely ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 17:30 | News.Lk | President briefs Muslim envoys on rapid normality in security situation | President Maithripala Sirisena met with the Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Muslim countries holding the membership of the Organization of Islam Countries (OIC) to discuss about the current security situation in the country at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (June 26).He thanked the env... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 17:30 | News.Lk | South African President makes brief visit to SL | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa made a brief visit to Sri Lanka this morning while on his way to Osaka, Japan to attend the G20 Summit. He was accompanied by a delegation of 20 members. They were welcomed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Minister Arjuna Ranatunga.The President was ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 17:30 | News.Lk | President attends Pirith chanting ceremony held at SLFP headquarters | An All Night Pirith Chanting Ceremony was held at the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) headquarters yesterday to mark the opening of the main office of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) at the SLFP headquarters. President Maithripala Sirisena joined in listening to Pirith. President Sirisena... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 17:15 | EconomyNext | Reviving executions will send wrong signal to investors, EU tells Sri Lanka | The European Union has joined other countries like Canada to oppose Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s revival of the death penalty, saying it will send wrong signals to investors and violate commitments to the United Nations.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 17:01 | Daily News | SA President visits SL | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived at the BIA this morning.The South African President visit to the country en route to Japan to attend the G-20 Summit.He was welcomed by Prime Minister...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:46 | Asian Mirror | Former DIG Anura Senanayake Served Indictment On Concealing Evidence In Wasim Thajudeen Murder | The Colombo High Court today served indictment on former DIG Anura Senanayake for concealing evidence on Wasim Thajudeen's murder. Senanayake, who was previousy remanded in connection with the investigation for several months, appeared in court today.Senanayake, a key figure in the defence apparatus... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:45 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka BOI signs agreement with South Korean investor to produce packaging items for export | Sri Lanka's investment promotion agency, the Board of Investment (BOI) recently signed supplementary agreement with J and D Venture (Pvt) Limited, a South Korean company to produce packaging items for export.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:45 | Reuters | Sri Lankan presidential hopeful Rajapaksa faces new lawsuits in U.S. court | Sri Lankan torture victims have filed 10 new claims for damages in a U.S. court against wartime defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa, lawyers for the plaintiffs and a rights group said, possibly jeopardizing his plan to run for president. ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka stocks close 0.06-pct lower | Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.06 percent lower on Thursday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:45 | EconomyNext | Executions won’t help draw tourists, investors, Canada warns Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka’s plans to revive executions, which the island’s president maintains is needed to fight the illicit drugs trade, is incompatible with human dignity and will not help attract tourists and investors, Canada has said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:45 | Ada Derana | Railways to launch token strike at midnight | The Railway Trade Unions stated that their token strike will be launched from midnight today (27) as planned.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:45 | Daily Mirror | Thajudeen murder: Anura Senanayake served indictment | The Colombo High Court today served an indictment on former DIG Anura Senanayake for allegedly fabricating and concealing evidence in the case of rugby player Thajudeen’s murder.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:31 | Hiru News | An individual taken into custody with 4100 kilograms of refuse tea | The Police Special Task Force took into custody an individual at Kadugannawa who was transporting refuse tea.The Police said that based on a tip-off received,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | D Basnayake assumes duties as Controller General of Department of Immigration and Emigration | R.N.P.S.D Basnayake assumed duties as the 23rd Controller General of the Department of Immigration and Emigration. R.N.P.S.D Basnayake commenced his duties, Following religious observances held at the head office of the Department of Immigration and Emigration this morning, Minister of Internal and ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | Prime Minister will face the Parliamentary Select Committee confidently-MP Harshana Rajakaruna | UNP Parliamentarian, Harshana Rajakaruna noted that when the Parliamentary Select Committee into 4/21 was formed, MPs of the opposition refused to participate. He added that today the committee is facing accusations despite the initial invitation to the opposition to join the committee. He went on t... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | Only 13 months left to show government’s ‘promised land’ | JVP MP Nalinda Jayatissa noted that the Ranil Wickremesinghe led UNP government came into power with the promise of a prosperous country in 60 months, but it remains to be a false promise as Sri Lanka is burdened with the largest debt in the history; Rs 12 000bn. He added that... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | Indictments served against former DIG Anura Senanayake | The Colombo High Court today (June 27) served indictments against former DIG Anura Senanayake, for allegedly concealing information regarding the murder of rugby player Wasim Thajudeen. Colombo High Court Judge Wikum Kaluarachchi ordered the former DIG to be released on bail. Accordingly, bail was g... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | Kilinochchi fatal accident : Investigations into level crossing signal circuit | Railway Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) Center of the Railway Department has launched an investigation into the signal circuit which was in close proximity to tragic Kilinochchi accident. The investigations commenced due to allegations that the signals did not function properly at the time of the ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | 18 kilos of Kerala ganja found in abandoned dinghy | Sri Lanka Navy discovered a dinghy boat with 18kg of Kerala ganja in Talaimannar. Navy stated that suspects had left the dinghy boat and fled due to search operations. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Navy seized 20kg of beedi leaves in Mannar. The stock of beedi leaves concealed in packages was handed over... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:30 | NewsFirst | Debate on extension of emergency today | Parliament sessions will commence at 10.30 am today under the auspices of the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.The debate on extending emergency regulations by another month is to be taken up today (June 27) and a vote will be called at 6.30 pm. Meanwhile, the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Hu... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:30 | Colombo Page | Canada deeply concerned over Sri Lanka's resumption of executions | The High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka today said Canada today is deeply concerned by reports that Sri Lanka is considering a reversal of its long-standing moratorium on the death penalty.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:30 | News.Lk | Navy apprehends 04 Indians for poaching Sri Lankan waters | Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 04 Indian fishermen along with a fishing trawler for poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters on 26th June 2019. The arrest was made by a Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command, during a patrol conducted in the sea area off the Kachchathivu Island. The a... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:30 | News.Lk | New luxury buses for SLTB | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe deployed new luxury buses to SLTB today at Shalika Ground in Narahenpitiya. Transport Minister Arjuna Ranatunga, State Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Ashok Abeysinghe, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board Upali Marasinghe were also present at the ev... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:30 | Ada Derana | Will not support Gotabaya if he runs for President - Welgama | United People Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Kumara Welgama says that he wouldn t support former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa if he runs for Presidency.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:16 | Hiru News | 14 who engaged in treasure hunting arrested | Fourteen persons including a woman who engaged in treasure hunting at Pudukudirippu in Mullaitvu were taken into custody.It is said that the Police carried...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:16 | Hiru News | The reason for poverty is drugs – President says | President Maithripala Sirisena said that the main reason for poverty in this country is drugs.The President made this comment today when he joined the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:16 | Hiru News | A suspect arrested at the Katunayake Airport with a stock of the drug ‘Ice’ | An Indian national who attempted to bring in a stock of the drug ice to the country was taken into custody at the Katunayake Airport this...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:15 | Colombo Telegraph | Terrorists & Murderers Rejoice! | By Niresh Eliatamby -Terrorists and Murderers rejoice! Maithripala Sirisena may have saved the day for you!The next time that Sri Lanka asks the European Union, UK, Canada or Australia to arrest and extradite a suspect wanted for terrorism, murder, drug trafficking, etc., we are quite li... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:15 | News.Lk | Navy finds 18.9kg of Kerala cannabis | Naval personnel found 18.9kg of Kerala cannabis abandoned at Katahas Paththiri area in Thalaimannar on 26th June 2019.A group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command, during a routine patrol conducted in Katahas Paththiri area spotted an abandoned dinghy and found this stock o... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:15 | News.Lk | Sri Lankan Airlines' Jumps on the Army's Environmental Bandwagon | Sri Lankan Airlines' was the latest to jump on the environmental bandwagon, initiated by the Sri Lanka Army by offering a stock of 5,000 saplings of rare species to be planted in the Wilpattu National Reserve under the ongoing 'Thuruliya Wenuwen Api' reforestation project, conceptualized by the Comm... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:15 | Daily Mirror | Death penalty can lead to irreversible miscarriages of justice: Canada | Expressing concern about reports that Sri Lanka would reverse the moratorium on the death penalty, Canada said the punishments in the nature of the death penalty can lead to irreversible miscarriages of justice.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:01 | Daily News | President briefs envoys from OIC countries on rapid normality in security situation | President Maithripala Sirisena met with the Ambassadors and High Commissioners representing the Organization of Islam Countries to discuss the current security situation in...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | BC files indictment against Aluthgamage | The Bribery Commission today filed indictments against former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando in the Colombo High Court for allegedly causing Rs. 50 million loss to the Government by purchasing carom boards and checkerboards in the run-up to the last Pres... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 16:00 | Daily Mirror | South African President makes brief visit to SL | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa made a brief visit to Sri Lanka this morning while on his way to Osaka, Japan to attend the G20 Summit.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 15:30 | Daily News | New luxury buses for SLTB | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe deployed new luxury buses to SLTB today at Shalika Ground in Narahenpitiya.Transport Minister Arjuna Ranatunga, State Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 15:30 | NewsFirst | Four Indian fishermen arrested in Delft | Four fishermen with their fishing vessel were arrested along the Delft sea, Jaffna. Sri Lanka Navy stated that the fishermen were arrested as they violated the maritime border. The fishermen were handed over to the District Fisheries Office, Jaffna for further investigations.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 15:30 | NewsFirst | Permanent solutions are necessary for landslides-Uru Warige Wannila Aththo | Leader of the indigenous community, Uru Warige Wannila Aththo attended an event in Dambulla yesterday(June 26). A tree planting campaign was held at the Ibbankatuwa area in Dambulla under the patronage of Uru Warige Wannila Aththo. Uru Warige Wannila Aththo wisely noted that temporary remedies for l... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 15:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | SLTB to get luxury Chinese buses today | The handing over of Chinese luxury buses to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) will be held at the Shalika ground in Narahenpita today (27) under the auspices of PM Ranil Wickremesinghe.The buses, equipped with high technology was imported at a cost of Rs. 153 million.Issuing a public statement, m... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 15:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Anura senanayaka indicted for concealing evidence against thajudeen murder | Indictments were served on former Senior Police DIG Anura Senanayake over the killing of ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen today (Jun 27).The papers were handed over to the accused before the Colombo High Court this morning. Accordingly, the case has been fixed for hearing on October 23.Mr. Senanayake has b... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 15:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Osman Gunasekara and wife arrested at BIA | A married couple who had been issued arrest warrants from the court has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).They have been arrested by the Immigration and Emigration Bureau and have been handed over to the Gampaha Police station, stated Police Media Spokesperson’s Office.Ac... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 15:16 | Asian Mirror | United States And Japan Revise Travel Advisories On Sri Lanka As Country Has Returned To Normalcy After Easter Sunday Attacks | The United States and Japan have relaxed their travel advisories on Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) announced. Travel advisors were imposed by a number of countries on Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday explosions which claimed the lives of over 250 people including... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 15:15 | Daily News | Railway strike with effect from midnight today | Railway trade union announced that they will commence a 24-hour token strike from midnight today. They would launch a strike every Friday for 24 hours until their demands are met.As an initial step,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 15:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka bank bad loans rise 64-pct in 1Q 2019: Fitch | Bad loans at Sri Lanka's banks had risen 64 percent in the first quarter of 2019, the worst since 2013 when gold-backed loans went bad, leaving lenders with thinner capital buffers, Fitch Ratings said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 15:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka stocks fall 0.06-pct | Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.06 percent lower on Thursday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 15:01 | Lanka Business Online | Sri Lankan banks face rising NPLs, capital pressure: Fitch Ratings | Sri Lankan banks face further increases in non-performing loans (NPLs) this year as the macro-economic environment remains...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 15:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka 05-year Treasury Bonds yield 9.83-pct at auction | Sri Lanka sold a five year bond maturing on 15 June 2014 at a weighted average yield of 9.83 percent at an auction Thursday, according to the public debt department of the central bank.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:45 | News.Lk | Transitional Justice is integral to reconciliation among communities-PM | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says steps will be taken to provide further compensation through the Office of Reparations to the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks in the future as well. He said the government is even prepared to cover the total cost if the injured require treatment abroad. T... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:45 | Ada Derana | Head advisory issued for four districts | The Department of Meteorology has issued a heat advisory for parts of several districts in the island for tomorrow (28).... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:45 | Ada Derana | South African President visits Sri Lanka | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (27) on a brief visit to the country, stated Ada Derana reporter.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:31 | Lanka Business Online | Accountants can assist in implementing effective tax system: new Inland Revenue Commissioner-General | The new Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, Nadun Guruge recently highlighted the important role Chartered Accountants can...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:30 | Daily News | Four Indian fishers apprehended for poaching | Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 04 Indian fishermen along with a fishing trawler for poaching in Sri Lankan yesterday.The arrest was made by a Fast Attack Craft attached to the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:30 | Daily News | 18.9kg Kerala cannabis seized | Naval personnel found 18.9kg of Kerala cannabis abandoned at Kahatas Paththiri area in Thalaimannar.A group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command, during a routine patrol...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:30 | NewsFirst | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits Sri Lanka | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport this morning(June 27). The South African head of state paid a visit to the island en route to the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe welcomed the South African President and his del... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:30 | NewsFirst | Bus veers off into 15m deep precipice | Two people died and two others were injured when a mound of earth collapsed in Pothupitiya, Rakwana. Police said the earth slip had buried a group of people who were excavating the land to make a school building. The injured are receiving treatment at the Pothupitiya Hospital. Meanwhile, 28 people w... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | We know South Africa's game - Hathurusinghe | Sri Lanka will enter tomorrow's (28) match with South Africa after knowing their game, Sri Lankan cricket coach Chandika Hathurusinghe says.Speaking during a practice session at River Side stadium, he said, "we should initiate a good start whether we ball or bat first. aAt no point should we give up... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:15 | Ada Derana | Sri Lanka Railways declared an Essential Service | The Sri Lanka Railways has been declared an Essential Public Service, stated the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:02 | News Hub | Richard Branson writes to PM on death penalty; Condemns President’ decision on Twitter | Founder of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson has called on the Sri Lankan government to uphold its four decade...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:02 | News Hub | Crackdown after Sri Lanka bombings may help in fight against blast fishing | By Malaka RodrigoA crackdown on unregulated explosives in the aftermath of deadly terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka may...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:02 | News Hub | BBC Sinhala ‘Sex’ News Service | The British Broadcasting Corporation’s Sinhala Service in a bid to magnetize a much more vast audience, since of late has hopped on...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:02 | News Hub | Protests erupt in Indian cities after Muslim man is lynched; Modi says he is ‘pained’ | Protests were held in several Indian cities on Wednesdayfollowing the lynching of a Muslim man last week by a Hindu mob that...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Lanka Business Online | CEAT Kelani’s Truck Bus Radials enter market | Heavy duty, high-performance radial tyres custom-engineered for trucks, buses and prime movers plying Sri Lanka’s roads and manufactured for...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Lanka Business Online | ComBank announces ‘Nil Margin’ LCs for vehicle permit holders | The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has launched a scheme for government officers with vehicle permits, offering reduced interest rates on vehicle loans...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Lanka Business Online | New BOI agreement to produce packaging items for export signed | The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka signed recently supplementary agreement with J and D Venture (Pvt) Limited. The agreement was signed on behalf...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Lanka Business Online | Opinion: Where is regulatory energy focused? | By Dinesh Perera The Central Bank has been taking out all its regulatory energy[i] on the Non-Bank Financial Institutions. The current 25 percent cap...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Asian Mirror | Sri Lanka For Balanced And Comprehensive Disarmament, Sri Lanka’s Envoy In Geneva Says | The international and regional strategic landscapes becoming increasingly constrained, only accentuates the need for the Conference on Disarmament (CD) to get down to its substantive task of negotiating appropriate disarmament frameworks, said Ambassador A.L.A. Azeez speaking at the CD Plenary Sessi... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Asian Mirror | UK Government Expresses Deep Concerns About President's Decision To End Moratorium On Death Penalty | The UK government expressed deep concerns about President Maithripala Sirisena's move to end the moratorium on the death penalty. "We are deeply concerned at reports that Sri Lanka intends to abandon its long-standing moratorium on use of the death penalty. The UK opposes the use of the death penalt... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Asian Mirror | Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa Says He Will Not Allow Government To Postpone Presidential Election | Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said he would not allow the government to postpone the Presidential election. Addressing a meeting with artistes, Rajapaksa said his camp would field a patriotic candidate who could win the Presidential election. "We will also formulate national policies covering k... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Asian Mirror | Gazette Notification Issued Declaring Railways As An Essential Service: Measures Underway To Recruit Retired Employees | A Gazette extraordinaire has been issued declaring railways as an essential service. The Gazette comes in the wake of a trade union action carried out by railway unions demanding the government to resolve their salary anomalies. Transport Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said measures were underway to recr... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Daily News | ‘SLPP will not allow Presidential Election to be postponed’ | Opposition Leader and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said whatever other election is postponed, they would never allow the Presidential Election due at the end of this...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Daily News | UNP against death penalty - Harshana | The United National Party (UNP) is against the enforcement of the death penalty as no former president has executed, MP Harshana Rajakurana said.Addressing the media at...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Daily News | 19TH AMENDMENT, A CURSE - PRESIDENT | President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday declared that the 19th Amendment to the Constitution (19A) was “a curse on the country” and should be abolished.The President, addressing a meeting with the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Daily News | Light showers expected in several districts | Light showers will occur in Sabaragamuwa province and in Kaluthara, Galle and Matara districts,said the Department of Meteorology.Fairly strong gusty winds up to 40-50 kmph...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Daily News | Parliament meets for emergency debate | The Parliament is scheduled to be convened at 10:30am ,will be presided by Speaker of the Parliament Karu Jayasuriya.Today’s parliamentary session will debate on extending...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Daily News | G20 summit taking place tomorrow | This year’s G20 Summit will take place in Osaka, tomorrow and Saturday (29). It is planned to discuss a number of issues.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Daily News | National Accident Prevention Week from Monday | The National Accidents Prevention Week is from July 1 to 5 has been declared by the Ministry of Health.The aim of the initiative being conducted is to raise awareness of...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Daily News | Two killed in Rakwana as mound of earth collapses | Two workers engaged in a construction work have been killed after amount of earth collapsed on them. The incident occurred in the Pothupitiya Maha Vidyalaya in Rakwana around 9:15am this morning.Two...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | An individual with foreign currency worth more than 10 million rupees taken into custody | Customs took into custody at the Departure Terminal of the Katunayake Airport a Sri Lankan with foreign currency worth Rs. 14, 916, 812 million. Acting...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Three persons including two Police Officers arrested due to an accident | Three persons including two Police Officers have been taken into custody in connection with an accident that took place at Wattala Oliyamulla on...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Parliament to meet today to debate Emergency | Parliament is scheduled to meet today to debate extending Emergency Regulations for another month. The President issued the Gazette notification on 22...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | A fire in a forest reserve in Moneragala – 60 acres destroyed | In a fire that broke out at a government forest reserve in Moneragala Hulandawa South, a land area of about 60 acres have been destroyed. Police...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | An individual killed falling from a height | An individual who was engaged in some electrical work on the upper floor of a house at Kudamaduwa Mattegoda has died after suddenly falling down. Police...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Three Sri Lankans who returned illegally from India, arrested | The Navy took into custody three Sri Lankans who came by sea illegally to this country. The Navy Media Unit said that these individuals who had come in...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | 28 hospitalized when a bus toppled over | In an accident that took place this morning (27) at the 8 Mile Post at Jayawindagama involving a bus which was plying from Pelampitiya to Yatiyantota,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Theft of a Ganadevi Statue caught on CCTV cameras | Some persons have robbed a Ganadevi Statue from a Dewala located at the 7 Mile Post Uduwara, Hali-Ela. It is reported that this theft took place last...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Two individuals die trapped under rubble | Two persons have died during construction work being carried out at the Rakwana Pothupitiya Maha Vidyalaya. Rakwana Police said that another two...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Anura Senanayaka indicted for concealing evidence against Thajudeen murder | Former senior DIG Anura Senanayake was indicted before the Colombo High Court judge Vikum Kaluarachchi for concealing the evidence in the Wasim Thajudeen...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | 10 more cases against Gotabaya filed in the US | Foreign media report that another 10 lawsuits have been filed against former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa in the United States.8 of the plaintiffs...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | A couple connected to the killing of ‘Pas Chami’ arrested at the Airport | A couple connected to a murder was taken into custody at the Katunayake Airport. The Police Media Spokesmans office said that this couple was arrested...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | SLFP central working committee approves the proposal to field President Maithripala Sirisena in the next Presidential election | A proposal to field President Maithripala Sirisena as the party candidate in the forthcoming presidential election has received the approval of its central...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | President instructs that state finances be spent on problems of people | President Maithripala Sirisena said that it is the responsibility of Peoples Representatives to spend money provided by the government giving priority...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Railway unions confirm the strike despite declaring it an essential service | Railway trade unions confirmed that they would launch their proposed token strike effective midnight today despite the Gazette being issued declaring the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Debate on extending Emergency Regulations commences | The debate on extending Emergency Regulations is being held at present in Parliament. With the Chief Opposition Whip Mahinda Amaraweera questioning whether...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | South African President to the island | President of South Africa Cyril Ramphosa arrived in the island for a short visit. He stopped over on his way to Osaka Japan to attend the G-20 summit,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Case filed at the Special High Court against Member of Parliament Mahindananda | Charges were filed against Member of Parliament Mahindananda Aluthgamage at the Special Trial-at-Bar by the Bribery or Corruption Investigations Commission,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Special announcement from the Meteorology Department | The Meteorology Department announced that tomorrow high temperatures which warrant attention can be experienced in the districts of Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Railway Service declared an essential service | The Extraordinary Gazette Notification declaring the Railways an essential Service has been issued as of n... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Colombo Telegraph | “Kill Them Wherever You Find Them” – A Misunderstood Quranic Verse | By Mass L. Usuf -Like a person suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (a common disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts), there are many who often derogatively question about the verse on ‘killing’ in the Quran. The relevant reference is in Chapter 9 Verse 5... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Colombo Telegraph | How We Came To This Pass – II | By Sachithanandam Sathananthan -Missing the Singapore MomentsThe shattering impact of April 21, 2019 and May anti-Muslim Pogroms we discussed in Part 1[1]has triggered the Sinhalese intelligentsia’s recurrent breast beating: why hasn’t Sri Lanka emulated (if not superseded) Singapore’s s... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Colombo Telegraph | Ex-US Embassy Colombo Staffer Blows The Whistle On American Hypocrisy! | In a startling turn of events, a former U.S. Embassy Colombo staffer took U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Alaina B. Teplitz to task today, after she published a tweet last morning on the importance of women’s empowerment in workplaces. The ex-staffer - former Information Specialist of U.S. Emba... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Colombo Telegraph | Gota Faces More Damage Claims In The U.S. | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | NewsFirst | EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY | Your Thursday Morning Brief 1. President Maithripala Sirisena declares that he is against SOFA and other agreements that would expose Sri Lanka to US forces. 2. Former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, TamaraKunanayakam noted that the signing of ACSA and SOFA agreements wo... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | NewsFirst | Railway one-day strike launches at midnight today | Railway Trade Unions declared that they will launch a one-day strike action from midnight today(June 27). This is according to a decision reached by the trade unions to launch a one-day strike every Thursday if their demands were not met. Transport Minister Arjuna Ranatunga signed the Gazette declar... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | NewsFirst | Suspected arrested with Heroin in Wellampitiya | A suspect was arrested with 100.37g of Heroin in Buthgamuwa, Wellampitiya. The suspect who was arrested by the Police STF has been handed over thePolice Narcotic Bureau, along with the contraband, for further investigations.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | NewsFirst | Argentina seizes thousands of guns in nationwide smuggling ring bust | Reuters-Argentine security forces on Wednesday (June 26) seized an arsenal of about 1,000 smuggled guns during an operation that also saw the arrest of 17 people and more than 52 raids in Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Cordoba, Rio Negro and Santiago del Estero, according to Argentina’s security ministry. ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | NewsFirst | Apple buys self-driving car startup Drive.ai | Reuters –Apple on Tuesday (June 26) confirmed that it has acquired self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai. Technology news website The Information reported earlier this month that the iPhone maker was considering acquiring the firm as a move to bring aboard some of its engineering talent to boost Apple’... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | NewsFirst | Department of Prisons has 458 inmates on death row | Sri Lanka currently has 458 inmates on death row according to the Department of Prisons. The Department noted that a total of 1178 inmates have received death sentences adding that 720 of them have appealed against their sentences. 30 of them have been convicted of drug-related offenses. Out of the ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | NewsFirst | “Furry medicine”-recovered addict’s rescue dogs bring healing to young inmates | Reuters –Zach Skow is on a mission. Fueled by a passion for animals and a history of overcoming immense obstacles, the dog rescue centre owner wants to save unwanted pets from euthanasia and send them to live with prisoners. His ‘Pawsitive Change’ program operates in five California prisons, includi... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | NewsFirst | Gayle delays retirement to play home series against India | Reuters –West Indies opener Chris Gayle wants to play the home series against India in August-September reversing his earlier decision to quit international cricket after the ongoing World Cup, the batsman said on Wednesday (June 26). The 39-year-old had earlier this year announced his plans to reti... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Ground Views | Opinions, B*tch: Technology Based Violence Against Women in Sri Lanka | Although there is growing awareness of the impact on technology-based violence globally, there is little research on the different ways it can manifest. This report looks at how women are discussed on...... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Colombo Page | UK expresses concern over Sri Lanka President reinstating death penalty | The United Kingdom has raised concerns at the highest levels of the Sri Lankan Government over the President Maithripala Sirisena's decision to execute four death row prisoners abandoning a 43-year long moratorium on death penalty.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka Navy arrests three illegal migrants | The Sri Lanka Navy yesterday has arrested three Sri Lankans attempting to migrate from India to Sri Lanka by illegal means.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | 19A should be abolished - Maithri | The 19th amendment to the constitution should be abolished before or after the upcoming presidential election, president Maithripala Sirisena said.He said thus during a meeting this morning (26) with heads of media institutions.Noting that the 19A was merely a want of NGOs, the president said that t... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Thajudeen case : Indictments to be served on ex-DIG | Indictments will be served on former police DIG Anura Senanayake today (Jun 27) in the case involving the killing of ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen.The former senior police official has been issued notice to appear before the Colombo High Court in order to receive the indictment papers.Attorney General (... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | SLTB to get luxury Chinese buses today | The handing over of Chinese luxury buses to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) will be held at the Shalika ground in Narahenpita today (27) under the auspices of PM Ranil Wickremesinghe.The buses, equipped with high technology was imported at a cost of Rs. 153 million.Issuing a public statement, m... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Malinda loses job after clash with Akila | Education minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam says that former Commissioner General of the Education Publications Department I.M.K.B. Ilangasinghe had stated before the PCoI that there was no additional cost was involved in printing his message or photo as education minister on textbooks.“Mr. Illangasi... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Alleged victims of torture file case against Gota in US court | Sri Lanka's presidential hopeful, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, faces ten new claims for damages in the US District Court for the Central District of California from victims of torture inflicted while he was secretary of defense.In court documents filed on June 26, the new plaintiffs, who remain anonymous in ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Gota is more suitable - Rohitha | Rohitha Rajapaksa, the youngest son of former president - Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that his uncle Gotabhaya would be more suitable if a Rajapaksa family member would come forward as the next presidential candidate.During an interview with 'Hari TV', Rohitha was asked whether his oldest uncle - Cha... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Department of Prisons has 458 inmates on death row | Sri Lanka currently has 458 inmates on death row according to the Department of Prisons.The Department noted that a total of 1178 inmates have received death sentences adding that 720 of them have appealed against their sentences.30 of them have been convicted of drug-related offenses. Out of the 30... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | News.Lk | Documents to execute four drug offenders signed by President | President Maithripala Sirisena said that he has signed the documents for execution of four big time drug operators currently convicted and awaiting death sentence. He said that the convicts and their next of kin yet to be informed. The convicts could appeal for clemency.Addressing heads of media tod... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | News.Lk | “Budu Puth Suraksha” health insurance launch | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe handed over “Budu Puth Suraksha” health insurance certificates to around 2,000 members of the Maha Sangha including Maha Nayake and Anu Nayake Theras of the three Nikayas at a ceremony held at Temple Trees yesterday evening. The ceremony was organized by the Minis... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | News.Lk | Rs. 100 Mn Trust Fund for Easter attack orphans | A proposal to set up a Trust Fund to look after the well-being of 33 children orphaned due to the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks has gained Cabinet approval. The Treasury has already allocated Rs.100 million towards this trust fund for which it is hoped to obtain another Rs. 300 million as outside ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | News.Lk | WB approves USD 310 mn loan for climate resilience | Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach project is the first of a three-phase investment program totaling $774 million and to be implemented over eight years This comprehensive climate resilience program will reduce losses to people’s livelihoods and public assets while reducing shocks ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | News.Lk | People’s Bank will not be privatized -Minister | The recent news report in the media quoting an opposition Parliamentarian to the effect that the People’s Bank is to be privatized is completely false and misleading, finance minister Mangala Samaraweera said in a statement.The statement; Certain political parties and the trade union affiliated to t... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | News.Lk | New multi-faceted drug prevention Mechanism | Up keeping the intense of President Maithreepala sirisena to eradicate dangerous drugs men’s from Sri Lanka the government has taken steps to establish multi-faceted drug prevention Mechanism, the secretary to the president Udaya R. senevirathna disclosed this morning.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka central bank makes Rs14bn hedging loss in 2018 | Sri Lanka's central bank has made a 14.8 billion rupee loss on outstanding swaps which gave hedged the foreign exchange risks of banks in a quasi-fiscal activity, published accounts show.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka wildlife among eight charged over baby elephant trafficking | A senior Sri Lankan conservation official was among eight people charged Tuesday in a landmark case over the capture and sale to the wealthy of dozens of baby elephants as status symbols.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | EconomyNext | Oil prices rally on bullish US inventory report, global stocks mixed | Oil prices rallied Wednesday following a bullish US petroleum inventory report, while global stocks treaded water ahead of key US-China trade talks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka President hopes to patch up differences with SLPP | President Maithripala Sirisena said his Sri Lanka Freedom Party is likely to patch up differences closer to a Presidential poll later this year.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | EconomyNext | CEB losses, poor policy raise risks for private energy investors in Sri Lanka | Inadequate regulations prioritising renewable electricity generation and heavy losses in the state power utility raise the risks for private investments in Sri Lanka’s energy sector, a new Asian Development Bank report said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, bond yields steady | Sri Lanka's rupee opened weaker at 176.60/70 rupees against the US dollar in the spot market on Thursday, bond yields were steady ahead of a bond sale and stocks opened 0.04 percent down, dealers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | EconomyNext | South Korean investor expands packaging manufacture in Sri Lanka | A South Korean investor making labels and hand tags in Sri Lanka is expanding its packaging manufacturing operations, the Board of Investment (BOI) said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | EconomyNext | Auto agents to draw up future mobility plan for Sri Lanka | Ceylon Motor Traders Association, representing agents of global automakers, said they were planning to draw up a policy document on a future mobility plan for Sri Lanka.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | Country’s reconciliation with English and Moragahakanda | When the country received independence from British, it was blessed with an efficient administration, a high standard in education, and also sound foreign exchange reserves; the country was admired by other countries. The three major and several minor communities enjoyed perfect harmony among each o... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | Need for an education revolution: Future of our kids and the nation is at risk – Part II | A journalist of New York Times requested Hideki Shirakawa, a Nobel laureate, to describe Japanese culture. He said, “Fundamentally, Japanese culture is based on rice farming. Rice cultivation requires a lot of water, and water must be shared evenly by everyone. Planting rice also required teams of p... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | New Land Policy: Ideal alternate development strategy, but accompanying policies needed | It is reported that the Government has prepared a law to grant freehold possession of farm land held under lease from the Government. This may be a revision of the Land Development Ordinance (LDO) of 1935.. This article proposes to discuss the pros and cons of such a Land Policy and make suitable re... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | Soaring heights of NPLs in banking | Capital inadequacy, political interference, abuse of power, wasteful and unproductive expenditure, corrupt deals, circumventions of regulatory directions, unscrupulous lending operations, imposed IMF and WB conditions for reforms, and window-dressed balance sheetsare some of the often-heard mediaspe... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | Hungary to fund Euro 52 m to build flyovers at Kohuwala and Getambe | Cabinet approval has been granted to enter into an agreement with the Government of Hungary to obtain financial assistance for the construction of two flyover bridges at Kohuwala and Getambe. The proposal to obtain financial assistance from the Government of Hungary was submitted by the Finance Mini... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | Treasury allocates Rs. 100 m for trust fund for children affected by Easter Sunday bombs | The Government yesterday decided to set up a trust fund for 33 children left disabled or orphaned due to the Easter Sunday bombings, the Prime Minister’s office announced in a statement. A sum of Rs. 100 million has already been allocated by the Treasury for this purpose. It is expected to raise a ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | UK deeply concerned over resumption of death penalty | The British High Commission yesterday said it was deeply concerned at the possible abandonment of the moratorium on the death penalty in Sri Lanka.. “We are deeply concerned at reports that Sri Lanka intends to abandon its long-standing moratorium on use of the death penalty. The UK opposes the use ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | SEC files charges on market manipulation | The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) has filed action in the Magistrate’s Court Colombo Fort against two investors on charges of having committed the offence of market/price manipulation with regard to the shares of E-Channelling PLC. The action was filed on the basis of evidenc... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | 19A should be further strengthened, President’s powers reduced: Dr. Wickramaratne | Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne, who was a member of a Cabinet committee that drafted the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, said yesterday that there should be no going back on the process set in motion to reduce the powers of the Executive Presidency. “I agree there is a problem today with an impas... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | Envoys of OIC states meet President, PM; express concerns over communal tensions | The envoys of member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to take all measures to contain any possible trace of events that could lead to communal disharmony and contribute to escalation of communa... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | No ‘imminent’ threat of another terrorist attack but problem not completely over: Army Commander | Army Commander Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake yesterday told a Parliamentary committee that there is no “imminent” threat of another terrorist attack but it is also not practical to say this problem is completely over. “We cannot give a percentage and say that the problem has been solved by this percent... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | SLASSCOM launches Sri Lanka’s first AI policy framework | A draft policy framework to promote artificial intelligence (AI) in Sri Lanka was unveiled yesterday by the Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM). AI, a market which is expected to exceed more than $ 191 billion by 2024, will be introduced as a new pillar on top of the ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | Abolishing 19A should be priority: President | President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday expressed stern views regarding the 19th Amendment, describing it as a “curse” on the country and insisting abolishing it should be done before the Presidential elections or that must be the first task undertaken by the new President. President Sirisena, addr... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | Documents to execute four drug smugglers signed | President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday said that he has signed the documents for execution of four major drug smugglers but next of kin is yet to be informed and they could appeal for clemency. Addressing heads of media at the President’s House in Colombo, he emphasised the danger of illicit drugs... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | FT | Abolishing 19A should be priority: President | President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday expressed stern views regarding the 19th Amendment, describing it as a “curse” on the country and insisting abolishing it should be done before the Presidential elections or that must be the first task undertaken by the new President. President Sirisena, addr... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | Sri Lankan Navy arrests four Indian fishermen | Sri Lankan Navy arrested four Indian fishermen when they were fishing on the high seas in the Palk Bay on Wednesday on a charge of trespassing into the territorial waters of the island nation.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | UK warns Sri Lanka against implementing death penalty | The United Kingdom has urged Sri Lanka not to reinstate the death penalty while warning that doing so would make it “more difficult” for the UK to cooperate with the island nation on law enforcement issues, including on counter terrorism.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | Sri Lanka for balanced and comprehensive disarmament, Sri Lanka s envoy in Geneva says | The international and regional strategic landscapes becoming increasingly constrained, only accentuates the need for the Conference on Disarmament (CD) to get down to its substantive task of negotiating appropriate disarmament frameworks, said Ambassador A.L.A. Azeez speaking at the CD Plenary Sessi... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | Residents of Madangir have no clue about missing Sri Lankans - report | People residing in south Delhi s Madangir area are clueless about the whereabouts of the 243 Sri Lankan refugees who went missing after embarking on a perilous sea journey in January this year.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | SLFP to name presidential candidate from party | The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has taken a decision to nominate a Presidential Candidate from within the SLFP.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | Thajudeen murder- Fmr. Senior DIG served indictments | The Colombo High Court has served indictments on the former DIG Anura Senanayake for concealing evidence on the murder of Sri Lankan rugby player Waseem Thajudeen, stated Ada Derana reporter.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | Sri Lanka turning back the clock on human rights - Richard Branson | Urging Sri Lanka not to reinstate the death penalty, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson says that Sri Lanka is turning back the clock on human rights by resuming executions.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | Two workers dead, 2 injured after boundary wall collapses | Two workers have been killed while another 2 have been hospitalised with injuries after a boundary wall under construction collapsed at Pothupitiya Maha Vidyalaya in Rakwana.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | Ten cases filed against Gotabaya at US District Court | Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces ten new claims for damages in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California from alleged victims of torture inflicted while he was secretary of defense, reports foreign media.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | Osman Gunasekara and wife arrested at BIA | A married couple who had been issued arrest warrants from the court has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | Bribery Commission files case against Mahindananda at Special HC | The Bribery Commission has filed a case in the Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar against former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando for causing loses amounting to Rs 53 million to the government.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Daily Mirror | No immediate threat: lone wolf attack a possibility- Army Chief | Army Commander Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake yesterday said it is not possible to eradicate threats from global terrorists totally and stressed that there could be lone wolf attacks in Sri Lanka in the future though there is no immediate threat. He said this while testifying before the parliamentary se... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Daily Mirror | PS wanted copper released to Colossus Ltd. | Secretary to the Industry and Commerce Ministry, K.D.N. Ranjith Asoka said he received a letter from the Presidential Secretariat (PS) to release 500 tonnes of copper to Colossus Limited in Wellampitiya. He said it was not influenced but a mere request.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Daily Mirror | Will make it difficult to cooperate on law enforcement issues: UK | The United Kingdom (UK) yesterday said the implementation of the death penalty in Sri Lanka would inevitably makes it more difficult for the UK to cooperate on law enforcement issues, including counter-terrorism.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Daily Mirror | Supplied copper based on melt capacity | Industrial Development Board Director-General, P.L.U. Ratnamalala who testified before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) looking into the Easter Sunday attacks said copper was supplied to factories after looking into their capacity of melting copper and at a price decided by an expert committ... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Daily Mirror | Death row inmates shudder at news of death penalty | It is reported that there was much consternation among the prisoners who were in the chapel ward no: 3 of the Welikada Prison last morning (26) on being told that capital punishment was to be implemented again after 43 years.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Daily Mirror | PSC on Easter attacks: A drama rehearsed at Temple Trees: Prez | President Maithripala Sirisena in a scathing attack on the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) appointed to probe the Easter Sunday bomb attacks yesterday said that the PSC was a drama scripted and rehearsed at Temple Trees and he would never go before it even if he was summoned.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Daily Mirror | Death penalty is not the solution - Sir Richard Branson | British billionaire Sir Richard Branson has requested Sri Lanka to maintain its commitment on the moratorium on death penalty.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Daily Mirror | Thajudeen murder: Anura Senanayake served indictment | The Colombo High Court today served an indictment on former DIG Anura Senanayake for allegedly fabricating and concealing evidence in the case of rugby player Thajudeen’s murder.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Daily Mirror | Two killed as foundation earth collapses | Two workers had been killed and another two were injured when a mound of earth collapsed on them while digging a foundation for a building in Pothupitiya this morning, police said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Daily Mirror | BC files indictment against Aluthgamage | The Bribery Commission today filed indictments against former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando in the Colombo High Court for allegedly causing Rs. 50 million loss to the Government by purchasing carom boards and checkerboards in the run-up to the last Pres... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 14:00 | Daily Mirror | Ex-employee alleges SL women ’harassed’ at US Embassy | A former employee of the US Embassy today alleged that there were incidents of Sri Lankan women being harassed by some American diplomats at the US Embassy.... | Link |
| 2019/06/27 | 00:15 | Daily Mirror | Ex-employee alleges SL women ’harassed’ at US Embassy | A former employee of the US Embassy today alleged that there were incidents of Sri Lankan women being harassed by some American diplomats at the US Embassy.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 23:30 | Ada Derana | Rights group shocked as President signs death warrants for four prisoners | Amnesty International said it is shocked by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena s announcement that he has signed the execution warrants of four death row prisoners convicted of drug-related crimes, and that they will be hanged in “the near future”.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 23:00 | Daily Mirror | President must halt 13 imminent executions for drug-related crimes: AI | President Maithripala Sirisena must immediately halt plans to execute at least 13 prisoners convicted of drug-related crimes, the Amnesty International (AI) said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 22:16 | Lanka Business Online | Sir Richard Branson urges Sri Lanka not to enforce death penalty | Billionaire and global business icon Richard Branson has publicly weighed in on Sri Lanka’s intention to enforce...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 22:15 | Ada Derana | Sri Lanka considers buying more Russian-made helicopters - CDS | Sri Lanka is mulling over the possibility to buy more Russian-made helicopters in addition to several aircraft of the Mi family the country has, Sri Lankan Chief of the Defense Staff Adm. Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne told Sputnik on the sidelines of the Army-2019 defense forum.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 22:00 | Colombo Page | Nearly 3000 kg of heroin seized in the last 9 years | More than 2980 kilograms of heroin have been seized during raids carried out island-wide over the past nine years since 2010, police spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 22:00 | Ada Derana | OIC countries urge President to ensure safety of Muslims | President Maithripala Sirisena met with the Ambassadors and High Commissioners of Muslim countries holding the membership of the Organization of Islam Countries (OIC) to discuss about the current security situation in the country at the Presidential Secretariat today (June 26).... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 21:15 | NewsFirst | General election to be held two months after presidential election | President Maithripala Sirisena said today that he is against SOFA and agreements that would allow US forces to arrive here in the country. He expressed these views during a meeting with theheads of media institutions at the President’s house this morning (June 26). The president said that his object... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 21:15 | Daily Mirror | Railway strike to continue: TU | Despite the Government declaring train services as Essential Service, the Railway Trade Union (RTUA) Co-Convener Lal Ariyaratne said that they would continue their weekly trade union action from tomorrow midnight.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 21:15 | Daily Mirror | CID in process of releasing Dr. Shafi - Wimal | The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was working towards releasing Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen who was alleged to have performed illegal sterilization, National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa said today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 21:00 | Colombo Page | Treasury allocates Rs. 100 million to set up a trust fund for children orphaned by Easter Sunday attacks | The Cabinet has given approval to set up a Trust Fund to secure the future of 33 children who were orphaned by the Easter Sunday attacks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 21:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Whatmore to coach SL team | Dav Whatmore, the coach of Sri Lanka World Cup champion team in 1996, has agreed to return to Sri Lanka as a cricket coach.It is said that his appointment is likely to be confirmed after the ongoing World Cup in England.He will be appointed to supervise Sri Lanka Cricket from the lower level to the ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 20:46 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 9.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 9.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 20:30 | Guardian | Sri Lanka planning executions after 43-year moratorium | Capital punishment set to be restored as Maithripala Sirisena signs death warrants for four drugs offendersSri Lanka’s president has ordered the execution of four drugs offenders, potentially ending a 43-year moratorium on capital punishment in the country.Maithripala Sirisena, the president, said W... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 20:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Cannot assure that threat of terrorism is over - Army Chief | No one can assuredly say that the threat of terrorism in the country is completely over, says Commander of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake.Testifying before the Special Parliamentary Select Committee this afternoon (26), the Army Commander pointed out that giving such assur... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 20:16 | Asian Mirror | Parliamentary Select Committee Decides To Re-Summon Rishad Bathiudeen On June 28 Due To "Time Constraints" | The Parliamentary Select Committee probing the Easter Sunday attacks decided to re-summon former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen on the 28th of this month. Although Bathiudeen appeared before the PSC at 5 PM today, the members of the committee expressed the view that Bathiudeen should be questioned exten... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 20:15 | NewsFirst | Death penalty decree signed to protect the children of the country – President | An event to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was held in the Kollonnawa area today, under the auspices of President Maithripala Sirisena. The President announced a drug eradication week from the 23rd of June to the 1st of July in line with the Day Against Drug Ab... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 20:15 | NewsFirst | SLFP SLPP discussions end with no result | Another round of discussions between Sri Lanka Freedom Party and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna ended without an agreement today. General Secretary of the SLFP Dayasiri Jayasekara said another round of discussions will be held on the 5th of July. Several proposals including the structure of the propose... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 20:15 | NewsFirst | Countries that sign ASCA and SOFA and not non-aligned nations – Tamara Kunanayakam | A seminar on SOFA, Economic Corridor and other controversial international agreements with the United States of America was held at the Organisation of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka last evening.Former Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Dr. Palitha Kohona, President... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 20:15 | Ada Derana | Sri Lanka among nations to back India s candidature for UN Security Council | India s candidature for a non-permanent seat of the UN Security Council for a two-year term has been unanimously endorsed by the Asia-Pacific group.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 19:16 | Hiru News | Education Minister says no additional cost to use his photograph on textbooks | Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam says that his photograph in school text books was used as there was no additional cost involved in it. Minister...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 19:15 | NewsFirst | Government imported sick heifers – Vetrenarian | The veterinarian in charge of the Maskeliya area Deshapriya Senadeera testified today before the presidential commission probing irregularities in the importation of heifers through the Ministry of Rural Economic Development. Senadeera noted that examination of a few imported heifers that were in th... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 19:15 | NewsFirst | Death toll in Army lorry crash rises to 6 | Colombo (Sri Lanka) – The fatal accident which occurred inMurukandi, Kilinochchi on Tuesday (June 25) has claimed another life. A total of 6 army personnel died in the accident while another is receiving treatment at the Jaffna Hospital. The accident took place when a Sri Lanka Army Truck with 07 pe... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 19:15 | Colombo Page | Minister orders special investigation into the fire at Kalamatiya Fisheries Harbor | A special investigation has been launched into the fire that broke out at the Kalamatiya Fisheries Harbor this morning on the instructions of the State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Dilip Wedaarachchi.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 19:01 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 6.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 6.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 18:46 | Hiru News | Baduideen asked to testify before the select committee on another day | Former Minister Rishard Badiudeen who appeared before the parliament select committee with regard to the Easter Sunday bomb attacks was allocated another...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 18:45 | Daily Mirror | Education Minister’s message not new, printed since 1980: Akila | While rejecting claims made by a certain media outlets, Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam today said that the State had not incurred any loss because of the printing of Education Ministers’ message with the photo on school textbooks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 18:30 | Daily Mirror | PSC postpones Bathiudeen hearing to Friday | Parliament Select Committee (PSC) appointed to probe Easter Sunday attack postponed the hearing of evidence from former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen to Friday despite his presence before the PSC today due to the absence of three members of the Committee.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 18:30 | Daily Mirror | Education Minister’s message not new; printed since 1980: Akila | While rejecting claims made by a certain media outlets, Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam today said that the State had not incurred any loss because of the printing of Education Ministers’ message with the photo on school textbooks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 18:16 | Hiru News | A young man killed in a motorcycle accident | A young man died in an accident which took place at Eravur, Sandiveli area. This accident happened when a motorbike collided with a bus plying from Trincomalee...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 18:15 | NewsFirst | No plans to privatize the People’s Bank – Ministry of Finance | The Ministry of Finance issuing a media release notes that there are no plans in place to privatize the People’s bank. The Ministry also dismissed rumors regarding attempts being made to privatize the bank. The release further notes that theproposal made by the Finance Ministry to amend thePeople’s ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 18:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka bond yields fall after bill auction | Sri Lanka's rupee closed weak at 176.50/65 rupees against the US dollar in the spot market on Wednesday while bond yields plunged following a bill auction and ahead of a bond sale, dealers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 18:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka bond yields plunge after bill auction | Sri Lanka's rupee closed weak at 176.50/65 rupees against the US dollar in the spot market on Wednesday while bond yields eased following a bill auction and ahead of a bond sale, dealers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:45 | EconomyNext | History of Sri Lanka paper money in National Trust by Kavan Ratnatunga | The history of paper money in Sri Lanka will be the focus of a lecture by The National Trust this month ranging from the Dutch Rix dollars to modern depreciating rupees.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:45 | Ada Derana | Rishad Bathiudeen s testimony before PSC postponed | The testimony of former minister Rishad Bathiudeen which was scheduled to be delivered today before the Parliamentary Select Committee inquiring into the Easter Sunday terror attacks, has been postponed.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:45 | Ada Derana | SLFP-SLPP begin sixth round of talks | The sixth round of discussions between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, with regard to a possible alliance between the two parties, has commenced at the office of the Leader of the Opposition a short while ago, said Ada Derana reporter.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:31 | Hiru News | During the past few months of the year 1029 kilos of Heroin have been taken into custody | From 1 January this year up to now, 20,309 suspects together with Heroin have been taken into custody. The Police Media Spokesmans office announced...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:31 | Hiru News | Rs. 100 million from the Treasury for the Trust Fund being established for 33 children who were made destitute due to the Easter Sunday attacks | The Prime Ministers office said that already Rs. 100 million has been allocated by the Treasury to the Trust Fund which was established for their...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:31 | Hiru News | An investigation into Azath Salley | The Organized Crime Prevention Division informed the Court today that an investigation has been launched into former Governor of the Western Province Azath...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:30 | Colombo Page | People's Bank will not be privatized - Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera | The recent news report in the media quoting an opposition Parliamentarian to the effect that the People's Bank is to be privatized is completely false and misleading, says Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:30 | Colombo Page | World Bank approves $ 310 mn loan for Sri Lanka to strengthen its climate resilience | The World Bank Tuesday has approved a $310 million loan to reduce and mitigate flood risks in the lower Kelani basin in Colombo and improve weather forecasting and early warning systems across Sri Lanka.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 |  17:30 | Al Jazeera | Sri Lanka president signs death warrants to end moratorium | Executions by hanging would be the first carried out in Sri Lanka since 1976 when a moratorium was implemented.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka to experience more weather anomalies in future: official | Sri Lanka will experience extreme weather events in the future and lead to more floods and droughts, a Meteorological Department official said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:30 | Ada Derana | Impractical to say threat of terrorism is over - Army Chief | No one can assuredly say that the threat of terrorism in the country is completely over, says Commander of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:30 | Daily Mirror | CBK awarded 2019 Common Ground Award | Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was awarded the 2019 Common Ground Award by Search for Common Ground at a reception organised in her honour at the Cholmondeley Room, House of Lords in London last week.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:16 | Daily News | Railway strike with effect from midnight tomorrow | Railway trade union today announced that they will commence a 24-hour token strike from midnight tomorrow. They would launch a strike every Friday for 24 hours until their demands are met.As an...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:16 | Hiru News | President says the death sentence will be carried out within the upcoming two weeks against drug convicts | President Maithripala Sirisena said that the death sentence will be carried out in connection with 4 drug convicts in the forthcoming two weeks.The President...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:15 | NewsFirst | 1029 kg of heroin seized so far this year | Police headquarters today (June 26) announced that it seized 1029 kilograms of heroin so far this year and 20,309 suspects were arrested. The Police media unit said that in 2018 alone 737 kilograms of heroin were seized and 40,987 suspects were arrested.In 2017 a total of 29,272 suspects were arrest... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:15 | NewsFirst | Journalists asked to leave from Parliamentary Select Committee sessions | Journalists were asked to leave the session of the Parliamentary Select Committee when Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka began to question Army Commander Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake on intelligence matters. Army Commander Lt. Gen. Mahesh Senanayake commenced providing evidence before the Parliamentary Com... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:15 | NewsFirst | Mattakkuliya shooting: Nine defendants acquitted and released | Nine defendants who were charged with shooting dead 05 people in Samithpura, Mattakkuliya on October 23rd 2016 were today acquitted and released from all indictments by Colombo High Court Judge Aditya Patabandige. The Attorney General filed 15 separate indictments against the 09 defendants. The High... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:15 | News.Lk | Female public servants Can wear decent clothes without covering faces. | The Cabinet today decided to amend the circular on the dress code for public servants, enabling them to wear any decent clothes without covering their faces.In the aftermath of the Easter Sunday terror attack, the Public Administration Ministry issued a circular stipulating the saree or the 'osariya... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka to expect more weather anomalies in future: official | Sri Lanka will experience extreme weather events in the future and lead to more floods and droughts, a Meteorological Department official said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 17:15 | Ada Derana | Kanjipani Imran produced at court | The notorious underworld figure Mohamed Najim Mohamed Imran alias Kanjipani Imran , who is currently being held under a detention order after being deported from Dubai, was produced before the Colombo Magistrate s Court, today (26).... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 16:46 | Asian Mirror | Army Commander Denies Claims Intelligence Agencies Have been Weakened: Adds President & PM Did Not Interfere In Investigations | Army Commander Lt. General Mahesh Senanayake denied claims that the intelligence units of the country have been weakened due to action against some intelligence officers. Testifying before the Parliamentary Select Committee probing Easter Sunday Attacks, Senanayake said the arrests of several indivi... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 16:45 | Ada Derana | Statements made on infertility pills are problematic – Health Minister | Politicians, making various statements on abortion pills , with no knowledge of medical science, are problematic and harmful, according to the Minister of Health Rajitha Senaratne.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 16:45 | Ada Derana | AG agrees to amend indictments against Gotabaya | The Attorney General has agreed to amend the indictments filed against former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the D.A. Rajapaksa museum.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 16:16 | Asian Mirror | United Nations Appeal President Sirisena To Hold Moratorium On Death Penalty: Says Death Penalty Does Little To Serve Future Crimes | The United Nations today appealed President Maithripala Sirisena to hold the moratorium on the death penalty. The UN statement came hours after President Sirisena confirmed that he had sanctioned death penalty on four convicts. Sirisena the date for their exectution is also fixed. The President made... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 16:16 | Daily News | Higher guaranteed price for paddy | The government is likely to increase the guaranteed price for paddy from the forthcoming Maha season.Agriculture Minister P. Harrison said that he too is not satisfied with the current guaranteed...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 16:15 | NewsFirst | Family Health Officers strike over allowances and weekend wages | All Family Health Service Officers in the North Western Province resorted to a trade union action today(June 26) by taking sick leave. Chairman of the Family Health Service Officers’ Association, Devika Kodituwakku noted that the measure was taken citing certain issues including allowances and weeke... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 16:15 | NewsFirst | Retired railway employees to be reinstated | The Ministry of Transport has reached a decision to reinstate retired railway employees to service.The Ministry states that retired Engine Drivers, Guards, Station Masters, Signalmen and Track Inspectors will be reinstated accordingly. The Ministry requested all retired employees to visit the Shalik... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 16:15 | NewsFirst | Government policy is to sell every asset-Tilvin Silva | General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, Tilvin Silva speaking at a meeting in Kurunegala said that the politicians are a gang of thieves who fight each other during the day and gang up to rob at night. He added that the Colombo harbour was sold in portions and Prime Minister... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 16:15 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka's former President Chandrika Kumaratunga awarded 2019 Common Ground Award | Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Sri Lanka's first and only female President, was awarded the 2019 Common Ground Award by Search for Common Ground for her vision, courage and commitment to peace and reconciliation.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 16:15 | EconomyNext | Dilmah boosts Sri Lanka stocks to close 0.11-pct higher | Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.11 percent higher on Wednesday with Dilmah Ceylon Tea and Union Assurance boosted the market, brokers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 16:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka stocks close 0.11-pct higher, | Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.11 percent higher on Wednesday with Dilmah Ceylon Tea and Union Assurance boosted the market, brokers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:46 | Daily News | Rishad, Army Commander arrives at Parliament | Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake arrived at Parliament.They have been summoned before the Parliament Select Committee...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:46 | Daily News | Cabinet approves dress code circular | Cabinet has approved a new circular on the dress code for government employees.The Public Administration Ministry presented a circular on the dress code for government employees in accordance with...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:46 | Hiru News | Preparations underway to detain further Kanjipani Imran for another 90 days | The Colombo Crimes Division informed the Court today that they intend to obtain from the Defence Secretary permission to detain Mohammed Najeem Mohammed...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:45 | Colombo Telegraph | Aluthgamage And Weerawansa In Competition With Namal To Score Brownie Points From Gota | Colombo Telegraph reliably learns that SLPP front-liners Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Wimal Weerawansa, threatened by the potential heights Namal Rajapaksa might rise to, if Gotabaya Rajapaksa is elected into Presidency, have launched a systematic mudslinging campaign against the young politico.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:45 | Ada Derana | Nine acquitted over 5 murders in Mattakkuliya | Nine suspects accused over the shooting and killing of 5 persons at Samitpura, Mattakkuliya in 2016 were ordered acquitted and released by the Colombo High Court today (26).... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:45 | Daily Mirror | Mastermind has been at Colombo embassy for two months | Abdulla Luthfee, the mastermind behind the terror plot of 1988 which killed 19 Maldivians, has been at the Maldivian Embassy in Sri Lanka for nearly two months until May, Maldivian authorities have confirmed.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:30 | Colombo Page | Amnesty International expresses shock over Sri Lanka President's signing death warrants of convicted prisoners | June 26, London: Amnesty International says it is shocked by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's announcement that he has signed the execution warrants of four death row prisoners convicted of drug-related crimes, and that they will be hanged in "the near future".... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka regulator charges two over manipulating e-Channelling stock | Sri Lanka’s capital markets regulator has filed charges of market manipulation against two investors in eChannelling, an online medical appointment business that was the island’s first listed dotcom.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:16 | Hiru News | Army Commander begins giving evidence at the Special Parliamentary Select Committee | Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senananayke as arrived at the Special Parliamentary Select Committee inquiring into the Easter Sunday attacks,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:16 | Hiru News | Several acres destroyed in the fire on the Badulla Siripa Kanda | A fire broke out yesterday (25) in the Badulla Weeryapura Mountain Reserve alternatively named the Badulla Siripa Kanda.Area residents say that approximately...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka regulator charges two over securities fraud | Sri Lanka’s capital markets regulator has filed charges of market manipulation against two investors in eChannelling, an online medical appointment business that was the island’s first listed dotcom.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka Treasuries yields plunge across maturities | Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields fell across maturities at Wednesday's auction with the 12-month yield falling 16 basis points to 8.70 percent, data from the state debt office showed.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:01 | Asian Mirror | Police Organized Crimes Division Begin Investigations Into Azath Salley's Controversial Statement: Police Inform Magistrate's Court | The Police Organized Crimes Division has initiated an investigation into former Western Province Governor over a statement he made about judges being affiliated with extremist organizations. The Police informed Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today that an investigation into Salley's statem... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:01 | Daily News | Rishad, Army Commander arrives for PSC | Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake arrived at Parliament.They have been summoned before the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:01 | Hiru News | A suspect commits suicide at the Negombo Prison Hospital | A suspect who was under treatment at the Negombo Prison Hospital has committed suicide by hanging.This suspect had committed suicide at dawn today and...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:01 | Hiru News | Recording of statements in connection with the Kilinochchi accident begins | The Police has begun recording statements in connection with the accident where an Army truck belonging to the Army Hospital at Kilinochchi collided with...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Fans celebrate MJ 10 years after iconic musician’s death (Pics) | Michael Jackson was seemingly everywhere at an event held on Tuesday at the mausoleum in Glendale where he is interred to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his death.The King of Pop’s face was emblazoned on T-shirts, backpacks, buttons and hats. Fans of all ages and ethnic backgrounds sported fedo... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:00 | Ada Derana | I won t sit idly by even after resigning - Salley | There is no such institute as a Sharia University in Sri Lanka, there is only a Batticaloa Campus, says former Western Province Governor Azath Salley.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:00 | Daily Mirror | SL tells UN it has made significant progress to ensure security of all | Briefing the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Sri Lanka said it has made significant progress in assuring the security of all Sri Lankans and upholding law and order through the implementation of relevant laws and legal processes.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 15:00 | Daily Mirror | Army Commander commences giving evidence before PSC | Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake a short while ago commenced giving evidence before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) appointed to look into the Easter Sunday bomb attacks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:46 | Hiru News | President says he has signed the execution of four persons sentenced to death over drug offences | Prior to the upcoming Presidential Election or subsequently whoever comes into power, if they love the country they should abolish the 19 Amendment to...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:45 | Ada Derana | Army Chief commences giving evidence before PSC | Commander of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake has commenced giving evidence before the Special Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to look into the terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:30 | News.Lk | Sri Lanka Railways to be an Essential Service | The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation today announced that a decision has been taken to make the Sri Lanka Railways as an Essential Service and recruit retired engine drivers, station masters, railway guards and other officials.The ministry said further that ,a programme will be held on June ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:30 | Reuters | Sri Lanka reinstates death penalty for drug crimes ahead of polls | Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday signed death sentences for four people convicted of drug-related offences in a decision analysts said is aimed at boosting his chances of re-election later this year. ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:30 | Daily Mirror | President signs death warrants for four convicts | President Maithripala Sirisena said he had already signed papers for execution of four convicts, who were sentenced to death over drug offences.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:16 | News Hub | State-funded treatment abroad for Easter bomb victims | People injured by the Easter Sunday bombings who cannot be properly treated locally will be sent abroad for treatment at state expense,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:16 | Daily News | President signs death penalty for four drugs convicts | President Maithripala Sirisena today said that the death penalty will be implemented. “I have already signed death penalty for four (convicts). It will be implemented soon and we have already...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:16 | Hiru News | Cultivators of minor export crops engage in a protest | A group of cultivators of minor export crops engaged in a protest saying that they are not receiving a fair price for their produce. This was today at...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:15 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka to make railways an essential service | The Ministry of Transport says that steps are being taken to make the Sri Lanka Railway Service an essential service.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Select committee is a drama; President says he won’t appear before the committee. | President Maithripala Sirisena reiterated today that he would not appear before the parliament select committee to testify with regard to Easter Sunday...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:01 | Hiru News | A suspect taken into custody with 854 kilograms of Shark fins | The Navy has taken into custody an individual with 854 kilograms of Shark Fins at Pudumathalan Mullaitivu. It is reported that these shark fins...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:01 | Hiru News | A decision to declare railway an essential service | The Transport and Civil Aviation Services Ministry has decided to declare the Government Railway, an essential service.Accordingly, retired engine drivers,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Fire at Hungama fisheries harbour suspected to be sabotage | Police suspect that the arson erupted in Hungama Gurupokuna fisheries harbour is sabotage.A large number of fishing boats were docked in the harbour as...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:01 | Hiru News | MP Piyankara objects Wennapuwa Pradeshiya Saba chairman’s decision | UPFA Puttalam District MP Piyankara Jayarathna says that banning trade activities for Muslim merchants in Dankotuwa weekly fair could not be accepted.Wennappuwa...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Final report of the Select Committee to be handed over to the Speaker, next month | A member of the Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to probe the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks said that the final report of the committee will...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:01 | Hiru News | Cabinet approval to cancel the circular in connection with government officials’ dress code | The Cabinet which met yesterday decided to cancel the circular in connection with the dress code of government officials That was while taking into consideration...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:01 | Hiru News | A suspect taken into custody with Rs. 2.2 million worth of imported cigarettes | An individual was taken into custody by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport with a stock of cigarettes he tried to smuggle in from Dubai...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:00 | Colombo Page | Brandix, Fonterra & JKH launch FastTrack Summer Internship Programme to inspire young talent | Brandix Apparel Limited, Fonterra Brands Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd. and John Keells Holdings PLC held the orientation for fifteen diverse, talented interns at Hatch, Colombo, formally commencing the Fast Track Summer Internship Programme 2019.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | England win a confidence boost for upcoming matches - Hathurusingha | Sri Lanka s victory over tournament favorites and hosts England has provided the team with a good mindset ahead of their next three crucial games in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, says coach Chandika Hathurusingha.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:47 | News Hub | Railways to be declared an essential service | A Gazette notification will be issued declaring Sri Lanka Railways as an essential service, according to State Minister of Transport Ashok Abeysinghe.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:45 | News.Lk | Rain in South and strong gusty winds in the North | Several spells of light showers will occur in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Fairly strong gusty winds up to 40-50 kmph are likely in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee, Hambantota and Matara districts... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:45 | EconomyNext | US sanctions on Russia firms hurting Sri Lanka, against SOFA for American forces: President | US sanctions barring deals with firms in Russia are affecting long-standing commercial and military transactions President Maithripala Sirisena said, declaring his opposition to deals allowing visits by American forces to the island.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:31 | News Hub | Dress code circular amended | Cabinet approval has been granted to the proposal to amend the circular issued on the dress code for public sector employees.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:30 | Daily News | Steps to make Sri Lanka Railways an Essential Service | The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation today announced that a decision has been taken to make the Sri Lanka Railways as an Essential Service and recruit retired engine drivers, station masters...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:30 | News.Lk | A simple rule for predicting the future | What will remain in 100 years’ time of the city or town where you were born: which landmarks or buildings? What about in 500 years? The controversial author Nassim Nicholas Taleb offers a counter-intuitive rule-of-thumb for answering questions like this. If you want to know how long something non-pe... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:15 | NewsFirst | Army Commander and Rishard Bathiudeen summoned before PSC | The Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to probe the 04/21 terror attacks will convene for its 6th session today(June 26). Army Commander Lt. General Mahesh Senanayake and former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen have been summoned to appear before the committee today. Committee Chairman, Deputy Speak... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:15 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka President says he signed death warrants for four convicted drug traffickers | Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena says he has signed the death sentence of four prisoners convicted of drug offenses. He said the date for the executions has been decided.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka President opposes SOFA style deals for US forces visits | President Maithripala Sirisena said he was against agreements allowing US forces come to Sri Lanka and has blocked them in cabinet, in a stumbling block in relations with America... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:15 | EconomyNext | Two Sri Lanka eChannelling investors charged with market manipulation | Sri Lanka’s capital markets regulator has filed charges of market manipulation against two investors in eChannelling, an online medical appointment business that was the island’s first listed dotcom.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:15 | Daily Mirror | Modi’s visit is proof that Sri Lanka is safe: John | Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka is a proof that the country is safe, Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Dr. Shafi files a against the CID | Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen of Kurunegala Hospital, filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition in the Supreme Court today alleging that the allegations of illegal sterilization were false.The petition filed on behalf of Dr. Shihabdeen said the sterilization allegations were a result of personal jealousy whic... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | 19A should be abolished - Maithri | The 19th amendment to the constitution should be abolished before or after the upcoming presidential election, president Maithripala Sirisena said.He said thus during a meeting this morning (26) with heads of media institutions.Noting that the 19A was merely a want of NGOs, the president said that t... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 13:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez promotes Sri Lanka tourism | Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau along with the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) and national carrier SriLankan Airlines unveiled a total of 15 special promotional packages to Indian travel trade in Mumbai with a guest appearance by Sri Lankan-born Bollywood actress Jacquel... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:46 | Lanka Business Online | People’s Bank will not be privatized: Finance Minister | Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister says that the recent news report in the media quoting an opposition Parliamentarian to the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:45 | Washington Post | Sri Lankan leader orders execution of 4 drug convicts | Sri Lanka’s president says he has ordered the executions of four drug offenders who will be hanged in prison soon... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:45 | Colombo Page | Racist allegations force charity in Sri Lanka to suspend providing food for poor | The Janaposha Foundation, a Muslim-run charity in Sri Lanka providing free meals to thousands of poor people at hospitals was forced to suspend its free meals project after an opposition parliamentarian made unsubstantiated allegations against the organization.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:45 | Ada Derana | This country doesn t have a huge national issue - Mano | There won t a national problem in the country if the people had an understanding of other languages, says the Minister of National Integration, Official Languages, Social Progress and Hindu Religious Affairs Mano Ganesan.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:45 | Daily Mirror | Janaposha suspends free meals at hospitals due to misconstruals | The Janaposha Foundation said it has suspended its free meals project at hospitals with immediate effect saying that their noble intention of serving the poor and destitute had been misconstrued.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:31 | Lanka Business Online | FastTrack Summer Internship Programme relaunched with Brandix, Fonterra & JKH to inspire young talent | Brandix Apparel Limited, Fonterra Brands Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd. and John Keells Holdings PLC held the orientation for fifteen diverse, talented interns...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:15 | Colombo Telegraph | Desperate Sirisena Seeks To Abolish 19A Before Prez Polls | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:15 | NewsFirst | Fire incinerates over 20 fishing vessels in Kalametiya | COLOMBO (News) – A fire broke out at the fishery harbour in Kalametiya at dawn today (June 26). Police stated that over 20 fishing vessels were incinerated in the fire. Two fire trucks were deployed to control the fire. Police have commenced investigations and have not ruled out arson. Police have d... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:15 | NewsFirst | Wall St sinks as hopes fade for rate cuts, trade progress | Reuters –Wall Street stock indexes fell on Tuesday (June 25), led by a sharp selloff in technology shares, as simmering trade concerns and disappointing economic data sent buyers to the sidelines, while the Federal Reserve chairman pushed back on pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:15 | NewsFirst | Endangered Mexican wolf pups take spotlight at Mexico City zoo | Reuters –Six endangered Mexican wolf cubs have become stars at Mexico City’s Chapultepec zoo, as zookeepers seek to bring the species back from the brink of extinction. The cubs were born in early May but are now old enough to explore their zoo habitat. The proud parents are mother Seje and father R... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:15 | NewsFirst | President states objection towards SOFA at cabinet meeting | President Maithripala Sirisena stated that he had signed the decree of imposing death sentence against 4 convicts. He added a date to impose the death sentence has been scheduled. He went on to note that he is completely against SOFA and the agreements that allow the US forces to access Sri Lanka.Th... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:15 | NewsFirst | Clinical Australia outclasses England to reach semis | Reuters –Jason Behrendorff had only ever visited England on holiday before the World Cup and the hosts would rather it had stayed that way after the Australian’s five-wicket haul at Lord’s on Tuesday (June 25). The 29-year-old left arm fast bowler meant business from the moment he took the new ball ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:15 | Ada Derana | 27 boats gutted in fire at fishery harbour in Hungama | Twenty-seven boats at the Kalametiya Fishery Harbour have been gutted in fire, according to Hungama Police.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:15 | Daily Mirror | Railways Dept. seeks retired staffers | With the Government declaring railways as an Essential Service, the Railways Department had called the retired employees back to service, an official said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:01 | Asian Mirror | "President Sirisena Must Immediately Halt His Plans To Resume Executions For At Least 13 Prisoners": Amnesty International | Sri Lanka’s President, Maithripala Sirisena, must immediately halt his plans to resume executions for at least 13 prisoners convicted of drug-related crimes, Amnesty International said yesterday.Amnesty International is alarmed to learn from media reports that preparations are underway to execute de... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:00 | Colombo Page | Agreement with Hungary to obtain Euro 52 mn financial assitance to build flyovers at Kohuwela and Getambe | Cabinet approval has been granted to enter into an agreement with the Government of Hungary to obtain financial assistance for the construction of two flyover bridges at Kohuwela and Getambe.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka rupee steady, bond yields ease | Sri Lanka's rupee was steady at 176.40/55 rupees against the US dollar in the spot market on mid-morning Wednesday while bond yields eased and stocks opened 0.05 percent higher, dealers and brokers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 12:00 | Ada Derana | Dress code circular to be amended- conservative attire that doesn t cover face allowed | Cabinet approval has been granted to the proposal to amend the circular issued on the dress code for public sector employees.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:45 | Colombo Telegraph | Pompeo Cancelled SL Visit Because US Failed To Persuade SL To Accept SOFA: Athas | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:31 | Lanka Business Online | Sri Lanka securities regulator files charges on market manipulation | Sri Lanka’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an action in the Magistrate’s Court against two...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka president says signed death warrants of four drug dealers | Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said he has signed the death warrants of four convicted drug dealers but refused to say when they will be hanged, amid opposition to his revival of the death penalty.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:30 | Ada Derana | Railways to be declared an Essential Service; retired officials to be recruited | A Gazette notification will be issued declaring Sri Lanka Railways as an Essential Service, according to State Minister of Transport Asoka Abeysinghe.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:16 | News Hub | US relaxes travel advisory on Sri Lanka | The US State Department has relaxed its travel advisory for Sri Lanka, the US Embassy said. Accordingly, the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:16 | Daily News | National Drug Prevention Week to enhance awareness | The National Drug Prevention Week from started on June 19 will continue until July 01. This was under the concept of President Maithripala Sirisena with the objective of further strengthening the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:15 | NewsFirst | In parliament : Grade 1 student admission circular | Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development stated that they would present the circular on registering students for Grade 1 by the Education Ministry. Chairman of the committee MP Ashu Marasinghe noted that the circular will be presented to the parliament tomorrow(June ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:15 | NewsFirst | Dress code specified for government employees | Cabinet has approved a new circular on the dress code for government employees. The cabinet memo was presented by theMinister of Law and Order and Minister of Public Administration and Management, Ranjith Madduma Bandara at the cabinet meeting chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena. According to ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:15 | NewsFirst | Kilinochchi accident : Another soldier succumbs | A fatal motor accident that was reported from the Kilinochchi 55th mile post area has claimed the life of another army person last night. Army Spokesperson Brigadier Sumith Athapattu stated that the last surviving army person continues to receive treatment at the Jaffna Hospital. The accident occurr... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:15 | NewsFirst | Hong Kong activists call on G20 leaders to help “liberate” city | Reuters –More than a thousand protesters marched to the U.S. consulate and European Union Office in Hong Kong on Wednesday (June 26) to call on nations in the G20 to raise the plight of Hong Kong with China and to support the full scrapping of a controversial extradition bill. Hong Kong’s Beijing-ap... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:15 | Colombo Page | Another soldier dies in the Kilinochchi train accident | A soldier seriously injured when a truck belonging to the Sri Lanka Army collided with the Yaal Devi train in Kilinochchi yesterday has succumbed to his injuries today bringing the death toll from the accident to six.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Six army personnel killed, in Kilinochchi train collision (Pics) | Six army personnel have died while two others were injured in an accident involving an Army truck and a train in Kilinochchi this afternoon.The accident had occured when a train heading towards Jaffna from Colombo had collided with the truck in Kilinochchi.The truck was transporting water and suppli... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Insurance programme for Buddhist monks | The insurance scheme introduced by the government for the Buddhist monks be launched by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (26).The event will be launched at 3.30 pm at Temple Trees tomorrow (26).Minister of Buddhist affairs and Wayamba Development Gamini Jayawickrama Perera said 2000 monks w... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Trial-at-Bar to hear elephant trafficking case | Attorney General Dappula de Livera has requested the Chief Justice to a appoint a three member Trial-at-Bar to hear the first elephant trafficking case in the legal history of this country.Attorney General’s Co-ordinating Officer, State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne told Media that the Attorney General ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka presidents says signed death warrants of four drug dealers | Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said he has signed the death warrants of four convicted drug dealers but refused to say when they will be hanged, amid opposition to his revival of the death penalty.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:15 | Daily Mirror | Modi’s visit proofs SL is safe: John Amaratunga | Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka is proof that the country is safe, Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:00 | Daily News | Fire destroys 20 boats in Hungama Fishing Harbour | A fire has erupted at the Kalametiya Harbour in Tangalle last night.The Tangalle Municipal Council Fire Brigade and the Area police doused the fire at around 8am this morning.Many equipments and 20...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:00 | Hiru News | If one loves the country the 19 amendment should be abolished says the President | Prior to the upcoming Presidential Election or subsequently whoever comes into power, if they love the country they should abolish the 19 Amendment to...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:00 | Hiru News | I will not participate in the Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to probe Easter Sunday attacks – President | The President said that he will not participate in the Parliamentary Select Committee probing the 21 April Easter Sunday attacks. He further said that...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 11:00 | Reuters | Sri Lanka president signs death penalty for four drugs convicts | Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena said on Wednesday the government would press ahead with a controversial plan to reinsate the death penalty for drug-related offences. ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:46 | News Hub | Death penalty signed for 4 drug racketeers – Maithri | President Maithripala Sirisena says he has signed an order handing down the death penalty to four drug racketeers.Sentenced...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:45 | Colombo Page | Providing students with tablet computers is a historic achievement - Education Minister | Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam says that the Ministry of Education receiving cabinet approval to provide tablet computers to the students of Sri Lanka, giving a revolutionary approach to the field of education is a historic achievement.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:45 | EconomyNext | Vitol Asia wins Sri Lanka petrol, diesel supply contract | The Singapore unit of energy and commodities trader Vitol has won a long-term contract to supply Sri Lanka’s government-run oil refiner and retailer with petrol and diesel, the state information office said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:45 | Ada Derana | PSC, a drama scripted by Temple Trees - President | President Maithripala Sirisena, addressing the heads of media institutions today (26), has called the Special Parliamentary Select Committee is a drama scripted by the Temple Trees.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:45 | Ada Derana | 24-hour water cut for several areas | Several areas in the country will, today (26), experience a 24-hour suspension of the water supply, stated the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB).... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:45 | Daily Mirror | President signs death warrants for four convicts | President Maithripala Sirisena said he had already signed papers for execution of four convicts, who were sentenced to death over drug offences.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:45 | Daily Mirror | Whoever wins presidency should abolish 19A - President | President Maithripala Sirisena said that whoever comes to power at the next Presidential poll should abolish the 19th Amendment to the Constitution to create stability in the country.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:31 | Daily News | Modern hospital in Hambantota to be inaugurated on July 1 | Modern hospital in Hambantota will be inaugurated by President Maithripala Sirisena and Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine. Dr. Rajitha Senaratne on July 1st.The hospital in...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Esala Weerakoon tipped to be SAARC Gen. Secretary | Sources from the Presidential secretariat say that senior additional secretary - Esala Weerakoon is to be appointed as the new general secretary of the SAARC.After the nomination is approved by member states, he is to assume duties from March 01, 2020, reports say.Sri Lanka has already sent the nomi... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:30 | News.Lk | Sancharaka Udawa 2018 concludes | The 8th edition of the Sancharaka Udawa organized by Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) concluded at BMICH last. The event is Sri Lanka’s only Tourism & Travel fair that creates a platform for all tourism industry stake holders to meet and network to enhance the awareness of th... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:16 | Asian Mirror | Sirisena Says Date Already Set For Death Penalty: Reiterates Need To Repeal 19A And Opposes SOFA | President Maithripala Sirisena said he would make a decision on running for re-election based on the decision the SLFP makes.Sirisena made these remarks while addressing a meeting with media heads and newspaper editors at the President's House this morning. Addressing the meeting, President Sirisena... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:15 | NewsFirst | 24-hour water cut commences from 9 am today | The National Water Supply and Drainage Board stated that a 24-hour water cut will be in effect from 09 am this morning in several areas. The water cur will be in effect due to essential maintenance on the pipes which fall under the Colombo District East Water Supply Project. The water supply... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:15 | NewsFirst | No referendum : President | The President stated that speculations regarding areferendum are false. He said this when he met the heads of media this morning (June 26). The President added that whoever gets elected in the 2020 presidential election, should abolish the 19th amendment if the country is to prosper. He finally adde... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:15 | News.Lk | Digital development support for freelance community | The government is making effort to provide necessary legal or infrastructure support to develop the freelancing community as well as the start up culture in Sri Lanka, Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology Minister Ajith P. Perera told the Social Media Day 2019.The event was organized by... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:15 | Ada Derana | Already signed death penalty for 4 drug dealers - President | President Maithripala Sirisena says that he has already signed the death penalty order for 4 imprisoned drug dealers.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:15 | Ada Derana | Sixth officer dies in train-Army truck collision | An Army officer, who was hospitalized over the fatal accident of an Army truck colliding with a train in Kilinochchi, has succumbed to his injuries, last night (25).... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:00 | Colombo Page | Pakistan donates sewing machines to Chaplain St. Vincent De Paul Society | The Government of Pakistan through its High Commission in Sri Lanka, donated sewing machines to Chaplain St. Vincent De Paul Society, Wennapuwa, Sri Lanka on 25th June 2019.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Rishad, Army Commander before PSC today | Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen and Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake have been summoned before the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, today (26).The PSC sources said the media would be allowed to cover the sittings.He also said that th... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 10:00 | News.Lk | Sri Lanka Updates HRC on Human Rights Measures | The Sri Lanka delegation to the Human Rights Council briefed the Council today on progress made in addressing human rights concerns, national security imperatives, as well as reconciliation priorities. Sri Lanka’s intervention under Agenda Item 2 of the Council, followed the Oral Update provided by ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:46 | Lanka Business Online | Sri Lanka relaxes dress code for female public servants | Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to amend a circular on the dress code for public servants allowing...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:45 | Daily News | Migrant Workers Return from Kuwait after unpaid wages | Thirty-five migrant workers returned to Sri Lanka from Kuwait yesterday after complaining of unpaid salaries and promised benefits weren’t met by the employers.The workers returned yesterday morning...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:45 | Hiru News | Sixth round of talks between SLFP and SLPP today | The sixth round of talks between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna is scheduled to be held today. Discussions were held...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:45 | Hiru News | 24-hour water cut in several areas in Colombo today | Due to an improvement of a system of pipes under the Colombo District East Water Supply Project, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said that...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:45 | Hiru News | A fire at the Gurupokuna Fisheries harbor destroys 20 boats | In a fire that erupted at the Hungama - Gurupokuna Fisheries harbor last night, 20 boats which were there were completely destroyed. The Police said that...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:45 | Hiru News | 20 women hospitalized due to a wasp attack | Twenty women were hospitalized as a result of a wasp attack on a group of people who were engaged in tea plucking at Torrington Estate, Agarapathana ...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:45 | Hiru News | Security forces safely detonate a hand grenade found in the Udubaddawa - Kuliyapitiya Divisional Secretariat office premises | Security forces found a hand grenade in the Udubaddawa Kuliyapitiya Divisional Secretariat premises. Based on information given by a person who...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:45 | Colombo Page | Transitional Justice is integral to reconciliation among communities, PM emphasizes | Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says steps will be taken to provide further compensation through the Office of Reparations to the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks in the future as well.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:45 | News.Lk | State-funded treatment abroad for Easter bomb victims | People injured by the Easter Sunday bombings who cannot be properly treated locally will be sent abroad for treatment at state expense, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinge promised yesterday. The Prime Minister gave this assurance when he officiated at a function of the National Peace Council at the ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:45 | News.Lk | Think beyond politics- Speaker | A report containing the recommendations of youth trainees to strengthen the Transitional Justice Process was handed over to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe by National Peace Council Chairman Jehan Perera at the graduation of community leaders held at the BMICH yesterday. A report containing the ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:45 | News.Lk | Trial-at-Bar to hear elephant trafficking case | Attorney General Dappula de Livera has requested the Chief Justice to a appoint a three member Trial-at-Bar to hear the first elephant trafficking case in the legal history of this country. Attorney General’s Co-ordinating Officer, State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said that the Attorney General has a... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:31 | Asian Mirror | Sri Lanka Has Made Significant Progress In Assuring Security Of All Citizens And Upholding Law And Order: SL Tells UNHRC Chief | The Sri Lanka delegation to the Human Rights Council briefed the Council today on progress made in addressing human rights concerns, national security imperatives, as well as reconciliation priorities. Sri Lanka’s intervention under Agenda Item 2 of the Council, followed the Oral Update provided by ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:31 | Hiru News | A suspect in possession of four elephant tusks arrested at Imaduwa | A suspect was taken into custody from Haupe Imaduwa Galle with a firearm manufactured in this country, some parts of a firearm and four...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:30 | News.Lk | President looks into the issues faced by Quarries | President Maithripala Sirisena discussed the issues related to quarries with District Secretaries at the Presidential Secretariat today (June 24). The discussion was held at the request of Quarry Permit holders.Secretary to the President, Mr Udaya R Seneviratne was also present during this discussio... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:30 | News.Lk | Drug Prevention Week to enhance awareness in every sector | The National Drug Prevention Week from started on June 19 will continue until July 01. This was under the concept of President Maithripala Sirisena with the objective of further strengthening the drug prevention program in Sri Lanka and rallying all Sri Lankans for the program.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:30 | Ada Derana | 19th Amendment caused current political instability in Sri Lanka - President | The 19th Amendment to the Constitution is the cause of current political instability in the country and it has created two leaders, President Maithripala Sirisena has said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:15 | Hiru News | President says his decision to contest for the Presidential election will depend on that of the SLFP | President Maithripala Sirisena says that he will act according to the SLFPs decision regarding the upcoming presidential election. The president...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:15 | Daily Mirror | SL refugees seek Indian citizenship | Scores of Sri Lankan refugees living in various camps in Virudhunagar district on Monday submitted separate petitions seeking Indian citizenship to Collector A. Sivagnanam.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:01 | Hiru News | Former minister Rishad to appear before the select committee investigating the Easter Sunday attacks, today | Former minister Rishad Bathiudeen and the secretary to the ministry of industry and commerce has been summoned before the special select committee today.The...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:01 | Hiru News | Notice issued to the chairman of Wennapuwa to investigate the Dankotuwa weekly market ban. | Six persons including Wennappuwa Divisional Council Chairman, Susantha Perera have been ordered to appear before the Marawila Magistrates Court...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:01 | Hiru News | Another soldier succumbs to injuries following the Kilinochchi train accident Death toll increases to 6 | Another army soldier succumbed to injuries yesterday following the collision which took place between an Army truck and the Yaldevi train in the Kilinochchi...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 09:01 | Hiru News | Courts request the progress report with regard to investigations conducted on IGP Pujith sent on compulsory leave | Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayaka ordered yesterday that the report on the progress of the investigations regarding the assault carried out by...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 08:46 | Lanka Business Online | Sri Lanka updates HRC on measures taken to advance human rights, peace and security | The Sri Lanka delegation to the Human Rights Council briefed the Council on progress made in addressing human rights...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 08:45 | Ada Derana | Naval fishing communities cautioned of rough seas | Showers or thundershowers will occur in Jaffna, Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi districts.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 08:30 | Colombo Page | Doctor arrested in Kurunegala files Fundamental Rights petition against his arrest | Dr. Seigu Siyabdeen Mohammed Safi, the doctor from Kurunegala who was accused of carrying out illegal surgical treatments on women, has filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition in the Supreme Court against his arrest.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 08:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka coconut auctions in limbo after price floor | Sri Lanka's main coconut auction has been in limbo for over a month after a floor price of 28 rupees a per nut was set by authorities, in the wake of falling nut prices and a recovery in production.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 08:30 | Ada Derana | Bathiudeen and Army Chief to testify before Select Committee today | The Special Parliamentary Select Committee looking into the terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday (April 21st) is scheduled to reconvene at 2.00 p.m. this afternoon (26).... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 08:30 | Ada Derana | Sri Lankan refugees seek Indian citizenship | Scores of Sri Lankan refugees living in various camps in Virudhunagar district have submitted separate petitions seeking Indian citizenship to Collector A. Sivagnanam.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 08:15 | NewsFirst | Everything you need to know today | Your Wednesday Morning Brief 1. 24-hour water cut to effect in several areas of Colombo from 9 am onwards. 2.President Maithripala Sirisena has opposed the conditions presented by the Millennium Challenge Corporation in return for providing funds to Sri Lanka. 3.President of the Bar Association Pres... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 08:15 | Daily Mirror | Female public servants - Can wear saree, ’osariya’ or other decent dress | The Cabinet today decided to amend the circular on the dress code for public servants, enabling them to wear any decent clothes without covering their faces.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 08:00 | Daily Mirror | Lift operator complaints against IGP Pujith | The Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake ordered the CID yesterday to conduct an investigation over the incident where it has been alleged that IGP Pujith Jayasundera had arrived at the CID without prior notice and abused the police officers who were at the reception counter and had used crimin... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 08:00 | Daily Mirror | Court issued warrant on one respondent | In the Contempt of Court application filed against Sri Lanka Medical Council members over their failure to register a SAITM student according to the Supreme Court Judgement, the Court of Appeal yesterday issued a warrant against one respondent for failing to appear in court and directed another thre... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 07:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Courts intervene over removal of Muslims from Dankotuwa fair | A social debate has arisen over a formal request made by the Wennappuwa PS Chairman requesting to remove the Muslim businessmen from the Dankotuwa weekly fair.The Wennappuwa PS Chairman - K.V. Susantha Perera had requested this from the Dankotuwa OIC on June 24.Subsequent to the request, the Dankotu... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 06:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka police overturn Dankotuwa council ban on Muslims | Sri Lanka's police Tuesday stepped in to prevent a local council from banning Muslim traders from a weekly fair in another backlash from the devastating Easter attacks blamed on Islamic extremists.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 06:16 | Daily News | US upgrades SL travel advisory | The US State Department has updated its travel advisory for Sri Lanka by lowering the ‘threat level’ for US government employees.“On June 24, 2019, the Department lifted the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 06:16 | Daily News | PM: State-funded treatment abroad for Easter bomb victims | People injured by the Easter Sunday bombings who cannot be properly treated locally will be sent abroad for treatment at state expense, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinge...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 06:16 | Daily News | Five Soldiers Die in Yal Devi-Truck Crash | Five soldiers were killed and two others were critically injured when the truck they were travelling in was hit by a train in the Kirimurukkandy area in Kilinochchi yesterday, Army Media sources...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 04:15 | Daily Mirror | Cabinet approves LTLCPGP | The Cabinet yesterday approved the Long Term Less Cost Power Generation Plan (LTLCPGP) of the Power, Energy and Business Development Ministry and also the proposal submitted to resolve salary dispute of engineers of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Minister Ravi Karunanayaka said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 03:15 | Colombo Telegraph | Growing Global Consensus On Terrorism, Hybrid Threats & National Security | By Sanja De Silva Jayatilleka - On Easter Sunday this year, Sri Lankan people came face to face with international terrorism for the first time. At several international security conferences held in the Russian Federation over the last three months, the theme of international terrorism formi... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 03:00 | FT | EU ministers approve trade deal with Vietnam | Brussels (Reuters): Ministers from European Union countries on Tuesday approved a landmark free trade agreement with Vietnam, which will reduce tariffs on 99% of goods over a period of 10 years.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 03:00 | FT | INSEE Ecocycle extends waste management services to BOI for next 16 years | After a decade of successful operations with the Board of Investment – Sri Lanka, INSEE Ecocycle Lanka, the waste management subsidiary of INSEE Cement, the country’s premier cement manufacturer, recently signed an agreement, extending its waste management services to BOI for the next 16 years, up t... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 03:00 | FT | As tax, trade and transparency dominate G20 agenda, IFAC issues call-to-action | IFAC (the International Federation of Accountants) last week urged G20 countries to pursue smart regulation, heightened transparency, and inclusive growth to embrace Japan’s vision for an innovative and intelligent ‘Society 5.0’.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 03:00 | FT | FastTrack Summer Internship Program 2019 returns | Brandix Apparel Ltd., Fonterra Brands Lanka Ltd., and John Keells Holdings PLC held the orientation for 15 diverse, talented interns yesterday at Hatch, Colombo, formally commencing the FastTrack Summer Internship Program 2019.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:30 | FT | SLPP says will present qualified and credible presidential candidate | The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday said the party was focusing on a qualified, competent and clean candidate for the next election, and called on the Government to hold polls rather than speculate on the Opposition candidate.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:30 | FT | President was misled to support 19th Amendment: Dayasiri | The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SFLP) levelled fresh criticism on the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which their leader President Maithripala Sirisena mooted during his 2015 Presidential Election bid.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:30 | FT | Litro Gas Lanka donates Rs. 5 m to fund aiding victims of Easter Sunday tragedy | Standing in solidarity with fellow Sri Lankans who had to reckon with an unprecedented tragedy on Easter Sunday this April, Litro Gas Lanka donated Rs. 5 million to the fund for the victims of the day. Representatives of Litro Gas including Muditha Peiris handed over the donation to Malcolm Cardinal... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:30 | FT | Bond yields dip marginally ahead of weekly bills auction | The secondary bond market remained active yesterday with yields continuing to trickle down on the liquid maturities of two 2021’s (i.e. 01.03.21, 01.08.21, 15.10.21 & 15.12.21), two 2023’s (i.e. 15.03.23 & 15.07.23) and 15.03.24 to intraday lows of 9.18%, 9.35%, 9.35%, 9.40%, 9.83% 9.87% and 9.97% r... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:30 | FT | Fitch named ‘Best Islamic Finance Rating Agency’ for third year | Fitch Ratings has been recognised as the ‘Best Rating Agency for Islamic Finance’ for the third straight year by The Asset, a leading financial magazine in the Asia-Pacific. Established in 1999 in Hong Kong, The Asset is a multi-media company whose publications, events and awards are widely followed... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:30 | FT | CSE falls; rupee ends steady as bond sale attracts dollars | Reuters: Sri Lanka shares fell for the fourth straight session on Tuesday to hit a two-week low on foreign outflows, while rupee ended steady buoyed by dollar inflows into two new sovereign bonds launched a day ago, market sources said.. The island nation raised $2 billion via 5-year and 10-year sov... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:30 | FT | DFCC Bank’s revamped website offers enhanced user experience | Keeping pace with the way customers transact with their banks, and staying abreast of digital trends, DFCC Bank revamped its website, www.dfcc.lk recently to the convenience of its customers. The sleek website offers improved functionality and a host of features that enhance user experience signific... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:30 | FT | HSBC-backed startup aims to become LinkedIn of global trade | HONG KONG (Reuters): In a first of its kind initiative, HSBC Holdings Plc is backing the launch of a technology startup that aims to connect small-and-medium-sized manufacturers with component suppliers in different parts of the world as part of its trade banking push.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:30 | FT | Lanka Credit and Business Finance celebrates 1st anniversary | LCB Finance Ltd. celebrated its first anniversary at the head office premises, No. 76, S. de. S. Jayasinghe Mawatha Kohuwala Nugegoda where the corporate branch is also located on 25 June. The celebrations commenced in the morning with the offering of ‘Heel Dhana’ to Mahasanga and chanting of ‘Seth ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:30 | FT | Union Assurance delivers higher dividends for its policyholders | Union Assurance (UA) declared a 10% dividend rate on its dividend-based policies for year 2018 meeting the minimum guaranteed rate of 10% which is also higher than the average market interest rate of 8.85%for the year 2018.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:15 | FT | SL’s $ 2 b Bond issue draws big demand | The Central Bank yesterday said it has raised a $2 billion international sovereign bond to bolster reserves and refinance debt, which was oversubscribed three times and received most interest from fund managers in the US and Europe.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:15 | Daily Mirror | Prez insists on a close scrutiny prior to approval | President Maithripala Sirisena told the Cabinet meeting yesterday that each clause of the agreement with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the United States should be scrutinized before it was approved by Parliament.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:00 | FT | Today’s business leadership lacks infinite vision: Simon Sinek | Simon Sinek says today’s business leadership sucks! He says that if corporates and their leadership are doing well, he wouldn’t have a career, and that it is embarrassing there is demand for his work which gives sense there is “something missing”.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:00 | FT | Alethea acclaimed at International School Awards 2019 | Alethea School and Alethea International School, was recently honoured as the Best Infrastructure of the Year and Best Stand-alone School at the International School Awards 2019, recently held in India. Alethea achieved this feat from over 9,673 applications from 51 countries across the globe. This ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:00 | FT | Aussie watchdog readies clampdown on Google, Facebook | SYDNEY, AFP: Australia’s competition watchdog is poised to call for far-reaching new regulations on Facebook, Google and other tech giants which could have global ramifications for how they make money and choose the content people consume.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:00 | FT | Adfactors PR moves to new office as it expands workforce, offerings | Adfactors Public Relations Lanka, in its fifth year of operations in the country, moved to its new office at Parkway Building in the Park Street Mews neighbourhood. The Park Street office will play a key role in the PR consultancy’s re-thinking its working practices and rebooting relationships with ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:00 | FT | SLIM announces Brand Excellence Awards 2019 | The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing has announced the launch of the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards 2019.. Besides members of the media, the press conference was attended by marketing and business leaders from the fraternity. The participants were briefed on the process, rules, regulations and the age... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:00 | FT | US relaxes travel advisory further | The United States has further eased travel restrictions imposed on Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday attacks on several churches and hotels in the country. The Level 3 travel advisory issued on 26 April, which advised American citizens to reconsider traveling to the country “due to serious risks to ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:00 | FT | Airtel revolutionises mobile telecom market | In a move that is set to revolutionise the telecom industry, Airtel Lanka yesterday introduced a new product offering unlimited voice calls.. With a price point of Rs. 98 or Rs. 3 per day, many industry analysts see this as something that will create real traction among telecom consumers.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:00 | FT | Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen files FR petition contesting arrest and detention | Doctor Mohamed Shafi Shihabdeen (42) of Kurunegala Teaching Hospital, who is alleged to have sterilised women without their consent, filed a fundamental rights petition against his arrest and detention at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) yesterday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:00 | FT | Janaposha Foundation’s free meals at hospitals regretfully closes doors | The Janaposha Foundation issuing a statement announced with immediate effect the suspension of its free meals project. The statement noted that it was “with great sense of sadness, despair and a heavy heart”that the Foundation has taken a decision to close its doors and suspend services from 25 June... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 02:00 | FT | PS Chairman who banned Muslim traders from weekly fair asked to appear in court | Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) Chairman K.V. Susantha Perera has been asked to appear before the Marawila Magistrate Court on Friday, in connection with a letter he issued prohibiting Muslim traders from doing business at the Dankotuwa weekly fair.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:45 | FT | Implementing SC Orders | The Supreme Court on 18 April has ordered six Ministries, their Secretaries and three Government authorities to take immediate several effective measures to be enforced in the design and construction of all parts of new buildings and services the public needs to use – as defined in the Gazetted Acce... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:30 | FT | Digital Loan via mCash wins 2 prestigious awards from International Business Magazine | Demonstrating the rising use of digitally-backed products and services in the financial services space, Mobitel and LOLC Finance PLC partnered to offer digital loans for the first time in Sri Lanka via the mCash mobile money platform.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:30 | FT | Hackers hit global telecoms in espionage campaign: Cyber research firm | TEL AVIV (Reuters): Hackers have broken into the systems of more than a dozen global telecoms companies and taken large amounts of personal and corporate data, researchers from a cyber security company said on Tuesday, identifying links to previous Chinese cyber-espionage campaigns. Investigators at... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:30 | FT | OPPO takes lead in unveiling Under-Screen Camera at Shanghai MWC 2019 | OPPO yesterday unveiled its ground-breaking Under-Screen Camera (USC) and MeshTalk, a proprietary decentralised communication technology, at MWC Shanghai 2019, underscoring its leadership in smartphone design innovation and new communications technology solutions.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:30 | FT | Dell Technologies boosts local Inter-University Esports Championship | Dell Technologies announced that Dell was the official Title Sponsor for gaming laptops at the Inter-University Esports Championship held recently at Stein Studios, Ratmalana. The event, hosted by Gamer.LK, in collaboration with Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, was also endorsed by the Sri Lanka Esports Assoc... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:16 | Daily News | ‘SLPP presidential candidate will be named in August’ | The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential Candidate who will reverse the obnoxious change brought about by Maithri-Ranil Combine in 2015 will come before the people...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:16 | Daily News | Constitution should be amended - SLFP Gen. Sec. | SLFP General Secretary and Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara said yesterday that the Constitution should be amended to ensure a clearer definition of the powers of the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:16 | Daily News | 19th Amendment strengthened democracy - State Minister | The 19th Amendment to the Constitution has strengthened democracy in the country since it was enacted with the intention of ridding the country of the dictatorial features of the 18th Amendment,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:16 | Daily News | Pompeo cancels Sri Lanka visit over anti-US base sentiments | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s decision to cancel his visit to Colombo on Thursday has more to do with rising local sentiments against a proposed American military base...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:16 | Daily News | Keeping 19th Amendment important - Rajitha | Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne stated that the Executive Presidency should be abolished by introducing the 20th Amendment to the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:16 | Daily News | Think beyond politics- Speaker | All major political parties should work hand in hand to develop the country instead of sticking to typical political agendas, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said.He was addressing...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:16 | Daily News | Female intern doctor attempts suicide | A female intern doctor attached to the Marawila Hospital has attempted suicide by consuming an overdose of antibiotics on June 24 night. She is claiming that she could not...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:16 | Daily News | Free tablet PCs for A/L students, teachers | The Cabinet of Ministers yesterday granted approval to provide free tablet computers for students in the GCE Advanced Level classes in government schools, Minister of Education Akila Viraj...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:15 | FT | ‘Sri Lanka, A Land Like No Other’ – Wakeup call: A response | With reference to the above column on Saturday 22 June. It is dismaying and unnerving to read the remarks (within quotes) made by the Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter.. To say the Reverend Monk is a “most highly respected” Buddhist Prelate in the context of his prejudicial, racist, ill-informed... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:00 | FT | Universalism versus tribalism | The most venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thero Mahanayake of the Asgiriya chapter has announced that his recent remarks, have been misconstrued and distorted. The authenticity of recorded information in cyber space is an inconvenient truth of the age we live in. For those curious the original ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:00 | FT | Need for an education revolution: Future of our kids and the nation is at risk – Part I | It is said that a country is only good as her people. A country belongs to her people. In a democratic country, people elect the leaders to manage the country on their behalf. Hence, to be hailed as a progressive country, it is paramount for a country to have wise and disciplined people. This is wha... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:00 | FT | Sailing Regatta in breezy Trinco Blu by Cinnamon this weekend | The 10th successive Trinco Blu Sailing Regatta will be held off the pristine blue waters of Cinnamon’s East Coast retro paradise resort, Trinco Blu by Cinnamon, in continued collaboration with the Royal Colombo Yacht Club (RCYC).. This year, a record number of 53 boats have been registered for the e... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:00 | FT | Qatar Airways launches flights to Lisbon, Portugal | Qatar Airways’ first-ever passenger flight to Portugal landed at Lisbon Airport on Monday, as the airline adds to its rapidly expanding European network. Operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, flight QR343 was greeted with a water cannon salute on arrival. Present on board the inaugural fligh... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:00 | FT | Turkish Airlines, LOT Polish expand codeshare network | Star Alliance members Turkish Airlines and LOT Polish Airlines expanded their codeshare network. Turkish Airlines and LOT Polish Airlines, the largest airlines and flag carriers of their countries, have announced the enhancement of their current codeshare agreement with additional destinations both ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:00 | FT | Grand Hotel among top 100 luxury hotels of the world | The Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya found itself ranked among the top 100 luxury hotels of the world in the Hotel of the Year Awards 2019.. Recognised for its superior guest experience and service standards, the iconic landmark of the hill country became the only Sri Lankan Hotel to be listed in the elite ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:00 | FT | Accor expands Mövenpick brand in Thailand | Accor has expanded its portfolio of Mövenpick hotels in the Kingdom of Thailand, with the opening of the Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort Bangkok in the Thai capital. The resort, which first opened in 1984 as the Hilton Nai Lert Park, is surrounded by 1.2 acres of lush greenery with trees dating back ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:00 | FT | Nawaloka Hospitals partners with PickMe to bring convenience to patrons | PickMe, Sri Lanka’s leading technology-driven mobility solutions provider recently partnered with leading healthcare provider Nawaloka Hospitals to offer a special promotion to patients and patrons visiting the hospital, offering a 30% discount up to Rs. 200 for all rides to the hospital, as well as... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:00 | FT | Pandaterippu Siddha Medicine Centre opens after enhancement | The Siddha Medicine Centre, Pandaterippu at the Sandilipay Divisional Secretariat area was declared open to the public recently. The existing Siddha Medicine Centre was enhanced using an allocation at Rs. 8.65 million. Ministry of National Policies, Economics Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:00 | FT | Ceylinco Healthcare Centre’s Chief Radiation Therapist undergoes training in Switzerland | Thilak De Silva, the Chief Radiation Therapist at Ceylinco Healthcare Services Ltd. (CHSL) recently visited Switzerland for a training program hosted by Varian Medical Systems International AG, a global leader in Radiation Oncology. He is the second member of the staff of CHSL’s Radiation Treatment ... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:00 | FT | UK Medical Aid to Sri Lanka, Inner Wheel Club of Colombo West donate incubator to Puttalam Hospital | Medical Aid to Sri Lanka, UK in collaboration with Inner Wheel Club of Colombo West presented the Puttalam Base Hospital with a state-of-the-art incubator worth Rs. 2 million for its Paediatric Ward, on Wednesday 19 June. At a handing over ceremony, the Medical Superintendent of the hospital welcome... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 01:00 | FT | Badulla Hospital receives two cardiotocography machines | Two cardiotocography machines were recently donated to the Maternity Ward of the Badulla General Hospital by the members of the Subian family. The existing four machines could not meet the demands of the hospital and this was communicated to the donors by Ministry of Health Additional Secretary (Pub... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 00:46 | Lanka Business Online | Yarl Geek Challenge and Arima Technologies Bringing Silicon Valley to Jaffna | By Jekhan Aruliah “That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”, a much used saying originating from the 19th Century German philosopher...... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 00:45 | FT | Pathfinder Director delivers lecture on Easter bombings in Leshan, China | Director of Pathfinder Foundation Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage delivered a lecture titled ‘Islamic State and International Terrorism: Easter Bombings in Sri Lanka’ at the centre for Trans-Himalaya Studies at Leshan Normal University in early June 2019.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 00:45 | FT | Trade stress, Iran tensions hits stocks, dollar frets on Fed doves | London (Reuters): European shares were spooked by Iran tensions and trade jitters on Tuesday, while the risk of more dovish talk from the Federal Reserve inflated gold to six-year highs and stoked demand for safe-harbour currencies like the yen and Swiss franc.... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 00:45 | FT | US to solicit funds for Middle East peace plan though details remain vague | Manama/Jerusalem (Reuters): The Trump administration launches its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on Tuesday with a bid to drum up $50 billion dollars to fund investment in the region, although the political details remain a secret and Palestinians have already denounced the approach as a sell-out. T... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 00:45 | FT | Britain’s new PM by 23 July | LONDON (Reuters): Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will be announced as Britain’s new Prime Minister 23 July, the Conservative Party said yesterday. The party said a postal ballot of the 160,000 or so Conservative Party members to decide who will replace Theresa May as leader would close on 22 July with... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 00:45 | FT | Qatar will invest $ 3 b in Pakistan | DUBAI (Reuters): Qatar is making $ 3 billion worth of new investments in Pakistan, in the form of deposits and direct investments, the Qatari state news agency QNA said on Monday.. Following this investment, the economic partnership between Qatar and Pakistan will reach $ 9 billion, the agency repor... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 00:45 | FT | Parents of girl from India who died in US desert ‘desperate’ for asylum | Reuters: The parents of a six-year-old migrant girl from India who died of heat stroke in an Arizona desert said they sought asylum in the United States because they were “desperate”. “We wanted a safer and better life for our daughter and we made the extremely difficult decision to seek asylum here... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 00:15 | Colombo Telegraph | Next Presidential Elections; Are We Missing The Point? | By Vishwamithra -“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers KaramazovOnce again, maybe for the umpteenth time in the midst of election euphoria, we are talking about the upcoming Presidential Elect... | Link |
| 2019/06/26 | 00:00 | Ada Derana | Sri Lanka updates UNHRC on measures taken to advance Human Rights | The Sri Lanka delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council briefed the Council today (25) on progress made in addressing human rights concerns, national security imperatives, as well as reconciliation priorities.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 23:45 | Daily Mirror | Female public servants - Can wear saree, ’osariya’ or other decent dress | The Cabinet today decided to amend the circular on the dress code for public servants, enabling them to wear any decent clothes without covering their faces.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 23:30 | Ada Derana | GMOA calls for national commission for investigations on Dr. Shafi | The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has proposed for a national-level commission to overlook the investigations carried out regarding illegal sterilization charges against Dr. Mohamed Shafi.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 23:15 | Colombo Telegraph | Next President! | By Hema Senanayake -I do not know who will be the next president. But I know the sublime qualities he should have. The word ‘sublime’ has been defined as “of such excellence as to inspire great admiration.” In that sense sublime quality is an excellent quality that inspires the great admirat... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 23:15 | NewsFirst | Sri Lanka returns to the US dollar bond market | The Central Bank, on behalf of the Sri Lankan government, returned to the U.S. dollar bond markets yesterday, to raise US$ 2 billion. This represents Sri Lanka’s fourteenth U.S. dollar benchmark offering in the international bond markets since 2007, and its second transaction this year. The US$500 m... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 23:15 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka updates UNHRC on measures taken to advance human rights, peace and security | June 25, Geneva: The Sri Lanka delegation to the Human Rights Council briefed the Council Tuesday on progress made in addressing human rights concerns, national security imperatives, as well as reconciliation priorities.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 22:30 | Daily Mirror | China removes travel advisory on SL | China has removed its travel advisory on Sri Lanka from June 22, a spokesman said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 22:30 | Daily Mirror | CB Bond Scam - Parallel inquiry postponed for Aug.29 | The parallel magisterial inquiry into the CB bond scam with regard to the deletion of phone call data from Perpetual Treasuries Ltd voice recording system and the alleged fabrication of evidence to the Bond Commission was postponed for August 29 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 22:15 | NewsFirst | Crowd jeers MP Wijith Wijayamuni in Katana | Parliamentarian Vijith Wijayamuni Zoysa called on the Mahanayakes of the Asigiriya and Malwatte today (June 23). MP Vijith Wijayamuni Zoysa who has been nominated for the position of the UNP Organiser for Katana, met with the Chief Prelates to discuss his future activities. Following the meeting, he... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 22:15 | NewsFirst | “STOP USA”; a movement against US influence launched | A new organization established against the intervention of the USA convened in Colombo today (June 25). The organization named STOP USA was joined by many lawyers, politicians and artists. The media briefing which was held today was themed “Let’s defeat the American trap that’ll destroy the island u... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 22:15 | NewsFirst | Bar Association requests for copy of ACSA agreement | President of the Bar Association President’s Counsel Kalinga Indatissa has written to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Tilak Marapana, requesting for a copy of the proposed Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement or the ACSA. The copy has been requested under the provisions of the Right to Informat... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 22:15 | NewsFirst | President opposes Millennium Challenge Corporation conditions | President Maithripala Sirisena has opposed the conditions presented by the Millennium Challenge Corporation in return for providing funds to Sri Lanka. The President expressed his opposition during the cabinet meeting held today (June 25). The head of state has informed the cabinet that another disc... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 22:15 | NewsFirst | Iranian President Rouhani responds to latest US sanctions | Iran’s president has responded with defiance to the latest sanctions imposed by the US, saying they show that the US is lying about wanting dialogue. Hassan Rouhani said Donald Trump’s policy was one of desperation, calling the White House “mentally retarded”. The sanctions against Iran’s supreme le... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 22:00 | Daily Mirror | Court issues notice on Wennappuwa PS Chairman | The Marawila Magistrate’s Court today issued notice on Wennappuwa Pradesiya Sabha Chairman K.V Susantha Perera and five others on their decision to ban Muslims to trade at the Dankotuwa sathi pola (market), police said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 21:45 | Colombo Telegraph | Wennappuwa Pohottuwa PS Chairman Under Fire After Attempt To Score Sinhala-Buddhist Votes | SLPP politico - Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Susantha Perera is under fire for his move to temporarily ban Muslim vendors from doing business at the Dankotuwa weekly fair. The Marawila Magistrate has issued notice on Perera to appear before Magistrate Court on Friday to show cause, failing w... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 21:45 | Colombo Page | Former Minister Bathiudeen and Army Commander summoned to PSC tomorrow | The special Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) appointed to probe the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks on the 21st of April and report to parliament is scheduled to convene again Wednesday (26th).... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 21:30 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 9.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 9.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 21:15 | NewsFirst | UN Human Right chief’s concern on 04/21 attacks | United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet speaking about the situation of Human Rights worldwide also spoke about the situation of Sri Lanka. Bachelet said that she is afraid that the terrorist attack launched in our country two months ago may have fuelled the increase in t... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 21:15 | NewsFirst | Are the state banks a viable option to invest in? | Hot on the heels, of our coverage of Peoples Bank’s ever-increasing non-performing loan portfolio, details have emerged of the declining profitability of the People’s Bank group. The state-run Peoples Bank group which includes a leasing unit amongst its assets posted a net profit of Rs. 3.2 billion ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 21:00 | Ada Derana | Wennappuwa PS Chairman ordered to explain ban on Muslim traders at Dankotuwa Market | The Marawila Magistrate has called for an explanation from the Chairman of Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha on his letter disallowing Muslims to trade at the Dankotuwa Market, stated the Police Media Spokesperson.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 20:30 | Daily Mirror | Cabinet approves tablets to GCE Advanced Level students | The Cabinet today approved the proposal made by Education Minister Akila Wiraj Kariyawasam to distribute tablets among GCE A/L students and teachers.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 20:30 | Daily Mirror | Presidential election - Our candidate will have a degree and vision: SLPP | The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said today it would reveal its presidential candidate on August 11 and that the candidate would be someone who had a bachelors degree and a vision apart from experience and other qualifications.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 20:15 | Times of India | Sri Lanka safe for tourists, travel advisories issued after blasts to be withdrawn soon: Tourism minister | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 20:15 | Times of India | Sri Lanka police overturn local council ban on Muslims | Sri Lanka's police on Tuesday stepped in to prevent a local council from banning Muslim traders from a weekly fair in another backlash from the devastating Easter attacks blamed on Islamic extremists. The local government body had ordered minority Muslims not to participate in the farmer's market in... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 19:45 | Hiru News | A committee appointed to check whether any anti reconciliation facts in school text books | Education Publication Department states that a special committee has been appointed to ascertain whether any anti reconciliation or controversial materials...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 19:45 | Hiru News | Five soldiers killed when an army truck collided with Yal Devi train | Five Army soldiers killed and two others were injured when a truck belonging to the Kilinochchi Army Hospital was hit by the Yaal Devi on the railway crossing...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 19:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Maithri does not take crazy decisions - Shiral (Video) | Attacking none-elitist politicians by the public and media has been a common occurrence in Sri Lanka when such individuals come to power and even though President Maithripala Sirisena has been called ' a crazy person' as a result of that, he is in good mental health, says Senior Presidential Adviser... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 19:30 | Asian Mirror | Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake And Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen To Restify Before PSC Probing Easter Attacks Tomorrow | Army Commander Lietenant General Mahesh Senanayake and former Minister ACMC Leader Rishad Bathiudeen will testify before the Parliamentary Select Committee probing the Easter Sunday attacks tomorrow.In addition, the Secretary to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the ministry previousy headed by... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 19:30 | Hiru News | Kurunagala Dr. Saafi files a fundamental rights petition | A doctor of Kurunegala hospital Safi Shihabdeen filed a fundamental case today seeking the Supreme Court to issue a writ declaring that his detention is...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 19:15 | NewsFirst | Human-elephant conflict: Maradankadawala residents protest with corpse | A group of people have staged a protest obstructing the Kandy-Jaffna main road in Hichcikattiya, Maradankadawala.The News 1st correspondent reported that the group had started the protest by bringing in a corpse of a person who had died in an elephant attack.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 19:15 | NewsFirst | Businessman shot dead in Kelaniya | A 45-year-old businessman has died in a shooting reported from Kelaniya. The police said that the shooting was carried out by two people who had arrived on a motorbike. The deceased is the owner of a jewellery shop. Investigations are currently ongoing to trace the suspects by utilizing the CCTV foo... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 19:15 | NewsFirst | Cabinet approves tabs for school children amidst many allegations | The Ministry of Education’s proposal to provide Tabs to school children has received approval from the cabinet. Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said that the approval could be considered as a huge victory of the recent times. Under the first phase of the program, A/L students of all na... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 19:15 | NewsFirst | Dr Shaafi files FR petition to suspend detention | Dr Seigu Siyabdeen Mohamed Shaafi of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital who is currently under the custody of the Criminal Investigations Department has filed an FR petition at the Supreme Court. The FR petition was filed requesting an order to suspend his detention and interrogation. The Acting IGP, ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 19:15 | NewsFirst | AG requests a tripartite bench for Ali Roshan’s case | Attorney General in aspecial request from the Chief Justice has requested for the appointment of a tripartite bench to take up the case filed at Colombo High Courts against the infamous elephant trafficker Ali Roshan alias Niraj Roshan and eight other defendants. State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne stat... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 19:15 | Ada Derana | Over 939 kg of Beedi leaves found by Navy | Naval personnel found 939.2kg of Beedi leaves during a search conducted in Nadukuda area, Mannar yesterday (24).... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 19:00 | Daily Mirror | Cabinet approves tablets to GCE A/L students | The Cabinet today approved the proposal made by Education Minister Akila Wiraj Kariyawasam to distribute tablets among GCE A/L students and teachers.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 18:46 | Asian Mirror | Pressure Mounts On Police To Take Action On Wennappuwa PS Chairman Under ICCPR Act For Barring Muslim Vendors From Entering Pola | Pressure has mounted on the Police to take action on the Chairman of the Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha for barring Muslim vendors from entering the weekly pola. The Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman has barred the Muslim vendors from entering the pola citing security reasons. The Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman's a... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 18:46 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 6.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 6.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 18:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka rupee ends strong, bond yields ease | Sri Lanka's rupee closed firm at 176.40/55 against the US dollar in the spot market on Tuesday while bond yields eased, dealers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 18:30 | Ada Derana | Special committee to probe controversial content in school textbooks | Ministry of Education has appointed a special committee to look into whether content affecting reconciliation or may cause social dissension are included in Sri Lanka s school textbooks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 18:15 | News.Lk | PM launchs program to provide insurance to Buddhist monks | The insurance scheme introduced by the government for the Buddhist monks will commence tomorrow.Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will launch the national program at 3.30 pm at Temple Trees tomorrow (26). Minister of Buddhist affairs and Wayamba Development Gamini Jayawickrama Perera said 2000 mon... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 18:15 | Daily Mirror | Dr. Shafi files FR petition, says allegations of illegal sterilisation false | A fundamental rights petition filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen states that the allegation of illegal sterilization is false and is a result of personal jealousy which followed the purchasing of a block of land in Kurunegala.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 18:00 | Hiru News | Thirty workers who were in Kuwait without salaries, return to the island | Thirty five workers who had gone to Kuwait as drivers who were not paid salaries as promised returned to the island today. This group had complained to...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 18:00 | Hiru News | Travel on the A9 road obstructed | Traffic has been obstructed on the A9 main route at Maradankadawala Hichchikattiya due to a protest. The Hiru Correspondent said that a group...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 18:00 | Hiru News | Ravi’s daughter leaves the CID after six hours | Minister Ravi Karunanayakes daughter Onella Karunanayake left the CID subsequent to being there for a period of more than 6 hours.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 18:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka starts its own payment card to cut costs | Sri Lanka has started a national payment card which will settle domestic and international transaction partnering with JCB International, which will lower costs, the central bank said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 18:00 | Daily Mirror | Onella leaves CID | Minister Ravi Karunanayake’s daughter Onella who arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning to give a statement in connection with the investigations carrying out over the Central Bank bond scam, had left the CID a short while ago after being grilled for several hours.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 17:45 | Daily News | 19th Amendment strengthened democracy - State Minister | Internal and Home affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government State Minister J.C. Alawatuwala said that the 19th amendment to the constitution paved the way for...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 17:45 | News.Lk | Person apprehended with a stock of shark fins | A group of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command apprehended a suspect with 854.3kg of shark fins, during a raid conducted in Pudumathalan area. The arrest was made when the stock was made ready to be transported by a freezer lorry. The arrested person has been identified as a reside... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 17:45 | Ada Derana | Jewellery shop owner shot and killed in Kelaniya | The owner of a jewellery shop at Nungamugoda in Kelaniya has been shot and killed inside his shop by unidentified gunmen.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 17:30 | News.Lk | SriLankan brings 200 MICE travelers from Chennai | Sri Lanka's national carrier, SriLankan Airlines in an effort to improve tourism between India and Sri Lanka organized a MICE promotions activity by bringing in 200 travelers from Chennai last week.Accordingly a groups of travelers from Chennai arrived Sri Lanka on a fact finding mission to promote ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 17:30 | Ada Derana | Janaposha Foundation s free meals project at hospitals shuts down | The Janaposha Foundation issuing a statement announced with immediate effect the suspension of its free meals project at Colombo National Hospital, Kalubowila Teaching Hospital, and the Maharagama Cancer Hospital.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 17:30 | Daily Mirror | Man shot dead in Kaleniya | The owner of an imitation jewellery shop in Nungamugoda, Kelaniya, was killed when two unidentified gunmen opened fire at him this evening, police said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 17:16 | Hiru News | An individual dead in a shooting in Kelaniya | The owner of a jewellery shop at the Nanugamugoda Junction, Kelaniya died in a shooting.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 17:15 | News.Lk | Bollywood actress Jacqueline promotes Lanka tourism | Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau along with the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) and national carrier SriLankan Airlines unveiled a total of 15 special promotional packages to Indian travel trade in Mumbai with a guest appearance by Sri Lankan-born Bollywood actress Jacquel... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 17:15 | EconomyNext | E-commerce bolsters SriLankan Airlines freight business | Rapid growth in highly profitable e-commerce shipments are helping increase the freight business of SriLankan Airlines with the national carrier aiming to use the island’s location to grow transhipment cargo, an official said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 17:01 | Lanka Business Online | Minister seeks cabinet intervention as consumer group charges CEB over salary hike | Sri Lanka’s Power Minister is reportedly to present a cabinet paper to obtain the approval of the cabinet to rectify the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 17:00 | Ada Derana | President must halt 13 imminent executions for drug-related crimes - AI | Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena must immediately halt plans to execute at least 13 prisoners convicted of drug-related crimes, Amnesty International said today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:45 | Hiru News | Attorney General requests that a special three-member High Court panel of judges be appointed to hear the case in connection with the elephant racket | Attorney General Dappula De Livera has requested the Chief Justice to appoint a special three-member High Court panel of judges to hear the case against...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:45 | Times of India | Amnesty raises fresh fears of executions in Sri Lanka | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:45 | News.Lk | CB Governor focuses on growth rate | If Sri Lanka continues on this favourable path, the country can reach 6% growth in the next 5-6 years which would clearly improve the outlook of the banking sector asserted Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy in a conversation with the KPMG team recently. Sri Lanka has an output gap and ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:45 | Ada Derana | AG requests Trial-at-Bar to hear Sri Lanka s first elephant trafficking case | The Attorney General has requested the Chief Justice to appoint a Trial-at-Bar to hear the first ever elephant trafficking case in the legal history of Sri Lanka.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:31 | Daily News | 19th Amendment contributed immensely to strengthen democracy of the country- J.C. Alawatuwala | Internal and Home affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government State Minister J.C. Alawatuwala said that the 19th amendment to the constitution paved the way for...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:30 | News.Lk | US$ 2 bn raised through sovereign bonds | Sri Lanka has raised 2.0 billion US dollars from 5 and 10 year sovereign bonds a report said in the second such sale in 2019.The Central Bank of Sri Lanka on behalf of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, returned to the U.S. dollar bond markets, successfully pricing a new issuance of U.S... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:30 | Ada Derana | Cabinet approves tablet PCs for A'L students | The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to provide free tablet computers for students in Advanced Level classes, says Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:16 | Hiru News | A warrant for a member of the Sri Lanka Medical Council | The Appeal Court issued a warrant today to immediately take into custody Dr. N. S. A Senaratne who is a member of the Sri Lanka Medical Council...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:16 | Hiru News | Dr Shafi Siyabdeen files a petition at the Supreme Court | Dr. Shafi Siyabdeen has filed a Fundamental Rights petition before the Supreme Court requesting to declare his arrest and detention as illegal.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:15 | News.Lk | Five soldiers killed in train-bowser accident | Five soldiers were killed while two others injured when an Army bowser truck collided with the Yal Devi Train at Kilinochchi this afternoon, the Army Spokesperson said.He said the train was travelling towards Jaffna from Colombo when the bowser truck collided with it. Seven army personnel were trave... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:15 | News.Lk | US relaxes travel advisory | The US Department of State has updated its travel advisory to Sri Lanka by lowering the threat level allowing US citizens to undertake travel but to remain cautious due to the threat of terrorism."On June 24, 2019, the Department lifted the ordered departure status of family members of U.S. governme... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:00 | Colombo Page | Five Army soldiers killed in Kilinochchi as army truck collides with train | At least 5 army soldiers were killed while another 2 soldiers were wounded when an army truck collided with a train in Kilinochchi.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 16:00 | Ada Derana | Would never support revoking 18th 19th amendments - Rajitha | It is ridiculous to see the president who supported to bring forth the 19th Amendment to the Constitution saying it is problematic, says Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr Rajitha Senaratne.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:46 | News Hub | Pradeshiya Sabha bans Muslims from trading at Dankotuwa weekly fair | The Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha has banned all Muslims fromtrading at the Dankotuwa weekly fair.Incidentally the Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:46 | Asian Mirror | Dr. Shafi Files Fundamental Rights Petition Challenging His Detention: Requests Supreme Court To Declare Detention Illegal | Dr. Mohammed Shafi Shiyabdeen, who is currently under the Criminal Investigations Department's detention, has filed a Fundamental Rights petition challenging his detention. The Acting IGP, the Attorney General, the Director of the CID, the DIG in charge of Kurunegala Kurunegala and several others ha... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:46 | Daily News | Accident in Kilinochchi: 5 soldiers killed | Four army soldiers were killed after an army truck collided with a train in Kilinochchi. The truck had collided with the ‘Yal Devi’ train.Four more military personnel were injured in the accident....... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:45 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka launches its National Card Scheme | The Central Bank of Sri Lanka together with LankaClear (Pvt) Ltd., (LCPL) achieved a significant milestone in the country's payment landscape by launching the National Card Scheme (NCS).... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Dual citizenship for another 810: but no contesting elections | Another 810 Sri Lankans residing overseas would receive their dual citizenship today (25), said the Acting Controller of Immigration and Emigration Prasanna Ratnayake.He said the ceremony would take place under the patronage of Minister Vajira Abaywardena.Under this programme which was initiated in ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Dr. Shafi files a against the CID | Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen of Kurunegala Hospital, filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition in the Supreme Court today alleging that the allegations of illegal sterilization were false.The petition filed on behalf of Dr. Shihabdeen said the sterilization allegations were a result of personal jealousy whic... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:45 | EconomyNext | US investors buy 30-pct of Sri Lanka US$2bn sovereign bonds, Europe 60-pct | A 2.0 billion US dollar international sovereign bond received 6.2 billion dollars in orders, with fund managers from the US buying 60 percent of the issued, the central bank said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:45 | Daily Mirror | Five soldiers killed in train-bowser truck accident | Five soldiers were killed while two others injured when an Army bowser truck collided with the Yal Devi Train at Kilinochchi this afternoon, the Army Spokesperson said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:45 | Daily Mirror | Dr. Shafi files FR petition, says allegations of illegal sterilisation false | Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen of Kurunegala Hospital filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition in the Supreme Court today alleging that the allegations of illegal sterilisation were false.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:31 | Hiru News | Update: Five soldiers killed in the truck train collision at Kilinochchi | Five Army soldiers were killed and three others injured when a truck belonging to the Kilinochchi Army Hospital collided with the Yaal Devi train and Junction...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:30 | Colombo Telegraph | Orphaned Muslims Under Siege | By Ameer Ali -In a number of short but provocative pieces that Colombo Telegraph and Daily Financial Times published, the pathetic state of Muslim political and religious leadership, its lack of vision about the community’s future in this country, and the leaders’ incapacity to understand th... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Around 12,000 children in orphanages | Around 12,000 children are housed in around 400 orphanages countrywide, according to the Commissioner General of Probation and Child Services Department Chandima Sigera.She said that under the current situation, a decision had been made to conduct an island-wide survey.She said a consensus would be ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Six army personnel killed, in Kilinochchi train collision | Six army personnel have died while two others were injured in an accident involving an Army truck and a train in Kilinochchi this afternoon.The accident had occured when a train heading towards Jaffna from Colombo had collided with the truck in Kilinochchi.The truck was transporting water and suppli... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka stocks close 0.22-pct lower | Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.22 percent lower on Tuesday withthe market dominated by four crossings.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:15 | NewsFirst | Fans all around the globe prepare to celebrate Michael Jackson’s 10th anniversary | Michael Jackson fans around the world are gearing up to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of the King of Pop. Jackson, a child star turned King of Pop, set the world alight with his infectious songs and music videos. But his musical genius was overshadowed at times by a bizarre... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:15 | NewsFirst | Senior South Korean blacksmith discovers the internet can revive his trade | Reuters –In the small, mountain valley town of Yeongju, 66-year-old blacksmith Seok Noh-ki had been bracing for closing his struggling workshop until his home, a traditional Korean hand plow, began selling like hot cakes on Amazon.com and eBay Inc late last year following a promotional campaign on Y... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:15 | NewsFirst | Accident in Kilinochchi claims 5 lives | A fatal motor accident has been reported from the Kilinochchi 55th mile post area. The accident occurred when a truck belonging to the Sri Lanka Army crashed into a train between the Kilinochchi and Murukandi railway stations. The accident which occurred at around 1.45pm claimed the lives of 5 peopl... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:15 | NewsFirst | Inland Revenue Department contributes 50% of government salaries | Nadun Guruge, the Commissioner General of the Inland Revenue Department stated that Sri Lanka is a welfare state as the government provides numerous services for free. He made this statement at a ceremony at Ambalangoda Dharmasoka College to felicitate him. The ceremony was organized by the Past Pup... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:15 | Colombo Page | Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez promotes Sri Lanka tourism | Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau along with the Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) and national carrier SriLankan Airlines unveiled a total of 15 special promotional packages to Indian travel trade in Mumbai with a guest appearance by Sri Lankan-born Bollywood actress Jacquel... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:15 | Ada Derana | Dr Shafi files FR petition challenging his arrest detention | Dr. Seigu Siyabdeen Mohamed Shafi, who was arrested allegedly accumulating assets via illegal means, has filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition with the Supreme Court requesting to declare his arrest and detention as unlawful, says Ada Derana reporter.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:15 | Daily Mirror | Four soldiers killed in train-bowser truck accident | Four soldiers were killed while three others injured when an Army bowser truck collided with the Yal Devi Train at Kilinochchi this afternoon, the Army Spokesperson said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:15 | Daily Mirror | Dr. Shafi files FR petition, says allegations of illegal sterilization false | Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen of Kurunegala Hospital, filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition in the Supreme Court today alleging that the allegations of illegal sterilization were false.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:01 | Hiru News | Cabinet approval for the project of providing Advanced Level students with Tabs | Cabinet approval was granted for the project of providing Advanced Level students and teachers with Tab computers. This was according to a proposal submitted...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:01 | Hiru News | Army Commander to be present at the Parliamentary Select Committee, tomorrow | Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake has been summoned to the Parliamentary Special Select Committee to give evidence regarding the Easter...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:01 | Hiru News | Four soldiers dead when an Army truck met with an accident | An Army Truck from Kilinochchi collided with the Yaal Devi train, causing the death of four soldiers. The Army Media Spokesman said that another three...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:00 | Colombo Telegraph | Universalism Versus Tribalism | By Sarath de Alwis - The most venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana thero Mahanayake of the Asgiriya chapter has announced that his recent remarks, have been misconstrued and distorted.The authenticity of recorded information in cyber space is an inconvenient truth of the age we live in... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:00 | Colombo Telegraph | Wennapuwa – A Land Of Its Own? Pradeshiya Sabha Bans Muslim Vendors | SLPP politico - Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman, in a blatant violation of the Constitution, has issued a letter prohibiting Muslim vendors from using the Dankotuwa Sathi pola premises claiming it is to ‘preserve peace’ in the area. Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman K V Susantha Perera in... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 15:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka expressways yield property investment opportunities: PwC | Construction of expressways in Sri Lanka has led to sharp increases in nearby property prices, indicating potential investment opportunities in future projects, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Sri Lanka unit said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:46 | Daily News | US relaxes travel advisory | The US Department of State has updated its travel advisory to Sri Lanka by lowering the threat level allowing US citizens to undertake travel but to remain cautious due to the threat of terrorism."On...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:46 | Hiru News | Residents of Bloemendhal engage in a protest | A group of residents of the area engaged in a protest this morning, at the place where old fuel pipes running through houses located near the Bloemandhal...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:45 | Colombo Telegraph | Chi Chi’s Case Of Sour Grapes – Says Ravana 1 Is Not Sri Lanka’s First Ever Satellite! | Rohitha Rajapaksa has thrown shade at the efforts of the two Sri Lankan engineers who designed and developed Ravana 1 described as Sri Lanka's first ever satellite - claiming it is in fact not the first satellite developed by Sri Lanka.It may be a case of sour grapes given Rohitha himself is... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:45 | Colombo Telegraph | Divaina Spreads Fake News Again! Remains Unscathed | Divaina is at it again! In its recent edition published on Saturday, June 22, the racist newspaper carried an anti-Muslim story citing former Minister Gamini Lokuge which has now been completely rejected by Lokuge himself! In the story published on June 22, Divaina quotes Lokuge calling for a... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:45 | Colombo Page | Suspect in the assassination of Lakshman Kadirgamar dies | A suspect in the assassination of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar has died in hospital.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | “ Samurdhi recipients are not charged” | Minister of Social Empowerment Daya Gamage said that no money is being charged from Samurdhi beneficiaries by the government.Addressing a media conference today (25), he said this is illegal and if any Samurdhi officer demands for any money the public should complain to the police or the Samurdhi mi... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:45 | Ada Derana | Four soldiers dead, 3 injured as train hits army truck | At least 4 army soldiers were killed while another 3 soldiers were wounded after an army truck collided with a train in Kilinochchi, the military spokesman confirmed.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:45 | Daily Mirror | Army Commander and Bathiudeen before PSC tomorrow | Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake and former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen had been summoned to appear before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on the Easter Sunday attacks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:32 | Lanka Business Online | Opinion: The increasing need to invest along expressway network | By PwC Sri Lanka The Nexus between Property and Road Development in Sri Lanka Post war Sri Lanka has seen a dramatic revival to its infrastructure...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:31 | Hiru News | Joint Opposition says that a politician who has served the people will become the Presidential Candidate | Member of Parliament Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said that the Presidential Candidate of the Joint Opposition will be someone who has served the people....... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:31 | Hiru News | SLFP worried about 19 | The Sri Lanka Freedom Party said that the country is facing anarchy because of the 19 Amendment to the Constitution. The General Secretary of the Party...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:30 | Colombo Telegraph | Cat Is Out Of The Bag! Chi Chi Endorses Gota, Says SL Needs A Leader With Dictatorial Qualities | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:30 | Al Jazeera | Sri Lanka blasts: probes of ex-defence secretary, police advised | The special board of inquiry finds "major lapses" led to a failure to stop Easter bombings that killed more than 250.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:16 | Asian Mirror | Case Against Shakthika Sathkumara Postponed Till July 09: Police Say No Instructions From Attorney General's Department | The case against author Shakthika Sathkumara was postponed till July 09 by the Polgahawela Magistrate today. Although the preliminary investigations into the case have been concluded, the police said they were waiting for instructions from the Attorney General's Department. The writer was charged un... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:15 | NewsFirst | Two illegal sand mining rackets raided | Police arrested six people for engaging in illegal sand mining in the Malwathu Oya. The raid was carried out by personnel attached to the Thanthrimale entrance of the Wilpattu National Park. Our correspondent in the area noted that the suspects were mining sand in the Northern area of Wilpattu and t... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:15 | NewsFirst | Two suspects with revolver arrested in Hiriwadunna | Police arrested two men for the possession of a revolver in Hiriwadunna, Kegalle. Police said the arrests were made when officers rushed to a scene where an altercation between two groups took place. Police said the revolver and 06 bullets were discovered from the car which belonged to the suspects.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:15 | NewsFirst | The CBSL’s latest international bond issuance | The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said it returned to the U.S. dollar bond markets, successfully pricing a new issuance of U.S.$500 million 5-year and U.S.$1.5 billion long 10-year Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Bonds According to the Central Bank, this represents Sri Lanka’s fourteenth U.S. dollar benchma... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:15 | NewsFirst | Shop owner stabbed to death in Dehiwala | A man who attempted to rob a shop which sells building material in Dehiwala had stabbed the 63-year-old owner to death last evening (June 24). Police said the owner was resting after lunch inside the shop and the robber who had entered it, stabbed him with a sharp weapon and fled the... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:15 | NewsFirst | Farmers stage protest demanding water for cultivations in Hulapane | A protest was held barring the Pothuvil – Siyambalandu main road in Ampara yesterday(June 24). The protest was held against the destruction of 186 acres of paddy land in Hulapane, Ampara due to the shortage of water in the area. The farmers in the area allege that although the construction of the... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:15 | NewsFirst | National security through racism? | General Secretary of theJVP, Tilvin Silva noted that the 04/21 attacks were not a threat to national security but were a direct threat to public security. He added that if the attacks were intended to invade or conquer the country, the attacks could be considered as a threat to national security. He... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:15 | NewsFirst | Man who pushed 91-year-old onto London tube tracks sentenced to life | Reuters – A man who pushed a 91-year-old passenger onto the tracks at a busy London Underground train station was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday (June 24), after earlier being found guilty of two counts of attempted murder. Paul Crossley, underwent months of psychiatric assessment before h... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:15 | NewsFirst | England’s Roy ruled out of Australia clash at Lord’s | Reuters –England opener Jason Roy has been ruled out of Tuesday’s (June 25) World Cup match against Australia at Lord’s after failing to recover from an hamstring injury in time. Roy, who smashed 153 against Bangladesh earlier in the tournament, was injured in the win over West Indies 10 days ago an... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:15 | Colombo Page | U.S. eases travel restrictions on Sri Lanka | The United States has eased the travel restrictions imposed on Sri Lanka after the April 21 suicide bomb attacks on several churches and hotels in the island country.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:01 | Daily News | “Post Easter Attacks , Sri Lanka is still a paradise “ - Jacqueline | Sri Lankan actress and bollywood star Jacqueline Fernandez that despite the terror attack which took place in April, Sri Lanka is still a paradise isle.Jacqueline Fernandez was speaking at a tourism...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 14:00 | Ada Derana | Rishad and Army Chief to appear before PSC tomorrow | Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen is scheduled to appear tomorrow (June 26) before the Parliamentary Select Committee investigating the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:46 | Daily News | US$ 2 bn raised through sovereign bonds | Sri Lanka has raised 2.0 billion US dollars from 5 and 10 year sovereign bonds a report said in the second such sale in 2019.The Central Bank of Sri Lanka on behalf of the Democratic Socialist...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:31 | Asian Mirror | Ravi Karunanayake's Daughter Ornella Arrives At CID To Give Statement On Providing "False Information" To Bond Commission | Minister Ravi Karunanayake's daughter Ornella Karinanayake arrived at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today to give a statement. She was summoned to the CID to record a statement on providing false information to the Presidential Commission probing the Treasury bonds scam. This was the ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:31 | Hiru News | GMOA strike in Kaluthara called off | The token strike launched by doctors attached to all government hospitals in the Kalutara district against health minister Rajitha Senarathna was called...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:31 | Hiru News | DNA reports of the 15 who died in the Saindamarudu bomb to be submitted to Court on Friday | The DNA reports of the 15 persons who died in an explosion at Saindamarudu are due to be handed over to the Court and to the Criminal Investigation Department...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:31 | Hiru News | Political parties raise objections to Hakeem’s IS statement | Several political parties raise objections to the statement made by SLMC Leader Rauff Hakeem with regard to the Easter Sunday attacks. Addressing a gathering...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:31 | Hiru News | Body of Army soldier found from a lake | The body of an army private that died under mysterious circumstances has been found from Sinnavilluva tank in Puttalam. The victim has been identified...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:30 | Colombo Page | Prime Minister to launch national program to provide insurance to Buddhist monks | The insurance scheme introduced by the government for the Buddhist monks will commence tomorrow.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:30 | Ada Derana | US relaxes travel advisory for Sri Lanka | The United States has downgraded its travel advisory for Sri Lanka urging its citizens to “exercise increased caution” due to threats of terrorism in the country.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:15 | NewsFirst | Measures to limit import of supplementary crops | The government has turned its attention on restricting the importation of supplementary crops which are locally produced. The Ministry of Agriculture stated that preliminary discussions are underway into the matter.The Department of Agriculture intends to acquire data on the requirement of imported ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:15 | NewsFirst | 24-hour water cut in several areas of Colombo | A 24-hour water cut will be in effect from 9 am tomorrow (June 26) in the areas of Maharagama, Boralesgamuwa, Kottawa, Pannipitiya, Rukmalgama, Pelanwatta, Mattegoda, Homagama, Meepe and Padukka. The National Water Supply and Drainage Board stated that the water cut will be in effect due to renovati... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:15 | NewsFirst | 15 families moved due to landslide threat | Fifteenfamilies living in close proximity to the Karadiyana Waste Dump were evacuated from the area due to a threat of landslides. Director of the Western Province Waste Management Authority, Nalin Mannapperuma noted that the families were moved following the instructions given by the National Build... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:15 | Daily Mirror | SL getting USD 2 billion from UK, US: PM | Sri Lanka is to receive a sum of US 2 billion from UK and USA, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:01 | News Hub | Jacqueline Fernandez says IS defeated in ‘Paradise Island’ (Video) | "We may have suffered a very terrible attack, but thatdoes not change the fact that we are still a paradise," Sri Lankan...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:00 | Daily Mirror | Dehiwela hardware shop owner stabbed to death by robber | The owner of a building material shop near Waidya Road in Dehiwala was stabbed to death by a man who broke into the shop last afternoon, police said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 13:00 | Daily Mirror | US travel advisory level for SL moved up | The US Government has moved up the level of travel advisory for Sri Lanka from three to two on Monday, the US Embassy said today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:46 | Daily News | Three nabbed with ICE | Three persons apprehended with 60 grams of ICE (Crystal Methamphetamine) during a raid carried out in Urumalai area-Mannar by Navy, yesterday.Accordingly, a group of naval...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:45 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka Navy arrests three persons with 'Ice' | A team Sri Lanka Navy personnel have arrested three persons with 60g of methamphetamine, also called 'ice' during, a raid carried out on Monday in Mannar.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:45 | Ada Derana | President was involved in both 18th and 19th amendments - Mahinda | The Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa says that the current government plundering money instead of any development.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:31 | News Hub | Leader of NTJ identified; Zahran Hashim ruled out | Security forces have identified the recently arrestedsuspect Naufer Maulavi from a lodge in Dambulla as the Leader of the NationalThawheed Jama’ad (NTJ),...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:30 | Colombo Page | ComBank commences acceptance of LankaPay-JCB Cards | The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has become one of the first banks in Sri Lanka to have its point-of-sale (POS) network accept LankaPay-JCB (Japan Credit Bureau) co-branded cards issued under the national card scheme program.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:30 | News.Lk | 24-hour water cut from tomorrow in Maharagama area | Water supply to several areas in Colombo will be disrupted for 24-hours commencing from 9.00a.m tomorrow (26) till 9.00a.m Thursday, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said.Accordingly, water supply to Maharagama, Boralasgamuwa, Kottawa, Pannipitiya, Rukmalgama, Pelanwatta, Maththegoda, Ho... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:30 | Ada Derana | Two busted with revolver and live ammunition rounds | Officers of Kegalle Police have arrested two suspects while in possession of a revolver and 6 live ammunition rounds.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Welikada inmates transferred to Boossa and Angunukolapelessa Prisons | One Hundred and fifty inmates from the Welikada Prison were transferred to the Boosa and Angunukolapelessa prisons. Commissioner General of Prisons J.W.Tennakoon 69 out of them are death row prisoners.He said the transfer was made taking in to account the renovations taking place in the prison cells... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:15 | News.Lk | Showers expected in several provinces | Showers will occur at times in Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara and Kaluthara districts. Several spells of showers will occur in North-western province and in Colombo, Gampaha and Hambanthota districts. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Badulla, Batticaloa... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:15 | News.Lk | Three persons arrested by Navy with ICE | A Naval team apprehended three persons with 60g of drug ICE during, a raid carried out in Urumalai area-Mannar, yesterday (24th June). Accordingly, a group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command, arrested these persons for possessing drug ICE, during a search conducted at Uru... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:15 | Ada Derana | Rathana Thero urges President not to proceed with SOFA | Parliamentarian Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero urges President Maithripala Sirisena not to allow the government to proceed with the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:01 | Daily News | Father, 2 daughters in sea tragedy in Kirinda : funeral today | The final rites of the father and his two daughters who drowned in the sea off Kirinda while bathing, will take place today at 4 p.m. at the Hatton Kudagama General Cemetery.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:01 | Hiru News | Minister Ravi Karunanayake’s daughter to the CID | Minister Ravi Karunanayakes daughter Onella Karunanayake has arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department. Our Correspondent there said that...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 12:00 | Ada Derana | Female doctor ODs on antibiotics due to harassment | A female doctor who had ingested 35 antibiotic pills has been admitted to the Marawila hospital for treatment, stated Marawila Police.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:46 | News Hub | Cardinal bashes ‘John’ over casino comments in Italy | Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith hit out atTourism Development and Christian Affairs Minister John Amaratunga over hisclaims on increasing the number...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:46 | Asian Mirror | Joint Opposition To Launch 100-Day Programme Against The Government Following The Announcement Of Presidential Candidate | The Joint Opposition MP Dillas Alabapperuma said his camp would launch a hundred-day programme to send the current government home. Addressing a press conference, Alahapperuma said the programme would follow the announcement of the party's Presidential candidate next month. He confirmed that Opposit... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:46 | Daily News | Kadirgamar Murder case : LTTE suspect dies | LTTE suspect alleged to have been involved in the 2005 assassination of foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, who was in the Magazine Prison has died.The 62-year-old died...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:45 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka USD 2 bn sovereign bond issues oversubscribed more than three times | Sri Lanka's two sovereign bond issues of USD 2 billion issued yesterday were oversubscribed by more than three times to a total of USD 6.2 billion, clearly reflecting the continued global investor confidence in Sri Lanka, the Central Bank said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | NTJ Leader identified! | The security forces have identified the recently arrested suspect Naufer Maulavi from a lodge in Dambulla as the Leader of the National Thawheed Jama’ad (NTJ), according to internal security sources.This was confirmed after the suspect who is now in CID custody, had been brought before the Easter Su... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:45 | News.Lk | Bangladesh sink Afghanistan to keep alive WC semi-final hopes | Southampton, Monday: Bangladesh boosted their bid to reach the World Cup semi-finals as Shakib Al Hasan’s superb all-round display inspired a 62-run win over Afghanistan on Monday. Shakib’s 51 laid the foundations for Bangladesh to score 262-7 and made him the leading run-scorer in this year’s World... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:45 | News.Lk | Kusal relives the moment when Sri Lanka beat England | LEEDS, Monday – Kusal Mendis admitted that his heart was in his mouth when he spilled a catch given by England’s Ben Stokes during the crucial World Cup match played at Headingley here on Friday that Sri Lanka managed to win by 20 runs to keep their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals alive.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:31 | Lanka Business Online | INSEE extends waste management services to BOI for next 16 years | After a decade of operations with the BOI, INSEE Ecocycle Lanka, the waste management subsidiary of INSEE Cement recently...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:31 | Daily News | 24-hour water cut in several places | Water supply to several areas in Colombo will be disrupted for 24-hours commencing from 9.00a.m tomorrow (26) till 9.00a.m Thursday, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said.Accordingly,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:31 | Hiru News | A 24-hour water cut for some areas in Colombo, tomorrow | Due to an improvement of a system of pipes under the Colombo District East Water Supply Project, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said that...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:30 | EconomyNext | US investors buy 30-pct of Sri Lanka US2bn bonds, Europe 60-pct | A 2.0 billion US dollar international sovereign bond received 6.2 billion dollars in orders, with fund managers from the US buying 60 percent of the issued, the central bank said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:30 | Ada Derana | Now only countries like Kazakhstan, Balochistan invite Sri Lanka – Rajitha | Despite the many shortcomings of the government, it has done a lot of work for the country, stated Minister of Health Rajitha Senaratne addressing a public meeting in Gampaha.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:30 | Ada Derana | 24-hour water cut in suburbs of Colombo | A 24-hour water cut is set to be imposed in the suburbs of Colombo starting from 9.00 a.m. tomorrow (26), says the National Water Supply and Drainage Board.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:30 | Daily Mirror | Onella arrives at CID | Minister Ravi Karunanayake’s daughter Onella arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning to give a statement in connection with the investigations carrying out over the Central Bank bond scam.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:15 | NewsFirst | Sri Lanka to launch sovereign bond sale in International markets | Bloomberg reports that Sri Lanka has launched a sale of 5 and 10 year sovereign bonds in international markets, for the second time in 2019. It adds that Citi, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, SMBC Nikko, StanChart and BOC International are managing the sale. Bloomberg News wires said initial price... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:15 | NewsFirst | US downgrades travel advisory on Sri Lanka from level 3 to level 2 | The travel advisory level for Sri Lanka issued by the US State Department has been downgraded from level 3 to level 2. The State Department’s travel advisories are categorized as follows. Level1 — Blue – Exercise Normal Precautions. Level2 — Yellow – Exercise Increased Caution. Level3 — Orange – Rec... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:15 | Colombo Page | Tensions after Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka concern UNHRC Chief | The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressing concern over the religious and ethnic tensions arose in Sri Lanka following the terrorist attacks by Muslim Jihadists on Easter Sunday, said the friction between the government and the President is a human right concern.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:01 | Lanka Business Online | Sri Lanka successfully launches USD bond with over 3 times oversubscription | Sri Lanka returned to the US dollar bond markets, successfully pricing a new issuance of 500 million dollars 5-year and 1.5...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Rajitha slams President during foundation laying ceremony of the Dr. Jayalath’s hospital ward | President Maithripala Sirisena has not been able to uphold the respect accorded to him by the world leaders at the G7 summit, said Health Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne.He said the response shown to Sri Lanka by world leaders prior to 2015 is not seen today. Current... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 11:00 | EconomyNext | US travel advisory to Sri Lanka relaxed | The United States has lifted travel advisory imposed after Easter Sunday suicide attacks which asked citizens to reconsider visits to Sri Lanka to exercising increased caution when traveling to the island.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:46 | Daily News | Agriculture Ministry to distribute rice for school children | The Ministry of Agriculture and World Food Organization have jointly launched a programme to provide nutritious high quality rice to school children free of charge, to eradicate...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:45 | Ada Derana | Ravi s daughter arrives at CID to give a statement | Daughter of Minister Ravi Karunanayake, Onella Karunanayake, has arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to record testimony, says Ada Derana reporter.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:31 | Hiru News | Individual killed in a lightning strike | An individual died in Siyambalanduwa - Madugama when he was struck by lightning. Police said he had gone to his cultivated land while there was rain when...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:31 | Hiru News | 939 kilograms of Beedi leaves found from Mannar | The Navy discovered more than 939 kilograms of Beedi leaves from the Nadukuda Mannar beach. This stock of Beedi leaves which was found yesterday...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:31 | Hiru News | The father and his two daughters who died in the seas off Kirinde to go on their last journeys today | The funerals of the father and his two daughters who were swept away to sea and killed in a rip-current at Kirinde coast will be held today at the Hatton,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka rupee opens stable, bond yields ease after sovereign bond sale | Sri Lanka's rupee opened steady at 176.50/60 to the US dollar in the spot market on Tuesday while bond yields eased, dealers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:30 | Daily Mirror | 24-hour water cut in Colombo and suburbs | The water supply to several areas in the Colombo suburbs would be interrupted for 24 hours starting from 9.00 a.m tomorrow (26) due to essential maintenance work, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) announced today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:16 | Daily News | Two arrested for extortion | Two were arrested last evening for allegedly extorting money from bank accounts and eZ- Cash by calling for landline phones.Officers of the Mirihana Special Criminal...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:16 | Daily News | SLTB earns Rs. 79 million from railway strike | The Sri Lanka Transport Board has earned a revenue of Rs. 79million during the period of the trade union action, said the Deputy General Manager of the SLTB T.H.R.T. Chandrasiri.Number of additional...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:15 | NewsFirst | Woman murdered, killer attempts to commit suicide | A 37-year-old woman was killed using a sharp weapon in Ranahinkanda, Deraniyagala. Police reported that a person with a vocal impairment who had engaged in an illicit affair had committed the murder. Police added that the perpetrator had attempted to commit suicide following the murder and was admit... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:15 | NewsFirst | 6782 foreign nationals without valid visas in the country | The Department of Immigration and Emigration states that appropriate steps will be taken to deport 152 foreign nationals who remained in the country without valid visas. Spokesperson Gayan Milinda informed the News 1st that the group is currently held at the Mirihana Detention Centre. Among them are... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:15 | EconomyNext | Stocks mixed ahead of G20, Iran and weak dollar lift gold | Asian equities were mixed Tuesday as investors sat on their hands days before this week's crucial meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, while gold hit a fresh six-year high on a weaker dollar and the US-Iran crisis.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka rupee opens stable, bond yields ease after sovereign bond sale. | Sri Lanka's rupee opened steady at 176.50/60 to the US dollar in the spot market on Tuesday while bond yields eased, dealers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:01 | News Hub | “Who will be responsible if the allegations against Dr. Shafi are false?” – Eran (Video) | State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne speaking inParliament states that the allegations of sterilization levelled against Dr. SeiguShihabdeen Mohamed Shafi of the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:01 | Daily News | Two held for demanding extortion money | Two were arrested last evening for allegedly extorting money from bank accounts and eZ- Cash by calling for landline phones.Officers of the Mirihana Special Criminal Investigation Unit have...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:01 | Hiru News | Elephant Operation in Welikanda | A wild elephant which was roaming around Welikanda and damaging houses and property was captured successfully on 23.Our Correspondent said that the Eastern...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:00 | EconomyNext | INSEE Ecocyle to manage waste at Sri Lanka industrial zone | INSEE Ecocycle Lanka, a unit of INSEE Cement will operate a waste management facility at an industrial zone in till 2035, Sri Lanka's investment promotion office said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 10:00 | Ada Derana | Mike Pompeo canceled Sri Lanka visit over anti-US base sentiments - report | US secretary of state Mike Pompeo s decision to cancel his visit to Colombo on Thursday has more to do with rising local sentiments against a proposed American military base in Sri Lanka than scheduling issues, people tracking the developments said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:46 | Asian Mirror | Cardinal Lashes Out At John Amaratunga: "I Am Ashamed He Says He Belongs To Our Religion" | Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith hit out at Tourism Development and Christian Affairs Minister John Amaratunga over the latter's statement on increasing the number of night clubs and casinos in the country to boost the tourism sector. "I don't know what religion he belongs to, " Cardinal ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:46 | Daily News | 939.2kg of beedi leaves found | Naval personnel found 939.2kg of beedi leaves during a search conducted in Nadukuda area, Mannar.Accordingly, a group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command found this stock...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | 3 Ex-LTTE members indicated over mass murder of soldiers | Indictments were filed against three ex-LTTE intelligence cadres over the killing of 26 navy and army personnel during the war at the Vavuniya High Court today (Jun 24).Madiarasan Sulakshan, Ganeshan Dharshan, and Sivathurai Sivaruban - the suspects in the case, have been accused of killing Sri Lank... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Dual citizenship for another 810: but no contesting elections | Another 810 Sri Lankans residing overseas would receive their dual citizenship today (25), said the Acting Controller of Immigration and Emigration Prasanna Ratnayake.He said the ceremony would take place under the patronage of Minister Vajira Abaywardena.Under this programme which was initiated in ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:31 | Daily News | Showers expected in several provinces after 2pm | Showers will occur at times in Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara and Kaluthara districts,said the Department of Meteorology.Several spells of showers will occur in North-western...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:31 | Hiru News | A survey regarding the Easter Sunday attacks by the Department of Census and Statistics | The Department of Census and Statistics has taken steps to conduct a survey to estimate the economic damage which befell both small and medium scale entrepreneurs...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:30 | Colombo Page | INSEE Ecocycle extends waste management services to BOI for the next 16 years | After a decade of successful operations with the Sri Lanka Board of Investment (BOI), INSEE Ecocycle Lanka, the waste management subsidiary of INSEE Cement, the country's premier Cement manufacturer, recently signed an agreement, extending its waste management services to BOI for the next 16 years, ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Govt. doctors in Kalutara district launch token strike | The government doctors in Kalutara district have resorted to 24-hour token strike from 12.00 p.m. this afternoon (24), the Government Medical Officers’ Association stated. ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Around 12,000 children in orphanages | Around 12,000 children are housed in around 400 orphanages countrywide, according to the Commissioner General of Probation and Child Services Department Chandima Sigera.She said that under the current situation, a decision had been made to conduct an island-wide survey.She said a consensus would be ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:30 | News.Lk | Maduruoya-Groomed 319 More Elite SF Soldiers | The pride of the Nation, the Army’s elite Special Forces (SF), having once again ‘Vowed to Reach the Goal Fearlessly’, translated literally their motto, “Adhishtanayen Abheethawa Aramuna Karaa” bestowed SF graduation on 4 Officers and 315 Other Ranks in the Intake-49 during a glittering passing-out ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:16 | Hiru News | An assassin of former Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar dies | A former LTTE suspect who was in remand charged with the assassination of Lakshman Kadirgamar who was a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has died.The...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:15 | NewsFirst | Cabinet to discuss Batticaloa campus report today | The report on the Batticaloa Campus by the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education will be presented to the Cabinet of Ministers today (June 25). Chair of the Committee MP Professor Ashu Marasinghe said the action required to be taken based on the recommendations of the report will be widely discu... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:15 | NewsFirst | 150 Welikada inmates transferred to Boossa and Angunukolapelessa Prisons | One Hundred and fiftyinmates from the Welikada Prison were transferred to the Boosa and Angunukolapelessa prisons. Commissioner General of Prisons J.W.Tennakoon informed News 1st that 69 out of them are death row prisoners. He said the transfer was made taking in to account the renovations taking pl... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:15 | News.Lk | Country must be pulled through difficult times - PM | Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe states that it is useless to engage in politics criticizing one another, and the priority is to pull the country though difficult times."It is useless to engage in politics criticizing others. It is useless for such persons to remain in politics. A futur... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:15 | News.Lk | GOOD GOVERNANCE NEEDS SOME AMENDMENTS TO ABOLISHED: PRESIDENT | President Maithripala Sirisena says that the 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution should be abolished in order to establish good governance in the country in the future ensuring freedom and democracy.Even though the monarchical and dictatorial nature of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:15 | Ada Derana | Presidential Commission of Inquiry issues summons to Education Minister | Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has been summoned before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probe corruption and malpractices in the government, to testify over a complaint filed against him for allegedly misappropriating state funds during printing school textbooks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:01 | Hiru News | A businessman killed inside his own shop in Dehiwela | A proprietor who ran a business in Dehiwela was killed using a sharp weapon last afternoon. A person had entered the shop when the 63-year-old owner was...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:01 | Hiru News | A red light from postal and bus unions as well | Postal unions are preparing to launch a strike over several demands. Postal Trade Unions Collective convener Chintaka Bandara said that a decision...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:01 | Hiru News | Kalutara doctors decision at 8 this morning | The strike launched by all government doctors in the Kalutara district in protest against minister of health Rajitha Senaratne, continues. However, the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:01 | Hiru News | Notice from presidential commission to Education Minister Akila over using multicolour image for the text book | The presidents investigation commission has issued notice to minister of education, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam. This is with regard to a complaint...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:01 | Hiru News | Rice for schoolchildren from Agriculture Minister | Agriculture Minister P. Harrison says that a programme has been launched for production of high quality rice varieties with nutritive value for eradicating...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 09:01 | Hiru News | Kalutara doctors’ end strike | The strike that was launched in all government hospitals in the Kalutara district by doctors protesting against Minister of Health Rajitha Senaratne has...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 08:46 | Lanka Business Online | Comm Bank commences acceptance of LankaPay-JCB cards | Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank of Ceylon has become one of the first banks in Sri Lanka to have its point-of-sale (POS)...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 08:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Prime Minister would also not be given arbitrary powers - Jayampathy | The Constitution should not be made in a manner where the Executive Presidency is abolished and all powers are vested with the Prime Minister or the Parliament, said MP Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne.He made this statement during a Face Book interview with BBC on Monday afternoon (24).Currently, there... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 08:30 | Ada Derana | Thundershowers expected in several districts after 2pm | Showers will occur at times in Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara and Kalutara districts, says the Department of Meteorology.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 08:30 | Daily Mirror | 176 children lost their parents in dastardly Easter Sunday attacks | One hundred and seventy-six children have lost either both or one of their parents in the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith told the foreign media during his recent visit to Rome.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 07:15 | Washington Post | Probe advised of ex-defense secretary over Sri Lankan blasts | Sri Lanka’s attorney general advises a criminal investigation of the ex-defense secretary over “major lapses” that led to a failure to stop Easter suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 07:15 | NewsFirst | Photograph of Akila Viraj Kariyawasam on school textbooks to boost his political career? | The Presidential Commission probing large scale fraud and corruption at state institutions during the past 4 years issued summons on Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam.The Minister was summoned over a complaint of printing a colour photograph of the Minister on the textbooks given to stud... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 07:15 | NewsFirst | EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY | Your Tuesday Morning Brief 1. Doctors attached to government hospitals in the Kalutara District launched a strike at 12 pm yesterday until further notice after a tense situation arose at the premises of the Kalutara hospital. 2.IGP Jayasundara requested the Supreme Court to issue an order citing his... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 07:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka raises US$2.0bn from sovereign bonds | Sri Lanka has raised 2.0 billion US dollars from 5 and 10 year sovereign bonds a report said in the second such sale in 2019.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 06:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka rupee ends firmer, gilt yields ease amid sovereign bond launch | Sri Lanka's rupee closed firm at 176.50/55 percent against the US dollar in the spot market on Monday while bond yields eased, dealers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 06:45 | EconomyNext | Malaysia's Hyrax eyes Bangladesh, India from Sri Lanka lubricant plant | Malaysia based Hyrax Oil which has commissioned a contract blending for Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation is eyeing other South Asian markets to use excess capacity, officials said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 05:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka elections could threaten debt roll-over in 2020: Moody's | Presidential and parliamentary elections starting from the end of 2019 could threaten the ability of Sri Lanka to roll-over debt, Moody's, a rating agency said as the country lauched a second sovereign bond.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 05:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka raises US2.0bn from sovereign bonds | Sri Lanka has raised 2.0 billion US dollars from 5 and 10 year sovereign bonds a report said in the second such sale in 2019.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 04:01 | Daily News | Seven Muslim MPs to meet Communist Party leaders | Seven Muslim Parliamentarians who resigned from their ministerial portfolios will meet the leaders of Sri Lanka Communist Party on June 26 at 3 p.m. at party headquarters in...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 04:01 | Daily News | Gotabhaya will be SLPP’s Presidential candidate: Basil | Gotabhaya Rajapaksa will be the SLPP’s Presidential candidate, former Minister Basil Rajapaksa said yesterday.The name of the SLPP Presidential candidate will be announced by...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 04:01 | Daily News | ‘No decision yet on UNP Presidential candidate’ | Although certain people express various views about the candidacy for the Presidential Election and have suggested various names, the UNP has not taken a final decision about its Presidential...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 04:01 | Daily News | Boy accidentally hangs himself while mimicking TV prank | A 10-year-old boy from Teldeniya, Kandy accidentally hanged himself inside his bedroom while mimicking a TV prank.His grandmother claimed the boy had been watching a prank...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 04:01 | Daily News | AG directs to initiate criminal investigations against Hemasiri Fernando | Attorney General Dappula de Livera PC has directed Acting IGP Chandana Wickremeratne to initiate criminal investigations against former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 04:01 | Daily News | Country needs scientific development- Patali | The country needs scientifically planned development and not political pompous, said Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka.He noted that the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 04:01 | Daily News | NPC to entertain online complaints against Police | The National Police Commission (NPC) has decided to entertain public complaints against the Police through the internet too.“The programme will be launched at a ceremony held...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 04:01 | Daily News | Sri Lanka lacks strategic, conducive development policies - PM | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday opened a new lubricant blending plant built at the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd (CPSTL) complex in Muthurajawela with an investment of US...... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 02:15 | Daily Mirror | Govt. to compensate 31,000 political victims in next two months | The government will pay compensation to some 31,000 public servants in the next two months who have been subjected to political victimisation between 2005 and 2015, a spokesman to the Prime Minister’s office said recently.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 01:30 | Ada Derana | Foreign countries haven t lost confidence in Sri Lanka - PM | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that foreign countries have not lost their confidence in Sri Lanka even after the terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 01:00 | FT | AG indicts three LTTE cadres for killing 26 POWs | The Attorney General (AG) yesterday indicted three LTTE cadres before the Vavuniya High Court for killing 26 military personnel who were Prisoners of War (POW). The men were indicted under the Prevention of Terrorism (PTA) Act for killing 18 navy personnel and eight army personnel during the last ph... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 01:00 | FT | Cabinet to discuss Govt. takeover of Sharia University in Batti | Cabinet is set to discuss today a note presented by the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development recommending the Government takeover of the controversial higher education facility commonly known as ‘Sharia University’.. The Committee, which has uncovered a number of... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 01:00 | FT | SC defers FR of IGP till 31 July | By S.S.Selvanayagam The Supreme Court yesterday again deferred for 31 July support for granting of Leave to Proceed in respect of the fundamental rights violation petition filed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara against sending him on compulsory leave. The Bench comprised J... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 01:00 | FT | Gunarathana Thero praises Cardinal for exemplary leadership post-Easter Sunday attacks | By E. Weerapperuma The incumbent Monk of the Ashwaththaraama Historical Temple at Thalgasyaaya, Akmeemana, Galle Ven. Matugama Gunarathana Thero last week heaped praise on Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith for his leadership following Sri Lanka’s worst tragedy in recent history on Easter Sunday.. “Malcolm Ca... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 01:00 | FT | Ambassador Rohan Perera pays farewell call on UN Secretary General Antònio Guterres | Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in New York Dr. Rohan Perera paid a farewell call on the UN Secretary General Antònio Guterres on 18 June, as he concludes his term as Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN. During the farewell call, the Secretary General took the opportunity ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 01:00 | FT | British Council supports Sri Lanka’s reconciliation process by helping reduce language barriers | The British Council, in partnership with the National Institute for Language Education and Training (NILET), is pleased to initiate a Tamil language course for public officials with the aim of reducing language barriers in bilingual divisions.. The course is part of ‘Strengthening the Reconciliation... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 01:00 | FT | CSO of IORA successfully concludes in Durban, South Africa | The ninth Bi-Annual Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) was held in Durban, South Africa from 19-20 June.. The ninth session of the CSO chaired by Department of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa Deputy Director General Ambassador Anil So... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 01:00 | FT | High Commissioner-designate to Singapore assumes duties | The newly appointed High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Singapore, Sashikala Premawardhane assumed duties at the Mission on 24 June. Her assumption of duties was marked by a simple ceremony that began with the lighting of the traditional oil lamp, followed by religious observ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 01:00 | FT | AAT to host seminar on ‘Lessons from Military Leadership’ | The Conference and Seminars committee of the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AAT Sri Lanka) is organising a seminar on ‘Lessons from Military Leadership’ on Thursday, 27 June from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the AAT Auditorium.. The purpose of this seminar is to educate AAT members... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 01:00 | Ada Derana | Current political leaders must retire to make way for new leadership - Cardinal | Current political leaders should retire to make way for new leadership, says Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:45 | FT | A sermon on stoning | It is generally assumed we have passed the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Industrial Age, and the Space Age.After a breath-taking dive in to the Digital Age, we are well on our way to the Age of Automation and Artificial Intelligence. Not quite. In Sri Lanka, we are trapped in a new St... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:45 | FT | Milinda puts forward 3 points on governance for aspiring Presidential Candidates | 1. It is now apparent to all that the 19th Amendment has created a dysfunctional governance structure in which the Executive President, although directly elected by the people, does not carry much power. Hence, the following options could be considered:... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:45 | FT | No unity, no development | There had been a time when Sri Lanka was only second to Japan in Asia on just about any socio-economic indicator in Asia. It was at the time of the country’s independence. Above is a remark reiterated by Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka frequently in his speeches. Inter... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:45 | FT | PM pledges to lead charge for investment | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday assured he would lead the charge for stronger investment in the future to fast track economic growth and create new jobs outlining ambitious plans for a host of new investment projects including a renewable power cable to India.. The Prime Minister made ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:30 | Colombo Page | 'No use in engaging in politics criticizing others, country must be pulled through' - PM | Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe states that it is useless to engage in politics criticizing one another, and the priority is to pull the country though difficult times.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:30 | FT | Sri Lanka’s road to economic recovery after 21/4 carnage is far: Janaka Ratnayake | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:30 | FT | $ 5 b annual tea export target optimistic but not impossible: Ceylon Tea Brokers Chief | Ceylon Tea Brokers PLC Chairman and industry veteran Chrisantha Perera strongly believes a $ 5 billion export earnings target per annum for tea in the medium term is possible though optimistic.. This view was shared by Perera in the Chairman’s Review of the Ceylon Tea Brokers PLC 2018/19 Annual Repo... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:30 | FT | NDB Bank: Committed towards gender parity | As the first Sri Lankan company to receive the Global Gender Equality certification from the assessment body Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE), NDB has taken massive steps to provide gender balance in the workplace, as well as to become the employer of choice to both women and men.. Reco... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:30 | FT | University of Colombo MBA Alumni concludes year 2018/19 on high note | The University of Colombo MBA Alumni Association President Thusitha De Silva, looking back on the year congratulated his Executive Committee for a successful year where the Association was able to take many new initiatives on the theme ‘Creating a Holistic Life’, and took part in key programs to inf... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:30 | FT | 3-day professional training program on data analytics for business | The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA) will be organising a three-day professional hands-on training program on ‘Data Analytics for Business’ in association with Muladhara, which is an India-based skill development organisation specialised in data analytics. The worksho... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:30 | FT | AIA Insurance Platinum Sponsor of Sri Lanka’s ‘Most Admired Companies’ for 2nd consecutive year | Asia’s leading insurer AIA has partnered as Platinum Sponsor the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL) in presenting ‘Sri Lanka’s Most Admired Companies Awards 2019’. . This is the second year of the prestigious awards ceremo... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:30 | FT | Viber-Honda sticker download competition brings great joy to winner Dulma’s life | A mother of one daughter, Dulma Dharmasiri lives in Alapane in the Ratnapura district with her husband and mother. She takes her toddler to the Early Education Centre located in Ratnapura. While her husband rides to work daily, a distance of over six kilometres, she travels by bus for over six kilom... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:30 | FT | Secure yourself from potential cyber threats this World Cup | With the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 having kicked off in England, Sophos, the global leader in network and endpoint security, today reminded cricket fans of how cybercriminals have been using people’s interest in the sport to launch cyber-attacks.. Cricket has been targeted before by those who want ... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:30 | FT | OPPO rewards top performing Abans showroom managers island-wide with foreign tours | OPPO Sri Lanka organised a series of tours to Thailand, Bali, China and England for 50 sales managers from Abans showrooms, one of their key distributors to reward high volumes of sales achieved during the recently-concluded sales campaign. OPPO felicitated the tour participants prior to their tours... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:30 | FT | Technology transfer program for ornamental fish sector from 26-28 June at NARA | The Export Development Board together with the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA), National Aquaculture Development Authority (NAQDA), and the Live Tropical Fish Exporters Association will conduct a three-day technology transfer program from 26-28 June in order to make... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:15 | Daily Mirror | Concerns over tensions after Easter Sunday attacks: UNHR Chief | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today said that she was concerned that the terrorist attacks two months ago in Sri Lanka have fuelled increasing tensions.... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:00 | Colombo Telegraph | Mystery Surrounds Murder Of Dehiwala Muslim Businessman | A Muslim businessman from Dehiwala was stabbed to death this afternoon at his hardware store and the murder is shrouded with mystery as family and neighbors struggle to figure out what reason led to the murder. The 60 year-old victim identified as Abdul Aziz alias Sufiyan Moulavi who owned a hard... | Link |
| 2019/06/25 | 00:00 | Ada Derana | Robber stabs shop owner to death in Dehiwala | An individual who runs a building material shop has died after he was stabbed by a robber at his own store located in Galle Road, Dehiwala this evening (24).... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 23:45 | Daily Mirror | SL getting USD 2 billion from UK, US: PM | Sri Lanka is to receive a sum of US 2 billion from UK and USA, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 23:45 | Daily Mirror | UNP yet to decide on presidential candidate: Ravi | Power and Energy Minister Ravi Karunanayake said today the United National Party (UNP) had not yet decided on its presidential candidate though several party members had made comments about a person perceived to be fielded.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 23:30 | Colombo Page | AG instructs Acting IGP to initiate criminal investigation on former defense secretary | The Attorney General has directed the acting Inspector General of Police C. Wickramaratne to conduct a criminal investigation against former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando for failing to prevent or mitigate the April 21 Easter Sunday Attacks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 23:16 | Daily News | GMOA not decided when to call off token strike | The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has not decided, when the ongoing token strike launched in the Kalutara district from yesterday noon, ends, GMOA Secretary...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 22:45 | Daily Mirror | April 21 blasts: AG directs criminal probe on ex-Defence Secy. | Considering the recommendations in the final report of the special board of inquiry appointed to inquire the Easter attacks, Attorney General Dappula de Livera has instructed the Acting IGP to initiate criminal investigations against former Secretary to the Defence Ministry Hemasiri Fernando over hi... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 22:45 | Daily Mirror | Constitution-making comes to a grinding halt | The Constitution-making process of the government has come to a standstill as the Steering Committee on Constitutional Reforms has not met since January this year, Daily Mirror learns.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 22:30 | Daily Mirror | Three ex-LTTE members indicted over killing 26 Army, Navy personnel | The Attorney General (AG) indicted three former LTTE members at the Vavuniya High Court over the killing of 26 Sri Lanka Army and Navy personnel who were kept as prisoners during the last phase of the war.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 22:15 | NewsFirst | PM opens lubricant blending plant | A new lubricant blending plant, ajoint venture between the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and a Malaysian company was declared open under the auspices of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (June 24). The new plant has been built within the lubricant stock storage terminal of the Petroleum Corpo... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 22:15 | NewsFirst | Presidential candidate 2020? | Political activists of the SLPP expressed the following views on the presidential candidate of their party. MP Shehan Semasinghe shared thatGotabaya Rajapaksa will be the next presidential candidate yet it is to be verified by Mahinda Rajapaksa. Both MP Udaya Gammanpila and UPFA MP Dullas Alahapperu... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 22:15 | NewsFirst | Protest against the Co-operative Act 6 in Seenigama | A protest was staged yesterday(June 23) by the members of the Southern Provincial Co-operatives against the co-operatives act no 6 of 2019 that was approved recently by the Southern Provincial Council. News 1st correspondents noted that the protest was held from 2 pm till 5 pm. A protestor at the lo... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 22:15 | NewsFirst | Handicraftsmen are important-Buddhika Pathirana | An awareness program on the Shilpa Abhimani Presidential awards ceremony and exhibition 2019 was held yesterday (June 23) in the Ampara Town Hall. The event was chaired by the Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce Buddhika Pathirana and issues regarding handicraftsmen. Issues that people engaged ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 22:15 | NewsFirst | Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran targeting the Supreme Leader | REUTERS –U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that would impose fresh sanctions on Iran, amid increased tensions between the long-time foes. Trump initially told reporters the sanctions, which will target Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his office, were i... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:45 | Hiru News | His Eminence Archbishop says that he regrets a statement made by a Catholic Minister | His Eminence Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith said that he regrets a statement made by a Catholic Minister recently that more Casinos and Night Clubs...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:45 | Daily Mirror | Presidential poll three-pronged: Vijitha Herath | JVP Propaganda Secretary and MP Vijitha Herath said the forthcoming presidential election would most probably be a three-cornered fight between the JVP, UNF and the SLPP or SLFP.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:31 | Hiru News | Doctors in Kalutara continue the strike against Rajitha | The doctors of all government hospitals in the Kalutara district who staged a token strike against health minister Rajitha Senarathna have decided to continue...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:31 | Hiru News | Criminal investigation to be initiated against former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando | The Attorney General has instructed Acting IGP CD Wickramarathna to conduct criminal investigations against former defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando.Attorney...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:31 | Hiru News | Sharing Facebook messages to be limited in Sri Lanka | Facebook says it will be limiting the number of people a Sri Lanka-based user can forward messages to on the social media platform and is improving its...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:31 | Hiru News | Hakeem says no ISIS hand behind Easter Sunday attacks | SLMC leader and former minister Rauff Hakeem said that he does not accept ISIS is behind the Easter Sunday bomb attacks.Hakeem was speaking at a ceremony...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | 19th Amendment should not be abolished - PAFFREL | Abolishing the 19th Amendment to the Constitution for the sake of personal interests is not beneficial for the country, says the PAFFREL (People’s Action For Free & Fair Elections) team on election monitoring.What should be done at present is not abolishing the 19th Amendment to the Constitution but... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Australian MP to provide scholarships for children affected by Easter bombing (Video) | Australian parliamentarian , Craig Philip Ondarchie, has proposed a scholarship program for children who have lost their parents in the Easter bombing.Craig, who is of Sri Lankan origin, is very proud of his Sri Lankan heritage and is now a representative of Sri Lanka in the Victorian Parliament.He ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:16 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 9.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 9.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:15 | NewsFirst | Protest in Karandeniya demanding fair Cinnamon price | A group of people staged a protest inMahaedanda junction on the Elpitiya-Ambalangoda main route demanding a price increase for cinnamon. The protestors claimed that they are inconvenienced as they do not have a fair price for cinnamon in the market. The News 1st correspondent said that there was tra... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:15 | NewsFirst | Doctors strike following a heated situation at Kalutara hospital | Doctors attached to government hospitals in the Kalutara District launched a strike at 12 pm this afternoon after a tense situation at the premises of the Kalutara hospital today(June 24). Government Medical Officers Association organized a public petition against Health Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratn... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:15 | NewsFirst | CCTV will not compensate for national security-Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thero | Minister Lakshman Kiriella met with the Chief Prelate of the Malwatte Chapter of the Siam Sect, Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thero today(June 24). Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thero noted that CCTV installation in the temple premises would not be required if the government ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:15 | Ada Derana | SL aims to woo 400,000 Indian tourists after Easter bmb attacks | Sri Lanka expects 400,000 visitors from India in 2019 as it lines up discounts, events and aggressive marketing campaigns. These measures are being planned as the country recovers from the April 21 terror attack at Colombo hotels and churches which killed over 250 persons and crippled its tourism se... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:15 | Daily Mirror | 176 children lost their parents in dastardly Easter Sunday attacks | One hundred and seventy-six children have lost either both or one of their parents in the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith told the foreign media during his recent visit to Rome.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:01 | Washington Post | Ex-defense secretary faces probe over Sri Lankan blasts | Sri Lanka’s attorney general has advised the acting police chief to begin a criminal investigation of the former defense secretary over “major lapses” that failed to stop Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | 3 Ex-LTTE members indicated over mass murder of soldiers | Indictments were filed against three ex-LTTE intelligence cadres over the killing of 26 navy and army personnel during the war at the Vavuniya High Court today (Jun 24).Madiarasan Sulakshan, Ganeshan Dharshan, and Sivathurai Sivaruban - the suspects in the case, have been accused of killing Sri Lank... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 21:00 | Daily Mirror | 176 children lost their parents in dastardly 21/4 attacks | One hundred and seventy-six children have lost either both or one of their parents in the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith told the foreign media during his recent visit to Rome.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 20:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka elections could threaten debt roll-over: Moody's | Presidential and parliamentary elections starting from the end of 2019 could threaten the ability of Sri Lanka to roll-over debt, Moody's, a rating agency said as the country lauched a second sovereign bond.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 20:15 | NewsFirst | Former Olympic athletes motivate 04/21 child victims | A conference of former Olympic athletes was held yesterday at St.Sebastians College in Negombo. This year’s seminar was held in order to alleviate the psychological condition of the children who were injured in the 04/21 attacks as well as those who had lost their loved ones. Former athletes includi... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 20:15 | NewsFirst | President and Prime Minister are responsible for security of country : Sarath Fonseka | Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka expressed views regarding the Parliamentary Select Committee investigating into the 04/21 attacks. The UNP Parliamentarian who is also a member of the PSC was speaking at an event in Kelaniya. Fonseka noted that they will not only summon the prime minister but the presid... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 20:15 | NewsFirst | People’s Bank forced to a point of no return? | As the JVP revealed yesterday (June 23) in a backdrop where the government proposal to amend the People’s Bank act no. 9 of 1961, presented by the Minister of Finance on May 24th 2019 sensational details have emerged of the astonishing level of the non-performing loans portfolio of the People’s Bank... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 20:15 | NewsFirst | Progress of ACSA compromises the sovereignty of the country | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Jeddah Saudi Arabia today (June 24) for talks amidst heightened tensions with Iran. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is making surprise visits to Saudi Arabia and the UAE to ensure that they are “strategically aligned” on Iran. It comes amid escalating t... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 20:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka elections could threaten debt roller: Moody's | Presidential and parliamentary elections starting from the end of 2019 could threaten the ability of Sri Lanka to roll-over debt, Moody's, a rating agency said as the country lauched a second sovereign bond.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 20:15 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka to lure transit passengers to boost post-terror tourism | Sri Lanka is attempting to lure transit passengers at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport to make short visits into the country to boost tourism earnings, which are falling after the Easter Sunday terror attack, a SriLankan Airlines official said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 19:45 | Asian Mirror | Famed Ballet Dancer And Founder Of Oosha Garten Of Ballet Oosha Saravanamuttu Passes Away At 87 | Famed ballet dancer and the founder of Oosha Garten of Ballet, Oosha Saravanamuttu has passed away at the age of 87. She was honoured with the Kalasuri national award by the Sri Lankan government for her yeoman service to Sri Lankan arts and culture. Apart from being one of the leading ballet dancer... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 19:31 | Asian Mirror | Prageeth Ekneligoda's Wife Sandhya Ekneligoda Files Fundamental Rights Petition Against Release Of Gnanasara Thera On Presidential Pardon | Missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda's wife Sandhya Ekneligoda has filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court against President Maithripala Sirisena's move to release Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera on a presidential pardon. The Attorney General, the M... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 19:30 | Daily Mirror | Akila wanted his mugshot on school textbooks: Ilangasinghe | Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has instructed former Commissioner General of the Education Publications Department I.M.K.B. Ilangasinghe to include his photograph when printing school textbooks for future prospects, it was revealed today at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) t... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 19:01 | Lanka Business Online | Hyrax Oil lubricant blending plant declared open in Muthurajawela | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe declared open the Hyrax Oil lubricant blending plant in Muthurajawela today. The is the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 19:00 | Ada Derana | Sri Lanka launches sale of 5-year, 10-year sovereign bonds - report | Sri Lanka on Monday launched the sale of 5-year and 10-year sovereign bonds, a senior government official told Reuters, as the Indian Ocean island nation looks to tap global capital markets for the second time in three months.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 18:46 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 6.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 6.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 18:31 | Lanka Business Online | Sri Lanka launches its National Card Scheme | The Central Bank of Sri Lanka together with LankaClear (LCPL) achieved a significant milestone in the country’s payment...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 18:30 | Daily Mirror | Three ex-LTTE members indicted over killing 26 Army, Navy personnel | The Attorney General (AG) indicted three former LTTE members at the Vavuniya High Court over the killing of 26 Sri Lanka Army and Navy personnel who were kept as prisoners during the last phase of the war.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 18:16 | Hiru News | A group of farmers engage in a protest on Pottuvil Road | A group of farmers engaged in a protest today obstructing the Siyambalanduwa Pottuvil Road at Hulanne area. They were alleging that more than...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 18:00 | Times of India | Top Sri Lanka defence official faces charges over Easter attacks | Hemasiri Fernando, who was defence secretary before the April 21 bombing of three churches and three hotels, should be investigated for his failure to prevent or minimise the attacks, attorney general Dappula de Livera said. In a letter to Sri Lanka's acting police chief, Livera said that a presiden... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 18:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka rupee ends strong, gilt yields ease amid sovereign bond launch | Sri Lanka's rupee closed firm at 176.50/55 percent against the US dollar in the spot market on Monday while bond yields eased, dealers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 18:00 | Ada Derana | We didn t let people feel burdened by war, maybe we should have – Mahinda | A country should be disciplined enough to prioritize national security, says the Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 17:31 | Daily News | BIA cleaning staff nabbed for ‘smuggling’ gold | A female aged 55 attached to a cleaning service at the BIA was apprehended and handed over to Sri Lanka Customs by Airport security while attempting to smuggle gold jewellery weighing 2.187kg valued...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 17:15 | News.Lk | 33 Dengue deaths and nearly 23,000 patients in six months | A total of 33 dengue deaths and 22283 dengue cases had been reported from allover the country within this year by June 21st (last Friday), the Epidemiology Unit sources said.According to the sources, the highest number of dengue cases, 4790 had been reported from the Colombo district while the secon... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 17:15 | EconomyNext | CTC drags Sri Lanka stocks 0.17- pct down at close | Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.17 percent lower on Monday with Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) dragging the index down, brokers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 17:15 | Ada Derana | Raghavan suspends principal for covering up abuse of schoolgirl | The Northern Province Governor Suren Raghavan has ordered to suspend a principal of a school in Point Pedro, Jaffna, over an attempt to cover up a case sexual abuse on a school student.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 17:15 | Daily Mirror | April 21 blasts: AG directs criminal probe on ex-Defence Secy. | Considering the recommendations in the final report of the special board of inquiry appointed to inquire the Easter attacks, Attorney General Dappula de Livera has instructed the Acting IGP to initiate criminal investigations against former Secretary to the Defence Ministry Hemasiri Fernando over hi... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka ISB gets same rating as sovereign | Sri Lanka's international sovereign bond launched on Monday received the same rating of the sovereign, ratings agencies said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:45 | Ada Derana | Invisible force is behind Easter attacks, not ISIS - Hakeem | Former Minister Rauff Hakeem says he does not believe the fact that the ISIS is behind the terror attacks on Easter Sunday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:45 | Daily Mirror | April 21 blasts: AG directs Acting IGP to probe Hemasiri Fernando | The Attorney General today directed the Acting IGP to conduct investigations as to why former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando failed to prevent or minimise the April 21 bomb attacks, the AG’s Department said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:35 | Asian Mirror | Attorney General Directs Acting IGP To Initiate Criminal Investigation Into Former Defence Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando | The Attorney General has directed Acting IGP Chandana Wickremaratne to initiate a criminal investigation into former Defence Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando. The criminal investigation will look into failures on the part of the Defence Ministry Secretary in relation to security lapses leading t... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:35 | Hiru News | Carry out a criminal inquiry regarding former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando – Attorney General | The Attorney General has advised the Acting Inspector General of Police to hold a criminal inquiry on former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:30 | News.Lk | 18 persons apprehended for illegal fishing | Naval personnel apprehended 18 persons engaged in illegal fishing in the sea ares of Back Bay and Upparu in Trincomalee yesterday (22nd June 2019). Accordingly, crew of a Inshore Craft attached to the Eastern Naval Command, during a patrol, apprehended 14 persons engaged in illegal fishing at Back B... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:30 | News.Lk | GOOD GOVERNANCE NEEDS 18 & 19 AMENDMENTS TO ABOLISHED; PRESIDENT | President Maithripala Sirisena says that the 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution should be abolished in order to establish good governance in the country in the future ensuring freedom and democracy.Even though the monarchical and dictatorial nature of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:15 | News.Lk | RO plant for the of Paranagama Weva Vidyala children | Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva declared open a Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant at Paranagama Weva Vidyalaya in Welioya on 23rd June 2019.The occasion was attend by Director General Health Services, Surgeon Rear Admiral Sena Rupa Jayawardana, Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:15 | Ada Derana | AG orders criminal investigation against Hemasiri Fernando | The Attorney general has advised the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conduct a criminal investigation into the former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:15 | Daily Mirror | Glad President fathomed 19A an utter mess: MR | It is great that President Maithripala Sirisena has finally realised the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is a mess, Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:00 | NewsFirst | Will the Supreme Court consider IGP Jayasundara’s FR case? | The decision on whether the FR case filed by IGP Pujith Jayasundara regarding the decision to send him on compulsory leave, would be taken up is to be made on the 31st of July by the Supreme Court. IGP Jayasundara requests the Supreme Court to issue an order citing his Fundamental... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:00 | NewsFirst | 18th amendment is not flawed – MR | Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa attended several events held in Hanguranketa and Kandy yesterday(June 24). Speaking during these events, Mahinda Rajapaksa noted that despite the president’s criticism of the 18th amendment to the constitution, he does not believe the 18th amendment is flawed. But... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 16:00 | News.Lk | New Medical Centre at Special Forces Training School - Maduruoya | On the sidelines of the Passing out Parade (PoP) at the Special Forces Training School (SFTS) at Maduruoya on Saturday (22), Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Colonel of the Regiment, Special Forces (SF) and Commander of the Army was invited to inaugurate the newly-constructed medical (dressing)... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 15:45 | Daily News | Doctors launch token strike | The Government Medical Officers’ Association said that the government doctors in Kalutara district have commenced a token strike from 12.00 p.m. this noon.The strike was launched today alleging that...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 15:45 | Colombo Page | Fitch rates Sri Lanka's USD Bonds 'B(EXP)' | Fitch Ratings has assigned Sri Lanka's forthcoming US dollar bonds an expected rating of 'B(EXP)'.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 15:45 | Colombo Page | SriLankan brings 200 MICE travelers from Chennai to boost tourism | Sri Lanka's national carrier, SriLankan Airlines in an effort to improve tourism between India and Sri Lanka organized a MICE promotions activity by bringing in 200 travelers from Chennai last week.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 15:30 | Colombo Page | Tense situation at Kalutara Hospital as people oppose GMOA petition against Health Minister | A tense situation has been reported in the Kalutara General Hospital when the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) attempted to sign a petition against the Minister of Health, Dr. Rajitha Senaratne at the hospital premises today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 15:30 | Colombo Page | Moody's assigns B2 rating to Sri Lanka's proposed senior unsecured US dollar bonds | Moody's Investors Service has today assigned a B2 rating to the Government of Sri Lanka's proposed senior unsecured US dollar-denominated bonds.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 15:30 | Ada Derana | Wellampitiya Copper factory employee further remanded; TID ordered to submit report | Karupayya Rajendran alias Abdullah , one of the suspects arrested at the copper factory in Wellampitiya owned by the suicide bomber at the Shangri-La Hotel, has been further remanded until July 8th.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 15:15 | Daily News | Folic acid tablets safe for pregnant mothers | The folic acid tablets provided for pregnant mothers by the Medical Supplies Division (MSD) of the Health Ministry is completely safe, Health Ministry spokesman said.According to the spokesman a...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 15:15 | Hiru News | Funeral of singer Indrani Senaratne to be held on 27 | The funeral of veteran singer Indrani Senaratne will be held at the Borella General Cemetery on 27 June. While she was admitted to the Colombo National...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 15:15 | Colombo Telegraph | SLPP Power Struggle Continues: Mahinda Says Search For Prez Candidate Not Complete, Basil Admits It’s Gota! | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 15:15 | EconomyNext | National Savings Bank Sri Lanka rated [Sl] AAA by ICRA | ICRA Lanka Limited has given a rating of [SL] AAA with a stable outlook to state-run National Savings Bank backed by government ownership and a lending portfolio with low non-performing loans.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 15:01 | Lanka Business Online | Moody’s assigns B2 rating to Sri Lanka’s proposed senior unsecured USD bonds | Moody’s Investors Service has today assigned a B2 rating to Sri Lanka’s proposed senior unsecured US...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:46 | Daily News | New ambulance provided to the Parliament | Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Ministry provided a brand new ambulance to the Parliament recently, Health Ministry spokesman said.According to the spokesman, the Ford ambulance is nearly...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:46 | Hiru News | A protest at Sapugaskanda against cutting of Samurdhi Entitlements | A group of residents engaged in a protest opposite the Sapugaskanda Divisional Secretariat office stating that their Samurdhi entitlements had been cut.This...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:45 | Colombo Page | State Minister leads delegation to special Workshop on Multipurpose Fisheries Construction in Korea | State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Dilip Wedaarachchi and a delegation from Sri Lanka are participating in an expert workshop on construction of multi-purpose fisheries harbors commenced in Korea yesterday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:30 | Daily News | Nearly 23,000 Dengue patients & 33 deaths in six months | A total of 22283 dengue cases and 33 dengue deaths had been reported from all parts of the country within this year by June 21st (last Friday), the Epidemiology Unit sources said.According to...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:30 | Hiru News | Four persons arrested with a stock of cigarettes valued at more than Rs. 5.3 million | Four individuals were arrested together with a stock of cigarettes which were brought illegally from Dubai to this country at the Katunayake International...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:30 | Colombo Telegraph | A Cause For Concern: Diminishing Trust Or Distrust Leading To Fear & Uncertainty | By Suji Hettiarachchi -The “Diminishing trust or distrust” article was written to catch the eyes of the scholarly readers of the Colombo Telegraph. It was not an attempt at analyzing human behavior per se. The objective of the article was twofold; to initiate an open dialogue among the intel... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:30 | Colombo Telegraph | 24 Hours Of Terror; What Was The Prime Minister Doing? | By R.T. Samarasinghe -Two months have passed since the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, and as life slowly returns to normal in Sri Lanka attention now turns to what exactly happened on that fateful day.With President Maithripala Sirisena holidaying in Singapore, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesi... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | PM willing to appear before PSC | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe indicated his willingness to appear before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sunday Attacks, The Sunday Morning learnt.A senior source of the PSC, speaking on the grounds of anonymity, said that Prime Minister Wickremesinghe had informed ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Railway unions to launch another strike if no solution by June 28 | The Railway Locomotive Engine Drivers Union says trade union action will be launched again if the government fails to resolve their issues.Secretary of the Locomotive Engineering Operators' Union (LEOU) Indika Dodangoda has told The Island that the unions will conduct a strike each Friday if the gov... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Govt. doctors in Kalutara district launch token strike | The government doctors in Kalutara district have resorted to 24-hour token strike from 12.00 p.m. this afternoon (24), the Government Medical Officers’ Association stated. ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:30 | News.Lk | Technology Transfer Programme for Ornamental fish | The Export Development Board together with the National Aquatic Resources Research & Development Agency (NARA), National Aquaculture Development Authority (NAQDA), and the Live Tropical Fish Exporters Association will to conduct a 3 day technology transfer programme from 26th -28th June 2019 in orde... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:16 | News Hub | No evidence Islamic State had foreknowledge of Sri Lanka bombings, says official | It is not at all clear that the Islamic State and itsleader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who claimed responsibility of the Sri Lankabombings...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:16 | Lanka Business Online | ICRA Lanka assigns AAA rating with stable outlook to National Savings Bank | ICRA Lanka Limited has assigned the issuer rating of [SL] AAA with stable outlook to National Savings Bank. Rationale The...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:15 | EconomyNext | Facebook to limit message sharing in Sri Lanka to combat hate speech | Facebook is limiting the number of people a Sri Lanka-based user can forward messages to on the social media platform and is improving its artificial intelligence (AI) to flag posts in Sinhalese to combat hate speech, the firm said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:15 | Ada Derana | 19th Amendment should not be abolished - PAFFREL | Abolishing the 19th Amendment to the Constitution for the sake of personal interests is unbeneficial for the country, says the PAFFREL (People s Action For Free Fair Elections) team on election monitoring.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:15 | Daily Mirror | Presidential candidate is Gotabaya: Basil | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) front liner Basil Rajapaksa said at a meeting of its parliamentarians that Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa would declare on August 11 the presidential candidate of his party.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:00 | Hiru News | Funerals of the father and his two daughters who died by drowning in the sea to be held tomorrow | The funerals of the father and his two daughters who died by drowning in the Kirinde-Yala beach will be held tomorrow at the Hatton-Kudagama General Cemetery. The...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:00 | Hiru News | Hakeem replies to Gammanpila | Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, former Minister Rauff Hakeem says that the statement made by Member of Parliament Udaya Gammanpila that the Muslim...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:00 | Hiru News | 18 Amendment is democratic – Gammanpila | Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Member of Parliament Udaya Gammanpila said that the 18 amendment to the constitution is democratic. He made this...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:00 | Hiru News | 8 persons including the Mayor of Anuradhapura remanded again | In connection with the incident of launching a hand grenade attack on the house of the Secretary to the United National Party Trade Unions Associations...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:00 | NewsFirst | Facebook adds new restrictions to tackle hate speech in Sri Lanka | Facebook is introducing changes to its systems in order to curb the spread of hate speech in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. TechCrunch reports that Facebook is attempting to make it difficult for individuals to spread messages using Facebook Messanger, by implementing a restriction on how many times it can ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:00 | Colombo Page | Minister promises to increase paddy prices from Maha Season | Minister of Agriculture, Livestock Development, Irrigation and Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development P. Harrison says that the price of paddy will be increased from next Maha season and that he too is not satisfied with the guaranteed price.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Recommendations on Batticaloa Campus to Cabinet tomorrow | Committee member Parliamentarian Prof. Ashu Marasinghe said that, the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education has recommended the Government to take over the controversial Batticaloa Campus under the Provision of Emergency Regulations.the report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 14:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Mahela vouches for Malinga’s ability | Former Sri Lanka Cricket Team Captain Mahela Jayawardena has responded through Instagram to social media comments and photographs recently regarding fast bowler Lasith Malinga’s belly.This has nothing to do with six pack it is about his talent. Lasith Malinga has proved his talent and ability, the I... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:45 | News.Lk | EDB assists to obtain Ceylon Cinnamon Geographical Indication | The Export Development Board (EDB) of Sri Lanka is assisting the Sri Lankan cinnamon industry to obtain Geographical Indication (GI) for Ceylon Cinnamon within the European Union to fight the competition from other cinnamon sources in the world market.While Sri Lanka is the leading exporter of true ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:31 | News Hub | “We missed out on our own security while trying to build a politically correct society”- Defense Adviser – (Video) | Nilanthan Niruthan, a counter-terrorism advisor to SriLanka’s armed forces states that every one in the country was busy attemptingto build a politically...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:30 | Daily News | Recommendations on Batticaloa Campus to Cabinet tomorrow | Committee member Parliamentarian Prof. Ashu Marasinghe said that, the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education has recommended the Government to take over the controversial Batticaloa Campus under...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:30 | Ada Derana | Recommendations on Batticaloa campus presented to Cabinet tomorrow | The report containing recommendations for the private campus in Batticaloa will be presented to the Cabinet of Ministers which is scheduled to meet tomorrow (25), stated MP Ashu Marasinghe.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:16 | Lanka Business Online | 200 MICE travelers from Chennai arrived Sri Lanka | SriLankan Airlines in an effort to improve tourism between India and Sri Lanka organized a MICE promotions activity by...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:15 | Daily News | Report on Batticaloa Campus to be submitted to the Cabinet | Committee member Parliamentarian Prof. Ashu Marasinghe said that, the report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development on the Batticaloa University will be...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:15 | Colombo Page | IGP's Fundamental Rights petition to be heard on July 31 | Sri Lanka's Supreme Court today fixed July 31 to consider a fundamental rights petition filed by IGP Pujith Jayasundara demanding the issuance of an interim injunction order on President's decision to send him on compulsory leave.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Had Salley honoured his promise, Easter Sunday attacks could have been prevented! | Had former Governor Azath Salley honoured his promise and handed over the two brothers who damaged the Buddhist, Hindu and Catholic statues Mohamed Ibrahim Sadiq Abdullah and Mohamed Ibrahim Shaheed Abdul Abdul Haq, the Easter Sunday attacks could have been prevented, said former DIG Palitha Siriwar... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:15 | News.Lk | ICC World Cup 2019 | Qualification Scenarios | South Africa became the first big casualty (second team after Afghanistan) to be ousted from a chance to make the semi-finals after their 49-run loss to Pakistan at Lord’s.Pakistan kept their hopes alive with a splendid all-round performance led by Haris Sohail with the bat and Mohammad Amir with th... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:15 | EconomyNext | Facebook limits message sharing in Sri Lanka to combat hate speech | Facebook is limiting the number of people a Sri Lanka-based user can forward messages to on the social media platform and is improving its artificial intelligence (AI) to flag posts in Sinhalese to combat hate speech, the firm said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:01 | Lanka Business Online | Fitch assigns Sri Lanka’s USD bonds expected rating of ‘B(EXP)’ | Fitch Ratings has assigned Sri Lanka’s forthcoming US dollar bonds an expected rating of ‘B(EXP)’. The...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:00 | Hiru News | A dead body that was buried, disappears | An incident of a dead body disappearing 28 days after burial has been reported from Nikavahera, Pallewela in the Galewela Police area of authority. When...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 13:00 | Ada Derana | Govt. doctors in Kalutara district launch token strike | The government doctors in Kalutara district have resorted to 24-hour token strike from 12.00 p.m. this afternoon (24), the Government Medical Officers Association stated.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:46 | News Hub | “Govt. Should Not Regulate Lifestyle” – Hakeem ;”Muslim Identity is not Burka” – Patali (video) | As the nation reels with grief, religious and ethnic tensions continue to simmer in Sri Lanka’s political sphere making ‘faith’ the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:46 | Lanka Business Online | Opinion: Understanding social media and conflict | By Samidh Chakrabarti, Director of Product Management, Civic Integrity; and Rosa Birch, Director of Strategic Response, Facebook At Facebook, a...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:45 | Colombo Page | Traditional recipes help Valalai's women become modern entrepreneurs | There isn't a supermarket in sight. Instead, a morning shopping expedition for Merin Kalpana and the women of the Valalai Women's Rural Development Society is simply a walk down to the beach.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Railway unions to launch another strike if no solution by June 28 | The Railway Locomotive Engine Drivers Union says trade union action will be launched again if the government fails to resolve their issues.Secretary of the Locomotive Engineering Operators' Union (LEOU) Indika Dodangoda has told The Island that the unions will conduct a strike each Friday if the gov... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | SC to determine hearing of IGP's petition on July 31 | The Supreme Court will determine whether the petition filed by Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara would be taken up for hearing, on July 31, court announced today (Jun 24).The petition filed by Mr. Jayasundara against the decision to send him on compulsory leave was taken up before Justices Buwaneka Al... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:45 | Daily Mirror | Doctors launch token strike in Kalutara | The Government Doctors of the Kalutara District have commenced a token strike from noon today alleging that Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne was importing substandard medicine used by pregnant mothers and children, GMOA Assistant Secretary Dr Naveen de Soysa said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:31 | Asian Mirror | President's Move To Send IGP On Compulsory Leave: FR Petition Refixed For Support On July 31 | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:31 | Hiru News | Pujith Jayasundera’s petition postponed | The hearing of the fundamental rights petition filed by IGP Pujith Jayasundera who was sent on compulsory leave has been postponed again to 31 July. This...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:31 | Hiru News | Opposition Leader says the 18th amendment has no harm but no time to abolish the 19th | Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa says that he does not see any harm in the 18thAmendment and is thankful to the President for realizing the consequences...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:31 | Hiru News | Former Minister Baduideen to appear before the select committee on Wednesday | Former minister, Rishard Baduideen has been summoned before the parliament select committee that is probing the Easter Sunday attacks this Wednesday. At...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:31 | Hiru News | Doctors strike against posing threats at Kaluthara | A group of supporters of Health Minister, Rajitha Senarathna has threatened some doctors while they were signing a petition against Minister Rajitha Senarathna. To...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:30 | Daily Mirror | Wellampitiya copper factory employee re-remanded | An employee, who worked at the copper factory owned by Insaf Ahmad, one of the Shangri La suicide bombers, had been re-remanded till July 8 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:15 | Colombo Telegraph | Counter Potential For Anti Muslim Actions Through Education Campaign | By Jehan Perera -The wounds inflicted upon the body politic by the Easter Sunday bombing continue to fester and become more poisonous. They are not going away as might have been hoped for, and as might have been expected, in a country where much is eventually swept under the carpet to be for... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:15 | News.Lk | A shade Slinger Malinga never sights | After executing a perfect yorker that felled the last Afghan wicket and led Sri Lanka to their first victory in the World Cup, seamer Lasith Malinga fell to his knees. His relief was understandable. On the one hand, it was also Sri Lanka’s first win after 21 attempts. And on the other, Malinga had a... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:15 | Ada Derana | Illegal mobile sawmill in Haputale raided | A special raid has been carried out at the Gonaketiya rubber estate area in Soragune-Haldummulla by the Haputale Police Special Task Force (STF) officers.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:01 | Daily News | Two dead in bike accident | Two were killed after the driver lost control of the motorbike near the Podawakattu Bridge in Kuchchaveli.Police said that the victims were severely injured and rushed to Kuchchaveli hospital where...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:01 | Hiru News | Information about the elephant calf hit by the Meenagaya train | Wildlife officials said that the elephant calf hit by the Meenagaya train at Palugaswewa on the Northern Railway line is lying nearby with severe injuries. Two...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:00 | NewsFirst | STF arrests 3 suspects with Hashish and ICE | 3 suspects have been arrested from the Dehiwala and Mattakuliya areas for possession of Hashish and Ice. The police STF noted that two suspects were arrested with 30mg of hashish in Dehiwala while the other suspect was arrested from Mattakuliya with 4mg of Ice.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:00 | News.Lk | England to the quarter-finals of the Women's Foot Ball World Cup | England progressed to the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup with a 3-0 victory over an enraged Cameroon side who protested after two VAR decisions went against them. Goals from Steph Houghton, Ellen White and Alex Greenwood sent England through to face Norway on Thursday, but the fractious gam... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 12:00 | EconomyNext | People's Bank Sri Lanka group profit down on bad debt, balance sheet shrinks | Sri Lanka's state-run People's Bank group, which also has a leasing unit, posted a net profit of 3.2 billion rupees for the March 2019 quarter, down 31.8 percent from a year earlier amid higher credit losses and slow net interest income growth, interim accounts showed.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:45 | Ada Derana | Supreme Court decides to consider IGP s FR petition in July | The Supreme Court has ordered to consider the Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara, challenging the President s decision to send him on compulsory leave, on July 31st.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:45 | Daily Mirror | Presidential candidate is Gotabaya: Basil | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) front liner Basil Rajapaksa said at a meeting of its parliamentarians that Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa would declare on August 11 the presidential candidate of his party.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:45 | Daily Mirror | FR Petition filed by Pujith re-fixed for July 31 | The Fundamental Rights Petition filed by former IGP Pujith Jayasundera against the President’s decision to send him on compulsory leave has been re-fixed for support on July 31 by the Supreme Court today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:15 | Hiru News | Pujith Jayasundera’s petition hearing postponed again | The hearing of the fundamental rights petition filed by IGP Pujith Jayasundera who was sent on compulsory has been postponed again to 31 July. This was...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:15 | News.Lk | Showers will occur several districts | Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Kaluthara districts.Several spells of showers will occur in Western province and in Galle and Matara districts. Light showers will occur in North-western province and in Hambantota district.Showers or thundershowers may occur a... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:15 | EconomyNext | Ranil - Maithri failures blamed on Sri Lanka constitutional reform | A constitutional changed that blocked many dictatorial presidential powers and restored the independence of the judiciary was blamed for failure of the current administration to live up to its election promises.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:15 | Ada Derana | Disrupted train services restored | Railway Control Room says that the train services that were disrupted owing to the 48-hour strike action.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:01 | Asian Mirror | "We Will Field A Candidate Who Can Win Next Presidential Election: Selection Process Still Underway": MR | Former President and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa said a Presidential candidate who could secure victory would be fielded at the next election. Speaking to the media in Kandy, Rajapaksa said their presidential candidate would be a person who loves the country. However, the Opposition Leader a... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:00 | NewsFirst | Another elephant dies due to a train accident | An elephant died this morning after colliding with the night mail train operating along the Batticaloa route. The accident in question took place at around 1 am between the Gal Oya and Hatharas Kotuwa areas. Train travel along the Batticaloa route was delayed by around 2 hours due to the accident.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:00 | NewsFirst | Police discover over 500g of Heroin in suspect’s residence | The Police anti-narcotics bureau has taken into custody a 500 grams and 700 milligrams of heroin from the residence of a suspect who was arrested in Kosgoda recently. The suspect in question was arrested on the 19th of this month along with 330g of heroin. Interrogation of the suspect led to the... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:00 | NewsFirst | 18 arrested for illegal fishing activities | The Sri Lanka Navy has apprehended 18 persons who had been engaged in illegal fishing activities. The suspects were arrested in the seas off Trincomalee and Upparu. The Navy noted that 14 of them were arrested by their patrols for using illegal fishing nets. 4 dingies were also taken into custody, f... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:00 | NewsFirst | Over 350,000 affected by the drought – DMC | The Met. department predicts that a number of areas around the country could experience rainfall. The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued a landslide and rock slide warning for 5 district due to the current weather conditions. Dr. Wasantha Senadeera of the NBRO noted that resid... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:00 | NewsFirst | Suspect arrested with illegal cigarettes in Kalmunei | A suspect has been arrested in the Saindamarudu area in Kalmunei along with a stock of illegal cigarettes. The Police STF noted that they were able to take into custody 76 cigarettes that had been imported illegally. The suspect has been handed over to the Kalmunei police for further investigations.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:00 | News.Lk | Climate change: Cashing in on CO2 | Scientists from round the world are meeting in Germany to improve ways of making money from carbon dioxide. They want to transform some of the CO2 that’s overheating the planet into products to benefit humanity.They don’t claim the technology will solve climate change, but they say it will help.Carb... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:00 | Ada Derana | This is no time for experimentation - Mahinda | Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa says that there is no time to abolish the 19th Amendment to the Constitution during an election period.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 11:00 | Daily Mirror | Development is easy, when Govt. is a single party - PM | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the development work and other things are easy when the government is a single party driven one.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:46 | Daily News | CID to investigate hate speech on social media | Necessary steps have been taken by the CID to conduct investigations on people who spread hate speech posts on social media, said the Police spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekare.A special police unit has...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | CPA files complaint against Asgiriya Chief Prelate | The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has lodged a complaint with the Police against the Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter over the controversial remarks made by the Chief Prelate.Head of CPA Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu had told The Sunday Morning that his organisation had lodged a complain... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka gilt yields down as sovereign bond launched | Sri Lanka's rupee opened flat 176.75/85 percent to the US dollar in the spot market on Monday while bond yields eased as government launched a second sovereign bond sale for the year, dealers said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:30 | Colombo Page | Prime Minister to open high quality lubricants blending plant at Muthurajawela today | The lubricant blending plant built at the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd (CPSTL) complex in Muthurajawela will be opened by the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (24th June).... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka launches second sovereign bond sale in 2019 | Sri Lanka has launched a sale of 5 and 10 year sovereign bonds in international markets, a report said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:15 | Hiru News | IGP Pujith Jayasundera who has been sent on compulsory leave arrives at the Supreme Court | Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundera who has been sent on compulsory leave arrived at the Supreme Court today again to be present at the hearing...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:15 | Daily Mirror | How did Hizbullah obtain Rs. 3 bn from Saudi Arabia? | The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development in Parliament has recommended that an inquiry be held to find out how Rs. 3000 million had been channelled to Batticaloa Campus (pvt) Ltd.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:15 | Daily Mirror | Indonesia earthquake - No harm to Sri Lanka: Met Dept. | Meteorology Department Director of Forecasting, Anusha Warnasuriya told Daily Mirror that there was no harm to Sri Lanka following the deep earthquake of magnitude 7.5 that struck off the coasts of East Timor and Indonesia today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:01 | Lanka Business Online | Opinion: Credit to Coomaraswamy – Sri Lanka is economically stable despite political/security challenges | Sri Lanka is set to tap the credit markets for the second time this year. A sovereign bond is to be floated at interest...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:00 | Hiru News | Drugs prevention week from today | The week beginning from today until 1 July has been declared as the Drug Prevention week. This week was declared based on the International Drugs Day...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:00 | NewsFirst | EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY | Your Monday Morning... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:00 | News.Lk | Colombo Dockyard delivers modern cable laying vessel | Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) delivered the first ever modern Cable Laying Vessel built for Kokusai Cable Ship Co. Ltd. (KCS)Japan, last Friday. The high-technology ‘KDDI Cable Infinity’ is meant for subsea operation and cable installation and repair works of optical cables as well as power cables. T... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:00 | News.Lk | Japan reaffirms commitment to develop East Container Terminal | Dr. Hiroto Izumi, the Japanese Prime Minister’s Special Advisor, reaffirmed his Government’s commitment to develop the East Container Terminal of the Colombo South Harbour as a joint venture partnership of Sri Lanka and India, at a meeting he had with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe recently. Pr... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:00 | News.Lk | ‘SL Tourism recovers fast with promotional activities’ | The recovery of Sri Lankan Tourism is now well intensified by the promotional activities undertaken by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, as well as due to travel incentive packages being announced by the industry itself.In addition to this, Sri Lankan government has taken all the necessary mea... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 10:00 | Ada Derana | IGP at Supreme Court for FR petition over being sent on compulsory leave | Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara has arrived at the Supreme Court this morning (24) for the Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by him against being sent on compulsory leave, said Ada Derana correspondent.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:46 | Daily News | Fire destroys three acres in Batticaloa forest | A fire has erupted in the forest in Sau Kade area in Batticaloa Police Division.The fire has broke out around 1.00 pm yesterday.The Batticaloa Municipal Council Fire Brigade and the Navy...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:46 | Hiru News | Two wild elephants hit by the Meenagaya train at Palugaswewa | Two wild elephants were hit by the Meenagaya express inter-city train on the Northern Railway at Palugaswewa. One elephant had died on the spot but there...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:46 | Hiru News | Three acres destroyed due to a fire in a forest in Batticaloa | Due to a fire in a forest at Thiraimadu Batticaloa, about three acres have been completely destroyed. The Police Media Spokesmans office...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:46 | Hiru News | The accident that the ‘third eye’ saw | A series of video footage on how a motorcycle collided with a vehicle is being posted on social media networks these days. When a car attempted to turn...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:45 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka Insurance receives Fitch Rating upgrade to AAA (lka) for strong financial stability | Endorsing Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) as the trusted insurer of the nation Fitch Rating Services has upgraded SLIC's national Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating to 'AAA(lka)' from 'AA+ (lka)' with a Stable Outlook.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:31 | News Hub | Geoffrey Boycott slams James Vince after Sri Lanka World Cup defeat | Geoffrey Boycott has criticised the England pair of JamesVince and Moeen Ali for their performances in Friday’s World Cup defeat againstSri Lanka.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:31 | Hiru News | Two persons dead in a motorcycle accident in Trincomalee | When a motorcyclist was unable to control the speed of the bike he was riding on, it veered off the road and hit a concrete post near the Pudaveikattu...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:31 | Hiru News | General Secretary of the UNP explains the delay in establishing the Volkswagen factory | General Secretary of the UNP Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam says that the delay in establishing the Volkswagen Factory in Kuliyapitiya was due to certain...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:30 | Colombo Page | Railway unions to launch another strike if no solution by June 28 | The Railway Locomotive Engine Drivers Union says trade union action will be launched again if the government fails to resolve their issues.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:30 | Ada Derana | Strong quake recorded in Indonesia s Banda Sea | A strong earthquake struck Monday in Indonesia s Banda Sea, but authorities said there is no tsunami threat.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:30 | Daily Mirror | Deshapriya threatens to quit as EC head | Chairman of the Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya threatened to quit as EC head if a presidential election was conducted without holding the provincial council elections first.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:30 | Daily Mirror | How did Hizbullah attain Rs. 3 bn from Saudi Arabia? | The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development in Parliament has recommended that an inquiry be held to find out how Rs. 3000 million had been channelled to Batticaloa Campus (pvt) Ltd. The committee had recommended that the assistance of the Foreign Affairs Ministry a... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:16 | News Hub | President seeks to roll back his political reforms | President Maithripala Sirisena has called for sweeping reforms to the country's constitution that he introduced in 2015 to be rolled back, saying...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:16 | Daily News | Showers expected in several provinces | Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Kaluthara districts, said the Department of Meteorology.Several spells of showers will occur in Western province and in Galle...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:15 | News.Lk | Gamperaliya’ rural uplift gets Rs. 37.6 Bn | The Government’s island-wide rural infra-structure development programme is based on a sizeable Rs. 37.6 billion budget allocation that provides for an integrated upgrade of electorate level economic infrastructure and boosting of rural-urban market linkages. As at May 24, 2019, the Ministry of Nati... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:15 | News.Lk | ‘All Easter attackers netted, eliminated’ - PM | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has affirmed that all ‘extremists’ have been eliminated and calls on the public not to act in manner that would push innocent Muslims towards ‘radicalization’. The Prime Minister was speaking during the opening of a new technical laboratory at the Mallika Navodya ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:15 | EconomyNext | US-Iran fears buoy oil prices as focus turns to Trump-Xi talks | Oil prices extended gains Monday as rising US-Iran tensions fuelled supply concerns, while Asian equity traders moved cautiously ahead of a crunch meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping this week.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:15 | Daily Mirror | Development is easy, when Govt. is a single party - PM | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the development work and other things are easy when the government is a single party driven one.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:15 | Daily Mirror | ’Rathana Thera attempting to create rift among people’ | Athuraliya Thera is trying to bring about a split between the Tamils and Muslims in the North and East, while engaging in the same ploy with the Muslims and Sinhalese in the South, Trincomalee Parliamentarian Abdullah Maharoof said in a media release issued yesterday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:00 | Colombo Page | Six Indian nationals arrested at Sri Lanka's airport for smuggling gold | Sri Lanka Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake have arrested six Indian nationals for attempting to smuggle gold biscuits.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:00 | News.Lk | President graced the commissioning naval parade | At a splendid ceremony held at the main parade ground of the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee Saturday (22), Nineteen (19) Midshipmen of 32nd Intake (Technical) & Forty four (44) Midshipmen of 33rd Intake KDU and Twenty six (26) Midshipmen of 59th Intake cadet entry have been passed out as ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 09:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka launches sovereign bond sale | Sri Lanka has launched a sale of 5 and 10 year sovereign bonds in international markets, a report said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 08:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | The 18th and 19th Amendments should be abolished – President (video) | If the country is to benefit, the 18th and 19th Amendments should be abolished, said President Maithripala Sirisena.“In my view the point where we went wrong was the 19thAmendment. If the 19th Amendment had not been brought this government would have been a very good government. There is an allegati... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 08:15 | Ada Derana | Showers expected in several areas across the country | Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Kalutara districts, the Department of Meteorology said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 08:00 | EconomyNext | Saudi women use wedding contracts to assert right to drive | Saudi salesman Majd had just begun his wedding preparations when his fiancee sought to enshrine in their marriage contract a condition already guaranteed by law -- her right to drive.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 07:45 | Hiru News | Allegations stating that 10 Sri Lankan multiday trawlers were attacked in international waters | All Island multi-day trawler owners' union charge that 10 multi-day trawlers engaged in fishing in international waters were subjected to attacks by several...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 07:45 | Hiru News | Report comprising recommendations pertaining to the Batticaloe University to be submitted to the cabinet | The education and human resource development sectoral oversight committee says that final report comprising the recommendations with regard to the private...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 07:45 | Hiru News | Mother who was swept away by Yaala sea waves continues to receive treatment at the ICU | The mother who was rescued after being swept away in the Kirinda- Yala sea, continues to receive treatment at the ICU of the Ampara general hospital. The...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 07:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka's Ranil - Maithri failures blamed on constitutional reform | A constitutional changed that blocked many dictatorial presidential powers and restored the independence of the judiciary was blamed for failure of the current administration to live up to its election promises.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 07:15 | EconomyNext | Rupee bonds held by foreigners in Sri Lanka slightly up | Rupee denominated Sri Lanka bond held by foreign investors grew slightly to 143.8 billion rupees to 143.95 billion rupees in the week to June 19, central bank data showed.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 06:45 | EconomyNext | SriLankan Airlines bond sale shows confidence in Sri Lanka: Standard Chartered | The sale of a 5 -year US dollar bond sale by SriLankan Airlines at 7.00 percent, which drew over a billion US dollars in orders has shown investor confidence in Sri Lanka, Standard Chartered, which was lead manager to the sale said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 06:30 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka President seeks to roll back his political reforms | Sri Lanka's President Sunday called for sweeping reforms to the country's constitution that he introduced in 2015 to be rolled back, saying they are responsible for political instability.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 04:15 | Daily News | President: 18th, 19th Amendments should be abolished | Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa with President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the 40th anniversary...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 04:15 | Daily News | ‘Build viable Presidency, scrap Provincial Councils’ | Former Minister and the originator of the Urumayaka Ulpatha Foundation Milinda Moragoda is asking all aspiring Presidential candidates to consider three proposals for better...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 04:15 | Daily News | ‘Gamperaliya’ rural uplift gets Rs. 37.6 Bn | The Government’s island-wide rural infra-structure development programme is based on a sizeable Rs. 37.6 billion budget allocation that provides for an integrated upgrade of...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 04:15 | Daily News | Govt. to tighten NGO controls | The National Secretariat for NGOs has asked the Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resource Development to give necessary instructions and...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 04:15 | Daily News | ‘All Easter attackers netted, eliminated’ - PM | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has affirmed that all ‘extremists’ have been eliminated and calls on the public not to act in manner that would push innocent Muslims towards ‘radicalization’.The...... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 01:16 | Asian Mirror | Rajitha Senaratne Says He Is Ready To Run For The Presidency: If I Get Nomination I know How To Win Election" | Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said a famous Buddhist monk requested him to contest for the next Presidential election. Addressing a public event, Senaratne said the Buddhist monk urged him to "raise funds somehow" and run for the Presidency. Meanwhile, in an interview with a private TV station, ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 01:00 | Colombo Telegraph | Boycotting Muslim Businesses & Stoning Offenders: Democracy Fails When Citizens Fail To Speak Up | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 01:00 | FT | Facebook adds new limits to address spread of hate speech in Sri Lanka and Myanmar | As Facebook grapples with the spread of hate speech on its platform, it is introducing changes that limit the spread of messages in two countries where it has come under fire in recent years: Sri Lanka and Myanmar. In a blog post on Thursday evening, Facebook said that it was “adding friction” to me... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 01:00 | FT | Sampath Bank talking to investors to allot unsubscribed Rights | Sampath Bank is talking to potential investors to place the unsubscribed component of its Rs. 12.1 billion Rights Issue. The Rights Issue involved 89 million shares on the basis of seven new shares for 23 existing shares at Rs. 136 each. Sampath Bank said the number of shares allotted to shareholder... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 01:00 | FT | JKH announces new ESOP | Premier blue chip John Keells Holdings PLC has announced a new Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) amounting to 1.5% of the issued share capital of the company with 0.5% issued annual over three years. The move is subject to shareholder approval at a General Meeting. JKH has been implementing ESOP sin... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 01:00 | FT | President says good governance needs 18th, 19th Amendments abolished | President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday claimed that the 18th and 19th Amendments to the Constitution should be abolished in order to establish good governance in the country, to ensure freedom and democracy in the future. “Even though the monarchical and dictatorial nature of the 18th Amendment to... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 01:00 | FT | Cabinet nod for plantation task force | By Chathuri Dissanayake the Government is to set up a task force to monitor progress of Regional Plantation companies under the supervision of the Plantation Ministry. The Cabinet paper presented by Plantation Industries Minister Navi Dissanayake to set up a monitoring unit made up of graduates with... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 01:00 | FT | SCB triggers big global demand to finance SriLankan Airlines | Standard Chartered acting as the Joint Lead Manager and Joint Book Runner successfully priced a $ 175 million five-year Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Reg S issuance for SriLankan Airlines, guaranteed by the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka at 7.00% yield. This is the first international bond... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 01:00 | FT | Capital market must focus on insurance sector to spur growth: NITF Chief | By Charumini de Silva A top industry expert last week outlined insurance as a potential sector the capital market must focus on for future growth asserting that it will be a win-win proposition. “If insurance companies can grow bigger and enhance their participation in capital markets, there is defi... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 01:00 | FT | Stakeholders confident of tourism sector recovery, suggest way forward | Business tycoon Dhammika Perera on Saturday suggested the private sector must do their own campaigns without waiting for the Tourism Board’s PR and advertising campaign to kick off in July.. He noted that arrivals had increased from around 500 a day in April to about 2000 a day. However, a lot needs... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:45 | FT | ICRA Lanka revises rating of Hayleys to [SL] A+ (Stable) from [SL] AA- (Negative) | ICRA Lanka Ltd., a Subsidiary of ICRA Limited group company of Moody’s Investors Service, has assigned the issue rating of [SL]A+ (pronounced SL A plus1) with Stable outlook for the proposed Senior Unsecured Redeemable debenture program of Hayleys PLC (Hayleys/ “the Company”) amounting to Rs. 3,000 ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:45 | FT | Ravi to seek fresh Cabinet approval for quashed CEB salary scale | A paper seeking Cabinet sanction to pay Ceylon Electricity Board engineers’ salaries under the special salary scale which was deemed illegal by the Court of Appeal in March is set to be presented at this week’s meeting, Daily FT learns. Power, Renewable Energy and Business Development Minister Ravi ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:45 | FT | Prime Minister vests several development projects in the public | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe vested several development projects that have been implemented at rural level in all sectors in the public on Saturday. Several development projects in the Moneragala District were declared open by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday morning. The Premi... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:45 | FT | Adequate laws exist to deal with hate speech | By Chandani Kirinde There are adequate provisions in the existing law to deal with hate speech, Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) President Kalinga Indatissa said recently. Speaking at public seminar conducted by the BASL at the BMICH, Indatissa said that if authorities want to seriously curtail h... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:30 | FT | Boycotting Muslim businesses and stoning offenders: Democracy fails when citizens fail to speak up | Two prescriptions containing punishment for correction News was out last week that the Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka had made a controversial public pronouncement. I believe that he has mostly been misunderstood by his critics as well as his followers. The ... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:30 | FT | CNCI seminar on ‘Customs Procedures and Documentation’ at Hotel Taj tomorrow | The Ceylon National Chamber of Industries (CNCI) has organised a comprehensive full day seminar on ‘Customs Procedures and Documentation’ to be held tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo-3. . CNCI Secretary General Abeyratne Muthugala said that they have identified the need fo... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:30 | FT | Parliment heats up over SriLankan Airlines CCO appointment | By Chandani Kirinde The appointment of an American national with a questionable background as the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of SriLankan Airlines was raised in Parliament by Opposition MPs on Friday. UPFA MPs Kanaka Herath and Mahindananda Aluthgamage both questioned the appointment of Joshua B... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:30 | FT | Lufthansa Group completes GSA representation in Sri Lanka | The Lufthansa Group has announced the appointment of United Ventures Ltd. as its new General Sales Agency (GSA) for Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines in Sri Lanka. In its new role as GSA United Ventures will manage onground sales and marketing resources and infrastructure end-to-end... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:30 | FT | Qatar Airways signs agreement to order five more Boeing 777 Freighters | Qatar Airways has signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase five additional 777 Freighters. The deal is valued at $ 1.8 billion at list prices. “I am very pleased that Qatar Airways has signed this landmark order for five new Boeing 777 Freighters to add to our cargo fleet,” said Qatar Airways Gro... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:30 | FT | Asia Rice: Demand lulls in top hubs; Bangladesh hopes for a deal with Philippines | Bengaluru, Reuters: Export prices for Indian rice edged up last week on the back of an appreciation in the rupee even as demand was lacklustre in most exporting centres, while Bangladeshi traders looked for an export deal with the Philippines.. For top rice exporter India, prices for the 5% broken p... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:30 | FT | EDB workshops on Geographical Indication for Ceylon Cinnamon | Sri Lanka is the leading exporter of true cinnamon to the world and holds almost 80% of the global pure cinnamon market. However, the exporters of Ceylon Cinnamon to the world market, particularly within the European Union (EU) and North American markets, are facing rising competition from substitut... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:30 | FT | Crysbro outgrower links grant poultry farmers greater benefit, reduced risk | For cherished Sri Lankan chicken producer Crysbro, the concept of doing good business no longer solely revolves around delivering a product which can be used as a vehicle to drive profit. After 47 years, the company, which is locally renowned for the high quality of its chicken, has now risen to a p... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:30 | FT | Sri Lanka holds symposium with Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Sweden together with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) organised a Sri Lanka Symposium on 13 June at the SLU in Uppsala.. The Symposium was chaired by Pro Vice-Chancellor for International Relations at the SLU, Ylva Hillbur. Many academics from the uni... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:30 | FT | Browns Thermal Engineering strengthens automotive product range with Bosch partnership | Browns Thermal Engineering Ltd. (BTEL), the manufacturing arm of Browns Group, recently signed an agreement with Roberts Bosch Lanka Ltd., the local subsidiary of global technology and services supplier Bosch. The agreement will make Browns a distributor of world renowned quality products such as di... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:30 | FT | SL proposes developing investment plan with Japan | The development of an investment plan between Sri Lanka and Japan was discussed during a high level meeting between Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Japanese Prime Minister’s Special Advisor Dr. Hiroto Izumi last week. Dr. Izumi reaffirmed his Government’s commitment to develop the... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:00 | Colombo Page | Veteran singer Indrani Senaratne passes away | The popular singer Indrani (nee Wijebandara) has passed away at the age of 83 due to a sudden illness.... | Link |
| 2019/06/24 | 00:00 | Ada Derana | 1990-Suwaseriya now covers the entire country | The launch of the historic final step of expanding Sri Lanka s pre-hospital emergency care revolution to the entire nation took place in Ampara district today (23) under the patronage of the Founder of the 1990 Suwaseriya Ambulance Service, Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution, Dr. H... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 23:45 | Ada Derana | Eighteen apprehended over illegal fishing | Naval personnel apprehended 18 persons engaged in illegal fishing in the sea areas of Back Bay and Upparu in Trincomalee yesterday (22), stated Sri Lanka Navy.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 23:00 | NewsFirst | Former director of bank supervision at CBSL Joan Moonesinghe passes away | Former Director of Bank Supervision of the Central Bank Of Sri Lanka Joan Moonesinghe passed away last night (June 23). Mrs Joan Moonesinghe is the late wife of Anil Moonesinghe who was the Deputy Speaker and Minister of Transport. She is the mother of a son and a daughter. She undertook an... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 22:15 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka President calls for repealing 19th Amendment, says it led to political instability | Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Sunday called for repealing the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which was the main component of his election manifesto at 2015 presidential elections, blaming the legislation for the political instability in the country.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 22:00 | NewsFirst | “Attempt to obtain testimony from PM, part of a staged drama” – Ranjith De Zoysa | UPFA MP Ranjith Soyza commenting on the decision made by the parliamentary committee probing the 04/21 attacks to summon both the President and the Prime Minister to testify before the committee said that this committee has now become a joke. He claimed that although everyone made a big deal out of ... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 22:00 | NewsFirst | 1990 Suwaseriya ambulance service introduced in Eastern province | The 1990 Suwaseriya Ambulance service was introduced in the Eastern province today (June 23). Accordingly, this ambulance service is in operation in all 9 provinces of the country. As per a request of the Non-Cabinet Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution Dr Harsha de Silva, the 1990 a... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 22:00 | NewsFirst | Samurdhi injustice in Kantale | Residents of a number of villages in Kantale, Trincomalee are facing many hardships as they still have not received Samurdhi beneficiary schemes which were promised to them. An event was held on the 13th of this month at the Bathiyagama grounds in Kantale to award 5000 Samurdhi beneficiary schemes. ... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 22:00 | NewsFirst | MR to name the Presidential candidate on August 12th – Kumara Welgama | While speaking in Welimada today (June 23), Parliamentarian Kumara Welgama spoke on the views being expressed about the Presidential nominee of the Podujana Peramuna. Journalist: One team of the flower bud says that on the 11th Mahinda Rajapaksa will reveal the presidential candidate. Then Vasudeva ... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 22:00 | NewsFirst | CEB attempts go ahead with salary scale abolished by the Court of Appeal | On the 9th of this month, Action TV spoke of a possible attempt to put forward a cabinet paper, based on the wants of a group of engineers of the CEB, going against a court order. The requirement of the said group of engineers is to maintain a salary structure or scale,... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 22:00 | NewsFirst | V Force carries out second program for drug addicts in Kerawalapitiya | The National Drug Prevention week began today (June 23) and will end on July 1st to coincide with the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The second leg of the public awareness program carried out by Gammadda V Force together with Sri Lanka Police to prevent people from fal... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 21:15 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 9.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 9.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 21:15 | Ada Derana | I can win Presidential election if nominated - Rajitha | Minister of Health, Nutrition Indigenous Medicine Rajitha Senaratne stated that he would contest the presidential election if the opportunity arises.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 21:00 | NewsFirst | Kohli fined for excessive appealing in match against Afghanistan | Virat Kohli has been fined 25% of his match fee for excessive appealing in Saturday’s tense World Cup contest against Afghanistan, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced. The two-time champions survived a scare against Afghanistan, who eventually fell 11 runs short of a major upset af... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 21:00 | NewsFirst | “We will put forward a winning candidate” – MR | Opposition Leader, Mahinda Rajapaksa worshipped the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy this morning (June 23). He visited the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic this morning along with a group of MPs representing the Joint Opposition. The Opposition Leader first met with the Chief Prelate of the Malwatte Cha... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 21:00 | NewsFirst | President stresses the need to abolish 18th & 19th amendments | The 40th-anniversary celebrations of the National Housing Development Authority was held in Colombo today. The event was presided by President Maithripala Sirisena. The event coincided with the 95th birth anniversary of the late President Ranasinghe Premadasa who was the founder of the National Hous... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 21:00 | NewsFirst | JVP expose` : IMF pushes government to privatize state banks | Allowing foreign nations to take control of the natural resources in our country was a topic that has been widely discussed during recent months. The JVP today (June 23) made another revelation regarding this. JVP MP Bimal Ratnayake while showing a document said that it was the Peoples Bank amendmen... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 21:00 | Daily Mirror | 18A, 19A should be abolished, says President | President Maithripala Sirisena today said that both 18th and 19th Amendments to the Constitution should be abolished.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 19:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | "The economy hasn't collapsed" -Director of Census Dept | Indu Bandara, Director General of the Department of Census and Statistics says that the claims made by some that the country's economy has collapsed is false.Joining a radio show named "Athul Paththa" (ඇතුල්පැත්ත) , she said that the economic growth rate in the first quarter of this year was 3.7%.Sh... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 19:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | PM willing to appear before PSC | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe indicated his willingness to appear before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sunday Attacks, The Sunday Morning learnt.A senior source of the PSC, speaking on the grounds of anonymity, said that Prime Minister Wickremesinghe had informed ... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 19:30 | Ada Derana | Working with India on intelligence – Army Commander | The Sri Lanka Army is engaged with Indian intelligence affairs in order to combat the Islamic State (IS) terrorism, stated the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 19:01 | Hiru News | President says 18th and 19th amendments must be abolished | President Maithripala Sirisena states that the country will benefit only if the 18th and 19th Amendments to the Constitution are abolished.President stated...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 19:01 | Hiru News | Father and 2 daughters who went to bathe in the Yaala sea dies - Mother in critical condition | A tragic incident was reported where a family from Nuwara-eliya were caught in ocean current at the Kirinda Yala beach.A Male, his wife and 2 daughters...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 19:00 | NewsFirst | Veteran Singer Indrani Senaratne passed away at 83 | Veteran singer Indrani Senaratne passed away at the age of 83 due to a sudden illness. The singer passed away this evening (June 23) while receiving treatment at the National Hospital. She is the wife of the famous singer Sisira Senaratne.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 19:00 | NewsFirst | Ethiopia’s army chief killed in northern coup attempt – State | REUTERS: Ethiopia’s army Chief of Staff Seare Mekonnen and another retired general were shot dead, an Ethiopian state broadcaster said on Sunday (June 23), after a general tried to seize control of Amhara in an attempted coup. Seare and General Gezai Abera were shot dead in the former’s home in Addi... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 18:46 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 6.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 6.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 18:45 | Ada Derana | Mahinda will be named SLPP Leader at party convention – Basil | Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will be announced as the Leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) at the party s National Convention, stated Basil Rajapaksa, the National Organizer of SLPP.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 18:00 | NewsFirst | Security forces kill four militants in Indian Kashmir | REUTERS: Indian security forces killed four militants in a gunfight on Sunday (June 23) that ensued after they surrounded the holed up insurgents in Kashmir’s Shopian district. Local police said that they launched an operation in Shopian on Saturday (June 22) evening, in which the police, Army, and ... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 18:00 | NewsFirst | Swiss win moves Vergne closer to second Formula E title | REUTERS: Jean-Eric Vergne took another step towards becoming the all-electric Formula E series’s first multiple champions by winning a Swiss ePrix that had to be stopped and restarted after a mass pile-up on Saturday (June 22). The Frenchman, starting from pole position, secured his third victory of... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 18:00 | Ada Derana | Muslim women covered their faces due to open economy – Haleem | The clothes that Muslim ladies wear to cover their faces came to Sri Lanka following the Open Economy concept in 1977, according to Minister of Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs M.H.A. Haleem.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 17:00 | NewsFirst | 335.7kg of beedi leaves recovered in Jaffna | Naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command recovered 335.7kg of kendu leaves (Beedi leaves) packed in nine sacks in Paraithivu island, Jaffna on the 22nd. The stock of Kendu leaves were handed over to the Customs Office, Jaffna for legal processing.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 17:00 | NewsFirst | Research to evaluate living conditions of children in orphanages | The Department of Probation and Child Care Services in affiliation with theDepartment of Census and Statistics have taken measures to evaluate the living condition of the children in orphanages islandwide. Director General of the Department of Probation and Child Care Services, Chandima Sigera noted... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 17:00 | Daily Mirror | Fake document centre raided in Ratnapura | A house in Ratnapura where counterfeit government documents were processed had been raided by the Wellawaya Police yesterday,... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 17:00 | Daily Mirror | Indrani Wijebandara passes away | Popular yester-year songstress Indrani Wijebandara (Senaratne) passed away today afternoon at the National Hospital in Colombo at the age of 79, family sources said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 16:45 | Ada Derana | Popular singer Indrani Senaratne passes away | The popular singer Indrani (nee Wijebandara) has passed away at the age of 83, according to family members.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 16:30 | News.Lk | Yala drowning: Second daughter dies in ICU | The daughter who was receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Debarawewa Hospital after a family drowned in Yala beach, Kirinda, has also passed away, stated Police. A family of four from Hatton had been swept away by a current at the Yala beach at around 7.30 am this morning (23)... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 16:15 | EconomyNext | Protectionism slammed as Southeast Asian leaders rally to trade pact | Thailand's premier made an impassioned plea against protectionism on Sunday at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders where the fallout from the US-China tariff war has dominated talks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 16:00 | NewsFirst | Six arrested for treasure hunting in Balangoda | Six suspects who engaged in treasure hunting around the Bolthumbe Maha Saman Devalaya in Balangoda have been remanded till July 2nd. The Police said that the suspects include a Nilame of the devalaya, a Shaman and a monk. Investigations are currently underway to trace if the arrested suspects are al... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 16:00 | NewsFirst | Navy arrests four for using explosives for fishing | A group of naval personnel arrested four suspects aged between 27- 33 years who were engaged in fishing using explosives in Mannar yesterday (June 22). The suspects have been identified as residents of Mannar A dinghy, an outboard motor and 358kg of illegally caught fish were seized by the navy. The... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 16:00 | NewsFirst | Batticaloa campus: Manager of a state bank summoned | The Presidential commission appointed to look into fraud and corruption in state institutions during the past 4 years has issued summons on a manager in a state bank requesting to provide a statement to police regarding the Batticaloa campus. The commission said the objective of it is to ascertain d... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 16:00 | News.Lk | National Drug Prevention Week begins today | The National Drugs Prevention Week has been declared from today in line with the International Day against Illicit Trafficking And Drug Abuse, that falls on Wednesday, 26th June. The National Drug Prevention Week from June 26 to July 01 has been declared on the advice of President Maithripala Sirise... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 16:00 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka's Ranil - Maithri failures blamed on 19th amendment | A constitutional changed that blocked many dictatorial presidential powers and restored the independence of the judiciary was blamed for failure of the current administration to live up to its election promises.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 15:46 | Asian Mirror | MR Likely To Officially Take Over SLPP Leadership On August 11: Also Expected To Make Important Announcement On Presidential Candidate | Former President and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to take over as the official leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Party on August 11, party sources told Asian Mirror. The Opposition Leader will officially take the reins of the party at the SLPP National Convention on August 11 at the ... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 15:45 | Daily Mirror | 1990 ambulance service now countrywide | With the launch of 1990 Suwaseriya Ambulance Service in the Eastern Province today, the service was now available in all nine Provinces of the country, officials said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 15:30 | News.Lk | 1990 ambulance service now countrywide | With the launch of 1990 Suwaseriya Ambulance Service in the Eastern Province today, the service was now available in all nine Provinces of the country, officials said. The Ambulance Service was launched in the Eastern Province in a special ceremony held in Ampara today.Ministers Dr Harsha de Silva, ... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 15:15 | Colombo Telegraph | Sirisena In Election Mania Mode, Says 19A Must Be Abolished | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 15:01 | Lanka Business Online | 1990 Suwaseriya ambulance service now covers entire nation | The launch of the historic final step of expanding Sri Lanka’s pre-hospital emergency care revolution to the entire...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 15:00 | Ada Derana | Navy recovers over 335 kg of Kendu leaves | A group of naval personnel recovered 335.7 kg of Kendu leaves (Beedi Wrappers) in Jaffna, yesterday (June 22), stated the Sri Lanka Navy.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 14:30 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka to host First Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security in August | Sri Lanka has informed the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) that the island nation will be hosting the First Working Group in Maritime Safety and Security (WGMSS) in Colombo in August.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 14:30 | Daily Mirror | 18A, 19A should be abolished, says President | The country would benefit only if the 18th and 19th Amendments to the Constitution were abolished, President Maithripala Sirisena said today while addressing an event held at the BMICH.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 14:15 | News.Lk | Our bones are changing in surprising ways in mordern world | It all started with a goat. The unfortunate animal was born in the Netherlands in the spring of 1939 – and his prospects did not look good. On the left side of his body, a bare patch of fur marked the spot where his front leg should have been. On the right, his front leg was so deformed, it was more... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 14:15 | News.Lk | Several spells of showers | Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Light showers will occur in North-western province and in Hambantota district.Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva province and in Batticaloa and Ampara distri... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 14:15 | Ada Derana | Past govt. used fake stats to show poverty levels - Sajith | Minister Sajith Premadasa says that measures will be taken to give the Samurdhi allowance to those who did not receive the Samurdhi allowance while being eligible to receive it, within the coming week.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 14:15 | Daily Mirror | Expect more showers: Met Dept. | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 14:00 | NewsFirst | Full-time counselling teachers for schools | The Ministry of Education has decided to attach a full-time counselling teacher to every school. Additional secretary of the ministry, M Ratnayake noted that no school has a full-time counselling teacher employed. He added that students who need counselling are left out due to the lack of counsellin... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 14:00 | NewsFirst | 18th and 19th amendments should be abolished-President | The President states that the 18th and 19th constitutional amendments need to be abolished if a prosperous nation is to be rebuilt. President noted this at an event in the BMICH.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 14:00 | NewsFirst | 4th Fast Attack Squadron commissioned as 4th Fast Attack Flotilla in Trincomalee | The 4th Fast Attack Squadron of the Sri Lanka Navy was commissioned as the 4th Fast Attack Flotilla in Trincomalee. The grand commissioning ceremony was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee. To coincide with the commissioning, the Flotilla was... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 14:00 | Colombo Page | National Drug Prevention Week begins today | The National Drugs Prevention Week has been declared from today in line with the International Day against Illicit Trafficking And Drug Abuse, that falls on Wednesday, 26th June.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 14:00 | News.Lk | Cricket World Cup: Tournament sparks into life after three thrillers in a row | rathwaite caught on boundary looking for six for Windies winYou asked for a World Cup thriller. You got three in a row.England, world number ones and hosts, fell to a shock 20-run defeat by a Sri Lanka side that had struggled in previous matches.India, another of the tournament favourites, scraped t... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:46 | Asian Mirror | Indian High Commission Announces 1990 Ambulance Service Now Available Across The Country | The Indian High Commission of Sri Lanka announced that 1990 ambulance service is now available island wide. The Emergency Ambulance Service was launched in the Eastern Province in a special ceremony held today in Ampara. Daya Gamage, Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment, Dr. Harsha ... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:45 | News.Lk | Lankan skipper says legend Malinga is an example | LEEDS, Saturday – Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne showered praise on his legendary bowler Lasith Malinga and cited him as an example for everyone to follow after the seasoned campaigner had bowled his team to a dramatic 20-run win over World Cup favourites England at Headingley here on Friday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:45 | News.Lk | Godamanna back for Sri Lanka Davis Cup tie | Sri Lanka’s leading tennis player Harshana Godamanna will play a key role when they participate in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania group III tennis tie by PNB Paribas at the OCBC arena in Singapore from June 26 to 29.Godamanna has been in the forefront of Sri Lanka’s Davis Cup ties for the past 17 years ... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:45 | Daily Mirror | Six Indians arrested at BIA for attempting to smuggle gold | Six Indian nationals were arrested while attempting to smuggle gold biscuits worth Rs. 3 million to Chennai at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:31 | Asian Mirror | Presidet Sirisena Says 18th and 19th Amendment To Constitution Shoud Be Abolished To Build A Better Country | President Maithripala Sirisena said both the 18th and 19th Amendments to the Constitution should be abolished to build a better country. Addressing an event at the BMICH, Colombo, President Sirisena said the 19th Amendment — which he strongly advocated in the mid-2015 — has created political insta... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:30 | Times of India | Six Indians arrested for smuggling gold in Sri Lanka | The accused were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport here and had concealed the gold biscuits in their luggages, pockets of the trousers they were wearing and also their rectum, the Daily Mirror reported.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:30 | Colombo Page | Suwa Seriya free ambulance service launched in Eastern Province | The final phase of the first fully fledged pre hospital care ambulance service was launched today in the Eastern Province with 27 fully equipped 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulances.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:16 | Hiru News | A single Ministry for all religions; Proposal to have it under the Head of State | National Organizer of the SLFP Parliamentarian Duminda Dissanayake says that he proposes to have a single Ministry to overlook religious matters and to...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:16 | Hiru News | Father and 2 daughters drown in Yala beach; Mother in ICU | A tragic incident was reported where a family from Nuwara-eliya were caught in ocean current at the Kirinda Yala beach. A Male, his wife and 2...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:16 | Hiru News | 8,000 without Visa to be deported | Steps are to be taken to gather nearly 8,000 foreign nationals currently in the country without a valid visa and to then deport them. Controller at the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:15 | Ada Derana | Sri Lanka will benefit if 18A and 19A are abolished - President | President Maithripala Sirisena states that the country will benefit only if the 18th and 19th Amendments to the Constitution are abolished.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:00 | NewsFirst | World Widows’ Day : Invisible Women- Invisible Issues | Today marks International Widows day. According to the UN, over 258million people in the world are widows. Issuing a report on International Widows’ Day, the UN stated 1 out of every 10 widows is suffering from abject poverty. This year’s theme is “Invisible Women – Invisible Issues.” The United Nat... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:00 | NewsFirst | Youth dies in train accident | A youth died last night in a train accident in Hikkaduwa. Police stated that the deceased was hit by a train travelling to Galle. The 24-year-old victim is a resident of the Gonupinuwala area. The remains of the deceased are currently at the morgue of Karapitya Hospital.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:00 | NewsFirst | Railway strike concludes ; token strike every Thursday | The strike action launched by several trade unions of the Department of Railways concluded at midnight yesterday after 2 days. According to the convener of the Allianceofthe Railway Operation SupervisoryOfficers’Union Lal Ariyaratne, arrangements have been made to resume normal railway operations fr... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:00 | NewsFirst | 4 year old daughter and father drown in Kirinda | A father and his04-year-old daughter drowned when they were dragged into the sea by the strong currents in Kirinda, Yala. According to Police, the incident occurred when they had gone to the beach this morning. Police further noted that the mother and the other 8-year-old daughter who were also caug... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:00 | Ada Derana | Yala drowning- Second daughter dies in ICU; mother transferred to Ampara by air | The daughter who was receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Debarawewa Hospital after a family drowned in Yala beach, Kirinda, has also passed away, stated Police.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:00 | Daily Mirror | Sangaree expels two of members from TULF | The Deputy Mayor and a Councillor of the Kalmunai Municipal Council had been expelled from their party membership of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), over allegations of corruption.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 13:00 | Daily Mirror | No 6-pack but Malinga still a big-game hunter: Mahela | Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene praised Lasith Malinga for his ability to step up in big games after the paceman inspired his country’s shock World Cup win over England.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 12:45 | NewsFirst | Landslide warnings in five districts | The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) stated that 5 districts are facing risks of landslides due to prevailing rainy weather conditions. Senior Scientist of the landslide studies unit of the NBRO Dr. Wasantha Senadheera said the districts of Galle, Matara, Ratnapura, Kegalle and Kalutar... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 12:45 | News.Lk | SLTPB evaluates digital campaign | The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) is evaluating the impact of its digital campaign launched in the UK and France recently. The evaluation data will be used in fine tuning the digital campaign before its launch in Germany, India and China in the next few weeks.The digital campaign is aim... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 12:30 | Colombo Page | Underground fake Kachcheri producing fake official documents raided in Wellawaya, suspect nabbed | Sri Lanka police raided an underground fake Kachcheri managed at a house in Wellawaya and arrested one person suspected of running the facility.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 12:30 | News.Lk | Colombo Dockyard eyes dredger tender | Colombo Dockyard PLC plans to take part in the tender for a dredger for land reclamation work as it has proved its ability in ship building with the successful completion of the cable laying vessels built for Japan, said CDPLC Managing Director and CEO D.V. Abeysinghe at an event to mark the handing... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 12:00 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka EDB assists cinnamon industry to obtain Ceylon Cinnamon Geographical Indication | The Export Development Board (EDB) of Sri Lanka is assisting the Sri Lankan cinnamon industry to obtain Geographical Indication (GI) for Ceylon Cinnamon within the European Union to fight the competition from other cinnamon sources in the world market.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 12:00 | News.Lk | Committee of CSOs of Indian Ocean Rim Association concluded | The ninth Bi-Annual (CSO) of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) was held in Durban, South Africa from 19-20 June 2019.The ninth session of the CSO chaired by Ambassador Anil Sooklal, Deputy Director General, Department of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa was the last CSO me... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 12:00 | Ada Derana | Two youths go missing in Vavuniya | A father has lodged a complaint at the Vavuniya Police that his two sons who had come to Vavuniya from Nainamadu-Nedunkeni area have gone missing.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 11:45 | Ground Views | ‘Culturally Inappropriate’ Love Stories and Identities | Featured photo by Tavish Gunasena Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke was awarded the Gratiaen Prize 2018 for his play ‘The One Who Loves You So’ (TOWLYS). The drama explores the relationship between Vidhura, a ‘Colombo...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 11:45 | News.Lk | ‘Ride with Pride’ Rides to Ganemulla | The ‘Ride with Pride’, cycle tour that saw its birth as a conceptual notion of the Commander of the Army, aimed at grooming a healthy nation through cycling kicked off this morning (23) for the 3rd consecutive time.The cycling tour, commencing from the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 11:45 | Daily Mirror | Six Indian arrested at BIA for attempting to smuggle gold | Six Indian nationals were arrested while attempting to smuggle gold biscuits worth Rs. 3 million to Chennai at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 11:30 | Ada Derana | Eighty nine midshipmen commissioned as naval officers | Eighty nine (89) midshipmen who completed their training at the Naval Maritime Academy (NMA), commissioned as officers of the Sri Lanka Navy yesterday (22), stated the Sri Lanka Navy.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 11:15 | News.Lk | Colombo Dockyard delivers the largest ship constructed in Sri Lanka | Colombo Dockyard, the largest and oldest ship building company in Sri Lanka has delivered the largest ship built in Sri Lanka's history of shipbuilding to Japan. Colombo Dockyard delivered its biggest and most sophisticated vessel, the submarine cable-laying ship "KDDI Cable Infinity" built for Japa... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 11:01 | News Hub | Facebook adds new limits to address spread of hate speech in Sri Lanka | As Facebook grapples with the spread of hate speech on its platform, it is introducing changes that limit the spread of messages...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 11:00 | News.Lk | Kalmunai hunger strike called off | The hunger strike led by the incumbent priest of Kalmunai Sri Subadrarama Viharaya, Ven. Ranmuthugala Sangharathana, demanding the upgrade of Kalmunai North Sub-Divisional Secretariat (SDS) to the level of a Divisional Secretariat was called off yesterday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 11:00 | News.Lk | PM vests several development projects in the public | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today vested in public several development projects that have been implemented at rural level in all sectors. Several development projects in the Moneragala District were declared open by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe this morning. The Premier declared open ... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 11:00 | News.Lk | Lanka awaits global GAP certification to venture into EU markets | Sri Lanka will export fresh fruits and vegetables to the European region, after the global accreditation for exports under the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Handling Practices (GHP) are awarded to local farmers this year, Assistant Director Agri-business Development, Department of Agric... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 11:00 | News.Lk | Railway services back on track | The 48-hour strike action launched by Railway employees has concluded last midnight (22), stated Railway Control Room.However, according to the Railway Control Room, all trains could be operated as per the usual schedule since until this morning (23).... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 11:00 | Daily Mirror | IS was initially unaware of Easter attacks-top official | The Islamic State (IS) may have claimed responsibility for the Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka, but its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was initially not aware of the horrific serial bombings, according to a top official familiar with the probe, the Hindu reported today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 10:31 | News Hub | Kusal Mendis reflects on Sri Lanka’s remarkable World Cup victory against England | Kusal Mendis admits Sri Lanka had to lean on their experienced core of Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga to get over the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 10:31 | Hiru News | Family washed away in Kirinda | A family from Nuwara-eliya who were having a bath at the Kirinda Yala beach have been caught in ocean currents. A Male his wife and 2 daughters...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 10:30 | Colombo Page | UNP ready to face any election successfully - General Secretary | The General Secretary of the United National Party, Minister of Education, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam says that, as a party, all arrangements are now in place to face the upcoming election.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 10:30 | Ada Derana | Family of 4 drowns in Yala sea; father and daughter dead | Two members of the same family have died in a drowning incident at the Yala beach in Kirinda Police Division, stated Police Media Unit.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 10:30 | Daily Mirror | Waves sweep four out to sea at Yala, two dies | A girl and her farther were drowned while her sister and mother hospitalised after the waves swept them away to the seas off Yala in Kirinda this morning, police said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 10:16 | News Hub | Maithri says will not reverse decisions taken to protect environment | Decisions taken to protect the environment will not be reversed, says President Maithripala Sirisena.He says he has introduced...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 10:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | CMC to go bankrupt due to Rosy? | It is reported that the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) is run by a large bank overdraft.Sources from the Municipal Treasury Department reveal that the bank's overdraft has now exceeded Rs 1.58 billion, reports Deshaya newspaper.It is said that this has caused a serious financial collapse.The increa... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 10:15 | Ada Derana | Railway services back on track | The 48-hour strike action launched by Railway employees has concluded last midnight (22), stated Railway Control Room.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 10:00 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Illegal fishing in North Sea rises after Modi's arrival | A group of fishermen have complained to the government that over 4,000 Indian fishing vessels have been illegally fishing in the North Sea since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sri Lanka.In their complaint, the fishermen have informed the government that the use of prohibited equipment b... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 09:30 | News.Lk | Officers should work to ensure the benefit of the public – President | The government has taken steps to ensure the public officials have the required facilities to provide efficient public service to the masses. Thus it is the responsibility of the field officials to resolve the issues faced by the people especially those who live in rural areas, President Maithripala... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 09:30 | News.Lk | Decisions to protect the environment will not be reversed– President | President Maithripala Sirisena said the sand, metal and earth are the most corrupted businesses in country and he has introduced several laws in the last four years to curb irregularities.President Sirisena made this statement addressing a function held at the Polonnaruwa Buddhi Mandapaya this (22nd... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 09:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | New alliance from UNP for Presidential Polls | The United National Party (UNP) will be contesting the next presidential election from an alliance named National Democratic Front, reports say.Minister of Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils and Local Government J C Alawathuwala stated that the United National Party (UNP) led coalitio... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 09:01 | News Hub | Members urge US Congress to support post-war reconciliation in Sri Lanka | Three members of the U.S. Congress have written a letter urging the U.S. State Department to assert the need for the respect...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 08:46 | Hiru News | Legal action against those giving false evidence before Parliamentary Select Committee | Chairperson of the Parliamentary Select Committee, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ananda Kumarasiri says that legal action can be initiated against those...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 08:46 | Hiru News | Railway strike ends – Train services as usual from today | The trade union action launched by Railway Unions against the Finance Ministrys failure to enact salary revisions approved by the cabinet, ended...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 08:46 | Hiru News | Drug Prevention week from today | A Drug Prevention Week has been announced with effect from today in view of the World Drug Prevention Day. President Maithripala Sirisena said that several...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 08:46 | Hiru News | Elections Commission makes a request to the Public | The Elections Commission requests the public to complete the voters list amendment sheet and hand it over to their respective Grama Niladhari. Director...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 08:31 | News Hub | Railway trade unions to strike every Friday | Sri Lanka Railway’s trade unions say that they will engage in a 24-hour strike every Friday starting from next week, until a...... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 08:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | State of emergency extended again | President Maithripala Sirisena has extended the state of emergency by another month with effect from yesterday (22).A gazette notice was issued announcing the extension of the state of emergency.The notice by the President said “I am of the opinion that by the reason of a public emergency in Sri Lan... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 06:15 | EconomyNext | US has tools to prosecute Sri Lanka dual citizens for torture, crimes: DOJ official | The United States has tools to prosecute Sri Lanka defence officials who are dual citizens for crimes including torture, a Department of Justice officials told a congressional hearing aimed tightening laws to prosecute those engaging in mass atrocities and war crimes.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 06:15 | EconomyNext | No six pack but Malinga still a big-game hunter: Jayawardene | Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene praised Lasith Malinga for his ability to step up in big games after the paceman inspired his country's shock World Cup win over England.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 03:00 | Al Jazeera | Fear in Sri Lanka as monk calls for stoning of Muslims | Top monk says Muslims should be stoned amid unsubstantiated reports of Muslim doctor sterilising Buddhist women.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 01:45 | Colombo Telegraph | Premadasa’s Development Vision & Model: Work, Economic Progress, Social Security, People’s Participation | By Dayan Jayatilleka - “The root cause of unrest among our people is that we have reduced them to mere voting machines operating once in five years. This system must change; and change completely to make the people the real masters.”~ R. Premadasa, April 4th 1973 (republished Ceylon Daily Ne... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 00:45 | Ada Derana | Decisions taken to protect environment will not be reversed - President | President Maithripala Sirisena said the sand, metal and earth are the most corrupted businesses in the country and that he has introduced several laws in the last four years to curb irregularities in these industries.... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 00:30 | Ada Derana | Twenty-four persons arrested for engaging in illegal fishing | Naval personnel apprehended 24 persons engaged in illegal fishing in the seas off Malaimundal, Trincomalee on Saturday (22).... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 00:15 | Colombo Telegraph | Few Opinions On Internal Discussions Of Sri Lankan Muslims | By N.M Rishard - Two months have completed. It was an unexpected explosive attack that took place on 21st of April 2019 and none of Sri Lankan Muslims had any prediction on it. Few years back, some Muslims from Kattankudi had arranged a massive demonstration against Zahran Hashim, leader of... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 00:00 | Colombo Telegraph | Demand For A Political Solution To The Tamils In The North & East Of Sri Lanka | By Kumarathasan Rasingam -Tamils have little interest in reconciliation without resolution of the political issues. Proper reconciliation can come only after a political solution is found... With successive Governments refusing to acknowledge, let alone address the political issues that... | Link |
| 2019/06/23 | 00:00 | Colombo Telegraph | Hong Kong People Score A Big Victory | By Kumar David -Beijing is moving towards a more flexible and nuanced approach to HK; Hong Kong people score a big victoryChief Executive Carrie Lam Cheung Yuet-ngor was compelled by the biggest protest rally in the history of Hong Kong (HK) to suspend the reviled Extradition Bill. This... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 23:15 | Colombo Page | President vows not to reverse decisions taken for protection of environment | Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena says the sand, metal and earth are the most corrupted businesses in country and he has introduced several laws in the last four years to curb irregularities.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 23:00 | NewsFirst | Gammadda V Force conducts free rehab program for drug addicts | A free rehabilitation program for those who are addicted to drugs, was organized by the District Community Police Unit, the DIG’s Office of Peliyagoda, and the Gammadda V-Force at the Senanayake College in Ja-Ela today (June 22). The awareness program also provided a range of services including psyc... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 22:00 | NewsFirst | Yen One billion offered by Japan to develop Trincomalee harbour | It is reported that Japan has offered Sri Lanka Yen One billion to develop the Trincomalee harbour. During a meeting with Dr Hiroto Izumi, the Japanese Prime Minister’s Special Advisor and the Japanese Ambassador in Sri Lanka at Temple Trees yesterday (June 21), Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe s... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 22:00 | NewsFirst | Three points for aspiring Presidential candidates | The former Minister and the founder of the Urumayaka Ulpatha Foundation Milinda Moragoda has put forward three points on governance for aspiring Presidential candidates to consider. Issuing the release, the former minister said the first option would be to transform the executive presidency into a v... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 22:00 | NewsFirst | RW left Colombo when he was informed of a second terror attack – Anura K. | Addressing a public rally in Matara JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that when the information regarding the CBSL bond scam was revealed at the PCOI that President Sirisena had returned from Dimbulagala to Colombo immediately. He further said that when the President had immediately made a vi... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 22:00 | NewsFirst | Trump : No war with Iran | US President Donald Trump has said that he does not want war but warned Iran it would face “obliteration” if a conflict broke out. Speaking to NBC yesterday (June 21) Trump said the US was open to talks but would not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. He further expanded on his... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 22:00 | NewsFirst | Ravi K’s electricity act set to undermine PUCSL controls | A set of recommendations presented to the Cabinet of Ministers by a Ministerial Sub Committee which includes the Prime Minister, has been received by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, yesterday (June 21). The Sub Committee in question has been appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers on Apr... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 22:00 | Colombo Page | Top officials including Prime Minister summoned before PSC probing Easter Sunday attacks | The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) appointed to investigate into Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in various parts of Sri Lanka and report to parliament has decided to summon four top government officials including the Prime Minister before the committee.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 21:45 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 9.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 9.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 21:30 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Sri Lankan Airlines officers shifted to Katunayake | The Sri Lankan Airlines administration has decided to shift their offices that were located at the World Trade Centre to Katunayake, it is reported.The airline had shifted their marketing, public administration and media units to the World Trade Centre in 2011.This measure has been taken to reduce t... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 21:30 | Ada Derana | Railway trade unions to strike every Friday until demands are met | Railway trade unions say that they will engage in a 24-hour strike every Friday starting from next week, until a solution is provided to their issue over existing salary anomalies.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 21:30 | Daily Mirror | Country needs brave leadership that loves people: MR | Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that what Sri Lanka needed in the future is a brave leadership that loved its people.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 21:00 | NewsFirst | “Train strike launched when we were in the process of solving their issues” – State Minister Ashok Abeysinghe | The railway employees launched a 48-hour strike on June 20th regarding the dysfunctional cabinet paper that was approved to remove the salary anomalies of the railway employees and due to the unsuccessful discussions held with the Minister of Finance. The general public was severely inconvenienced d... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 21:00 | NewsFirst | ICC Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka shock hosts England | The Sri Lankan team secured a famous victory yesterday (June 21) to further their record of being unbeaten in the World Cup encounters played against England, for 20 years. The team achieved this feat after beating the tournament hosts and favourites, England by 20 runs last evening. Sri Lanka won t... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 21:00 | NewsFirst | Fate of our globally recognized ancient irrigation systems | Sri Lanka throughout ancient times stood as a nation with an enriched irrigation technology. But what is the fate of our irrigation system today? This is the story of the Wegolla Wewa, in Nikawatawana Dambulla. Although it appears to be a normal piece of land, this is the Wegolla Wewa in Dambulla,... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 21:00 | NewsFirst | Central Bank bond scam continues to scare away investors | According to the Central Bank, foreign investments in the government securities market recorded a net outflow of US$ 79 million in April 2019. On a cumulative basis, net outflows to the government securities market amounted to US$ 27 million during the first four months of the year. Foreign investme... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 20:15 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Rishad free : Wimal will have to resign from politics! | A special Police Committee report handed over to the Speaker this week has cleared Rishad Bathiudeen of any connection with the Easter Sunday bombings.This report was prepared by a tree member committee appointed to investigate if Rishad Bathiudeen, M.L,A.M. Hizbullah and Azath Salley had any connec... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 19:46 | Hiru News | 4 give up fast in Kalmunei after the arrival of Gnanasara Thera | 4 out of 5 persons who were staging a fast demanding the Kalmunei North, Sub Divisional Office to be converted in to a Divisional Office have given up...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 19:46 | Hiru News | President says that Underworld is behind the sand trade in Colombo | President Maithripala Sirisena says that stones, sand and soil trades are the most corrupt in Sri Lanka. The President expressed these views at an event...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 19:46 | Hiru News | Railway strike every Friday until solutions are received; Trade Unions decide | Railways Trade Unions have decided to launch a strike with effect from every Thursday midnight if solutions are not received for their salary anomalies....... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 18:45 | Hiru News | Hiru News - Sri Lanka’s number 1 TV news bulletin – @ 6.55 tonight | Hiru News - Sri Lankas number 1 TV news bulletin @ 6.55 tonightThis news telecast is available live on You Tube... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 18:45 | Ada Derana | Six Indians arrested over attempt to smuggle gold | Six Indian nationals who attempted to smuggle gold biscuits worth around Rs 3 million to Chennai through various means, including by concealing the gold in their rectums, have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 18:00 | Colombo Telegraph | The Portuguese, The Saviours Of Our Culture? | By Wilfrid Jayasuriya -“The Portuguese, the Saviours of our Culture?”. This is the title of a scholarly article written in the Ceylon Historical Journal in the 1950s by B.J. Perera BA (History) University of Ceylon who was our teacher in the University Entrance class. It was of course “dead... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 17:45 | NewsFirst | President vows not to change decisions regarding the environment | President Maithripala Sirisena states that he will not change the decisions he took regarding the environment despite negative comments. The President made this statement while attending the “Polonnaruwa Buddhi Mandapaya” programme this morning (June 22). He further said that many laws have been act... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 17:45 | NewsFirst | Mick Jagger back on stage following heart surgery | REUTERS: Mick Jagger swaggered back to the stage on Friday (June 21) in his first concert after undergoing heart surgery in April as the Rolling Stones kicked off a delayed North American tour. The veteran British band opened its No Filter tour in Chicago at the city’s 61,500 seat Soldier Field stad... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 17:45 | NewsFirst | Roger Federer closes in on 10th Halle title | REUTERS: Roger Federer is just two matches away from winning a tenth title at the Halle Open after downing Roberto Batista Agut in three sets Friday (June 21). Federer advanced after surviving a mid-match scare to defeat Bautista Agut 6-3 4-6 6-4 and reach the last four for the 15th time. The eight-... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 17:45 | NewsFirst | Nine dead in a plane crash in Hawaii | REUTERS: Nine people died in a plane crash in Hawaii on Friday (June 21) the Hawaii Department of Transportation said. Cellphone footage from the scene shows the wreckage of the plane by the side of the road, engulfed in flames. There appeared to be no survivors, the Department said in a statement. ... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 17:45 | Colombo Page | 22 Senior police officers including Western Province DIG transferre | Several senior police officers including have been transferred with Western Province Deputy Inspector General (DIG) have been transferred with immediate effect from yesterday (21) with the approval of the National Police Commission, the Police Media Spokesman's Office said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 17:30 | Colombo Page | Colombo Dockyard delivers the largest ship constructed in Sri Lanka's history | Colombo Dockyard, the largest and oldest ship building company in Sri Lanka has delivered the largest ship built in Sri Lanka's history of shipbuilding to Japan.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 17:15 | Ada Derana | Congress members urge US to support post-war reconciliation in Sri Lanka | Three members of U.S. Congress have written a letter urging the U.S. State Department to assert the need for the respect for religious minorities, respect for due process and the rule of law in Sri Lanka following the horrific attacks on Easter Sunday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 16:45 | NewsFirst | Several police officers transferred with immediate effect | The Police Headquarters has taken steps to transfer several police officers with immediate effect. Police media spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara said that the Senior DIG of the Western Province Nandana Munasinghe has been transferred as the Senior DIG of the North Western and North Central provinces... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 16:45 | NewsFirst | Six Indian nationals attempt to smuggle Rs 3 Mn worth of gold | Six Indian nationals who attempted to smuggle a haul of gold to Chennai, India have been taken into custody by the Sri Lanka Customs at the BIA. Customs spokesperson, Sunil Jayaratne states that the value of the gold is Rs. 3 million. The suspects had tactfully stashed the gold in their travelling... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 16:45 | NewsFirst | Strike causes Rs. 19 mn loss to railway | The Department of Railways has reportedly suffered a loss of Rs. 19 million due to the protest launched by railway employees. Railway Superintendent Dilantha Fernando said that the general income per day for the department is between Rs. 11 – 15 million. On the weekends the department earns an incom... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 16:45 | EconomyNext | Sri Lanka to lead global mangrove restoration: Commonwealth | Sri Lanka has stepped up as a 'Champion' to lead mangrove restoration globally, a statement from the Commonwealth office said.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 16:30 | Colombo Page | Prime Minister vests several development projects in the public | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today vested in public several development projects that have been implemented at rural level in all sectors.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 16:00 | Ada Derana | Rishad should not be reappointed as minister - Ananda Sagara Thero | Chairman of the Protect Sri Lanka National Movement Ven. Pahiyangala Ananda Sagara Thero says that the government should not reappoint MP Rishad Bathiudeen as a Cabinet Minister.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 16:00 | Ada Derana | Woman killed, 3 injured after three-wheeler topples | A woman died while three other persons were wounded following an accident involving a three-wheeler near the Poththode public cemetery on the Negombo-Mirigama main road.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 15:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Rohan appointed President of the Badminton Federation | Famous racer, veteran badminton player and businessman Rohan De Silva elected as the President of Badminton Federation defeating former interim Chairman Nishantha Jayasinghe( 25-18 votes) in the AGM held at ministry of sports on Friday.Mohan Wijesinghe defeated MLM Fernando (28-06 votes) to be appoi... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 15:30 | News.Lk | President congratulates cricket team for victory | Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena offered warm congratulations to the Sri Lanka Cricket Team for their victory against England in the ICC World Cup Championship yesterday.Sri Lanka beat the top-ranked host at Headingly yesterday to secure a stunning 20-run victory reviving the race for semi-f... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 15:15 | News.Lk | Navy recovers water gel sticks in Upparu | Naval personnel, during a search conducted in the general area of Upparu in Trincomalee on 20th June 2019 recovered several water gel sticks.Accordingly, a team of naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command whilst conducting a search operation, recovered these hidden water gel sticks in U... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 15:15 | News.Lk | Inauguration of Tree-Planting Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi | A special tree planting project in parallel with the opening of an India-funded New Housing Project in Nuwara Eliya got underway on Thursday (20) at Mahatma Gandhi Puram, Dunsinane Estate in Nuwara Eliya to coincide with 150th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, World Environment Day and International Da... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 15:00 | News.Lk | The Hindu reports:IS was initially unaware of Easter attacks | Indian news paper the Hindu reported today the Islamic State (IS) may have claimed responsibility for the Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka, but its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was initially not aware of the horrific serial bombings, according to a top official familiar with the probe.The ongoing in... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 15:00 | Reuters | Sri Lanka extends emergency for third month after Easter bombings | Sri Lanka on Saturday extended a law granting security forces emergency powers into third month following the Easter Day bomb attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people. ... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:46 | News Hub | Islamic State was initially unaware of Easter attacks, says top official | The Islamic State (IS) may have claimed responsibility for the Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka, but its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:45 | NewsFirst | Two arrested with knives and foreign liquor | In a raid carried out in Horethuduwa, Panadura two suspects were arrested along with nine illegal knives and 32 bottles of foreign liquor. The police said that the raid was conducted with the Army from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm yesterday (June 21). The suspects who are residents of Horethuduwa are aged... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:45 | NewsFirst | 17 year old drowns in Katuneriya | A 17-year-old boy drowned in the Katuneriya, Marawila sea.The police said that three others had accompanied the person who drowned.The missing person is a resident of Lindula.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:45 | NewsFirst | Train strike to be called off at midnight | The train strike launched by employees belonging to several grades of the railway trade unions is due to end by midnight today (June 22). The 48-hour strike action that was launched on June 20th was regarding the dysfunctional cabinet paper that was approved to remove salary anomalies of the railway... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:45 | NewsFirst | Strong winds to prevail over the coming days | The Department of Meteorology states that the prevailing windy condition over the island and showery condition in the south-western part is likely to continue during the next few days. Further, the department forecasts the possibility for the occurrence of strong gusty winds up to 50-60 kmph in West... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:45 | NewsFirst | PM to be summoned before the committee probing 04/21 attack | The special committee appointed to probe into the 21st April terror attacks is due to summon Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe before the committee. The list of the people that the committee intends to summon in future for statements includes the name of the Prime Minister along with several other... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:45 | NewsFirst | Teldeniya residents demand drinking water | A group of locals in Teldeniya staged a protest seeking for a solution for their prevailing drinking water issue. The protestors urged that the locals of several Grama Niladhari divisions belonging to the Teldeniya Elecotarate division face massive difficulties due to the issue. They further request... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:45 | NewsFirst | Sluice gate of Laxapana reservoir opened | The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) states that a sluice gate of the Laxapana reservoir was opened due to the prevailing heavy rains. The Centre urges the residents of the lower areas of the reservoir to be vigilant.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:45 | NewsFirst | 04/21 committee to end investigations next month | The investigations carried out by the special committee appointed to look into the 04/21 terror attack is due to end their probe by next month. Chairman of the committee Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri states that a comprehensive report will then be submitted to the Speaker.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:45 | BBC | Cricket World Cup: England beaten by Sri Lanka but what does it mean for their chances? | What does England's shock defeat by Sri Lanka at Headingley mean for their World Cup chances?... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:45 | Daily Mirror | Japan-SL talks on East Contrainer Terminal | Japanese Premier’s special adviser Hiroto Izumi yesterday called on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and reaffirmed Japan’s commitment to develop the East Container Terminal of the Colombo South Harbour as a joint venture partnership with Sri Lanka and India.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:30 | Colombo Page | Rishad Bathiudeen challenges Wimal Weerawansa to prove allegations against him or quit politics | Former minister Leader of ACMC, parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen has issued an open challenge to an opposition MP who falsely accused him of being related by his family to a woman suicide bomber identified in April 21 Easter Sunday bombings.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:15 | News.Lk | State of Emergency extended by a month | An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued extending the State of Emergency in Sri Lanka by another month with effect from today (June 22). The relevant proclamation by the President has been issued by the Presidential Secretariat and is signed by the Secretary to the President.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:15 | Ada Derana | Suspicious circumstances surrounding body found in Walasmulla | The body of a person who had died under suspicious circumstances has been discovered inside a house in the Divigalamandiya area in Walasmulla.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:00 | Colombo Page | US emphasizes commitment to develop fair and reciprocal trade with Sri Lanka | During bilateral trade talks held recently, the United States emphasizing its commitment to further developing a fair and reciprocal U.S.-Sri Lanka trade and economic relationship has noted the need to further develop the 13-year trade agreement to achieve full potential of bilateral trade.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:00 | News.Lk | AG seeks trial-at-bar for Welikada riot case | Attorney General Dappula De Livera yesterday requested Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya to appoint a Trial-at-Bar comprising High Court judges to inquire into the Welikada Prison riot case. Eight inmates were killed in the riot incident that took place on November 09, 2012 and authorities concerned... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 14:00 | FT | Easter Sunday bombings and spy agencies in Sri Lanka – Part II | Intelligence operations are never dull. These facilitate the opportunity to know the other side of our world. Most of the high-ranking intelligence agencies around the globe were born out of strong state policies which were protected against compromise for personal gains. In most of the strong natio... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:46 | Lanka Business Online | Access Engineering (AEL) director sells Rs400mn worth of stock | Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) listed Access Engineering (AEL) in a stock market disclosure reported that a non-executive...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:45 | NewsFirst | Strategy to destabilize country started with the bond scam: Bellanwila Dhammarathana Thero | Ven. Bellanwila Dhammarathana Thero, Chief Incumbent of the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya expressed the following views during a conference held in Colombo. “Today’s situation might change by tomorrow. We are living in such an unstable condition. Day by day the situation of this country becomes worse... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:45 | NewsFirst | Amendments to land act: President adamant on safeguarding people’s rights | A discussion on amendments to the land act was held at the presidential secretariat yesterday. The meeting was chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Ministers Dr Rajitha Seneratne, P. Harrison, Gayantha Karunathilake, Daya Gamage, MP WIjeyadasa Rajapakshe... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:45 | NewsFirst | Sri Lanka – Japan bonds grow stronger | During a meeting with Dr Hiroto Izumi, the Japanese Prime Minister’s Special Advisor, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said they made great progress in Japan-Sri Lanka economic cooperation. Issuing a statement, the Prime Minister’s office said he met with Dr Hiroto Izumi, Ambassador of Japan Akir... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | Ninety percent of coral reefs around Sri Lanka dead! | Around 90% of the coral reefs around Sri Lanka are now dead, said Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) General Manager Dr. Terney Pradeep Kumara.He said research had proved that Sri Lanka’s corals are faced with an imminent threat of destruction due to climate change, pollution and illegal... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | President’s Office selects hangmen | The task of selecting the two hangmen to fill the existing vacancy at the Welikada Prison has been entrusted to the Presidential Secretariat, according to Prisons Department sources.This is the first time that such a decision has been taken.It is reported that based on the applications received and ... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:45 | News.Lk | How farming can help to heal nature | The global food system is at a crossroads. Five global thought leaders give their solutions for the future.We are in the middle of the greatest demographic upheaval in human history. The world’s population is the largest it’s ever been and is still growing fast.At nearly eight billion people, the gl... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:45 | Ada Derana | Easter attacks- security lapses cost us trust of the people - PM | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has commended Sri Lanka s security forces and the police for successfully apprehending every suspects linked NTJ leader Zahran Hashim s terrorist group and the Easter Sunday attacks within the short span of two months.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:45 | Daily Mirror | IS was initially unaware of Easter attacks-top official | The Islamic State (IS) may have claimed responsibility for the Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka, but its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was initially not aware of the horrific serial bombings, according to a top official familiar with the probe, the Hindu reported today.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:30 | News.Lk | Rights of civil society must be safeguarded | While taking measures to curb terrorism, measures should also be taken to safeguard the freedom of civil society, Finance State Minister Eran Wickramaratne said. Speaking on the debate on the regulations under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, he said the previous government di... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:30 | Daily Mirror | Police top brass reshuffled following Easter Sunday report | Police Headquarters announced a sudden reshuffle on the police top brass last night where senior most officers in charge of Western Province and the Colombo District were transferred elsewhere with immediate effect, in a bid to support probes prescribed by the recent Presidential Report on Easter Su... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:15 | News.Lk | Winds over the island and showers continue in next few days | Windy condition over the island and showery condition in the south-western part is likely to continue during next few days. There is a high possibility for strong gusty winds up to 50-60 kmph in Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, North-western and North-central provinces and in Trincomalee an... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:15 | Ada Derana | Islamic State was initially unaware of Easter attacks, says top official | The Islamic State (IS) may have claimed responsibility for the Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka, but its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was initially not aware of the horrific serial bombings, according to a top official familiar with the probe.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:00 | Ground Views | Blasphemy and the Prisoner of Buddhism | Featured image by Raisa Wickrematunge For the last 11 weeks Shakthika Sathkumara, an award winning creative writer, has been deprived of his liberty by the State, for what appears to be the...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:00 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka President congratulates cricket team for victory against England | Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena offered warm congratulations to the Sri Lanka Cricket Team for their victory against England in the ICC World Cup Championship yesterday.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 13:00 | News.Lk | Inflation declines to 3.5 percent in May 2019 | Sri Lanka's nationwide inflation in May 2019 determined under the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) declined to 3.5 percent from 3.6 percent recorded in April on a year-on-year basis, the Department of Census and Statistics reported Tuesday. The NCPI for all items for the month of May 2019 increa... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 12:46 | Hiru News | 4 including the Prime Minister to be summoned before the parliamentary select committee probing Easter Sunday attacks | It has been decided to summon 4 including Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasingha before the Parliamentary select committee probing the Easter Sunday attacks.A...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 12:46 | Hiru News | Hisbulla ready for a discussion regarding the Baticalo University | Eastern Province former governor M.L.A.M Hisbulla states that there are no legal provisions to acquire the Baticalo - Private University to the government.He...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 12:45 | NewsFirst | Train strike steams ahead | The strike action launched by several trade unions of the Department of Railways from midnight yesterday, is still underway.Many trains that were due to operate last evening, were cancelled. The general public is facing inconveniences due to the ongoing strike.The strike was launched after talks wit... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 12:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | How Gota reprimanded Poddala Jayantha | At the time Mahinda Rajapaksa was ruling the country, the Defence Secretary at the time, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa had summoned the Secretary of the Journalists Association Poddala Jayantha to his office and threatened him, a weekend newspaper had revealed.Poddala Jayantha had revealed that Sanath Balasoo... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 12:45 | Sri Lanka Mirror | CTB deploys around 600 busses due to train strike | The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has taken measures to deploy an additional 600 busses to provide transport for those affected by the train strike, according to the SLTB General Manager P.H.R.T. Chandrasiri.He said the leave of all SLTB drivers have been limited to ensure there are enough busses... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 12:30 | Daily Mirror | PM and several ministers to be called before PSC? | ... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 12:30 | Daily Mirror | Gota becoming presidential candidate a mere dream: Duminda | The Rajapaksas have ruled the country more than enough and therefore the electorate must choose a leader not related to the Rajapaksa family for the upcoming Presidential poll and at the Parliamentary election that would follow, Propaganda Secretary of the SLFP, Former Minister Duminda Dissanayaka s... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 12:00 | Colombo Page | Sri Lanka extends state of emergency for another month | Sri Lanka government has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification extending the Emergency Regulations for another month. From today, June 22.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 12:00 | News.Lk | Sustainable finance creates more business opportunities’ | Sustainable finance which aims at integrating environmental, social or governance criteria into financial service is increasingly gaining momentum across the world and plays a crucial role in realizing the objectives agreed upon in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Par... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 12:00 | News.Lk | Kalmunai North Divisional Secretariat in 3 months - Minister | The Kalmunai North Divisional Secretariat will be upgraded to a full-fledged independent administrative unit in three months, Internal, Home Affairs and Provincial Councils Minister Vajira Abeywardena promised in a statement issued yesterday. This is in response to the ongoing campaigning in the Eas... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 12:00 | Ada Derana | PM, State Defence Minister and ex-Law Order Ministers to appear before PSC | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardena and two former Law Order Ministers are to be called to testify before the Parliamentary Select Committee probing the Easter Sunday terror attacks.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 11:45 | News.Lk | State businesses: Asset base grew by 10 % but revenue losses | "The total asset base of State Owned Businesses Enterprises (SOBE)s amounts to Rs. 8,204.07 billion in 2018, which grew by 10 percent compared Rs. 7,432.40 billion in 2017 but in 2018, total revenue generated by 54 SOBEs amounted to Rs. 1,916.02 billion, of which 37 SOBEs, recorded a net profit amou... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 11:45 | News.Lk | PM tells JO : You have US citizens & agents among you | Prasad Kariyawasam was appointed to the post of Sri Lankan Ambassador to the US by the former government, and they are now creating a fuss that Kariyawasam is an American agent, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe observed in Parliament yesterday. The PM said this in response to a query raised by Op... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 11:31 | News Hub | School textbooks promote killing of deserters of Islam – witness | Islamic school textbooks distributed by the Education Ministry and being in use since 1981 promote the idea of killing deserters of Islam,...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 11:30 | Ada Derana | Strong gusty winds, heavy rain expected in next few days | The Department of Meteorology says there is a high possibility of strong gusty winds and heavy rain occurring during next few days in several provinces in the country.... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 10:52 | News Hub | Malinga steers Sri Lanka to thrilling win over England | Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews played key roles in Sri Lanka's stunning 20-run World Cup win over England that revived the race...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 10:52 | News Hub | State of Emergency in Sri Lanka extended by a month | An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued extending the State of Emergency in Sri Lanka by another month with effect from today...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 10:52 | News Hub | All living suspects of Easter Sunday attacks arrested: PM | All living suspects responsible for the Easter Sunday bomb attacks have been apprehended by the security forces so far as two months...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 10:52 | Lanka Business Online | Expolanka, HNB Assurance, Janashakthi, Melstacorp in new S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index | Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) announces changes in S&P Sri Lanka 20 index constituents made by S&P Dow Jones Indices at...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 10:51 | Asian Mirror | Japan And Sri Lanka Sign MOC On Systems Relating To Foreign Human Resources: Establishes Basic Framework For Information Partnership | The Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan and the National Police Agency, and the Ministry of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports of Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in Tokyo yesterday on a Basic Frame... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 10:51 | Asian Mirror | Rishad Bathiudeen Challenges Wimal Weerawansa To Quit Politics If He Cannot Prove Allegations On Dematagoda Suicide Bomber | ACMC Leader Rishad Bathiudeen issued an open challenge MP Wimal Weerawansa who accused Bathiudeen of being related by his family to a woman suicide bomber identified in April 21 Easter Sunday bombings. ACMC Leader Rishad Bathiudeen MP, addressing Parliament today challenged Wimal Weeraansa MP to qui... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 10:51 | Asian Mirror | Facebook Adds New Limits to address the spread of hate speech in Sri Lanka and Myanmar: Limits Message Forwarding To Five People | Facebook has decided to introduce changes that limit the spread of messages in two countries where it has come under fire in recent years: Sri Lanka and Myanmar, Tech Crunch reported.In a blog post on Thursday evening, Facebook said that it was “adding friction” to message forwarding for Messenger u... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 10:51 | Daily News | Sirisena should be SLFP presidential candidate – SLFP Gen. Sec. | “The next Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) presidential candidate should be Maithripala Sirisena and the alliance between the SLFP and the SLPP (Pohottuwa) will decide...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 10:51 | Daily News | Parliament | Rights of civil society must be safeguarded - EranWhile taking measures to curb terrorism, measures should also be taken to safeguard the freedom of civil society, Finance...... | Link |
| 2019/06/22 | 10:51 | Daily News | UNF to field Common Candidate at Presidential Elections - Akila Viraj | The United National Party (UNP) led United National Front has decided to field a Common Candidate at the upcoming Presidential Elections, UNP General Secretary and Education Minister Akila Viraj...... |