The BBC reported that Argentina’s World Cup winners had to abandon an open-top bus parade in Buenos Aires and instead took a helicopter ride over the millions of ecstatic fans partying in the streets. The squad showed off the...
By Shamindra Ferdinando The European Union will not continue with the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP-plus) facility unless the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government holds the Local Government elections soon, Prof G. L. Peiris, MP, has warned. The Local Government bodies have to be...
The air quality index level with respect to PM2.5 for 08:00 hour on 21st December 2022 indicate a Moderate level at Colombo 07, Jaffna, Kurunegala, Vavuniya, Kandy, Galle, Puttlam, Badulla, Trincomalee, Mullaitivu, Kalutara and a Good level at all...
By Shamindra Ferdinando The European Union will not continue with the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP-plus) facility unless the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government holds the Local Government elections soon, Prof G. L. Peiris, MP, has warned. The Local Government bodies have to be...
SRI LANKA JUNIOR OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 The Sri Lanka Junior Open Golf Championship 2022, Sponsored by PRIMA SUNRISE BREAD teed-Off at the RCGC with over 70 juniors playing in five different Age group Categories. 14 year old Kaya Daluwatte fired...
The President of the National Olympic Committee Suresh Subramaniam has warned of international sanctions following Sports Ministry directives to introduce term limits to individuals holding office at sports bodies. Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in a gazzette notification last week...
Wednesday 21st December, 2022 There has been an upsurge in violent crimes during the past several months. The police are groping in the dark even where high-profile crimes such as the killing of Dinesh Schaffter are concerned. Is it that...
By Shamindra Ferdinando The European Union will not continue with the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP-plus) facility unless the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government holds the Local Government elections soon, Prof G. L. Peiris, MP, has warned. The Local Government bodies have to be...
By Shyam Nuwan Ganewatta The main problem troubling businesses is not high interest rates but high inflation, Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, says. “The prices of all inputs are high. The cost of labour is high. The cost...
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal furnished by the Minister of Public Security to take necessary steps to introduce the following VISA categories subject to the recommendations of the Colombo Port City Commission: Issuance of VISA and...