News Room : Air quality normal today (21) – NBRO
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 other cities.
News Room : GL warns EU may take punitive measures over postponement of polls – The Island
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 constituted on or before March 20, 2023. The former Foreign Minister has said that the continuation of the much-needed GSP-plus facility...
News Room : Kaya Daluwatte and Reshan Algama shoot under par to lead girls gold and boys silver divisions
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 a fantastic one under par opening round to lead the Girls division by five strokes from Dhevinka Kanag-Iswaran who returned...
News Room : LPL reaches final stage after two weeks of qualifying rounds – The Island
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 said that a President of a Sports body will be ineligible to get re-elected if he had served two terms...
News Room : Criminal politics
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 they are too busy with political work to be able to carry out their regular duties and functions properly? The...
News Room : Cabinet okays special visas for Colombo Port City – The Island
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 constituted on or before March 20, 2023. The former Foreign Minister has said that the continuation of the much-needed GSP-plus facility...
News Room : CB Governor says biggest bugbear for businesses is high inflation – The Island
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 of transport as well as energy is high. The price of everything is high because of high inflation,” he said. The...
News Room : Rural financing programme implemented under small tea and rubber estate restoration project. – The Island
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 fulfilling other relevant activities to the investors and other relevant parties expected to arrive for various services such as international...
News Room : Office for the affairs of Sri Lankans living abroad to be established – The Island
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 fulfilling other relevant activities to the investors and other relevant parties expected to arrive for various services such as international...
News Room : New VISA categories to be introduced for Colombo Port City. – The Island
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 fulfilling other relevant activities to the investors and other relevant parties expected to arrive for various services such as international...