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It is with shock and dismay that we note the dastardly attack on the Siyatha TV and Radio stations i..

John Keells Holdings PLC recorded a profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 1.53 billion for the first quarter..

The UNP yesterday, informed Kandy District MP Abdul Cader that he has been suspended from the Workin..

`We`ve been tracking this vessel for some time,` Defence Minister Peter MacKay said. `We`ll have shi..

When the case against Gen. Fonseka on the white flag story purportedly related to Fredrica Janz of..

A major part of the Tamil Diaspora is happy with the government`s measures to improve the living sta..

The country s export sector recorded significant growth due to the favourable global economic enviro..

The pentavalent or the five-in-one vaccine that has been recommended in India by the National Techni..

The national power grid would be enriched by a further 300 MW (over 12 percent of the existing capac..

Prabhakaran s successor, T. S. Pathmanathan or simply KP as he is better known has thrown his weig..

Hemas Holdings Plc consolidated revenues have increased by 14 percent to Rs 4.3bn and net earnings h..

Petroleum resources Minister Susil Premajayantha said the government will pursue attempts to sell ga..

Sri Lanka s Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Economic Development who are currently on a..

Sri Lanka`s Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) affiliated National Trade Union Center (NT..

he Colombo High Court judge Sunil Rajapakse today (28) sentenced the two accused who confessed to co..

Rienzie Algama`s tragic death opposite the UNP Headquarters, Sirikotha, on Monday is a riddle wrapp..

Mass Media and Communication Minister and Defence Spokesman Keheliya Rambukkwella yesterday stated t..

Mass Media and Communication Minister and Defence Spokesman Keheliya Rambukkwella yesterday stated t..

The police and the JVP have locked horns pun intended over the death of a university student followi..

JVP parliamentary group leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, MP told The Island that last week the parli..

Ceylon Asset Management and Deutsche Bank AG tied-up to introduce the Ceylon Tourism Fund, to captur..

2 lakhs of Sri Lankan families are homeless. 11000 families who were devastated by Tsunami have stil..

United National Party (UNP) Jaffna district parliamentarian Ms. Vijyakala Maheswaran Monday requeste..

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is apparently having sleepless nights devising ways and means o..

Terrorism by nature thrives on the vulnerabilities of democratic States and lacuna in international ..

Discipline within the party is vital. The party should also raise hope among the masses. Without..

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is visited in his native Southern Province has initiated a..

The funeral of Susantha Bandara was held yesterday at the Harilagama Public Cemetery in Buttala amid..

The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) with over 200,000 men is adequate to defend all threats including any new t..

New Left Front leader Dr. Wickremabahu Karunaratne yesterday accused former Chief of Defence Staff (..

We give below excerpts of a speech made by the present opposition leader , Ranil Wickremesinghe in 1..

Vietnam is to establish a resident diplomatic mission in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo early next y..

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has lashed out at the Rajapaksa government again..

Dialog Tradenet, an integrated mobile and internet-based trading platform, won top honours in the m-..

The government is engaged in an ambitious programme to establish permanent security forces bases in ..

The former President of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Kumarathunga, has accused the government of completely ..

The External Affairs Ministry, Trade and Commerce Ministry and the Labour Ministry are collectively ..

he Government has taken measures to develop schools and education facilities in the Northern Provinc..

The private bus fraternity is threatening to cripple commuter transport in the Western Province ..

The Branch network of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has recorded an exceptional growth during thi..

World Bank Vice President says that reconciliation is a pre-requisite for development.

Wo..

If politics was a boxing match, it would be totally wrong to say that President Mahinda Rajapaksa wa..

The newly acquired SriLankan Airlines wide body A 330 Airbus embarked its inaugural flight to Madras..

There is no change of the stance taken by the Government on the committee of experts appointed by UN..

Sri Lanka s Ambassador to Israel Donald Perera says the comments attributed to him in an Israeli new..

Close on the heels of his appointment of an expert panel to advise him on accountability issues rela..

Unless the country is granted democracy the government should get ready to face people`s opposition ..

The Air Force Regiment troops based at the Trikonamadu, commanded by Squadron Leader Vajira Senadeer..

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake says Sri Lanka need..

The government is under pressure from several quarters. This is the reason for the government to..

Deputy Minister for Resettlement Vinayagamurthy Muralidharan allayed fears of the villagers of Vella..

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has revealed his hand, albeit unwittingly. He has finally dropped t..

The Logan Rockefeller Global entered Sri Lanka with the opening of Logan Rockefeller Global Lanka As..

The Indian Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs department at the Tiruchi airport have cracked an in..

Higher Education Minister S. B. Dissanayake yesterday told Parliament that the government has drawn ..

President Mahinda Rajapaksa promised the public sector employees a pay hike of Rs. 2,500 in the run-..

Sri Lanka could benefit from massive outward remittances from India to boost the investment level, s..

The President Mahinda Rajapakse has pledged to develop Sri Lanka as the new miracle of Asia. Since t..

The government and the UNF seem to have evinced a keen interest in changing the Constitution. Presid..

After the return to his own mahagedara (birthplace) he is now leading a satisfied life. He doe..