The UNP has said it had suspended Kandy District UNP parliamentarian A R M Abdul Cader from the party’s Working Committee. UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake had informed Cader of the party’s decision in a letter addressed to him. The letter had had informed Cader about the UNP’s Working Committee decision arrived at its meeting [...]
The Power and Energy Ministry has organized a national energy exhibition, an energy week and the National Energy Efficiency Award ceremony from August 3-8 at the BMICH in Colombo. Power and Energy Minister Champika Ranawaka said the ministry’s initiative expects to create awareness on the importance of energy saving and the use of sustainable energy. [...]
Japan has expressed interest in engaging in the necessary consultations with regard to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Sri Lanka and Japan, Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Masayuki Naoshima has said in Tokyo. Naoshima has made this statement in response to a request by External Affairs Minsiter Prof. G.L. Peiris and Economic Development Minister [...]
Looking at Sri Lankan politics and searching for a method to the madness let alone a science is no easy feat, and certainly it is beyond me; a mere armchair based channel flipper loath to immerse myself in everything but the juiciest of political gossip. But as a representative then, of the vast majority of [...]
Colonel Alcott rallying the troops In the past month Colombo has seen protests by students, teachers, nurses, midwives, trade unionists, political parties, investors, ministers and more. Almost every day I go out I see someone protesting something and, if not that, taking their Gods for a walk through the town. One day I drove past [...]
The existence of a heavy metal scene in Sri Lanka is no low key secret. And yet, the raw talent that seems to exude from these musicians seems to be continually ignored. In the light of other “popular” music like hip hop and r’n’b, which severely lack musical complexity, musicians playing heavy metal seem to [...]
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has cracked down on three illegal foreign employment agencies in Maradana. The operation carried out by the special investigations unit at the Bureau had taken action against three foreign employment agencies at the Fountain Plaza at Maradana. The three agencies according to the SLBFE are Avish Manpower, [...]
The Supreme Court today (29) dismissed a fundamental rights petition filed by Bharati Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. challenging floor price imposed on mobile phone tariffs. The Telecommunications Regulatory Commissions (TRC) recently announced the introduction of floor prices to mobile phone operators. TRC’s revised floor price are as follows: Off Net – Rs 2 and On [...]
As construction on the 300MW power plant nears completion, the Sri Lankan cabinet has approved the Lanka Coal Company opening a Rs. 1 billion letter of credit to purchase coal and begin operations this November. The cost of the first shipment of 65,500 MT of coal will cost USD $7 million. This coal power plant [...]
Consultant Eye Surgeon of the Hemas Hospital, Wattala, Dr. Shamintha Amaratunge, on Tuesday (27) performed 50 cataract surgeries free of charge. This project, Sight at 50, was initiated by the Rotary Club of Colombo West, who teamed up with the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to help those in the low-income group who faced cataract problems. [...]
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