Sri Lankan shares hit near 27-month low on tax changes
Sri Lankan shares fell more than 2 percent on Wednesday, hitting their lowest level in about 27 months as a…
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Sri Lanka ready for peace, says Erik Solheim
Wednesday, 09 March 2016 20:11With President Maithripala Sirisena at the helm in Sri Lanka, this is the best opportunity to bring about a lasting solution to the country’s ethnic question, Norway’s former special peace envoy Erik Solheim said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka PM seeks probe into 'missing' wartime gold
Wednesday, 09 March 2016 20:02Sri Lanka's prime minister on Wednesday called for a probe into the whereabouts of vast quantities of gold held by the army, years after it was recovered from the island's former warzone.
Thai deputy PM in the island
Wednesday, 09 March 2016 19:45Dr. Somkid Jatusripitak, Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Economic Affairs of Thailand, arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (08) for an official visit, at the invitation of Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera.
Uduwe Thera remanded
Wednesday, 09 March 2016 19:42Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera has been remanded until March 17 on a charge of keeping an elephant calf without obtaining proper permission.
Education Minister to solve saree issue
Wednesday, 09 March 2016 15:24Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has stated that measures will be taken to change certain rules and regulations operating within schools which inconvenience students as well as parents.
Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera arrested
Wednesday, 09 March 2016 14:04Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera has been arrested today (09) by the Criminal Investigations Department for allegedly possessing an elephant calf without a valid licence.
Case filed against Namal
Wednesday, 09 March 2016 13:56The Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) has filed a case today (09) before Colombo additional magistrate Nishantha Peiris against United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and 7 other individuals under the Money Laundering Act.
We’ll repeal PTA, says Sri Lankan government
Wednesday, 09 March 2016 09:44Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera on Tuesday told Parliament that the government was in the process of repealing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
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