1,400 ex-LG members refuse SLFP nominations
Around 1,400 former SLFP local government members have refused to accept nominations to contest the upcoming polls, the forum of…
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Google Loon balloon : Fallen or safely landed?
Thursday, 18 February 2016 11:55The Google Project Loon’s helium-filled balloon which entered Sri Lankan airspace has fallen in Pupuressa area in Gampola, police say.
Naming of squad for T-20 WC today
Thursday, 18 February 2016 10:21Naming of the Sri Lankan squad for the T-20 World Cup has been delayed until today (18), as three names have come up to fill two vacant positions in the team.
1 suspect, an Army man
Thursday, 18 February 2016 08:56After the police released sketches of two persons suspected to be behind the gunning down of journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga, information has come to light that one of them had served in the Army, reports say.
Sangakkara declines post of Sri Lankan HC to United Kingdom
Thursday, 18 February 2016 08:53Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has declined to be the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to United Kingdom. This was revealed by Palitha Pelpola, the Private Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka.
Wigneswaran raises objections over Palaly airport expansion
Thursday, 18 February 2016 08:51Northern Province’s Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran has raised objections over the renovation of the Palaly airport in the Northern Province, one of the many large infrastructure projects proposed in Sri Lanka with the funding of the Indian government.
US assists Sri Lanka Customs to develop trade potential
Thursday, 18 February 2016 08:49Legal experts from the US Department of Commerce and US Customs and Border Protection collaborated with 20 senior officials from Sri Lanka Customs in Colombo last week on reforming customs procedures to enhance trade.
Will UN rights chief's Sri Lankan visit deliver outcomes?
Thursday, 18 February 2016 08:46On Feb. 6, the day before a top U.N. official arrived at a camp for internally displaced people in Sri Lanka's north it was visited by intelligence officers.
Court orders to submit surrendered LTTEers' list
Thursday, 18 February 2016 08:38The Mullaitivu Army camp has a list of LTTE members who had surrendered to the camp during the final days of the war, the area’s Army commander told the Mullaitivu magistrate’s courts yesterday (17).
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