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India to assist SL students to pursue tech education
Friday, 02 September 2016 09:26The government of India has decided to provide opportunities for admission of meritorious Sri Lankan students to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in India, from the 2017-18 academic sessions onwards.
New laws against cyber crime: scholarship for hacker
Friday, 02 September 2016 09:06The formulation of new laws is underway under the penal code to punish cyber crime, says minister Harin Fernando.
UN chief hails SL progress
Friday, 02 September 2016 08:56United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday expressed appreciation over the progress made by Sri Lanka in different spheres over the last one and half years.
Tea industry demands govt. not to take over Cess
Friday, 02 September 2016 08:52Sri Lanka’s tea industry is opposing a reported government move to take over a cess fund charged from exports to promote Ceylon tea globally, and has demanded that if not the Cess be suspended.
Protests against Mahinda in Malaysia (video)
Friday, 02 September 2016 08:46Protests have taken place in Malaysia against ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is due to tour that country today (02).
Abductors did not intend to kill Businessman Suleiman?
Friday, 02 September 2016 08:06The Colombo Crime Division has arrested three main suspects and two others in connection with the murder of wealthy textile businessman from Bambalapitiya Mohamed Sahid Suleiman.
US-Sri Lanka reached major milestone in trade
Thursday, 01 September 2016 15:09A major milestone in the historic US-Sri Lanka bilateral trade HAS been reached today (Sep. 01) when the Work Plan under U.S.-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) goes into immediate effect after inked by both sides.
DIG ranks for women police officers too
Thursday, 01 September 2016 14:26The National Police Commission is discussing a new method that will pave the way for women police officers to attain the highest ranks in the service.