Power Surge
Fixed electricity prices could double after a Cabinet green light expected on Wednesday, to tide the thermal dependant Electricity Board through …
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monks protest brings Colombo’s financial and central public transport district comes to a halt
Colombo’s financial and central public transport district came to a halt on Monday with the National Bikkhu Front attempting to march into the …
Power Struggle
Ceylon Electricity Board trade unions were to meet late Monday for crucial talks on restructuring the state owned power utility ahead of a donor …
Touching Lives
Sri Lanka's Hatton National Bank (HNB) plans to securitise part of its micro finance portfolio to expand its low cost credit schemes. Sri Lanka's …
National Bhikku Front representatives call for the withdrawal of the controversy ridden proposal to share tsunami aid
Monday - Colombo: National Bhikku Front representatives call for the withdrawal of the controversy ridden proposal to share tsunami aid with the …
Buddhist monk’s life endangered by tsunami aid mechanism
A faction of Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka claim the life of another monk is endangered by the proposed tsunami aid mechanism for the north and east. …
Sri Lanka police use tear gas, batons to break up monks protest
Police fired tear gas and used batons for the second time in days to break up a protest by Buddhist monks opposed to government plans to enter into a …
Sri Lanka president in talks to save coalition
Sri Lanka's president went into talks with opposition parties Monday in a bid to drum up support after a key coalition partner threatened to quit …
Sri Lanka’s tourism arrival numbers are up, but beach front properties remain virtually empty
Despite claims that tourist revivals are up 8 percent by May, many of Sri Lanka's resorts on the southern coast remain almost empty since the …
Who’s The Fool?
Tax changes proposed by the last budget got the legislative stamp recently but experts speaking at a forum said the tax system is now even more …
Sri Lanka President slams Marxist amid deepening crisis
Sri Lanka's president Sunday slammed her main Marxist coalition partner accusing them of "psychological terrorism" as a political crisis deepened and …
Sri Lanka monk ends ‘death fast’ in exchange for talks
A Buddhist monk legislator called off a death fast, a day after Sri Lanka's president promised to consult the clergy amid growing opposition to her …
Subsidised loans
Sri Lanka's labour ministry says the government is introducing a loan scheme to give subsidised housing loans, to beneficiaries of a state managed …
JVP to pull out of government on Wednesday June 16, if joint mechanism goes ahead
The JVP said on Friday June 10, that it will pull out of Sri Lanka’s coalition government at midnight Wednesday June 15, if the joint mechanism …
Missing Money
The Inland Revenue says it is due around Rs 24 billion as back taxes from indirect taxes like GST, VAT, Turnover Tax and the National Security Levy …
Buddhist monk threatens to set fire to himself if joint mechanism not dropped
Buddhist monk threatens to set fire to himself as opposition to a working arrangement with the LTTE heats up in Sri Lanka. online pharmacy buy …
Sri Lanka police fire teargas, water at protesting monks
Sri Lanka police fired teargas and water Friday to scatter dozens of Buddhist monks protesting near the president's home, including at least one who …
Sri Lanka Marxists issue deadline to drop aid-sharing deal with Tigers
Sri Lanka's coalition plunged into deeper crisis Friday as a key partner gave the president five days to back off from an aid-sharing deal with …
India discusses defence pact with Sri Lanka
Negotiations were under way between India and Sri Lanka for a defence cooperation pact, visiting Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh said here …
Angry Tones
Dozens of Buddhist monks and their followers blocked a main highway to President Chandrika Kumaratunga's home Friday demanding she withdraw plans to …
Sri Lanka Marxists give president ultimatum to back off from Tigers deal
Sri Lanka's coalition plunged into deeper crisis Friday as a key partner gave the president five days to back off from an aid-sharing deal with …
Better Dialogue
Sri Lanka's largest cellular operator Dialog Telekom, has lined up international roadshows in Asia, Middle East and Europe next week to drum up …
Picture Caption – The coalition government’s Marxist ally on Friday vouched to break away from the Freedom Alliance
Friday-Colombo: The JVP's top-rung at a press conference in Colombo laugh at a Journalists question asking why the party chose June 15 to …
More Headaches
Mental illnesses like depression and anxiety, is expected to increase by five to ten percent in Sri Lanka due to tsunami trauma, says World Health …