Taiwan executive detained over food safety scandal
The head of a Taiwanese company at the centre of a widening food safety scandal has been detained for selling hundreds of tonnes of "gutter oil" that caused mass product recalls, authorities said...
View ArticleSeven schools closed for A\L paper marking; 17 schools partly closed
Seven schools will be completely closed for the Phase II of GCE Advanced Level paper marking from Sep. 14.Meanwhile, parts of 17 other schools will be also closed.These schools will start their normal...
View ArticleEnd politization of Wakfs Board - Reyyaz Salley
The recent controversy regarding the appointment of Trustees to the Dewatagaha Mosque should make it clear that the government needed to take measures to end politicization of the Wakfs Board, which is...
View ArticleWestern strategy is to put Ukraine in to unpayable debt - US economist
Western countries, notably the United States, are planning to force Ukraine into debt that it cannot pay and then compel Kiev to clear it by selling oil and gas deposits, as well as agricultural land...
View ArticlePresident to leave for the US next week
President Mahinda Rajapaksa will leave for the United States on September 22 on an official visit, Presidential Secretariat sources said. He will arrive in New York to attend the 69th UN General...
View ArticleSL denies ill-treating Nigerian family
Officials at the Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka denied claims that a Nigerian family had been ill treated at the Bandaranaike International Airport recently. It was reported in a local media...
View ArticleDisappearance Commission to meet intl. experts
The international experts appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa as advisers to the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons (PCICMP) are scheduled to meet...
View ArticleChina reports first deepwater gas discovery in South China Sea
China's largest producer of offshore oil and gas CNOOC said Monday that CNOOC 981, the country's first deepwater drilling rig, has reported its first deepwater gasfield discovery below the South China...
View ArticleChild dies after being hit by wooden beam
Ella Police are investigating the death of a two-year-old child which occurred in Dambagolla, Ella yesterday. Police said the mother of the child had been carrying a wooden beam that was needed to...
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Two dead after van collides with jumbo
Two persons have died and two others were injured when a van traveling from Jaffna had collided with an elephant along the A9 road in Mankulam last night, Police said. The Police Media Unit stated that...
View Article'Huge explosion' rocks Afghanistan's capital
A powerful explosion has rocked the Afghan capital Kabul killing at least one person, sending huge plume of smoke and disrupting morning rush hour, Al Jazeera has learned. Initial reports suggested...
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US bombs Islamic State near Baghdad for first time
PARIS: US warplanes carried out their first air strike on the Islamic State near Baghdad, as world diplomats pledged on Monday (Sep 15) to support Iraq in its fight against the militants. The United...
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Chinese President arrives in Sri Lanka
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in the country on an official visit. A special plane carrying the Chinese President landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) at around 11.30am....
View ArticleUN Security Council to hold emergency session on Ebola
The UN Security Council has announced it will hold an emergency session on Thursday to discuss international efforts to contain the ebola epidemic. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea are the worst-hit...
View ArticleSix Thai women arrested in raid on Kollupitiya brothel
Six Thai females were among nine persons arrested by police yesterday after a raid on a brothel operating under the guise of a massage parlor on the 3rd floor of a hotel in Kollupitiya. Police Media...
View ArticleIndia steps up coastal security to prevent intrusion
Following inputs that some suspicious persons, having terror links, might intrude into the country from Sri Lanka via sea route, the district administration and police have strengthened coastal...
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Norochcholai Commissioning this evening
Chinese President Xi Jinping who arrived in Sri Lanka today will be commissioning the final phase of the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant at 5pm in the evening as invited by President Mahinda Rajapaksa....
View ArticlePolls propaganda ends tonight
The propaganda campaign for the Provincial Council Polls due on Saturday; September 20 ends midnight today and the Commissioner of Elections Mahinda Deshapriya requests all to adhere to the election...
View ArticleNew mechanism to issue route permits for expressways
The National Transport Commission (NTC) will be implementing a new mechanism to issue route permits for Expressways upon Cabinet approval. Chairman, NTC, Renuka Dushyantha Perera speaking to The Nation...
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Customs nabs cigarettes worth Rs. 100 million
Customs revenue task force has confiscated an illegal cigarette consignment worth Rs. 100 Million. The illegal ‘Top Mountain’ branded cigarette packs were concealed within nine wooden crates supposedly...
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