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UNP MPs Ruwan Wijewardene, Harin Fernando and Western Provincial Councilor Harshana Rajakaruna addressing a press conference in Colombo today (23). Pic by - Sanjeewa ...
One lane closed from Punchi Borella to Maradana

One lane from Punchi Borella to Maradana has been temporarily closed for traffic due to a protest, organized by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) against the electricity tariff hike. Protestors are currently marching from Punchi Borella to Colombo Fort, demanding the government to immediately revoke the recent tariff ...
Australia sends back more Sri Lankans

A further 31 Sri Lankan irregular maritime arrivals are being returned to Colombo after failing to meet ...
Sri Lanka eyes per capita income of $4000 by 2016

Sri Lanka's per capita income has grown to $2923, and the country has positioned itself to become a commercial hub in Asia in 2016, with a per capita income of US dollars ...
Emirates set to add more Sri Lanka flights

Emirates Airline has announced plans to increase capacity on its services to Sri Lanka from June 30, with the addition of three more flights per ...

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Sri Lankan shares hit 19-month high lifted by large caps

COLOMBO, May 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares climbed to a 19-month high on Thursday, bucking the regional trend, as investors encouraged by an interest rate cut this month piled into large caps. The main stock index rose 0.42 percent, or 27.23 points, to close at 6,488.85, its highest since 14 Oct, 2011. The market shut early to mark a Buddhist religious holiday. Both stocks and currency ...
No attempts to arrest UNP MPs - Police

Police today said that there is no attempt to arrest parliamentarians of the United National Party (UNP) in connection with the ...
Sri Lanka hails Indian housing assistance

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has welcomed a whopping Rs 1,372 crore Indian housing assistance programme to build around 4000 homes in the country's eastern province. The housing assistance programme is one of the largest grant assistance projects implemented by India outside the country. Sri ...
Bus topples injuring 15 in Welimada

At least 15 passengers were injured and hospitalized after a bus veered off the road and toppled in Balagala, Welimada this morning. Police said a private bus traveling from Pannalawela to Welimada was involved in the accident which occurred at around 6.30am today.The wounded persons have been admitted to the Welimada Hospital for ...
The Elders slam Sri Lanka for lacking reconciliation

'The Elders', a council of retired global leaders led by Desmond Tutu has slammed Sri Lanka, based on its report, for lacking post-war reconciliation. They also expressed their disappointment over its slow pace of improvement in allowing "proper media reporting". "The ongoing persecution and disappearances of human rights activists, journalists and government opponents ...

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Sri Lanka denies scuttling power devolution

Sri Lanka denied Wednesday plans to roll back power sharing mechanisms with the Tamil minority despite attempts to stop long overdue elections in the former war-torn north.

Technology and Research Minister Champika Ranawaka announced Tuesday plans to present an act in parliament next week to abolish provincial councils and the India-backed 13th constitutional amendment, reports Xinhua.

The main Tamil political party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA), has insisted that it would not contest the upcoming elections in the north if police and land powers were taken away by the government.

However, acting cabinet spokesman and Petroleum Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa dismissed such moves and insisted that the government had no plans as yet to change the constitution.

"The president expressly said a Parliamentary Select Committee consisting of all political parties can discuss if there will be any changes to the present constitution, especially to the 13th amendment.

"In that scenario, no steps have been taken to change the status quo. These arguments have been going on for a long time, these are not new arguments. But the 13th amendment is still there.

"There have been no discussions to change the amendment up to now," he said. ...