Govt. has nothing to hide on Human Rights - President

Categorically denying State sponsored human rights violations of any nature, President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday asserted that the doors are wide open for all local and international Human Rights (HR) organisations to visit the country, investigate and ascertain the veracity of the alleged human rights violations if any.

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Household meters to go electronic

The present outdated electricity meters will shortly be replaced by electronic meters throughout the country, said Power and Energy Minister W.D.J. Seneviratne, yesterday.

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Decline in brown sugar smuggling from India

The quantities of brown sugar attempted to be smuggled to Sri Lanka from India has come down. Except a case in which the narcotics seized 10.5 kg of brown sugar, the quantities involved in other seizures were small.

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SLT posts Rs 4.3 b profit in first 3Q

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) reported a group after tax net profit of Rs. 4.3 billion during the first three quarters of 2007. This is a 12 per cent increase year-on-year basis.

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