Chamikara WEERASINGHE

SL records highest university admissions since Independence

The country has recorded its highest number of university admissions since its Independence, this year, University Grants Commission Chairman Prof. Sampath Amaratunga said. He added that state...

IDB industrial trade exhibition from March 29 – 31

The Industrial Development Board (IDB) has arranged a three-day industrial trade exhibition from March 29 to 31. The Board stated in a communiqué that they had organised it...
Ministry to set up 20 solar power plants

Power and Energy Minister Dullas Alahapperuma yesterday said that the Government will set up 20 solar power plants in various parts of the country.The plants will be...
Remove acquiring surcharges from borrowers closing their loans before time

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa directed the Central Bank yesterday to remove the practice that financial institutions acquire a surcharge on loans that their customers...
Commissioner Bachelet overstepped her bounds: Minister

The Government of Sri Lanka has sent its response to the Office of the United Nations Human Rights Council with respect to Council High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s...