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A number of deaths have occured following the occurrence of an accidental blast of explosives been transported for road construction work in the Eastern province.
The blast has occurred this afternoon.
According to Lakshman Hulugalle, the Director General of the Media Center for National Security, the accidental blast has occurred in a container which was carrying dynamite.
At the time [...]
Takeshi Watanabe, the first President of the Asian Development Bank has passed away in Tokyo, Japan on Monday the 23rd of August.
Watanabe who played a pivotal role in realizing the establishment of the ADB headed the multilateral body from 1966 to 1972.
It was under Watanabe the first bond was issued in the Federal Republic of [...]
Hutchison Telecom has come out with a new IDD rate to target Sri Lankans who wants to call their relatives in the Middle East.
Senior Manager of Acquisition & International Business of Hutch Saumithra Gupta announced that under the latest offer Hutch customers can call Bahrain, Israel and Jordan at a price of Rs. 6 per minute.
He [...]
An investment specialist attached to the Board of Investment recently launched a book under the title of “Beyond the Battlefront”, a collection of untold stories and poems of the North and East conflict.
The Book which discusses the hardships, the people of all communities had to undergo during the conflict has been written by Mrs. Romayne [...]
Thousands of Sri Lankan’s living in Italy urged the EU officials to reconsider its decision taken to remove the GSP + trade concession from Sri Lanka.
Writing a letter to the European Union, Sri Lankan expatriates appealed to the EU officials to restore the GSP + duty concession which is expected to be ceased from the [...]
USA will begin a public hearing during August this year to discuss the worker rights issues in Sri Lanka, following its acceptance of a petition by a trade union in this regard.
Yesterday the U.S. Government announced that it has accepted a petition to review worker rights in Sri Lanka forwarded by the American Federation of [...]
The delisting of Sri Lanka from the “listed Areas” maintained by the Joint War Committee of London for Hull War, Strikes, Terrorism and Related perils has resulted in Sri Lankan Ports being ranked as the safest in the South Asian Region.
Sri Lankan ports which were once rated as “risky” by the JWC of London, removed [...]
Minister of Petroleum Industries Susil Premajayantha says the Government has not taken any decision to increase the fuel prices, despite the Global oil prices have seen a rise.
He also said the increasing trend in the global oil prices have not caused any necessity to increase fuel prices in the local market.
The Minister made this announcement when [...]
Sri Lanka and China will sign the “Commercial contract” to start construction work of the second phase 2 of the Hambantota port on Monday the 14th of this month.
Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Dr. Priyath B. Wickrama said the The signing will take place in the presence of visiting deputy Prime Minister of [...]
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation says it is currently selling Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene and Furnace oil at a loss.
According to a Senior Official of the entity as of 2nd of March 2010 CPC is loosing 4.55 rupees from selling a liter of Petrol, 11.46 rupees from a liter of Diesel, 29 rupees out of a liter of [...]
Rentokil obtains ISO certification for its unique Wood Preservation process
BOC rewards its customers
‘Queen Elizabeth’ in Sri Lanka
Cathay offers Hongkong Disneyland summer packages
Foreign tour operators at the EXPO 2012
Big screen in Geneva showing the results
Nupur Mehta accused of match fixing says she has “dated” Dilshan