Sakvithi: Central Bank cannot be held responsible - SC
COLOMBO: The Central Bank could not be held responsible when gamblers lose their money, observed Justice Nimal Gamini Amaratunga refusing to inquire into the alleged rights violation of eight depositors who had been allegedly cheated by Sakvithi Ranasinghe out of their deposit money.
[Views:517] [Sat, Nov 01, 2008] [Full Article]

Premasiri Khemadasa passes away
COLOMBO: Internationally renowned music maestro Premasiri Khemadasa (71) passed away yesterday at a private hospital in Colombo.
[Views:531] [Sat, Oct 25, 2008] [Full Article]

SC: Return Water’s Edge land to UDA
COLOMBO: The Supreme Court yesterday in a landmark judgment annulled the Water’s Edge transaction in its entirety.
[Views:543] [Thu, Oct 09, 2008] [Full Article]

National programme to cultivate abandoned paddy lands begins today
COLOMBO: Moves are under way by the Ministry of Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services to cultivate abandoned and deserted paddy lands under a national programme.
[Views:494] [Thu, Oct 09, 2008] [Full Article]

Nugegoda flyover construction begins
Nugegoda: The construction work on the Nugegoda flyover commenced yesterday aiming to ease the huge traffic congestion in Colombo and suburbs.
[Views:636] [Thu, Oct 02, 2008] [Full Article]

Two trains collide: One dead, 32 injured
Ganemulla : One person was killed and 32 people injured as the Polgahawela bound train and the Kandy bound intercity train collided at the Ganemulla station around 4 p.m yesterday, the Trains Control Room and Gampaha hospital sources said yesterday.
[Views:586] [Tue, Sep 30, 2008] [Full Article]

Ticket machines, crew uniforms ‘must’ from January - SC
COLOMBO: The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Western Provincial Road Transport Authority (WPRTA) to fully implement the gazette order that required private bus operators in the Western Province to equip their conductors with ticketing machines and the bus crew to wear uniforms by January 1 next year.
[Views:492] [Tue, Sep 30, 2008] [Full Article]

Turkey praises special relief programme for displaced
Gul said this during bilateral talks with President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the United Nations headquarters held on the sidelines of the 63rd UNGA sessions on Wednesday afternoon.
[Views:485] [Fri, Sep 26, 2008] [Full Article]

President Wijetunga’s funeral today under State patronage
KANDY: The funeral of former President D.B. Wijetunga will be held today at 3.00 p.m. at the Kandy Municipal Grounds in Getambe under State patronage.
[Views:480] [Thu, Sep 25, 2008] [Full Article]

All possible steps to control rat fever
COLOMBO: The Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry has already taken all possible steps to control the epidemic. Required drugs have been already sent to relevant hospitals and all Government health institutions, a Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry spokesman said..
[Views:506] [Tue, Sep 23, 2008] [Full Article]

Death of former President D.B. Wijetunga
KANDY: Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, the fourth President (third Executive President), 11th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and first Executive President to be elected by Parliament in 1993 passed away at the Kandy General hospital at the age of 86, yesterday.
[Views:513] [Mon, Sep 22, 2008] [Full Article]

Fish imports to meet high local prices
COLOMBO: The Government yesterday decided to grant duty concessions for the import of certain varieties of fish following the steep rise in fish prices in the local market causing a burden on the consumer.
[Views:481] [Fri, Sep 19, 2008] [Full Article]

No room for food shortage in Wanni
Colombo: Information and Media Minister and Cabinet spokesman Anura Priyadharshana Yapa yesterday assured that the Government has not left any room to create a shortage of food stuffs and medicine to the civilians in Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi areas.
[Views:498] [Fri, Sep 19, 2008] [Full Article]

Sri Lanka Central Bank Says August Money Growth Controlled
COLOMBO, Sept 16 Asia Pulse - Sri Lanka's central bank said it had maintained targets for reserve money, in the months of July and August, which is its main operational target instead of policy rates, causing inflation and credit growth to fall.
[Views:478] [Tue, Sep 16, 2008] [Full Article]

Railway token strike a flop
COLOMBO: The 24 hour railway token strike from Sunday midnight to Monday midnight, called by several Railway Employee Trade Unions proved a total flop as train services continued their usual schedule uninterrupted the whole day yesterday.
[Views:474] [Tue, Sep 16, 2008] [Full Article]

SC dismisses case against oil bid
COLOMBO: The Supreme Court yesterday concluded a fundamental rights application against the tender awarding process with regard to the Mannar Bay oil exploration by an Indian Company.
[Views:501] [Tue, Sep 16, 2008] [Full Article]

Sethusamudram to miss deadline
INDIA: The controversial Sethusamudram ship channel to link India’s eastern and western coasts to avoid a 785-km detour around Sri Lanka is expected to overshoot its October deadline, as petitions against it are still pending in courts and only 25 per cent of the work has been completed, officials said.
[Views:469] [Sat, Sep 13, 2008] [Full Article]

Value addition the hallmark
COLOMBO: President Mahinda Rajapaksa underscored the need to augment and consolidate the ‘Social Security’ mechanism of the working class, by value addition to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF).
[Views:857] [Fri, Sep 12, 2008] [Full Article]

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day: Suicide rate declines in Sri Lanka
Colombo: Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Loneliness, ignorance and low self esteem top the reasons for suicides among Sri Lankans. An overdose of paracetamol is one of the commonest methods used by teenagers to end their lives, local counselling experts say.
[Views:464] [Wed, Sep 10, 2008] [Full Article]

Rat fever claims 118 in eight months
COLOMBO: Rat Fever (Leptospirosis) has claimed 118 lives in the last eight months while 3,960 patients have been reported.
[Views:504] [Tue, Sep 09, 2008] [Full Article]