Permanent appointments to all graduates recruited to state service
Ridma Dissanayake Arrangements are in place to grant permanent appointments to all graduates newly recruited to the state service, Pub...Read More
China promises further trade and investment promotion in Sri Lanka
To work together to reduce trade deficit: Vice Minister of China's Ministry of Commerce Chen Jian expressed interest in boosting t...Read More
UK visa applications online from May 6
Rasika Somarathna Applicants and dependants applying for a UK visa will need to make their applications online from May 6, British High ...Read More
Fire at Russia psychiatric hospital kills 38
RUSSIA: Thirty-eight people, mostly psychiatric patients, were killed in a fire that raged Friday at a psychiatric hospital in the Moscow ...Read More
Sharp rise in civilian casualties in Afghanistan - UN
AFGHANISTAN: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan rose by almost 30 percent in the first three months of 2013, a UN envoy has said, describi...Read More
Indian man held for selling baby grandson on Facebook
INDIA: Police in northern India said Wednesday they had arrested a 47-year-old man for selling his newborn grandson to a local businessm...Read More
Hackers cause panic with ‘Obama injured’ AP tweet
US: Hackers spooked markets Tuesday after breaking into the Associated Press’s Twitter account and falsely reporting President Barack Obama ...Read More
Bangladesh building collapse kills 82
An eight-storey building on the outskirts of Dhaka containing several garment factories and thousands of workers collapsed yesterday, k...Read More
New Fidel Castro biography planned
CUBA: Former president Fidel Castro will be the subject of a new volume of memoirs about his life as a Cuban revolutionary, the country...Read More
North Korea rejects dialogue with South
SOUTH KOREA: North Korea has rejected South Korea's offer to open formal talks on restarting operations at the Kaesong joint industr...Read More
Obama, ex-Presidents praise ‘resolute’ Bush
US: President Barack Obama lauded George W. Bush Thursday as resolute in the face of terrorism, putting ideology aside at the op...Read More
Cairn India posts record revenues
Cairn India, the parent company of Cairn Lanka which is actively pursuing oil exploration in the gulf of Mannar has reported a record rev...Read More
Dialog, Google team up to launch Free Zone
Dialog announced the launch with Google Inc. of Free Zone powered by Google, which will provide Sri Lankan mobile users with access to Go...Read More
Scanwell Logistics exports apparel from MRIA to US
Scanwell Logistics exported the largest air freight consignment of apparels weighing 5,000 KG’s uplifted to a leading buyer in New York, ...Read More
Sri Lankan banking sector firm and resilient - Analysts
H.D.H Senewiratne The Sri Lankan banking sector is quite steady and had made fabulous profits during the recent past despite the alleg...Read More
Ceylinco Life leads with Rs 10.8 bn premium income in 2012
Record premium income of Rs 10.83 billion for the 12 months ending December 31, 2012 has enabled Ceylinco Life to end the year with a...Read More
SL continues ICT progress ( Ranked 69 out of 114 countries:)
The Global Information Technology Report has placed Sri Lanka at the 69th position two positions up than last year.“Sri Lanka’s NRI rank...Read More
Musharraf in Pakistan court over Bhutto killing
PAKISTAN: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf appeared before an anti-terrorism court on Tuesday over the murder of fo...Read More
Michael Jackson's ex-doctor files appeal
US: Michael Jackson's jailed former doctor filed an appeal Monday against his conviction for involuntary manslaughter over the US s...Read More
Nigeria clashes: 187 dead, 77 injured
NIGERIA: Heavy fighting between Nigerian troops and suspected Islamist insurgents has killed 187 people, including scores of civilians, whil...Read More
Architect of India's new anti-rape law dies
INDIA: The architect of India's tough new anti-rape law, former Chief Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, has died only a month after the ...Read More
Boston bomb suspect blames brother
US: Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told investigators his brother was the leader in last week’s deadly attacks, and that n...Read More
Canada nabs two in alleged Qaeda-backed train plot
CANADA: Two foreign nationals have been arrested in Canada in connection with what federal police said Monday was a plot backed by Al-Qa...Read More
N. Korea demands recognition as nuclear state
SOUTH KOREA: North Korea renewed its demand Tuesday for recognition as a nuclear power, saying it was a pre-requisite for the start of a...Read More
Samsung Galaxy Win, Galaxy Trend II and Galaxy Trend II Duos Leaked
Samsung Galaxy Win is Powered with Android 4.1 Jelly Beans and 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with Adreno 203 GPU. There i...Read More
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Rihanna Is OWNING Her Audrey Hepburn Moment (PHOTO)
We kind a feel like its a rite of passage for every girl to have their "Audrey Hepburn" moment. It's like, maybe you'r...Read More
Michael Jackson on artists who inspired him
"James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of people, bec...Read More
I was 5 years - Michael Jackson
“I was 5 years old. And it was at a public school recital. We had to wear white shirts and short knickers. And I remember them saying, ...Read More
People fat by Chewing gum
By Adrienne Gilbert London: A new study has found chewing gum could make people fat since its minty taste makes sugary food more temp...Read More
Diana posed as man in gay bar
Princess Diana was once taken inside a gay bar dressed as a man by Queen star Freddie Mercury. She later sent a note saying: “We must do i...Read More
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