School children wave during their visit to Parliament on Thursday (1). Serjeant-at Arms Narendra Fernando said that the largest number of school students in the history of the Parliament visited the Parliament on Dec 1. Over 5,000 students from 32 schools from different provinces visited the Parliament on that day, he said. More than 25,000 […]
ECONOMYNEXT –State-run SriLankan Airlines will request proposals to lease up to 11 aircraft whose lease contracts are expiring over the next year, Chairman Ashok Pathirage said. “Cabinet has given up approval to replace these aircraft,” Pathirage told reporters. “We will call for RFPs (Requests For Proosals). Lease contracts of up to four aircraft are due to expire […]
Five duped to sell their kidneys at Rs. 15 million each By Norman Palihawadane The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has informed the Colombo Additional Magistrate Ranjindra Jayasuriya that an investigation has been launched to arrest the suspects involved in the organized racket of obtaining kidneys from poor people promising big money and selling them to […]
“They may be knifed or their lives threatened” ECONOMYNEXT – Tourists from Russia and Ukraine who are staying in houses in Sri Lanka for long periods are engaging in business activities and should be taxed to prevent them being knifed by competitors, SLPP MP Chandima Weerakkody told parliament on Friday. “There are many tourists who […]