By Shamindra Ferdinando Declaring that every sector depended on the public service, the country’s Commander in Chief President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emphasised the responsibility on the part of the Secretaries to the Ministries to achieve given tasks. The President said so at the Presidential Secretariat on the morning of January 19 when Secretary to the Prime […]
The 56th anniversary celebrations of The Hotels Association of SriLanka will be held today at the Samudra Ballroom, Taj Samudra Hotel, 7.00 pm onwards. The current President of the association, Sanath Ukwatte, who is also the Chairman and Managing Director of Mount Lavinia Hotel (Pvt) Ltd will handover the reins of the prestigious hospitality industry […]
Italian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Rita Manella and Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris on Monday (22) discussed issues of mutual interest including political relations; further consolidation of bilateral trade, investment and tourism ties; Sri Lanka – EU cooperation; and the exchange of visits. The Italian Ambassador also referred to the promotion of cultural cooperation between […]
Angry crowds protest in Kinniya By Norman Palihawadana Angry crowds shut down the Kinniya town yesterday (23) following the drowning of six persons including four children in a ferry disaster. The dilapidated ferry transporting over 30 persons capsized near the Kurinchankerny Bridge in Kinniya, earlier in the morning. Seventeen persons, including children were hospitalisd following […]
Fertiliser imports from China, India: By Shamindra Ferdinando The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing allegations against Secretary to the President, Dr. P.B. Jayasundera, as regards the opening of a new account at the Town Hall Branch of the People’s Bank under the name ‘United Farmers Trust Limited’ (UFTL) on Oct.18 for the payment of nano-urea […]