Saturday, 27th December 2014 Photo Girls play in the bay at Weligama with Taprobane Island in the background. Credit Kuni Takahashi for The New York Times Footsteps By MICHELLE GREEN Bare-chested fishermen idled o ...
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Inflation reaches low single digit levels by end 2014: CB
Monday, 29th December 2014 The Central Bank said yesterday that inflation, as measured by the change in the Colombo Consumers’ Price Index (CCPI) (2006/07=100), which is computed by the Department of Census ...
Govt. resumes granting of dual citizenship
Monday, 29th December 2014 The Gover-nment yesterday resumed the granting of dual citizenship following approval of the Cabinet. The move was revealed by Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Additiona ...
Colombo Stock Exchange records stellar performance in 2014
Monday, 29th December 2014 Foreign buying highest in history: a record Rs. 106 b as at 31 Dec The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) said yesterday that it recorded stellar performance during 2014. “The CSE is ...
May 2015 be a year filled with peace, prosperity – PM
Monday, 29th December 2014 May 2015 be a New Year which brings all hopes of peace, love, friendship, co-existence and prosperity to all people of Sri Lanka, states Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne in a new ye ...
Introducing Jaffna: Sri Lanka’s rising star
Published : 12:01 am January 1, 2015 New train service is bringing tourists to a once-remote city locals hope will become Asia’s next big tourist destination New beginning for Jaffna: As the Que ...
SriLankan Airlines carries the 1.5 millionth tourist to the country
Published : 12:00 am January 1, 2015 Achieving yet another milestone in Sri Lanka’s commercial aviation history, national carrier SriLankan Airlines brought the 1.5 millionth tourist to the island ...