Power Struggle
Ceylon Electricity Board trade unions were to meet late Monday for crucial talks on restructuring the state owned power utility ahead of a donor deadline on …
Ceylon Electricity Board trade unions were to meet late Monday for crucial talks on restructuring the state owned power utility ahead of a donor deadline on …
Colombo’s financial and central public transport district came to a halt on Monday with the National Bikkhu Front attempting to march into the Presidential …
Sri Lanka's president went into talks with opposition parties Monday in a bid to drum up support after a key coalition partner threatened to quit over a …
Police fired tear gas and used batons for the second time in days to break up a protest by Buddhist monks opposed to government plans to enter into a tsunami …
A faction of Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka claim the life of another monk is endangered by the proposed tsunami aid mechanism for the north and east. online …
Monday - Colombo: National Bhikku Front representatives call for the withdrawal of the controversy ridden proposal to share tsunami aid with the LTTE. National …
Tax changes proposed by the last budget got the legislative stamp recently but experts speaking at a forum said the tax system is now even more complicated. …
Despite claims that tourist revivals are up 8 percent by May, many of Sri Lanka's resorts on the southern coast remain almost empty since the tsunami. online …
Sri Lanka's president Sunday slammed her main Marxist coalition partner accusing them of "psychological terrorism" as a political crisis deepened and the …
A Buddhist monk legislator called off a death fast, a day after Sri Lanka's president promised to consult the clergy amid growing opposition to her plan to …
The Inland Revenue says it is due around Rs 24 billion as back taxes from indirect taxes like GST, VAT, Turnover Tax and the National Security Levy (NSL). …
Sri Lanka's labour ministry says the government is introducing a loan scheme to give subsidised housing loans, to beneficiaries of a state managed retirement …
Sri Lanka's largest cellular operator Dialog Telekom, has lined up international roadshows in Asia, Middle East and Europe next week to drum up support for its …
Dozens of Buddhist monks and their followers blocked a main highway to President Chandrika Kumaratunga's home Friday demanding she withdraw plans to enter into …
Negotiations were under way between India and Sri Lanka for a defence cooperation pact, visiting Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh said here Friday as his …
Sri Lanka's coalition plunged into deeper crisis Friday as a key partner gave the president five days to back off from an aid-sharing deal with rebels or risk …
Sri Lanka police fired teargas and water Friday to scatter dozens of Buddhist monks protesting near the president's home, including at least one who was …
Buddhist monk threatens to set fire to himself as opposition to a working arrangement with the LTTE heats up in Sri Lanka. online pharmacy buy diflucan with …
The JVP said on Friday June 10, that it will pull out of Sri Lanka’s coalition government at midnight Wednesday June 15, if the joint mechanism proposal is …
Friday-Colombo: The JVP's top-rung at a press conference in Colombo laugh at a Journalists question asking why the party chose June 15 to break its ties …