CAA warns of legal action over wheat flour prices

Refuting reports that the price of wheat flour has been increased by Rs 2 per kilogram, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) says that legal action will be taken against companies which have increased prices without prior approval. MORE..

January 6, 2016  03:25 pm|

MR urges govt not to jeopardize national security over petty politics

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today accused the government of “hastily” releasing “hard core terrorists” without regard to the nation’s security due to political pressure from certain interested quarters. MORE..

December 4, 2015  06:43 pm|

Flight diverted to Mattala due to bad weather

A SriLankan Airlines flight arriving from London was diverted to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) today due to inclement weather conditions prevalent in Colombo at the time. MORE..

September 16, 2015  05:23 pm|

CBK ran one of the most repressive governments - Rajapaksa

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today accused fellow SLFP Patron Chandrika Kumaratunga of running one of the most “repressive” governments in living memory and charged that her recent comments amount to an admission that she too presided over a party full of “murderers and rogues.” MORE..

September 10, 2015  06:04 pm|

Mattala is like a ‘chicken-and-egg’ problem: ex-CEO

Eran Wickramaratne, the deputy minister of investment promotion, says the current government now has to figure out how sunken investments like the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) can be salvaged, or if they can be at all. MORE..

March 31, 2015  05:18 pm|