Malaysian investor Demak Manufacturing Lanka to manufacture motor cycles under BOI

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka granted investment approval to Demak Manufacturing Lanka Limited. Mr. Dhammika Perera, Chairman / Director General signed the agreement on behalf of the BOI and formally presented the BOI Certificate of Registration to Mr. Gao Rong, Chief Executive Officer of DNC Asiatic Holdings SDN. BHD.

India extends US$ 67.4 million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka for Upgradation of Colombo-Matara Railway Line

A Line of Credit Agreement for US$ 67.4 million was signed between Government of Sri Lanka and Export-Import Bank of India earlier today. ...

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DHL Express opens new Air-side Gateway Facility at Bandaranaike International Airport

DHL Express today announced the opening of its new Air-side Gateway Facility inside the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake -Terminal 3. The new DHL Gateway in Sri Lanka is one of the best in South Asia having the latest technology and material handling equipments....

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Govt. Castigates EC In Sinhala But Goes Begging To Brussels For GSP

Government ministers and MPs in Parliamentary debates and on the election platforms excoriated the European Commission for temporarily abandoning the GSP+ facility given to garments and other industries in Sri Lanka. The European Commission had stated that they would reconsider granting the facility in another six months after a review of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka then. The facility was terminated due to human rights violations and media repression that exist in the island. The President said the sovereignty of the country would not be betrayed to get GSP+....

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10 Senior Police Officers Dismissed On False Charges

IGP Mahinda Balasooriya has dismissed Chief Inspectors of Police from duty and sent on compulsory leave a Senior Police Superintendent and a Police Superintendent on orders from the Secretary of Defense The orders are to be effective immediately....

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President votes in Madamulana

President Mahinda Rajapaksa cast his vote at the D.A. Rajapaksa Vidyalaya in Madamula this morning

When Govt. gave orders the Service Commanders had to execute them, Ranil tells media

While being interviewed by the Global Tamil Vision (GTV) recently, Mr. Wickremesinghe was responding to a question regarding the candidacy of General (Retired) Sarath Fonseka for presidency and the faith the Tamils had on him as he was the then Army Commander.

Fonseka's accomplices involved in offering bribes

Two accomplices of opposition candidate, Sarath Fonseka today were reported to have offered Rs.30 million as a 'bribe' to National Freedom Front Parliamentarian, M.Muzaimil at room number 205 at Hotel Sapphire, Wellawatte, authoritative sources said.

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Lal Kantha to support Mahinda?

There are so many stories circulating today. There are stories about us also, said Agriculture Ministry Maitripala Sirisena in response to a question by a journalist at the Mahaweli Centre this morning.