(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Internet speeds in Sri Lanka are better than even Australia, Akamai’s State of the Internet report found.
"Sri Lanka’s internet speed faster than even Australia"Category: HIGHLIGHTED
(MUMBAI, LANKAPUVATH) – Indian police have arrested eight foreign nationals, four each from Sri Lanka and the UK for passport forgery and impersonation, the Times of India reported.
"Four Sri Lankans held for passport forgery"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Attorney-at-Law U. R. de Silva has been elected as the new President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL). He will take over from his predecessor Attorney-at-Law Geoffrey Alagaratnam.
"UR de Silva appointed BASL President"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Shashank Manohar, the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), has stepped down after 8-months in the role.
"Shashank Manohar steps down as ICC independent Chairman"
(RIYADH, LANKAPUVATH) – Saudi Arabia has pledged to support Sri Lanka by offering its expertise in the desalination sector, Rauf Hakeem, Sri Lankan Minister of City Planning and Water Resources, told Arab News.
"Saudi Arabia pledges technical support to Sri Lanka in desalination projects"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Former Economic Affairs Minister Basil Rajapaksa has been indicted in the Colombo High Court for misusing Government funds. He was indicted over allegations of using Government funds amounting to Rs. 29.4 million to print almanacs with the image of Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa for Presidential Election campaign in 2015.
"Basil Rajapaksa indicted for misusing Government funds"
(WASHINGTON, LANKAPUVATH) – United States (US) President Donald Trump paid $38m (£31m) in tax on more than $150m (£123m) income in 2005, a leaked partial tax return shows.
"Donald Trump 2005 tax return leaked"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) Flagship Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), SLNS ‘Sayura’ left for Malaysia on Tuesday evening (14) from the Port of Colombo, to take part in the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2017 held on Langkawi Island.
"SLNS ‘Sayura’ leaves for LIMA 2017 in Malaysia"
(ADDIS ABABA, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka’s first resident Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Sumith Dassanayake presented Credentials to the President of Ethiopia Mulatu Teshome at the Presidential Palace in Addis Ababa on Thursday (09). Ambassador Dassanayake is also the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the African Union.
"Sri Lanka’s first Ambassador to Ethiopia presents credentials"
(JAFFNA, LANKAPUVATH) – The Annual Feast of St. Anthony’s Church in the Kachchativu Island was held on Sunday (12) under the guidance of Jaffna Diocese Vicar General Rev. Fr. Joseph Vass Jebaratnam.
"Large attendance at Kachchativu Feast"