Accountants adopt new code to combat crime
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) has decided to adopt the “Responding to Non Compliance with Laws and Regulations” (NOCLAR)...
Shares fall for 8th session
Sri Lankan shares extended falls to an eighth session on Wednesday, posting their lowest close since April 7, as investor sentiment was hit by budget...
Politicians are are trying to mislead the masses
Navy Commander Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne on Tuesday (22) lashed out at politicians who spread rumours that there would be a military coup if the...
Wigneswaran’s view on constitution runs counter to that of panel
The view of C.V.Wigneswaran, Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority Northern Province, on the basic structure of the proposed Sri Lankan constitution, runs counter to...
Wigneswaran wants North South dialogue
Northern Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran on Tuesday called for greater dialogue between people of Sri Lanka’s north and south. Urging the southern Sinhala majority to...
Witness testifies about connections to terrorist group
A Crown witness at the trial of four men charged with smuggling hundreds of Tamil migrants into Canada testified Monday that he initially denied he...
New constitution is needed by both the Tamils and the Sinhalese.
Speaking at the Raviraj Memorial in Chavachcheri yesterday, TNA Spokesperson and MP, M.A. Sumanthiran, said that while the constitutional sub-committee reports don't have everything the...
UN committee wants compensation paid to victim
A Toronto man who was imprisoned and tortured while visiting Sri Lanka must be compensated for the abuses he suffered, the United Nations Human Rights...
No to Mittal housing project
Sri Lanka’s Tamil leaders have rejected a proposed ArcelorMittal housing project for the war-affected in the North and East, deeming its cost and design unsuitable...
IMF sees stability in macroeconomic, financial conditions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday said Sri Lanka's macroeconomic and financial conditions have begun to stabilize and the island nation's performance under its...
TNA ready to work with the government
The government needs to formulate a comprehensive programme of work for the North and East. The government needs to work with the elected representatives of...
Confront intelligence structures and their involvement in Aava gang
In a situation brief released today titled "Student killings, Aava gang and the Securitisation of Jaffna", the Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research (ACPR) raised alarm...
32 ‘elite’ Muslims have joined IS
Thirty-two Sri Lankan Muslims from “well-educated and elite” families have joined the Islamic State in Syria, the Justice Minister said on Friday. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse’s statement...
BUDGET 2017
By Dr Arujuna Sivananthan. ...
Rules changed to encourage stock market listing
Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced new measures on Thursday to encourage companies to list their shares on the Colombo Stock Exchange after...