This man Robert O Blake, who had always been very sympathetic to the Sri Lanka terrorists, during his posting in Sri Lanka as USA Ambassador , acted like a self appointed patron Saint of Sri Lanka, and continues to do so even now in his new capacity of the Assistant Secretary of State of... »
Loss making State ventures get better focus Public-private partnerships strengthened:
The private sector investors are presented with an investment opportunity to revive loss making public enterprises working towards a public-private partnership with the setting up of the State Resource Management Corporation Limited. The planned State Resource Management Corporation will be a vibrant company with 100 percent state ownership to make maximum use of idle... »
Resource distribution among schools: Halt disparities, says President
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday urged relevant authorities to act immediately to halt disparities in teacher deployment in order to maintain equity in resources in all schools whether it is urban or rural. The President made these observations addressing a gathering following the declaring open the Sri Lanka – Singapore Friendship College in Weeraketiya funded... »
Gold Reserves up
*Total value amounts to US $ 700 million *Overseas investments net additional Rs 10 billion The Central Bank has been able to amass record gold reserves with the Central Bank taking steps within the past 10 months to purchase 21 metric tons of Gold – an increase from the paltry two to three tons... »
Hikkaduwa Beach Fest to attract large crowds
The much awaited fourth edition of the Hikkaduwa Beach Fest will be held from July 30 – 31 in selected venues in the area. The main organizers of the event, Hikkaduwa Hoteliers Association (HHA) is also planning to re-introduce a cultural pageant (Perahera) on the last day to make the event more colourful. President,... »
Sri Lanka bat first in the second Test
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat in the second Test match against India today at the SSC grounds in Colombo. Sri Lanka Cricket said that the selectors have made four changes to the team which won the 1st Test in Galle. Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath and Chanaka Welagedara have... »

