Sri Lanka immigration authorities instructs the passport holders to fill in the blanks provided in the inner cover of the passports when they go abroad and the Controller of Immigration and Emigration has requested the people to consider it as a requirement as this information is vital in the event of a death, an accident [...]
Central Bank of Sri Lanka announced that Inflation in the month of July has decreased to 4.3 percent. Inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumers’ Price Index (CCPI) (2002=100), computed by the Department of Census and Statistics, decreased to 4.3 per cent in July from 4.8 per cent in June 2010 on the point-to-point basis. [...]
The number of dengue deaths reported during the past seven months is 165 and the number of dengue patients reported during the same period is 23,000, a Health Ministry spokesman said. The Ministry to combat dengue will implement dengue eradication programs with the participation of all sectors, organizations and individuals from August 2 to 9. [...]
Construction work of the Oluvil harbour will be completed before the end of the year, Ports and Aviation Deputy Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena said. The first phase of the Oluvil harbour that comprises 52 percent of the total construction has already been completed. The second phase has started. Work is underway to rapidly complete the project [...]
The News Director of the Siyatha Television channel says that the petrol bomb attack which was directed at their TV channel building has resulted in the temporary suspension of the channels broadcasting. Udithamal Hemachandra the News Director of Channel said to Ada Derana that the ground floor of the building has been completely destroyed by [...]
