Apr 29, Colombo: An Indian company Suchirindia in collaboration with Sri Lankas NEB Infrastructure Projects (Pvt.) Limited plans to construct twin towers of 30 and 70 stories in the heart of Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.

Apr 29, Colombo: Torrential rains brought up by a disturbance in Bay of Bengal have caused floods in Ratnapura, Kalutara, Kegalle and Galle districts since yesterday morning.

Apr 30, Colombo: The Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Trade says that 7000 metric tons of rice imported from Myanmar will arrive in Sri Lanka on May 4.

Apr 30, Colombo: Floods caused by torrential rains in several areas are currently receding, says the Disaster Management Centre in Sri Lanka.

Apr 30, Colombo: The price of 12.5kg Shell Gas cylinder would be reduced by 20 rupees with effect from today midnight, the Company announced.

Apr 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) main faction today responded to the May 1 deadline given by its dissident group leader Wimal Weerawansa to have talks, saying that the group will be expelled from the

Apr 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka Air Force struck LTTE heavy gun positions ahead of frontlines in Welioya this morning while ground troops capture an LTTE base north of Mannar forward defense lines today, the military said.

Apr 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his May day message said that his government will continue its strong commitment to safeguard the rights of the working people and strengthen the economy.

May 01 (NY-USA): The Sri Lanka Association of New York will sponsor a grand presentation by Rohan De Silva (Piano) and Rohan de Lanerolle (Baritone) at the Weill Recital Hall, at Carnegie Hall, New York City on Wednesday May 7,

Iran, OPEC`s second-largest producer, has stopped conducting oil transactions in U.S. dollars, a top..

Government yesterday decided to implement the proposal of the National Transport Commission (NTC) to..

Adding a comical twist to the Eastern PC polls, a 17-year-old school girl in Ampara received an offi..

Soon after military offensives commenced northwest of Giant Tank, Mannar, troops engaged in an effec..

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a former medical student of Jaffna University from Pottpathi Vee..

The Somawansa Amarasinghe faction of the JVP yesterday took up the gauntlet thrown down by the dissi..

The Opposition says that it will settle for nothing less than the Prime Minister's reply on the T R Baalu issue.

The month has turned negative returns in eight out of the last 18 years.

Vice Admiral Raman Prem Suthan, AVSM VSM, has taken over as the new Vice Chief of Naval Staff at a solemn occasion held in the precincts of the South Block. He takes over from Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma, PVSM, AVSM,

Citigroup Inc, under pressure to bolster capital depleted by mounting losses, sold another 4.5 billion dollars in stock, the company said Wednesday, the dpa reported. The move aims to help bolster its capital as it fights to stay above the

The US consumer giant Procter & Gamble Wednesday reported an 8 per cent rise in profit in its third business quarter compared to the same period in the previous year, despite rising costs of raw materials, the dpa reported. Profits