Green card holders included in Trump ban – Homeland Security
People holding so-called green cards, making them legal permanent U.S. residents, are included in President Donald Trump’s executive action temporarilyContinue Reading
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Accuses Sirisena – Wickremesinghe Govt of Corruption and Stealing State assets
Borrowing several battle-cries from the opposition campaign that ousted his administration two years ago, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressed aContinue Reading
Plot to assassinate Sri Lanka Tamil legislator uncovered
Sri Lankan authorities have uncovered a plot to assassinate Tamil legislator M.A. Sumanthiran, according to The Hindu . Earlier thisContinue Reading
Trump signs ‘extreme vetting’ order to limit immigration
US President Donald Trump has announced new vetting measures to “keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the US”.He signed aContinue Reading
Italian tyre giant distances itself from big Horana project
By Namini Wijedasa An Italian company that was reported to be investing in a US$ 75 million (Rs 11 billion)Continue Reading
President Sirisena opens new Movenpick Hotel in Colombo
Colombo finally opened another 5-star hotel reportedly almost after 3 decades. The 219 room Movenpick City Hotel Colombo was openedContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Earned Record $3.5 Billion From Tourism in 2016
Sri Lanka earned a record $3.5 billion from tourism in 2016, seven years after the end of a devastating civilContinue Reading
Protest over Hambantota port deal turns violent
Several people have been injured in southern Sri Lanka during a protest against allowing China to build a port andContinue Reading
No Volkswagen AG involvement in Kuliyapitiya assembly plant : German Embassy
There is no involvement of German carmaker Volkswagen AG in the project to set up an assembly plant at KuliyapitiyaContinue Reading
Thousands still stranded in northeast Malaysia floods
Rantau Panjang (Malaysia) (AFP) – Thousands of people remained stranded in relief centres Thursday as northeast Malaysia struggled to recoverContinue Reading
