Board of Investment (BOI) has 16 projects in commercial operation In Jaffna. It employs 4499 people. Director Publicity Dilip Samarasinghe said that there is a project awaiting approval which is a hotel with 1044 rooms. It will provide 38,000 job opportunities in every area of the hotel.
Usain Bolt drew down the curtain on his brilliant Olympic career by securing a sweep of the sprint titles for a third successive Games when Jamaica successfully defended the 4×100 meters relay crown on Friday. Two days before his 30th birthday, Bolt ran the anchor leg as the Jamaicans won in 37.27 seconds to add Read More
Sri Lankan President Maitripala Sirisena is likely to reach Tirumala – the sacred abode of Lord Venkateswara on Saturday. According to a communiqué from the State government, the President is scheduled to reach the town at 8 p.m. on Saturday. After an overnight stay, the President and his entourage are likely to participate in the Read More
A SriLankan Airlines flight UL554 from Frankfurt to Colombo was delayed by 15 hours due to late arrival of a flight crew member, SriLankan Airlines sources said. The airline said it expects the flight to depart at 0400 UTC today once Frankfurt airport reopens after the scheduled night time closure. “Due to unavailability of a Read More
The Grade 5 Scholarship exam will be held tomorrow in 2959 examination centres throughout the country. Examinations Department sources said 350701 students would sit for this year’s test. The 45-minute first paper of the exam would begin at 9.30 am and the 75-minute second paper would begin at 10.45 am, the sources said.
Senior DIG M.R Latheef has been appointed as the Commandant of the Special Task Force (STF). Latheef told media that the decision was announced to him on Thursday (18) morning. He is due to assume duties as the STF chief from Friday (19), it was reported. The National Police Commission decided to appoint Latheef as the Read More
China swept all five gold medals at the 2012 London Games, but China’s attempt to repeat that feat is over even before the gold medal rounds are set to begin Wednesday.
Sri Lanka on Wednesday defeated Australia by 163 runs in the final Test in Colombo to complete a 3-0 sweep in the three-match series. With the series win, India, which was placed second on the ranking list ahead of the series, moved to the top spot. Chasing 324 for victory, Australia were all out for Read More
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump moved to overhaul his struggling campaign on Thursday, tapping a seasoned political operative and the head of the conservative website Breitbart News for top roles.
In an apparent move to reduce its prison population to make space for thousands of people who have been arrested as part of an investigation into last month’s failed coup, Turkey issued a decree paving the way for the conditional release of some 38,000 prisoners, the Justice Minister said on Wednesday.
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