Lanka to get S’pore tech assistance for Megapolis
The government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore’s International Enterprise Singapore to get assistance for the Megapolis project.
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Norwegian PM’s private visit to Lanka now official
Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg who is presently in Sri Lanka on a private visit, will have an official programme at the invitation of the Government on Friday and Saturday, the Foreign Ministry announced.
FSP against SAITM
‘Education is not for sale-close down the SAITM degree shop’
Rajitha to increase tobacco tax to 90%
Health Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne said that increasing the tobacco taxes up to 90 per cent would help reduce smoking by 4.5 per cent. Dr Senaratne had pledged to submit a cabinet paper to have the government increase taxes on tobacco up to 90 per cent from the current 72 per cent. He said the move would help Read More
Sino-Lankan Corporation to run Port City
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in Parliament that a corporation set up by the Sri Lankan government with Chinese officers would control the Colombo Port City. He said all service supplies to the Port City would be done by the Colombo Municipal Council and the controlling body would be set up as an incorporated institution through Read More
Bolt the saviour as athletics seeks redemption
The history-chasing exploits of Usain Bolt will take centre-stage as the Olympic track and field competition begins on Friday with the drug-tarnished sport seeking rebirth after a year of shame.
Wrestling gets a place at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics
Wrestling fans all over the world are celebrating after the International Olympic Committee IOC voted in Buenos Aries on Sunday to keep the sport as part of the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Brazil advance; Argentina, Mexico out
Hosts Brazil finally found their form to progress to the quarter-finals of the Olympic soccer tournament with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Denmark on Wednesday, after holders Mexico and twice winners Argentina were sent packing.
Trump says Obama is the ‘founder of ISIS’
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has accused U.S. President Barack Obama of establishing the Islamic State (IS) group that is wreaking havoc from West Asia to European cities.
Explosion at Chinese power station kills 21
A high-pressure steam pipe exploded at a power station in central China on Thursday, killing 21 people and injuring five others, an official newspaper reported.