* Sri Lanka heavily reliant on Iranian crude
* Sri Lanka also talking to Saudi Arabia
* No definitive deal yet with Oman
Oman may sell oil to Sri Lanka in the event of a crisis, which the island nation is racing to avert with U.S. sanctions on Iranian crude threatening its primary...
Thirty eight passengers heading to Colombo from Jaffna were detained at the Omanthai check point after the army found explosives and ammunition inside the bus last night, Police said.
All the passengers are being questioned to determine the persons responsible for carrying the items. The...
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Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report will not be presented by the Sri Lankan Government at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in March this year , External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris said.
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The UNP charged today that the government’s recent pledge to implement the 13th Amendment plus was a ploy to hoodwink the international community.
Addressing a press conference, UNP Vice President Lakshman Kiriella said that the SLFP-led alliances opposed the 13th Amendments when it was...
As Iran continues to threaten the blockade of the strait of hormuz, speaking in London the Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Britain Prince Mohammad Bin Nawaf said the region was witnessing "a very difficult and a very tense situation".
"We are seeing every day an escalation in the rhetoric and...
Sri Lanka's trade deficit rose 238.8 percent to $1.1 billion in November from the same month last year, pushing 2011's record trade gap deeper into record territory, the central bank said on Tuesday.
The trade gap in the first 11 months of 2011 widened 111.3 percent to a record $8.84 billion...
Sri Lanka has dropped in the Press Freedom Index maintained by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) last year compared to the previous year.
The latest Press Freedom Index 2011-2012 has placed Sri Lanka in the 163rd position as against the 158th position in the previous year.
From the report...
The main opposition UNP today said there is no point in discussing devolving land and police powers to the provinces as the government had not shown an interest in the full implementation of the 13th Amendment.
UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake who expressed these sentiments at...
Ship : Costa Concordia
On the night of Friday, January 13 2012, the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off Isola del Giglio, Italy. Of the more than 4,200 aboard, 13 have been confirmed dead, 64 injured, 20 remain missing, and hopes of finding any more survivors are fading...
A senior member of Iran's parliament said on Monday the Islamic Republic would close the entry point to the Gulf if new sanctions block its oil exports, reiterating a threat made by officials a month ago that caused a temporary oil price spike.
"If any disruption happens...
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said today that the government is backtracking on it promises made to the Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna.
TNA Parliamentarian Suresh Premachandra speaking to the Daily Mirror said that ministers have backtracked on their promise. “Several...
Top US Ambassador, Stephen Rapp, will be visiting Colombo over the coming weeks to hold high-level discussions with the government, opposition and civil society groups over the current situation in Sri Lanka, Ceylon Today learns.
Rapp, is the US President’s Ambassador-at-Large for War...
Iran - 6 warships enter gulf
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The United States, Britain and France delivered a strong message to Iran Sunday, sending six warships led by an aircraft carrier through the sensitive waters of the Strait of Hormuz.
The deployment challenged Iranian threats to...
ABC Radio Networks is prepared to gift the first digital television experience to the Sri Lankan television history in a few days.
A group of talented artists in the industry have joined with ABC Radio Networks to bring this experience closer to the viewers.
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