The import tax on Milk powder has been reduced from Rs. 50 to Rs.28 per kilo in order to stabilize the prices, a Treasury official said.
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Thousands of Sunnis waved flags, burned tires and torched a van belonging to Al-Jazeera on Tuesday during a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government.
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Four Buddhist monks were injured when a gang ransacked the Mahabodhi Society Temple office here late on Monday, according to police sources.
About 10 persons, armed with clubs, barged into the Society office and damaged a showcase and furniture. The monks, all Sri Lankan nationals who tried...
Several cracks in the earth were reported from Kuchchaveli , Trincomalee last night and this morning, the Seismic Activities & Tsunami Alert Centre (SATAC) told Daily Mirror online
Field officers are conducting the relevant experiments to determine the reason for these crack, although it is...
It exemplified the booming property market and ambition of Dubai’s entrepreneurs.
But after the global financial crisis led to the collapse of the emirate’s home-building market, a unique development known as ‘The World’ is reportedly facing Armageddon.
The project, a man-made archipelago...
The Australian Naval Ship HMAS “Melbourne” arrived in the port of Colombo on 22nd January 2011 on a goodwill visit. It was ceremonially welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in accordance with naval traditions on arrival.
HMAS Melbourne is one of the Royal Australian Navy's four Adelaide Class...
The US has expressed hope that Sri Lanka would continue to make efforts to bring to book those who violated the international humanitarian law during the LTTE war, saying that accountability for alleged crimes is an essential component of national reconciliation in that country.
"We have...
Lanka IOC has made a request to the government to increase the prices of petrol and diesel as the crude oil and petroleum products prices have been increasing in the international market, Managing Director of Lanka IOC Suresh Kumar said
He added that due to the existing conditions prices had...
All milk powder companies have requested to increase their prices, Minister of Trade Johnston Fernando said today.
“All the milk powder companies have been appealing to increase their prices since October and the local companies like Maliban have appealed to the Government since they were...
The Prince of Wales in a message to President Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed his concern and support to the people of Sri Lanka who have been affected by floods and heavy rain recently
In a message sent to President Mahinda Rajapaksa states -
MESSAGE FROM H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES TO...
Dakar Rally 2011 Pictures :D
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The 2011 edition of the Dakar Rally, being held in South America for the third year. This is the 32nd running of the rally, and over 400 Teams are competing in the race with 200 motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, 140 cars...
By Mel Gunasekera
The threat of disease loomed Saturday over the million-plus victims of floods in Sri Lanka that have left nearly 40 people dead and devastated farmland in the island's rice bowl.
Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said medical units had been rushed to the...
More rainy weather is expected in the North, North Central, Eastern and Uva provinces during this evening and tomorrow morning the Meteorological Department told Daily Mirror online.
However the adverse weather experienced island wide is expected to decrease during the coming days while the...
Sri Lanka Flood Pictures
The United Nations said it will launch an emergency appeal for funds to help those affected by floods that have ravaged Sri Lanka's east for days.
With vast rice fields that were ready for harvesting inundated, many have had their livelihoods disrupted.
UN Resident...
Sri Lankans affected by the floods take refuge in a makeshift camp in the eastern Sri Lankan town of Batticaloa on January 14, 2011.
Flood-affected Sri Lankan children eat a meal at a relief camp in the eastern town of Batticaloa on January 14, 2011.
EU donates US$2.7 million for...
Violent anti-government protests drove Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power Friday after 23 years of iron-fisted rule, as anger over soaring unemployment and corruption spilled into the streets.
Thousands of demonstrators from all walks of life mobbed the capital of Tunis to...
The European Union today said it would provide flood-stricken Sri Lanka with a USD 2.7-million humanitarian aid package.
The floods have claimed 23 lives and displaced almost one million people.
"My main concern for the future concerns the livelihood of those affected by the floods. These...