Author: Colombo Times

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Plantation workers Rs1000?

Plantation workers staged protests on Sunday seeking an increment of their daily wage up to Rs 1000. The National Estate Workers Union had organized a protest in Passara insisting that they would not give up...

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Hambantota Port Deal Lets look back

In the face of the proposed agreement with India to call for investment into the Eastern Terminal at the Colombo Port, let’s take a look back at the handing over of the Hambantota Port...

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Iconic TV host, dies at 87

Larry King, the amiable, Brooklyn-born broadcaster whose live global TV program on CNN made him one of the most famous talk show hosts in the world, has died in Los Angeles(23 Jan, 2021). Rarely...

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Losing ECT is a loss for SLPA

The JVP has questioned the motives of the Sri Lankan government to release 49% of the East Container Terminal for investments. There will be no dollar influx in Sri Lanka when local investors are...

Biden inaugurated as 46th US President

Biden inaugurated as 46th US President

President Joe Biden declared “democracy has prevailed” Wednesday after he was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, calling for Americans to unite and confront the perilous challenges before them: a deadly coronavirus pandemic, economic...

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Allow Marijuana cultivation:Ven. Bengamuwe Nalaka Thero

Marijuana required for indigenous medical practices should be allowed to be cultivated, Ven. Bengamuwe Nalaka Thero from the Federation of National Organizations reiterated today. “If Lord Buddha has accepted it why can’t we? Why...

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Banks to be Affected, Sri Lanka

Sovereign’s weakened credit profile will affect Sri Lankan Banks Sluggish economic activity, external and domestic vulnerabilities, muted private credit growth and the sovereign’s weakened credit profile are significant downside risks to the operating environment...

BASL unaware of recruiting lawyers to police service

BASL unaware of recruiting lawyers to police service

The proposal to recruit 150 lawyers to the police service as chief inspectors must be examined carefully, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has said. BASL president Kalinga Indatissa, a President’s Counsel, said...