Category: Sri Lanka News
How to check my name in Voters list or not? Check now on Online
The Department of Elections has made a new facility to check your eligibility of vote by online, Yes for the first time in Sri Lanka you can check whether your name is in voters list or not. If your name is not in list you can report a complain online and rectified your voting rights…
Mihin Lanka Comes to END by 30th October 2016
Sri Lankan Airlines announces that Sri Lankan Airline will be operating to all Mihin Lanka destinations from 30th October 2016 Sri lankan Airlines requested refer to the following guidelines with regard to any existing or future bookings with Mihin Lanka. When making a booking or an amendment: Any passenger who wishes to making a new…
No more Mullaithivu War Museum
All the war apparatus of the LTTE displayed in the Mullaithivu war museum had been removed from there by today. This war Museum were located in Mullaithivu and displayed fighter boats manufactured by the LTTE and also their heavy weapons other than the weapons seized from the army. In recent times the fighter boats were…
Cigarette Prices go up by another Rs. 5/- sooner
Health Minister stated to the media that a Cabinet paper proposing to increase the price of a cigarette by Rs. 5 and the VAT on cigarettes upto 15% would be presented to Cabinet sooner. It is learn that the Cabinet sub-committee that had been appointed to implement a proposal to increase the tax levy on…
Solar Power and Wind Power replace Coal Power Plant in Sampur – Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy
The Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy stated to the media that President Maithripala Sirisena had held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and together they had agreed to put a stop to the construction of the project in Sampur. Subsequently, the Indian government had extended willingness for a wind power…
5021 Teachers Vacancies from 1108 schools in Eastern Province of Sri Lanka
EPC Chief Minister Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen said that there were 5,021 teacher vacancies for 1,108 schools in the Eastern Province at present. There are 1,530 teaching vacancies for Mathematics, Science and English, he said. He further said he hope to appoint 390 teachers to teach Mathematics, Science and English. And try his level best to…
How many Three Wheelers in Sri Lanka?
It is everyone’s question that how many Three-wheelers are in Sri Lanka? the answer is 1.06 Million (1,062,447) as now (Year 2016). In Sri Lanka total automobile are 6.3 Million, of which 3.3 Millions are Motor cycles and 1.06 millions of three wheelers. The motor Traffic department stated that around 4.3 Million out of 6.3…
Technological city Project Launched at Pitipanna, Homagama
The laying of the foundation stones for the first stage of the technological city planned under the Western Megapolis Project and the opening of the Nano Investigation Laboratory took place under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Pitipana, Homagama. Foundation stones were laid for five technological centres including a national science centre, a…
National Census on Early Childhood Development Centres/ Pre-Schools – July-September 2016
An islandwide census on Early Childhood Development Centres/ Pre-Schools is currently being conducted by the Ministry Of Women and Child Affairs, Project Management Unit, Children’s Secretariat along with the Department Of Census and Statistics. The census is scheduled to be completed by the 30th September 2016. If an enumerator (data collector) has not visited your…
Use Payment Cards – Advice by Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Payment and Settlements Department of Central Bank of Sri Lanka advises to general public to use payment card as much as possible; to avoid many problems such as shortage of coins, hassle to use cash, inconvenience to carry cash, not receiving change money, fear of cash being stolen. The Payment cards can be issued only…