Government

Government defends energy reforms

22 May 2012

Reforms to the electricity market will reduce the impact of rising energy bills for consumers, the Government has claimed.

Government posts record surplus

22 May 2012

THE GOVERNMENT notched its highest-ever fiscal surplus in April as revenues surged, driven by the collection of annual income taxes.

Out of jail, Sri Lankan ex-general says government must go

22 May 2012

COLOMBO (Reuters) - He was pardoned by the president and released from jail, but Sri Lankan former army chief Sarath Fonseka had nothing but scorn for the government on his first day of freedom and vowed to fight for its downfall. The ex-general said it could take 5 to 10 years to change the political culture of the island nation but he was determined to join forces with opposition parties even ...