Standard time from midnight

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The Standard time of Sri Lanka is to be announced at midnight today (11) by the government, making it mandatory to display it as the official time of the country, an official said.

The standard time is being synchronized so as to minimize difficulties faced due to contradicting times being displayed by institutions and persons. The Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando authorized a Special Gazette Notification on the Standard time, the official said.

In order to get the Sri Lanka Standard time log in to www.sltime.org. Standard time of Sri Lanka is 5 hours 30 minutes in advance of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). (Daily Mirror online)

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Comments - 36

chintha Tuesday, 12 April 2011 01:04 AM

sltime.org website is not working. Lol..

webster Monday, 11 April 2011 05:38 PM

kohoma kiwwath meka lankkaawane......which means we are always late...will the govt sector work on time???bt anyway its a good step taken.....

sri lankan probe Monday, 11 April 2011 05:50 PM

Setting Very Good Standards

Nihal Monday, 11 April 2011 06:06 PM

When can Srilankens have "Good times"

Udesh I.W. Senavirat Monday, 11 April 2011 05:55 PM

There is no standard at all in Sri Lanka except where government politicians or officials can encroach.

rohan Monday, 11 April 2011 06:19 PM

what are you going to do?

Anton Monday, 11 April 2011 06:27 PM

What is the confusion? What has changed? We still follow India and Afghanistan with the 30 minute confusion. I think we should just make it 6 hours difference rather than 5.30 hours. Let India follow us. Yes we can!

omega Tuesday, 12 April 2011 12:30 AM

As usual a superefluous execise to deflect the attention of the masses from the burning topic of the cost of living

Tsunami Tuesday, 12 April 2011 12:39 AM

Descendant of satellite is ruling

Samith Monday, 11 April 2011 04:58 PM

Sri lanka standard time = some time

wiki Tuesday, 12 April 2011 01:39 AM

yep web site can not access..

JG Tuesday, 12 April 2011 02:40 AM

How will it help govt servants clock in and clock out

Shan Tuesday, 12 April 2011 03:53 AM

It was sub standard I think

Kumar Tuesday, 12 April 2011 04:06 AM

Synchronized chronometers for a country without proper coordination...

Gamaya Tuesday, 12 April 2011 05:52 AM

full time to parttime

Jojo - Qatar Tuesday, 12 April 2011 09:01 AM

Well done, minister. A great achivement

nimal Tuesday, 12 April 2011 09:07 AM

sltime.org, there is no such a website!@#@!@#

RHONDA TAYLOR Tuesday, 12 April 2011 12:19 PM

For the good times !!!

anticorrupt Monday, 11 April 2011 03:06 PM

WHO CARES ABT THIS STANDARD TIME?
WHY CAN'T THE GOVT. MAKE STANDARD PRICE FOR ALL THE ESSENTIAL GOODS. ALL THIS ARE BULL SHIT.

MAKING ALL THE SRI LANKANS FOOL FOREVER & EVER - THAT'S CALLED CHINTHANAYA.
WHEN GOODS PRICE UP THEY SAY BCOS OF TERRORISM.
WHEN PRICES DOWN, THAY SAY IT IS FROM CHINTHANYA.

WHAT A FUNNY SRI LANKA?

Ruzaick Monday, 11 April 2011 01:01 PM

All these years what was the standard time in Sri Lanka

sham Monday, 11 April 2011 01:13 PM

They are going to change tha good time or bad time???

Man B Monday, 11 April 2011 01:40 PM

no standards at all

Shan Fernando Monday, 11 April 2011 01:45 PM

So, all these years what did we have?? cant understand

saman Monday, 11 April 2011 02:40 PM

Bahu - Bootha ! I tried to access the website .. no responce may be it will be up by mid night ?

I think what they meant is time will be sync with world clock ...
I do not understand why you have to Gazette this
60% of population eka gonna to andana wa wagei !

D Perera Monday, 11 April 2011 02:41 PM

...guess the "Alarm Bells" have just rung ???.......guess someone just woke up :)

Spell King Monday, 11 April 2011 02:52 PM

So, what will be the abbreviation of Sri Lanka Standard Time? SLST?

Game Kade Monday, 11 April 2011 02:45 PM

deela thiyena web adawiyath wada koranne nah daruwo.. hog hog hog...

Manmohan Monday, 11 April 2011 01:08 PM

Karanna deyak nethuwata hodai...
Thakkali genaapu welaawa wahaganna da ?

Amarapala Monday, 11 April 2011 02:57 PM

Always late

Ranji Monday, 11 April 2011 03:43 PM

Standard time is GMT. -5..30 hrs

kaalaguna Amaarui Monday, 11 April 2011 03:57 PM

Hemadatama angli gahala dan time akakat wayday dune...first of we should are our ministers working in time and attending their duties correctly? where is jonhson uncle

Calistus Jayatilleke Monday, 11 April 2011 04:00 PM

Dan apey hondama welawa avillada? Aney hapoi ratata giya kalak!

WW Monday, 11 April 2011 03:49 PM

Yes i tried too cannot, may be waiting for Auspicious time

Now with this All New Year timing has to be re calculated. Are we Correct Hon Minister Johnson.

Guru4U Monday, 11 April 2011 04:33 PM

Plus, not minus.

Ron Monday, 11 April 2011 04:32 PM

So we never worked to a time. I guess we are still working to satallite time

Rajitha Monday, 11 April 2011 04:37 PM

price control is not practiced in capitalist economies. go to cuba or north korea if that's what you want

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