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Author: Faraz Shauketaly

Sri Lankan students in Wuhan are safe – Foreign Ministry
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Sri Lankan students in Wuhan are safe – Foreign Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that the Sri Lankan students in the quarantined Chinese city of Wuhan, are all…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/202030/01/2020
Norochcholai third phase delay costs Rs250mn daily: Minister
LOCAL

Norochcholai third phase delay costs Rs250mn daily: Minister

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is bearing a loss of 250 million rupees a day, due to delays in developing…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/202024/01/2020
Govt has not controlled the Rice Mafia – UNP
BUSINESS

Govt has not controlled the Rice Mafia – UNP

The United National Party (UNP) today (24) blamed the Government for failing to control the rice mafia in the country.…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/202024/01/2020
Forensic audit finds Rs20bn loss to Sri Lanka from bond sales from 2005 to 2016
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Forensic audit finds Rs20bn loss to Sri Lanka from bond sales from 2005 to 2016

Sri Lanka may have lost 20 billion rupees in direct placements as well as from auctions of bonds, between 2005…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/202024/01/2020
Fitch affirms Sri Lanka Telecom at ‘AA+(lka)’; Outlook negative
BUSINESS

Fitch affirms Sri Lanka Telecom at ‘AA+(lka)’; Outlook negative

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sir Lanka Telecom PLC’s (SLT) National Long-Term Rating at ‘AA+(Ika)’. The outlook is negative, the rating…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/202024/01/2020
SriLankan Airlines takes action with regard to Coronavirus outbreak
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SriLankan Airlines takes action with regard to Coronavirus outbreak

SriLankan Airlines has implemented a series of precautionary measures to mitigate the risks from the current coronavirus epidemic in the…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/202024/01/2020
Census of population and housing in 2021
LOCAL

Census of population and housing in 2021

An extraordinary gazette notification has been issued pertaining to a census of population and housing that is scheduled to be…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/202024/01/2020
Sri Lanka can improve Corruption Perceptions Index rank – TISL
LOCAL

Sri Lanka can improve Corruption Perceptions Index rank – TISL

It is possible for Sri Lanka to improve its rank on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2019, says the Manager…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/202024/01/2020
Ranjan hasn’t handed over phone recordings to parliament – Speaker
LOCAL

Ranjan hasn’t handed over phone recordings to parliament – Speaker

UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayake has not handed over any recordings of the telephone conversations to the Parliament. Speaker of Parliament…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/202024/01/2020
The five Central Bank Forensic Audit reports
LOCALTOP STORY

The five Central Bank Forensic Audit reports

A total of five forensic audit reports were released by the The Sunday Morning that were tabled in Parliament on…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/01/202024/01/2020

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