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Author: Faraz Shauketaly

Select Committee decides not to reveal certain testimonies to media
LOCAL

Select Committee decides not to reveal certain testimonies to media

The Special Parliament Select Committee looking into the terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday has decided to keep the identity of…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/2019
ISIS shift in strategy may threaten India, Sri Lanka, warns Indian intel
LOCAL

ISIS shift in strategy may threaten India, Sri Lanka, warns Indian intel

Indian intelligence reports have warned that Sri Lanka and India are likely to be under threat with terror group ISIS…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/2019
IS members formerly active in Syria, Iraq behind Sri Lanka blasts – Russian Security Council
LOCAL

IS members formerly active in Syria, Iraq behind Sri Lanka blasts – Russian Security Council

The Sri Lanka terrorist attacks were organized by the militants of the Islamic State formerly active in Syria and Iraq,…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/2019
The Parliament entry road has been closed due to protest
LOCAL

The Parliament entry road has been closed due to protest

The Parliament entry road has been closed for traffic from Parliament Roundabout due to a protest in the area. Reportedly,…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/201920/06/2019
Christchurch attack: New Zealand launches gun buy-back
WORLD

Christchurch attack: New Zealand launches gun buy-back

New Zealand has launched a gun buy-back scheme in the wake of the deadly Christchurch mosque shootings. More than $208m…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/2019
Xi Jinping visits N Korea to boost China’s ties with Kim
WORLD

Xi Jinping visits N Korea to boost China’s ties with Kim

China’s President Xi Jinping is heading to North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong-un, in the first Chinese state…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/2019
Sri Lanka economy achieved 3.7 percent growth in the 1st quarter of2019
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka economy achieved 3.7 percent growth in the 1st quarter of2019

Sri Lanka’s economy grew at a positive rate of 372 percent during the first quarter of this year, the Census…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/2019
Parent company of Expolanka, SGH Holdings Japan awards its Freight & Logistics Arm EFL for Outstanding Innovation
BUSINESS

Parent company of Expolanka, SGH Holdings Japan awards its Freight & Logistics Arm EFL for Outstanding Innovation

Japanese conglomerate and parent company SGH Holdings awarded EFL (Expolanka Freight) with the ‘Outstanding Performance Award’ for their transformative Robotic…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/2019
Patali & Wijith Wijayamuni to be appointed as UNP electoral organizers
LOCAL

Patali & Wijith Wijayamuni to be appointed as UNP electoral organizers

The United National Party has decided to offer electoral organizer positions to Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka and Parliamentarian Wijith Wijayamuni…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/2019
Australian Federal Police key in Sri Lanka bombing investigation – report
LOCAL

Australian Federal Police key in Sri Lanka bombing investigation – report

The Australian Federal Police sent more than 20 officers to Sri Lanka in the wake of the deadly Easter Sunday…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/2019

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