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Category: LOCAL

Court orders to arrest Minister Jeevan Thondaman
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Court orders to arrest Minister Jeevan Thondaman

The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court has issued an order to arrest a group of suspects, including Minister of Plantation and…

byCeylon Independent22/07/2024
Sri Lanka Caught In A Constitutional Quagmire
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Sri Lanka Caught In A Constitutional Quagmire

The looming Presidential election to be soon followed by the General Election of the Parliament has lead to confused conjectures…

byCeylon Independent22/07/2024
Joe Biden withdraws from US presidential election race
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Joe Biden withdraws from US presidential election race

US President Joe Biden has announced that he will end his candidacy for re-election, saying “it is in the best…

byCeylon Independent21/07/2024
AKD leaves for Japan
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AKD leaves for Japan

Leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake left for a visit to Japan on Thursday, it…

byCeylon Independent19/07/2024
President gazettes 22nd Amendment amid Presidential Election Controversy
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President gazettes 22nd Amendment amid Presidential Election Controversy

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution has been published via Gazette by order of the President. The development comes just…

byCeylon Independent19/07/2024
Sri Lankans leaving the country : President speaks
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Sri Lankans leaving the country : President speaks

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the number of Sri Lankans leaving the country can be contained by 2026/2027 if the fundamental…

byCeylon Independent19/07/2024
Loans up to Rs.10 Mn for SMEs – Finance Ministry
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Loans up to Rs.10 Mn for SMEs – Finance Ministry

A new loan scheme with a subsidized interest rate of 7% has been introduced for small and medium enterprises (SMEs),…

byCeylon Independent19/07/2024
Port Access Elevated Highway : Three updates
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Port Access Elevated Highway : Three updates

Minister of Transport and Highways Bandula Gunawardena undertook an inspection tour of the ongoing construction of the Port Access Elevated…

byCeylon Independent19/07/2024
Japan ready to resume suspended official development assistance projects
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Japan ready to resume suspended official development assistance projects

Dr. IZUMI Hiroto, the head of the Japanese delegation visiting Sri Lanka, lauded the successful completion of the country’s debt…

byCeylon Independent19/07/2024
Imthiaz Bakeer Markar tipped to become new SJB Chairman
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Imthiaz Bakeer Markar tipped to become new SJB Chairman

MP Imthiaz Bakeer Markar is expected to be appointed as the new chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), the…

byCeylon Independent19/07/2024

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