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Category: LOCAL

Sanath Jayasuriya appointed as Cricket Consultant to SLC
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Sanath Jayasuriya appointed as Cricket Consultant to SLC

Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as Cricket Consultant to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Accordingly, the cricketing legend will…

byCeylon Independent14/12/2023
Pastor Jerome Fernando further remanded
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Pastor Jerome Fernando further remanded

Colombo Fort Magistrate today (Dec. 13) ordered to further remand Pastor Jerome Fernando till December 27. Pastor Fernando was arrested…

byCeylon Independent14/12/2023
IMF says increasing revenue of ‘paramount importance’ for Sri Lanka; defends VAT hike
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IMF says increasing revenue of ‘paramount importance’ for Sri Lanka; defends VAT hike

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says increasing state revenue is of paramount importance for Sri Lanka as the South Asian…

byCeylon Independent14/12/2023
Sri Lanka risks have increased, social unrest could re-emerge: IMF report
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Sri Lanka risks have increased, social unrest could re-emerge: IMF report

Sri Lanka’s bailout program is at risk of being under-financed and social unrest could re-emerge from and reforms could be…

byCeylon Independent13/12/2023
General guidelines and recommendations to srilankan police on preventing custodial and encounter deaths
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General guidelines and recommendations to srilankan police on preventing custodial and encounter deaths

CLICK THE BELOW LINK TO VIEW AND DOWNLOAD Draft-General-Guidelines-and-Recommendations-of-2023

byCeylon Independent11/12/2023
General guidelines and recommendations on the protection of human rights defenders
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General guidelines and recommendations on the protection of human rights defenders

HRDs_General-Guidlines-and-Recommendations_draft_English Click the link above to download and view

byCeylon Independent11/12/2023
Supreme Court Lambasts Police Conduct in the ‘Facebook Case’ | Facebook User Cleared – Arrest Declared Unlawful
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Supreme Court Lambasts Police Conduct in the ‘Facebook Case’ | Facebook User Cleared – Arrest Declared Unlawful

By David Browne with Faraz Shauketaly A Facebook user from Katugastota in the Kandyan hills of Sri Lanka has won…

byCeylon Independent10/12/202310/12/2023
Landslide warning issued for several districts
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Landslide warning issued for several districts

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued landslide warning for several district. COURTESY DAILYNEWS

byCeylon Independent10/12/2023
93-page Sri Lanka Electricity Bill published
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93-page Sri Lanka Electricity Bill published

Sri Lankan authorities on Friday (8) published via gazette the Sri Lanka Electricity Bill. As per the gazette the bill,…

byCeylon Independent10/12/2023
Sri Lanka records drastic drop in annual birth rate
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Sri Lanka records drastic drop in annual birth rate

The Department of Census and Statistics has confirmed a significant decrease in Sri Lanka’s annual birth rate between 2019 and…

byCeylon Independent10/12/2023

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