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Current govt. afraid to hold election – S. M. Ranjith
LOCAL

Current govt. afraid to hold election – S. M. Ranjith

Former Chief Minister of North-Central Province S. M. Ranjith says that current government postpones elections because they are scared. He…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/09/2018
Govt. should reconsider SL-Singapore FTA- Mahinda
BUSINESS

Govt. should reconsider SL-Singapore FTA- Mahinda

The government should reconsider the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as it includes several clauses that are disadvantageous to…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/08/2018
Police arrest five people in Trincomalee with a high-powered metal scanner
LOCAL

Police arrest five people in Trincomalee with a high-powered metal scanner

Sri Lanka Police following a tip-off received have arrested five people, who were transporting a high-powered metal scanner in a…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/07/2018
India develops Most Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero Village in Anuradhapura
LOCAL

India develops Most Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero Village in Anuradhapura

At a special ceremony held on Sunday, foundation stone was laid to start the construction work for development of Most…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/05/2018
Exchange of defaced currency to continue
LOCAL

Exchange of defaced currency to continue

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to continue the service of exchanging mutilated or defaced currency. In a…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/03/2018
Jan. 8th mandate should not be forgotten – Duminda
LOCAL

Jan. 8th mandate should not be forgotten – Duminda

General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Minister Duminda Dissanayake says hopes of the 6.2 million voters who…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/03/2018
UNDP Community Forestry Project replants forests in Sri Lanka
LOCAL

UNDP Community Forestry Project replants forests in Sri Lanka

Replanting the Forests one Wild Mushroom at a time When she was a girl, Nilanthi Kumarasinghe would fill a bowl…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/03/2018
Sri Lanka receives financial aid from many agencies to improve health sector
LOCAL

Sri Lanka receives financial aid from many agencies to improve health sector

Global lenders World Bank and Asian Development Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have granted financial assistance to improve…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/03/2018
Puttalam, Kandy, Batticaloa leaders among groups to attend Elections Commission discussion
LOCAL

Puttalam, Kandy, Batticaloa leaders among groups to attend Elections Commission discussion

The Elections Commission has decided to hold discussions with independent groups with regard to issues that have risen in conducting…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/01/2018
Growing anxiety over delayed fertiliser shipment
LOCAL

Growing anxiety over delayed fertiliser shipment

A shipment of fertiliser, which was due to arrive in the country has been delayed by a couple of days,…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/01/2018

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