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Tag: blaze

Fifteen dead, dozens injured in fire at oil well in Indonesia
WORLD

Fifteen dead, dozens injured in fire at oil well in Indonesia

Firefighters in Indonesia struggled on Wednesday to contain a blaze at an oil well in the northwestern province of Aceh…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/04/2018
Shops destroyed in Divulapitiya blaze
History

Shops destroyed in Divulapitiya blaze

A fire engulfed several shops in the town of Divulapitiya on Sunday night. According to the police, two shops selling…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/11/201716/11/2017

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Sri Lanka Has Collected Rs 2.04 Trillion in Taxes -It Is Only September

byTeam Independent 03/10/202603/10/2026
ECONOMY

We Are Buying 24% More from the World. The World Is Buying Only 3% More from Us.

byTeam Independent 03/10/202603/10/2026
ECONOMY

A US$7.2 Billion Trade Deficit. Yet August Produced a US$133 Million Surplus. How?

byTeam Independent 03/10/202603/10/2026
ECONOMY

Customs Has Already Collected 95% of Its Entire 2026 Target. What Changed?

byTeam Independent 03/10/202603/10/2026
OPINIONS

Sri Lanka Has Set Inflation at 5% for Another Three Years. Inflation Is Already Above It

byTeam Independent 03/10/202603/10/2026
BUSINESS

A 21-Kilometre Fuel Pipeline to the Airport. Why Did We Spend Years Moving Aviation Fuel by Road?

byTeam Independent 03/10/202603/10/2026

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