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MAS Commits US$92 Million to Tamil Nadu as Sri Lanka Giant Expends in India
Sri Lanka’s MAS Holdings has committed approximately US$92 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Tamil Nadu, marking one of the largest recent overseas investments…
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Dengue Deaths Reach 71 as Cases Surge Beyond 93,000
Colombo and Gampaha remain at the centre of an outbreak that has continued despite repeated clean-up drives, military assistance and public-health warnings Sri Lanka’s dengue…
Politics
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PTA Replacement Moves Forward – But the Devil Will Be In the New Law
Cabinet clears publication of proposed anti-terror legislation as Government says controversial provisions in the PTA have been addressed The Government…
New Terror Law Gets Cabinet Clearance
PTA replacement heads towards Parliament but the real test will be found in the small print Cabinet has approved the…
22A-Talking Is Over Now Comes Parliament
Judges’ retirement-age Bill due before House tomorrow after President-BASL discussions fail to bridge constitutional divide COLOMBO - The controversy surrounding…
What If the Supreme Court Says: No Referendum
The opposition case rests heavily on Article 3 and an earlier Supreme Court determination - but the present 22nd Amendment…
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THE AIRBUS SFO CASE
HOW A GLOBAL AVIATION GIANT BECAME ENTANGLED IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS Be that as it may, the Airbus corruption investigation pursued…
Business
Temporary – Until it Wasn’t
Government extends 50% vehicle import surcharge until December 31 as questions persist over foreign-exchange pressures COLOMBO, Friday - The Government has extended the temporary 50…
Economy
Four Bank Officials Remanded In Alleged US$1 Billon Outflow Case
Investigators say 36 companies were allegedly used to transfer foreign currency overseas for imports that never arrived Four officials attached to private commercial banks have…
