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Transparency International Sri Lanka commends Bribery Commission for key step in tackling grand corruption
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Transparency International Sri Lanka commends Bribery Commission for key step in tackling grand corruption

The anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) Monday commended the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC)…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/05/2018
Suspects arrested for stealing late film maker’s lifetime achievement award remanded until May 21
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Suspects arrested for stealing late film maker’s lifetime achievement award remanded until May 21

Six suspects arrested in connection with the robbery of a lifetime achievement award belonging to veteran film director late Dr.…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/05/2018
President’s Chief of Staff and STC chairman remanded
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President’s Chief of Staff and STC chairman remanded

President’s Chief of Staff Dr I.H.K. Mahanama and the Chairman of the State Timber Corporation (STC) P. Dissanayake, who were…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/05/2018
ADB to significantly increase lending to Sri Lanka this year
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ADB to significantly increase lending to Sri Lanka this year

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) lending for Sri Lanka will see a significant increase up to USD 600-800 million this…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/05/2018
In Sri Lanka 1 in 5 children are acutely malnourished – WFP Report
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In Sri Lanka 1 in 5 children are acutely malnourished – WFP Report

The United Nations food agency, World Food Programme (WFP) says one in five children in Sri Lanka are acutely malnourished…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/05/2018
Sri Lanka bids farewell to legendary filmmaker Dr. Lester James Peiris
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Sri Lanka bids farewell to legendary filmmaker Dr. Lester James Peiris

Final rites of the legendary Sri Lankan filmmaker late Dr. Lester James Peiris was conducted on Wednesday at the Independence…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/05/2018
Fast-track trade reforms: CB
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Fast-track trade reforms: CB

Central Bank says multiple signals by international capital markets, rating agencies and IMF show SL reaping benefits of strengthening macroeconomy,…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/05/2018
President swears in 18 new Cabinet ministers
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President swears in 18 new Cabinet ministers

Opposition denounces reshuffle as only a change in faces Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe brought back into Cabinet Deputy and State Ministers to…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/05/2018
Canteen, hotel owners not permitted to increase food prices based on LP gas price hike – CAA
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Canteen, hotel owners not permitted to increase food prices based on LP gas price hike – CAA

The Consumer Affairs Authority has said that canteen and hotel owners will not be permitted to increase food prices citing…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/05/2018
Unity Government’s 4th Cabinet reshuffle today
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Unity Government’s 4th Cabinet reshuffle today

By Skandha Gunasekara Hoping to rejuvenate the Government with new appointments, President Maithripala Sirisena’s much-anticipated Cabinet reshuffle will take place…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/05/2018

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