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Gazette to include single-entry visa fees next week: Harin
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Gazette to include single-entry visa fees next week: Harin

) Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando attempted to play down the controversy surrounding the high visa charges incurred by tourists…

byP C James04/05/202404/05/2024
China highway collapse kills 24 people
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China highway collapse kills 24 people

wenty-four people have died after a section of a mountainside highway collapsed in China’s Guangdong province, following days of heavy…

byP C James02/05/2024
Sri Lanka clinch seven medals at World Para Athletic Grand Prix
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Sri Lanka clinch seven medals at World Para Athletic Grand Prix

Sri Lanka Para athletic team comprised seven players won seven medals including two gold and three silvers at the Marrakech…

byP C James02/05/2024
Qantas: Airline investigates after app lets customers see strangers’ data
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Qantas: Airline investigates after app lets customers see strangers’ data

Australian airline Qantas says it is investigating a privacy breach on its app that left customers with access to others’…

byP C James01/05/2024
Main man behind Sri Lanka – Malaysia child smuggling syndicate arrested at BIA
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Main man behind Sri Lanka – Malaysia child smuggling syndicate arrested at BIA

The chief local facilitator behind the organised child smuggling syndicate between Sri Lanka and Malaysia, which rocked the country with…

byP C James01/05/2024
US Research Ship Enters Sea of Sri Lanka Despite Moratorium
LOCALLocalMain Story

US Research Ship Enters Sea of Sri Lanka Despite Moratorium

The Ministry of Defense announced that a US research ship was denied permission to conduct research activities in the Sea…

byP C James30/04/2024
10% of Sri Lanka’s population afflicted with Chronic Kidney Disease
LOCALLocalMain Story

10% of Sri Lanka’s population afflicted with Chronic Kidney Disease

Around 10% of Sri Lanka’s population is afflicted with Chronic Kidney Disease, the Chief Patron of All-island Kidney Patients’ Association…

byP C James30/04/202430/04/2024
Political tremors expected on May Day: Ruwan
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Political tremors expected on May Day: Ruwan

Political tremors are expected on May Day (Wednesday) as members of a few political parties are expected to appear at…

byP C James29/04/2024
Security breach at Sydney Airport as man gets into cargo hold of a flight to Sri Lanka
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Security breach at Sydney Airport as man gets into cargo hold of a flight to Sri Lanka

A 30-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly breached security at Sydney Airport, running onto the tarmac. Police responded…

byP C James29/04/2024
Uma Oya : ‘Not a lot of people know that’
LOCALLocalMain Story

Uma Oya : ‘Not a lot of people know that’

A little known fact about this project and some of the real forces behind getting this project completed simply begs…

byP C James26/04/202426/04/2024

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