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Ex-SriLankan CEO and wife surrender to CID
Local

Ex-SriLankan CEO and wife surrender to CID

Former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kapila Chandrasena and his wife have surrendered to the Criminal Investigation Department. Currently,…

byTeam Independent06/02/2020
Power outage in Nugegoda and Kirulapone
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Power outage in Nugegoda and Kirulapone

A temporary break down in the power supply is experienced in Nugegoda and Kirulapone areas, stated the Ceylon Electricity Board…

byTeam Independent06/02/2020
Indian Cabinet approves Alliance Air to operate India-Sri Lanka flights
Local

Indian Cabinet approves Alliance Air to operate India-Sri Lanka flights

India’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ex post facto (with retrospective force) dispensation to Air India’s subsidiary Alliance Air to…

byTeam Independent06/02/2020
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa meets the Russian Federation’s Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces, General Oleg Salyukov
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa meets the Russian Federation’s Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces, General Oleg Salyukov

byTeam Independent05/02/2020
IGP Pujith Jayasundera & Fmr. Def. Sec. Hemasiri Fernando also granted bail by Colombo Magistrate’s Court
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IGP Pujith Jayasundera & Fmr. Def. Sec. Hemasiri Fernando also granted bail by Colombo Magistrate’s Court

IGP Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, who were ordered released on bail by the Colombo High Court,…

byTeam Independent05/02/202005/02/2020
New members appointed to COPE, COPA
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New members appointed to COPE, COPA

Members of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) and the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) have been appointed, says the…

byTeam Independent05/02/2020
Sri Lanka to probe sudden power cuts, shut down plant owed Rs27bn: Minister
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Sri Lanka to probe sudden power cuts, shut down plant owed Rs27bn: Minister

Sri Lanka has called for a probe into a shutdown of a power plant that was owed 27 billion rupees…

byTeam Independent05/02/2020
Pandemics are part of our future
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Pandemics are part of our future

Acknowledging new diseases are emerging and spreading in this way puts us in a stronger position to fight new pandemics,…

byTeam Independent05/02/2020
Sri Lankan Airlines corruption scandal reveals need for deeper structural reform in SoEs : Advocata
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Sri Lankan Airlines corruption scandal reveals need for deeper structural reform in SoEs : Advocata

Weak governance has led to large scale corruption in state enterprises. Sri Lankan airlines has made Rs. 169 billion in…

byTeam Independent05/02/2020
Sri Lanka Ports Authority implements program to prevent virus outbreak
Local

Sri Lanka Ports Authority implements program to prevent virus outbreak

Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has implemented a program to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus from all ports including…

byTeam Independent05/02/2020

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