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Sri Lanka Commits to 70% Renewable Energy by 2030: Coal Power Plants Set to Decommission
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Sri Lanka Commits to 70% Renewable Energy by 2030: Coal Power Plants Set to Decommission

Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera announced that coal power plants in Sri Lanka will be decommissioned, as…

byP C James31/05/2024
Maldivian Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka next week
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Maldivian Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka next week

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, Moosa Zameer undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from June 03…

byP C James31/05/2024
Underworld figure ‘Midigama Ruwan’ brought back to Sri Lanka
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Underworld figure ‘Midigama Ruwan’ brought back to Sri Lanka

Notorious underworld figure and drug trafficker Ruwan Jayasekara, alias “Midigama Ruwan”, has been brought back to Sri Lanka from Dubai…

byP C James31/05/2024
What Trump’s conviction means for the election
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What Trump’s conviction means for the election

Donald Trump’s criminal conviction presents a remarkable collection of historic firsts. He’s the first former or serving US president to…

byP C James31/05/2024
Sri Lanka and India Collaborate to Crack Down on ISIS
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Sri Lanka and India Collaborate to Crack Down on ISIS

The exchange of information between Sri Lanka and India has commenced concerning the Sri Lankans arrested in India, allegedly associated…

byP C James30/05/2024
Singapore Airlines CEO apologises for ‘traumatic experience’
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Singapore Airlines CEO apologises for ‘traumatic experience’

Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong has offered his “deepest apologies to everyone affected” on a London to Singapore flight…

byP C James30/05/2024
Person dies after being sucked into airplane engine in Amsterdam airport
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Person dies after being sucked into airplane engine in Amsterdam airport

A person has died after falling into a running aircraft engine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, police say. Dutch military police…

byP C James30/05/2024
Sri Lanka urged to immediately halt labour law reform process
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Sri Lanka urged to immediately halt labour law reform process

Amnesty International along with other organizations have urgently called on the Sri Lankan Government to halt the current proposals for…

byP C James30/05/2024
Russia Requires Sri Lanka Defense Ministry Clearance for Ex-Servicemen Visas
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Russia Requires Sri Lanka Defense Ministry Clearance for Ex-Servicemen Visas

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry, PC said that Russia will now require Sri Lanka Defence Ministry clearance…

byP C James29/05/202430/05/2024
Sri Lanka: No Unattended Parking At BIA
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Sri Lanka: No Unattended Parking At BIA

In response to growing concerns about traffic congestion at the arrivals terminal of Bandaranaike International Airport, a set of new…

byP C James27/05/2024

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BUSINESS

NDB Bank Fraud: Shanil Fernando Resigns from NDB Board

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
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Lanka Data Net (LDN) is Sri Lanka’s leader in structured data collection and AI data access

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
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The Deal, The Silence and The Unknown

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