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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
Local

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
Local

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
LocalThe World

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
The World

‘We’d rather die at home than go to quarantine’ – a resident of Wuhan

Wenjun Wang is a resident of Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Ms Wang,…

byTeam Independent05/02/2020
Ten passengers on cruise ship test positive for virus
The World

Ten passengers on cruise ship test positive for virus

At least 10 people on board a cruise ship docked in the Japanese port of Yokohama have tested positive for…

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

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
IGP Pujith Jayasundara granted bail
Local

IGP Pujith Jayasundara granted bail

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara, who was sent on compulsory leave, has been granted bail by the Colombo…

byTeam Independent05/02/202005/02/2020
Treat Chinese nationals in Sri Lanka with kindness – Asgiriya Chief Prelate
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Treat Chinese nationals in Sri Lanka with kindness – Asgiriya Chief Prelate

The Chief Prelate of Asgiriya Chapter, Most Venerable Warakagoda Gnanarathana Thero has appealed to the Sri Lankans to treat Chinese…

byTeam Independent05/02/2020

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