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Sri Lanka to conduct tsunami drill today
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Sri Lanka to conduct tsunami drill today

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) of Sri Lanka said today is the International Tsunami awareness day and it will conduct…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/11/2017
Matale tragedy: Body of child found today
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Matale tragedy: Body of child found today

Eight people were reported missing yesterday while bathing in the Thelgamuwa Oya, Matale. The body of a child who was…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/11/2017
Colombo University Arts Faculty to re-open
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Colombo University Arts Faculty to re-open

Activities at the Faculty of Arts of the Colombo University, which was closed recently, is scheduled to re-commence tomorrow, Monday,…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/11/2017
No barrels, no cans as queues wind their way from fuel stations
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No barrels, no cans as queues wind their way from fuel stations

The Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development has decided to temporarily halt the issuance of fuel to barrels and cans. Secretary…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/11/2017
Ten persons go missing in Laggala
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Ten persons go missing in Laggala

A group of persons bathing in a lake in the Antonwala area, in Laggala, have gone missing. According to police,…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/11/2017
Trade unions, consumers hold fuel station owners responsible for shortage, request investigation
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Trade unions, consumers hold fuel station owners responsible for shortage, request investigation

Petroleum trade union and consumers say the fuel station owners are directly responsible for the shortage of fuel and requested…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/11/2017
There is sufficient fuel in the country, Petroleum Minister urges public not to panic
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There is sufficient fuel in the country, Petroleum Minister urges public not to panic

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Rantunga assuring that the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has adequate fuel stocks to…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/11/2017
Sri Lanka President says government has implemented transparent development process across the country
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Sri Lanka President says government has implemented transparent development process across the country

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena says the government has implemented many development projects island wide allocating a huge amount of…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/11/2017
Unjustly expelled Kekirawa student gets a school
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Unjustly expelled Kekirawa student gets a school

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has taken steps to get a school to admit the school girl…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/11/2017
Concerns centre around HIV infection and tattoos
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Concerns centre around HIV infection and tattoos

The National Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS (STD/HIV) Control Programme says there is a risk of HIV infection through tattoos.…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/11/2017

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