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Restricted Rajagiriya traffic movement results in spillover congestion
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Restricted Rajagiriya traffic movement results in spillover congestion

Police say vehicular movement near Rajagiriya has been restricted as a result of the road construction work in the area.…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/11/2017
USAID works with Sri Lanka to strengthen preparedness and response to natural disasters
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USAID works with Sri Lanka to strengthen preparedness and response to natural disasters

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been working closely with the Government of Sri Lanka on disaster…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/11/2017
Former Presidential Secretariat Chief of Staff Gamini Senarath and two others prevented from leaving the country
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Former Presidential Secretariat Chief of Staff Gamini Senarath and two others prevented from leaving the country

The fort magistrate’s court issued an order preventing the former President’s Chief of Defence staff Gamini Senarath and two others…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/11/2017
Cricket awards ceremony held to felicitate ‘The Best’
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Cricket awards ceremony held to felicitate ‘The Best’

Left-arm Spinner Rangana Herath was crowned ‘Best Cricketer of the Year’ at the annual awards ceremony organised by Sri Lanka…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/11/2017
BREAKING NEWS: Minister Musthapha signs gazette notification on local bodies
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BREAKING NEWS: Minister Musthapha signs gazette notification on local bodies

Gazette notification on constituting the number of members to all local bodies was signed by Minister Faiszer Musthapha. It was…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/11/2017
Pakistani couple arrested at Colombo airport with heroin worth Rs. 30 million
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Pakistani couple arrested at Colombo airport with heroin worth Rs. 30 million

Sri Lanka Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has arrested a Pakistani couple attempting to smuggle…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/11/2017
Sri Lanka inflation up to 7.8-pct in Oct
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Sri Lanka inflation up to 7.8-pct in Oct

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Consumers Price Index (CCPI) for all items for the month of October 2017 was 120.8, an increase…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/11/2017
Free medical camp at Kirulapone Jummah Masjid on November 5th
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Free medical camp at Kirulapone Jummah Masjid on November 5th

The Trustees of the Kirulapone Jumma Masjid will be organizing a free medical camp in collaboration with the Kirulapone Police…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/11/2017
New constitution can change the course of the country – Minister Mangala Samaraweera
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New constitution can change the course of the country – Minister Mangala Samaraweera

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera says by formulating a new constitution the trajectory of the country can be…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/11/2017
New Navy Commander calls on President
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New Navy Commander calls on President

Newly appointed Commander of Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe, called on President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (31st…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/11/201701/11/2017

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