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GMOA threatens to launch a lightning strike after Jan 22
Issues

GMOA threatens to launch a lightning strike after Jan 22

Sri Lanka state doctors’ union, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday warned that they will launch an island wide…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/01/2018
Sri Lanka PM says 50,000 housing units will be constructed in Colombo city for middle income earners
LOCAL

Sri Lanka PM says 50,000 housing units will be constructed in Colombo city for middle income earners

Ranil Wickremesinghe said that 50,000 housing units will be constructed soon for the Colombo city dwellers and a sum of…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/01/2018
Former Navy Spokesman granted bail
LOCAL

Former Navy Spokesman granted bail

Former Navy Spokesman Commodore D.K.P. Dassanayake, and five others,  who were in remand for nearly six months over a case…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/01/2018
Pakistan’s Single Country Exhibition – 2018 opens in Colombo from Jan 12-14
BUSINESS

Pakistan’s Single Country Exhibition – 2018 opens in Colombo from Jan 12-14

After successfully organizing similar event in 2016 and 2017, the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) in association with the…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/01/2018
Rehabilitating Colombo’s vagrants But even the Ridiyagama Camp built at a cost of Rs 80 million is overcrowded
LOCAL

Rehabilitating Colombo’s vagrants But even the Ridiyagama Camp built at a cost of Rs 80 million is overcrowded

BY Kalana Krishantha The Ministry of Megapolis and Western Province Development has prohibited begging in the city of Colombo from…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/01/2018
State Minister aims to make fisheries industry among Sri Lanka’s three main foreign exchange earners this year
BUSINESS

State Minister aims to make fisheries industry among Sri Lanka’s three main foreign exchange earners this year

State Minister for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Mr. Dilip Wedaarachchi said that the Government will stop calling fishermen to…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/01/2018
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka up by 3.2 percent in 2017 despite set-backs
BUSINESS

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka up by 3.2 percent in 2017 despite set-backs

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka reached an all-time high of 2,116,407 in 2017 according to the latest data released by…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/01/201807/01/2018
G.C.E. A/L exam candidates to be given opportunities in nursing profession
LOCAL

G.C.E. A/L exam candidates to be given opportunities in nursing profession

Government has focused attention towards recruitment of candidates who pass the GCE Advanced Level Examinations, in any stream, to Nursing.…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/12/2017
Sri Lanka’s National Neonatal Transport Service is the best in South Asia
LOCAL

Sri Lanka’s National Neonatal Transport Service is the best in South Asia

Sri Lanka’s national neonatal transport service has been adjudged as the best such service among eight South Asian countries at…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/2017
India offers training programs for Sri Lankan government officials
LOCAL

India offers training programs for Sri Lankan government officials

Indian High Commission in Colombo announced the offering of fully-funded training programs in India for Sri Lankan government officials. Under…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/2017

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