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Sri Lanka to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes, tobacco products
BUSINESSTOP STORY

Sri Lanka to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes, tobacco products

Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers in a move to further curb the consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products has…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/04/2018
Pierce Brosnan says India mouth freshener brand ‘cheated’ him
WORLD

Pierce Brosnan says India mouth freshener brand ‘cheated’ him

Actor Pierce Brosnan has told Indian authorities that he was “cheated” by a mouth freshener company that had employed him…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/03/2018
Sri Lanka receives financial aid from many agencies to improve health sector
LOCAL

Sri Lanka receives financial aid from many agencies to improve health sector

Global lenders World Bank and Asian Development Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have granted financial assistance to improve…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/03/2018
Mel Medura gets set to reduce  alcohol misuse in time for the year end
BUSINESS

Mel Medura gets set to reduce alcohol misuse in time for the year end

This is the time of year when many people make “New Year Resolutions” to abstain from alcohol, tobacco and other…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/12/2017
Government understands the pulse of the underprivileged people, Sri Lankan President says
LOCAL

Government understands the pulse of the underprivileged people, Sri Lankan President says

Maithripala Sirisena says that the present government is an administration which understands the pulse of the underprivileged people. Addressing the…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/12/2017

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