Fuel pricing formula, an IMF condition – JO
Joint Opposition (JO) spokesman Bandula Gunawardena, MP, yesterday alleged that the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe government was about to introduce a fuel ...
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Anusha to call it a day after Asian Games
Boxer Anusha Kodithuwakku who broke the hoodoo to produce Sri Lanka’s first boxing medal in 68 years and maiden women’s boxing medal in the recent...
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Sri Lanka rupee plunges to new historic lows after liquidity injections
Sri Lanka's rupee hit a low of 156.50 to the US dollar in intra-day trading Wednesday down from 155.70/80 last week, after the central bank cut rates ...
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Letter to Zuckerberg from Sri Lanka: No to religious hatred and misogyny on Facebook
Twelve Sri Lankan groups signed the letter. At least six million people regularly use Facebook on the island. The letter demands action to protect pe...
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CPC Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery undergoes major overhaul
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation’s (CPC) Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery successfully completed a colossal 35-day overhaul and renovation programme recent...
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This New Beachfront Jungle Lodge in Sri Lanka Is Our Latest Glamping Crush
With a pristine beach on one side and a wildlife-rich national park on the other, this eco-resort is an adventurer’s paradise....
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Ranil’s not suitable for post of Premier...
Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, Member of Parliament Anura Kumara Dissanayake says Ranil Wickremesinghe is not suitable to hold the post of P...
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Sri Lanka car registrations up in March, Wagon-R leads
Sri Lanka's vehicle purchases rose 6.5 percent in March 2018 from a year earlier, with car registration up 107 percent to 5,968 units with Suzuki Wago...
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Southern Expressway grosses Rs. 105 mn during festive week
The Road Development Authority says that a revenue of Rs.105 million was generated from the Southern Expressway during the New Year Season from April ...
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Global recognition for SL’s dry zone Cascaded Tank-Village System
Included among 14 new sites in eight countries to be designated globally important agricultural heritage systems by Food and Agriculture Organiz...
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Abolishing Exec Presidency JVP to submit 20-A proposal JO says will support
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday (17) said that they would submit the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution, to abolish the Executi...
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SL joins C'wealth Clean Oceans Alliance to end plastic pollution
Countries from across the Commonwealth have yesterday pledged to eliminate avoidable single use plastic in an ambitious bid to clean up the world’s ...
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Aluthgamage remanded till today
Former Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage was yesterday (16) remanded until today (17) the Colombo Fort Magistrate, Lanka Jayaratne, due to h...
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Govt. plans to build 50,000 flats for low income families in Colombo
The Government plans to launch a project to build housing units in Colombo and suburbs for low income families, aiming to relocate families presently ...
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NCM victory and the end of Yahapalanaya ?
Although the no-confidence motion brought against Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesighe, has been decisively defeated largely because of those who broug...
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Absence of termination clauses, ill-effects highlighted
Professionals oppose SL-Singapore free trade pact The recently signed Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA) is a smokescreen for introduci...
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