2021

A team of researchers has found a rare and endemic species of Nelu (scientific name Strobilanthes rhytisperma) belonging to the Acanthaceae family, in Gulavita North, Walallavita in the Kalutara District. According to the research…
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Eighty two MPs will lose their pension rights if they fail to get re-elected in five years time. Budget 2022 announced that a Member of Parliament would have to serve 10 years to qualify for the pension as opposed to five years at…
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UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said that 89% of the 2022 budgetary allocations have been set aside for just 10 Ministries. Speaking during the debate on the second reading of the 2022 Budget in Parliament yesterday, the former Prime…
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Samagi Jana Balawegaya SJB leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday said that the government has not taken any steps to reduce the rising Cost of Living in the country since it came into power. “It is pity to say that this Government has not…
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Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara said yesterday that legal action will be taken against those who posed a threat of the spread of COVID-19 by staging a mass gathering in Kollupitiya defying health authorities’ public health…
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SportsDhammika RatnaweeraTags: Sri LankaCricketICCIndiaWorld CupThe International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday announced that Sri Lanka and India jointly will host T20 world cup in 2026. ICC also announced eight upcoming tournaments…
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LocalTags: Sri LankaThis year’s Budget is not a magic trick or a Colombo-centric budget, said COPE Chairman Professor Charitha Herath, joining the Budget debate in Parliament on Saturday (13). MP Herath pointed out that a country’s…
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LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Government spends more than Rs. 2000 million on the imports of vegetable and other seeds for cultivation in addition to the crops imported, said Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage in Parliament…
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LocalTags: Thriwidha Media NetworkThriwidha24Sri Lanka Thriwidha Media Network has launched Sri Lanka’s first global news brand Thriwidha24 on 11 November, committed to provide accurate and unbiased content featuring LIVE updates and…
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LocalTags: Sri LankaAll other remaining grades in government schools will reopen from next week, said the Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. He said this today during the second reading debate of Budget 2022 in Parliament. Monday,…
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