2021

Environmental scientist Dr. Ajantha Perera yesterday filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking an order to take immediate steps for the prosecution of all those responsible in connection with the X-Press Pearl…
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Naval personnel arrested 442 persons for illegal fishing between April 1 and June 30 in the Eastern, Southeastern, Northwestern, Northern, and North-Central Naval Command areas. Seized along with the suspects were 153 fishing boats and…
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Now that the Delta coronavirus variant is posing a serious risk to unvaccinated people, some experts are calling for the Food and Drug Administration to fully approve the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, which are currently being…
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Samagi Jana Balawegaya National Organizer MP Tissa Attanayake yesterday said that all forces in the Opposition will be brought under a wide alliance named the Samagi Jana Bala Sandanaya. This is aimed to contest for the next…
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UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a Five Member Committee to expedite the reorganizing process of the party. This committee comprises Party Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene, Chairman Vajira Abeywardena, General…
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There is no one in the Opposition who can match the organizational strength of the National Organizer of the Sri Lanka People’s Front Basil Rajapaksa, SLPP Engineering Front President and Ceylon Electricity Board Chairman Engineer…
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The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Trade agreed on Thursday to present to Parliament an Order containing an amendment to the Cess applicable to the export of goods under the Sri Lanka Export Development Act. This Order…
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa virtually opened the Kapuduwa Interchange of the Southern Expressway and an Underpass opposite the Peradeniya Hospital at a ceremony held at Temple Trees yesterday. The total project cost is Rs. 572…
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The magnitude of the foreign investments in the construction sector is expected to increase up to US$ five billion from US$ three billion with the development plans made under Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Urban Development…
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Tourism service providers will be inoculated against COVID soon under a special programme. The COVID vaccine will be given to those engaged in tourism industry, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said. This is part of the plan…
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