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Speaker of Parliament Jagath Wickramaratne has certified the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children (Amendment) Bill, bringing the amendedContinue Reading The post New law raises child labour fines from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 100,000…
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A man has been injured in a shooting reported in the Walekade area of Athurugiriya. Two individuals who arrived onContinue Reading The post Man injured in Athurugiriya shooting appeared first on Newswire.
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The government will begin paying more than Rs. 4,500 million in long-overdue Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees’ Trust FundContinue Reading The post Rs. 4,500 million in EPF, ETF arrears to be paid to plantation workers appeared…
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Sri Lanka Police will introduce a new WhatsApp-based video service from Thursday (10) to enable members of the hearing-impaired communityContinue Reading The post Police introduce 119 WhatsApp video service for hearing-impaired community…
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The Cabinet has approved a Rs. 173.86 million consultancy services contract for a sustainable tourism sector development programme funded throughContinue Reading The post Rs. 173.86 million consultancy contract approved for sustainable…
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A court assistant has been remanded until Sept. 22 over allegations that he accepted a Rs. 750,000 bribe from theContinue Reading The post Court assistant remanded over bribe to reduce Sarana Gunawardena’s sentence appeared first on…
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SLPP’s Milinda Rajapaksa, representing a civil society organisation, has raised concerns over what he described as growing threats to individualContinue Reading The post Milinda Rajapaksa raises Namal Arrest, 22A Concerns at UNHRC appeared…
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A 17-year-old boy was injured in a shooting in the Aturugiriya police division on Tuesday night (8), police said. TheContinue Reading The post 17-year-old injured in shooting in Aturugiriya appeared first on Newswire.
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The Government has announced a complete ban on the promotion and use of alcohol and drugs at any event organisedContinue Reading The post Alcohol to be banned from School big matches appeared first on Newswire.
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The Sri Lanka Navy provided humanitarian assistance to 11 people, including five children, who were found stranded on a remoteContinue Reading The post Navy rescues 11 off Thalaimannar in suspected human smuggling operation appeared first…
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