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WorldWorld Bank Group President David MalpassTags: Print EditionUS: The World Bank has announced actions it plans to take as part of a comprehensive, global response to the ongoing food security crisis, with up to US$30 billion in…
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PoliticalSandasen Marasinghe and Camelia NathanielTags: Print EditionFormer President and Polonnaruwa District MP Maithripala Sirisena told Parliament yesterday that a SLFP member was sworn in as a Government Minister, contrary to the…
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PoliticalSandasen Marasinghe and Camelia NathanielTags: Print EditionSpeaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena requested all Parliamentarians yesterday to be careful when mentioning the names of government officials who don’t have the ability…
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PoliticalTags: Print EditionNine new Cabinet Ministers of the All-Party Government were sworn-in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo yesterday morning (20). They are Nimal Siripala de Silva -…
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PoliticalSandasen Marasinghe and Camelia NathanielTags: Print EditionFormer Finance Minister Ali Sabry, PC said he had not made a single cent by engaging in politics, adding that he is now fed up with politics. Joining the adjournment…
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PoliticalAnanda KannangaraTags: Print EditionOpposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday called upon all tourism promotion sectors to join hands in creating a conducive environment to promote the country’s tourism industry considering…
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PoliticalMinister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva Tags: Print EditionNine new Cabinet Ministers were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday morning (May 20). The newly-appointed ministers are as…
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LocalThe distribution of LP Gas has begun in some urban areas. Here the Army officers helping out at a distribution point in Maradana yesterday. Picture by Sulochana Gamage.Tags: Print EditionThe distribution of LP Gas has begun in…
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LocalTags: Print EditionParliamentarian Geetha Kumarasinghe broke down in tears during the debate on the recent violence in the country, narrating the ordeal she had to go through when mobs attacked her home. She said that having the…
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LocalTags: Print EditionMUMBAI: The RBI on Thursday allowed settlement of trade transactions in Indian rupee outside the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) mechanism in view of difficulties being faced by exporters in getting payments from Sri…
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