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In April and May 2021, EY surveyed senior executives from over 300 multinational enterprises (MNEs) in developing countries for the World Bank’s quarterly pulse survey on foreign investment trends. The findings show that, while…
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A suspect who broke into two Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in the Anuradhapura and Minneriya Police Divisions and stole cash worth nearly Rs.7.6 million has been arrested by the Anuradhapura Police in the Pallama area. The…
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UNP Leader and Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe raising a Privilege Issue in Parliament yesterday requested the Speaker to write to the Attorney General (AG) regarding the prolonged detention of MP Rishad Bathiudeen. He…
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Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that damage was caused to the farming community due to the arbitrary actions of the government and that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya will take steps to go to the Courts to seek justice for the…
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was involved in the smuggling of arms, ammunition and drugs, which were seized from a Sri Lankan fishing vessel off Lakshadweep last year, according to India’s National Investigation Agency…
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Two persons who used a five-year-old child to smuggle drugs to customers have been arrested by the Western Province Police Intelligence Unit. The two persons who distributed heroin from Grandpass to Kurunegala area had used the child…
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The Sunday Observer-SLT Mobitel 43rd School Cricketer of the Year 2021 was launched last Friday under the patronage and sponsorship of the Chief Marketing Officer, Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd, Shashika Senarath who presented the relevant Cheque…
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump asked a federal judge in Florida on Friday to ask Twitter (TWTR.N) to restore his account, which the company removed in January citing a risk of incitement of violence. Trump filed a request for…
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Several spells of showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, stated the Meteorology Department. Showers or thunder showers will occur at several places…
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Police had arrested 1,156 suspects over various offences during a special operation carried out in the Western province within a 24- hour period. Accordingly, Police had arrested 531 individuals evading courts and with pending…
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