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The Government has taken a decision to give priority to the import of electric vehicles to reduce air pollution, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera stated. He was addressing the State Ministerial Subcommittee of the…
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At least 29 people have been killed in fatal road accidents across the country in the past week. During the last three weeks the number of fatal accidents on the roads have gone up, according to police. Police spokesman SSP…
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Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, Speaker of Parliament, endorsed the certificate on the Petroleum Resources Bill today (08) The Bill was taken for debate in Parliament on the 6th and it was passed without a vote. The Bill seeks to…
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Inter-provincial travel restrictions will continue till October 21, stated the President’s Media Division. The decision has been taken at the meeting of the Special Committee on COVID-19 Control.
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa directs the health authorities to commence administering Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine to students aged 18 - 19 years from October 21, stated the President’s Media Division. The children will be given…
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421 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 479,182, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed
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Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris co-chaired a meeting with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of Development Co-ordination and Monitoring and State Minister of Digital Technology and Enterprise Development Namal Rajapaksa,…
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India will reopen to tourism from October 15, the Indian government said, after more than a year of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Foreign nationals will be able to apply for a visa for the first time since March 2020,…
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. Ms…
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The victory of Germany's social democratic party in the elections almost marked the arrival of its leader Olaf Scholz as chancellor of Germany. What connects him to China and what will be his policy towards Beijing? During the election…
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