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A majority of the Sri Lankan Muslims has urged the Wakfs Board to reconsider the ban on the slaughter of Qurbani animals inside the mosques in Sri Lanka during the forthcoming Haj festival. Early this week, the Wakfs Board of Sri…
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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B Teplitz had a lengthy and fruitful discussion on the Sri Lankan Government’s commitment to the international community to resolve the Tamil issue and the…
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190 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana. The DIG stated that so far 50,027 suspects have been arrested for not…
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Isolation status imposed in Mamangam area (Manmunai police area) of Batticaloa District has been lifted with effect from 6am today.
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The enforcement agencies have started keeping a watch on betel nut consignments coming to the city from Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) after reaching there from Sri Lanka taking the sea route. Much of these betel…
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Ten proposals have been submitted to the Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to identify appropriate reforms of the election laws and the electoral system at a committee meeting held at the Parliament premises yesterday (14), said…
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People’s Action For Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) told the Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Law Reforms, that it is appropriate for Sri Lanka to have a mixed electoral system that includes First-Past-the-Post (FPTP)…
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Sri Lanka has a strong family health service which has enabled the significant improvement of the country's health care system, said Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi. She made this observation while participating as the…
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Sri Lanka will receive 1.6 million doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. "China decides to donate another 1.6 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka" , the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka stated in its…
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50 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information
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