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Sri Lanka will be among the countries that produce fossil fuel and gas within the next four years, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said in Parliament yesterday. He added that the country could prevent outflow of USD 350 million…
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The Government will set up 10 Universities close to cities and the first one will be set up in Kegalle on July 15 under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. All these Universities are different to the conventional…
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5,572 persons were undergoing quarantine at 79 hotels and tri service-managed Quarantine Centres as at this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19.
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Sri Lanka’s banks which are rationing letters of credit to importers on a case-by-case basis will not usually deny the facility to importers who bring intermediate goods, Deputy Central Bank Governor Dhammika Nanayakkara said. “As far as…
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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today filed three Fundamental Rights petitions in Supreme Court seeking a declaration that attempts by police to prevent protests using quarantine regulations violate people's fundamental rights.…
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The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Industries recently agreed to the relevant orders to remove the legal impediment to obtaining permits for persons who do not have co-ownership of the land in gem mining. The meeting was…
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Health authorities in the Indian state of Kerala have declared a state of alert in all districts after identifying 15 cases of Zika virus. Kerala Health Minister Veena George confirmed the infections in Trivandrum (now…
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The validity period of all types of visas currently obtained by foreigners residing in Sri Lanka has been extended by 30 days from July 9th to August 8, the Immigration and Emigration Department announced today. The Department…
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The Meteorology Department has issued a warning of strong wind to several provinces, which is valid until July 11. According to the warning issued, “Strong gusty winds up to 60 kmph are likely at times over western slope of the…
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has put forward a comprehensive mechanism to vaccinate a majority of the population against COVID-19 virus before September. The number of vaccines that are being received in July will be made…
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