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Road Transport and Highway Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that he aims to construct 60,000 km of the world-class national highway by 2024, at a rate of 40 km per day. Speaking at the 16th annual conference on ‘Road Development…
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IFC has appointed Hector Gomez Ang as Regional Director for South Asia. Based in New Delhi, he will play a critical role in boosting IFC’s investments in the region, as it looks to recover from the severe impacts of COVID-19. In…
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Leading textile manufacturer, Hayleys Fabric further reduced its carbon footprint by 15% with the installation of the largest private sector rooftop solar power system in Sri Lanka, contributing 6,241,500kWh of power per annum to the…
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Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uva Startup Hub, a non-profit foundation renowned for its commitment to facilitate technological development…
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Announcing its rating decision on July 16, 2021, Fitch Ratings (Lanka) has affirmed the National Long-Term Rating of BoC at AA- (lka). The Fitch rating announced that the Bank’s standalone strength and its entrenched domestic…
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The Attorney General yesterday assured in Court of Appeal to submit a report regarding the death of seven elephants near the Hiriwadunna reserve in Habarana in 2019. Additional Solicitor General Parinda Ranasinghe appearing for…
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The brother of the underaged house aide who died of burn injuries at the Colombo National Hospital, J.Thiruprasad yesterday said that his family members were not allowed to see her since she started working at the former Minister…
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The No-Confidence Motion (NCM) tabled against Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) was defeated by a resounding majority in Parliament yesterday. When the vote was taken up on the Motion after a…
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The world-renowned first Tamil Professor of Sri Lanka, Muththamil Viththagar Srimath Swami Vipulanada, was commemorated on his 74th Anniversary in Karaithivu in the presence of a few educationists and intellectuals on Sunday. A…
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The Sri Lanka Army Officers’ Cadet Intake 5 completes 50 years’ service today. Thirty Officers of the Intake 5 had been recruited on July 21, 1971 and they were sent to the Officer Cadet School in Madras, India. After their basic…
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