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The Court of Appeal has issued an interim restraining order to the Colombo Crimes Division, preventing the arrest of aContinue Reading The post Court halts arrest of lawyer linked to Halloluwa shooting probe appeared first on Newswire.
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The trade unions representing electricity workers have announced that they will engage in a work-to-rule trade union action across theContinue Reading The post CEB trade unions launch work-to-rule protest over restructuring appeared first…
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The Department of Examinations says a total of 51,969 (17.11%) have passed the cut-off marks of the 2025 Grade 05Continue Reading The post Nearly 52,000 students pass 2025 Grade 05 Exam appeared first on Newswire.
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The government has amended the date for the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) on services supplied by non-resident personsContinue Reading The post Government delays VAT on foreign digital services : New Decision appeared first on…
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A wild elephant has been injured after being hit by the night mail train travelling from Trincomalee to Colombo inContinue Reading The post Wild elephant injured in Habarana train accident appeared first on Newswire.
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Cabinet approval has been granted for the formal closure of 33 state-owned enterprises that are currently non-operational.  The selected state-ownedContinue Reading The post Govt to close 33 non-active state institutions appeared first on…
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Cabinet approval has been granted to issue a new circular for admitting students from Grade 2 to Grade 11, excludingContinue Reading The post Govt to issue new circular on admissions from Grade 2 -11 appeared first on Newswire.
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The government is to launch a programme under the President’s Fund to provide financial assistance for the education of childrenContinue Reading The post Govt to support children of migrant workers facing hardship overseas appeared first on…
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Cabinet approval has been granted to cancel the housing concession provided to Members of Parliament under the “Viyathpura Housing Scheme”Continue Reading The post Cabinet cancels MPs’ Viyathpura Housing Scheme concession appeared first on…
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Thissamaharama police are searching for a suspect who stole an official police cab during an inspection last night. According toContinue Reading The post Police hunting suspect who stole police vehicle appeared first on Newswire.
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