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LocalTags: Print EditionDuring a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat on May 14, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that a Cabinet sub-committee would be appointed to implement the Surbana Jurong plan for the development of…

LocalTags: Print EditionAccording to the President’s Media Division, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued a directive to the legal departments, instructing them to prepare a stringent legislation aimed at preventing child abuse. The…

LocalTags: Print EditionUnit 3 of Norochcholai Power plant will temporarily suspend its operations for maintenance from 13 June onwards for a period of 100 days. This major maintenance work was pre-scheduled for smooth operation of the…

LocalTags: Print EditionA group of International Monetary Fund (IMF) representatives visited Galle Fort yesterday (14 May). Team of IMF staff members are currently in Sri Lanka for a visit till 23rd May to assist Sri Lanka in preparation…

LocalTags: Print EditionMinister of Justice Wijayadasa Rajapaksa says that as per the instructions of the Maha Sangharatne, necessary steps will be taken to enforce the Sangha Court (Sandhadhikarana) Act with new amendments. The Minister…

LocalTissa KotinkaduwaJa-Ela special corr.Tags: Print EditionOver 500 leprosy cases have been reported from Sri Lanka, which is a significant increase compared to the first four months of last year, Leprosy Control Unit Director Dr. Prasad…

LocalRasula Dilhara GamageTags: Print EditionA tense situation prevailed in Trincomalee yesterday after a group of Tamil students from Trincomalee University protested at a place in the town where 50 monks from Thailand were planning to…

LocalTags: Print EditionA dedicated search and rescue operation mounted yesterday (14) by the Sri Lanka Navy led to the rescue of six fishermen aboard a local multiday fishing trawler in distress off Beruwala. The rescue was made by Sri…

LocalNelka MedagederaTags: Print EditionThe Court of Appeal issued notices on 27 members of the Cabinet including Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera to appear before court on May 19 regarding the decision taken to send 100,000 monkeys…

Report to be handed over to Minister todayLocalTags: Print EditionThe Urban Development Authority (UDA) yesterday began an investigation to ascertain whether the five-storey building in Kalutara, where the death of the 16 years old girl was…