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Award-winning Hollywood actress and international landmine clearance ambassador Rosamund Pike has praised the progress of Sri Lanka’s demining programme, describingContinue Reading The post Hollywood actress Rosamund Pike praises Sri…

Sri Lanka is expected to begin connecting commercial-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to the national electricity grid in earlyContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka to connect Battery Energy Storage Systems to National Grid in…

Only 1,506 of the 4,962 inmates convicted by courts for drug-related offences are currently receiving rehabilitation programmes, the Department ofContinue Reading The post Only 1,506 of 4,962 drug-offence inmates under rehabilitation:…

The Department of Government Printing is set to enhance its operational capacity with the commissioning of a newly installed two‑sidedContinue Reading The post Government Printing Department to unveil new printing machine, revamped website…

The Committee on Ways and Means has underscored the urgent need to modernize Sri Lanka’s tax administration through digital technology,Continue Reading The post Committee on Ways and Means calls for tax administration reforms and…

A 29‑member delegation of professionals from Sri Lanka’s Gem and Jewellery sector has successfully completed a specialised Training and Capacity‑BuildingContinue Reading The post Capacity‑building programme for Sri Lankan gem &…

The government is considering the death penalty for drug-related offences as part of a tougher response to the growing threatContinue Reading The post Death penalty for drug offences discussed at ‘Ratama Ekata’ National Operations Council…

  Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam, who was arrested by the Central Criminal Investigation Bureau (CCIB)Continue Reading The post SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam released on bail appeared…

Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has said the Catholic Church does not support the imposition of the death penalty, whileContinue Reading The post Cardinal opposes death penalty, backs justice for Easter Sunday victims appeared…

‎ ‎A 7.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded Monday in western Colombia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), with tremors feltContinue Reading The post ‎Powerful earthquake sparks evacuations in Colombia ‎ appeared first on…