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Cabinet approves land grant for Siyambalanduwa solar project

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to allocate 219.7233 hectares of land as a grant to the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA) to facilitate the swift co... Read More


Illegally imported foreign cigarettes worth Rs 1.2 billion destroyed

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- Steps have been taken to destroy a large stock of foreign cigarettes worth Rs. 1.2 billion that was illegally smuggled into the country last year without paying the required cust... Read More


Immunoglobulin scandal: Former Add. Health Secretary's petition dismissed

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The Supreme Court has dismissed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by Saman Ratnayake, a former Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Health, seeking a ruling that his fu... Read More


Fuel distributors agree on new formula by CPC - Cabinet Spokesman

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The Cabinet Media Spokesperson, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, says that fuel distributors have expressed their agreement to the new commission formula presented by the Ceylon P... Read More


Youth injured in minor explosion in Kattankudy

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- A 23-year-old youth has sustained critical injuries following a minor explosion while attempting to open an object found floating in the seas off Arayampathy in the Kattankudy po... Read More


Extremist group identified in Eastern Province: Cabinet Spokesperson

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- Cabinet Spokesperson, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa revealed that intelligence have been received about an extremist organization operating in the Kalmunai area of the Eastern P... Read More


Acting Weligama OIC surrenders to court over shooting incident

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The Acting Officer-In-Charge (OIC) of the Weligama Police Station has surrendered to the court this morning (04). The court had issued arrest warrants against him and several po... Read More


Cabinet approves development of 24 oil tanks at Trincomalee upper tank farm

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the development of 24 oil tanks at the Trincomalee upper tank farm. The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will oversee a three... Read More


Tax on digital service exporters not unfair - Deputy Minister

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- Deputy Minister of Economic Development Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando states that all citizens of the country, including both individuals and businesses, are required to pay taxes... Read More


Court order issued against unemployed graduates' protest

Sri Lanka, March 4 -- A court order has been issued preventing the holding of a protest planned by a group of activists of the Unemployed Graduates' Association, who have passed the Teachers' Examinat... Read More