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Govt. allocates Rs. 65 bln to develop 26 cities across Sri Lanka

Srilanka, Sept. 11 -- Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake says the Government is implementing a people-centered and sustainable urban development programme aimed at ... Read More


Concessions granted on efficiency bar examinations for Sri Lanka Teacher Service

Srilanka, Sept. 11 -- The Public Service Commission has approved a request made by the Ministry of Education to provide concessions regarding the efficiency bar examinations required under the Sri Lan... Read More


Six grenade attacks reported so far this year, Police suspect use of LTTE-era explosives

Srilanka, Sept. 11 -- Six grenade attacks have been carried out by organized criminal gangs in Sri Lanka so far this year. Notably, three of these attacks have occurred within the Mount Lavinia Po... Read More


IMF agrees to support Sri Lanka Customs' paperless declaration system

Srilanka, Sept. 11 -- A special discussion has been held to brief representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the paperless Customs Declaration Processing System scheduled to be implem... Read More


Navy rescues teenager stranded on sandbank off Talaimannar

Srilanka, Sept. 11 -- A 17-year-old individual who was found stranded on a sandbank in the sea off Talaimannar has been rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy today (11). According to the Navy, the youth ... Read More


Opposition to withdraw from Parliamentary Select Committee on PC election system

Srilanka, Sept. 11 -- The Opposition has decided to withdraw from the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) appointed to examine and report on the electoral system under which Provincial Council electi... Read More


Ex-Minister Piyankara Jayaratne produced before court over corruption case

Srilanka, Sept. 11 -- Former Minister Priyankara Jayaratne, who is currently serving a prison sentence over a corruption charge, has been produced before the Colombo High Court today (11) in connectio... Read More


Plans underway for initial stage of one million tree-planting project under 'Clean Sri Lanka'

Srilanka, Sept. 11 -- A discussion on the initial stage of the "Greenway" - "A Breath for the Nation - Shade for the Road" Roadside Tree Planting Programme, which aims to plant one million trees along... Read More


New Secretary appointed to Ministry of Science and Technology

Srilanka, Sept. 11 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Dr. Roshanie Dissanayake as the Secretary to the Ministry of Science and Technology. The letter of appointment was handed ove... Read More


Adequate reserves not a luxury, essential for macroeconomic stability - CBSL Governor

Srilanka, Sept. 11 -- Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, states that maintaining an adequate level of foreign exchange reserves is not a luxury, but an essenti... Read More