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EU agrees to fund four-year project to promote sustainable trade with Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The European Union has agreed to support a four-year project aimed at strengthening sustainable trade relations between Sri Lanka and the EU, the Government announced. The projec... Read More


DMT introduces appointment system for all same-day services

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has introduced a prior appointment system for all same-day services provided at its Narahenpita head office, effective from November 2. Comm... Read More


Cabinet approves Rs. 700 million project to develop Hamilton Canal as tourist attraction

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Cabinet has approved a Rs. 700 million project to develop the Hamilton Canal and surrounding aquatic environment as a tourist attraction. The project aims to promote nature-b... Read More


Rs. 1.3 billion contract to upgrade three-kilometre Kandy-Jaffna road section in Vavuniya

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Cabinet has approved a Rs. 1,318.3 million contract to widen and upgrade a three-kilometre section of the Kandy-Jaffna Road passing through Vavuniya town. The contract has be... Read More


Rs. 111 million contract awarded to supply 1.1 million bags of dialysis medicines

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Cabinet has approved the award of a Rs. 111.1 million contract to supply 1.1 million bags of medicines used in the treatment of kidney patients undergoing haemodialysis. The ... Read More


Sri Lanka moves to ban cluster munitions

Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to prepare draft legislation to prohibit cluster munitions in Sri Lanka, in line with the country's obligations under the Internat... Read More


WHEN A CRISIS WON'T GO AWAY

Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- Most organisations facing a serious crisis would welcome a few days away from the cameras. Manchester City has no such luxury. Its manager still has to face journalists before mat... Read More


Independent probes on police brutality a must!

Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- Two cases of police brutality, one in Homagama and another in Kobeigane where two suspects taken into custody died under mysterious circumstances have raised renewed concerns rega... Read More


Democracy: Bridge to power or commitment to values?

Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- In politics, democracy is touted as the best form of governance. Regular elections give people the opportunity to choose their rulers and remove them when they fail to meet public... Read More


Caste Oppression and Struggles in Jaffna

Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- I recently visited one of the primary schools in an oppressed caste village in Karainagar. The coastal village on the lagoon side of the Karainagar Island in northern Jaffna was h... Read More