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A five year plan to fully digitalise education systems already in force: PM

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- A five year plan to fully digitalise the education system, including administrative matters, is already in force, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament today. She s... Read More


Construction of apartment complexes for plantation community considered: PM

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Construction of apartment complexes for the plantation community is being considered, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament today. Responding to a question raised b... Read More


Banks have been asked to equip their ATMs with voice guidance, Braille keyboards

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Banks have been asked to equip their ATMs with voice guidance and Braille keyboards for the convenience of physically challenged persons, Deputy Minister U.D.N. Jayaweera told Pa... Read More


Rajnath Singh meets Sajith Premadasa

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Visiting Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Sri Lanka's Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa in Colombo during his three-day official visit to the island. The meetin... Read More


Green number plates legally valid for electric vehicles

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Green-coloured vehicle number plates are legally valid and should be recognised as such, Commissioner General of the Department of Motor Traffic Vice Marshal (Retd.) Thushara Idu... Read More


Sri Lanka presents key fisheries policy proposals at COFI 37

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Sri Lanka has presented a series of key proposals on fisheries policy, sustainable management of marine resources, protection of small-scale fisheries and regional cooperation at... Read More


Air defence guns to be upgraded under Indian grant assistance

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- The upgrading of air defence guns under the MoU between India and Sri Lanka will significantly strengthen the air defence architecture protecting critical assets in Sri Lanka. T... Read More


Opposition calls for controversial businessman Nimal Perera's arrest

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake said in Parliament today that controversial businessman Nimal Perera, whose evidence was cited in the arrest of MP Namal Rajapaksa, shou... Read More


Vehicle fitness tests to become mandatory for passenger transport

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Legal provisions will be introduced to make vehicle fitness tests mandatory for passenger transport vehicles, with the aim of ensuring passenger safety, Commissioner General of t... Read More


Scam behind decision to construct expressways?: Chamara Sampath

Sri Lanka, Sept. 9 -- Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake in Parliament today questioned whether there is a move to collect commissions from transactions connected with expressways. "The Presi... Read More