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Space surveillance gets boost with successful GSLV launch by ISRO

SriLanka, Sept. 9 -- INDIA'S Space programme notched a successful rocket launch last Friday, placing an Earth-observation craft into orbit as New Delhi works to sharpen its satellite-based surveillanc... Read More


Israel clashes with Western allies over West Bank sanctions

SriLanka, Sept. 9 -- A sharp diplomatic rift has erupted between Israel and several of its key Western partners after 12 countries backed restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied... Read More


Sri Lanka's luxury property boom has a regulation problem

SriLanka, Sept. 9 -- There is a great deal of excitement about the expansion of luxury real estate in Sri Lanka, especially with the grand openings of luxury apartment complex projects by two leading ... Read More


Nepal demands £15mn Climate compensation from 'polluting economies'

SriLanka, Sept. 9 -- Nepal has demanded £15 million in Climate compensation from "polluting economies" for last month's devastating flood. At least 1,399 people have been confirmed dead and more... Read More


Govt reviews digital TV project, maps out next steps

SriLanka, Sept. 9 -- The Government has begun a fresh review of Sri Lanka's Digital Television Project as authorities move to assess its current progress and determine the next steps for implementatio... Read More


Seat belts mandatory on toll ways from September 19

SriLanka, Sept. 9 -- Leader of the House and Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister Bimal Rathnayake confirmed in Parliament yesterday that vehicles without proper seat belts will be barre... Read More


SC cancels special promotions given to three CIs as ASPs in 2010

SriLanka, Sept. 9 -- The Supreme Court has declared null and void the special promotions granted in 2010 to three Chief Inspectors (CIs) to the rank of Assistant Superintendents (ASP), ruling that the... Read More


Namal's arrest, not a political witch hunt - Shanakiyan

SriLanka, Sept. 9 -- Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam states that the arrest of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser, MP Namal Rajapaksa, cannot be terme... Read More


Reforms on track

SriLanka, Sept. 9 -- Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake, told the 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council yesterday (8) that the co... Read More


DIMO expands Bosch Diesel Service network to Kurunegala

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- DIMO has expanded its specialised after-sales network with the opening of a new DIMO Diesel Lab branch in Kurunegala, bringing fuel injection pump repair and diagnostic services ... Read More