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SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE AGRI-TOURISM

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- The government of Sri Lanka is focusing on creating new agri-tourism ventures to promote both the agricultural and tourism sectors. This was revealed by Deputy Minister Arun Hem... Read More


MALAYSIAN AUTHORITIES REFUSE ENTRY TO NINE SRI LANKANS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- The Malaysian Checkpoints and Border Agency (MCBA) has refused entry to twelve foreign nationals, including nine Sri Lankans, at the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration, Customs, Quaran... Read More


MAN KILLED AND TWO INJURED IN SEPARATE WILD ELEPHANT ATTACKS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- A 58-year-old man has died and two others were injured in two separate wild elephant attacks reported this morning in the Serunuwara and Ampara areas. Police stated that the fat... Read More


UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON SRI LANKA DUE NEXT MONTH

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, is scheduled to present a report on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka at the Human Rights Council sessio... Read More


EXTRADITED UNDERWORLD FIGURES ARRIVE IN SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- The five suspects arrested in Indonesia, including organised crime leader Kehelbaddara Padme, were brought back to the country a short while ago. Padme, along with 'Commando Sal... Read More


SRI LANKAN TOURISM HOTSPOTS FACE ISSUES DUE TO LACK OF STREET LIGHTING

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Stakeholders in Sri Lanka's tourism industry say various issues are affecting many tourist areas across the country. Reports indicate that ongoing problems with the electricity ... Read More


SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (30), according to the Department of M... Read More


GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS PRAISED BY TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- The Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, met yesterday with the Chair of Transparency International, Francois Valerian, who is on a brief visit to Sri Lanka... Read More


PRESIDENT TO INTRODUCE NEW INCENTIVES FOR EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that future incentives will be introduced to encourage export diversification and the development of value-added products. The P... Read More


NEW SYSTEM TO INSPECT VEHICLES ON EXPRESSWAYS ANNOUNCED

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Bimal Ratnayake, says a new system will be introduced to inspect vehicles before they enter expressways. The minister ... Read More