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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


SRI LANKA'S CHIEF PRELATES URGE PEACE BETWEEN THAILAND AND CAMBODIA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- The four Chief Prelates of Sri Lanka have issued a joint appeal for peace and harmony between Thailand and Cambodia, conveying their message in a special letter to the Minister o... Read More


REPORT HIGHLIGHTS LOW FEMALE PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION IN SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Sri Lanka ranks 135th out of 193 countries in the world for female parliamentary representation, despite women accounting for 52% of the total population. These findings were re... Read More


SWEDISH TOURIST RESCUED AFTER BEING SWEPT OUT TO SEA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- A Swedish national was rescued by police lifesavers yesterday (29) after he was swept four kilometres out to sea while sky surfing off the coast of Pottuvil-Kottuhal. The 40-yea... Read More


MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED HARASSMENT OF EGYPTIAN TOURIST

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Ambalantota Police have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually harassing a 19-year-old Egyptian woman near the Ambalantota bus station. The suspect is a 43-year-old resident of... Read More


INVESTIGATIONS INTO OVER 10,000 DISAPPEARANCE CASES TO BE REOPENED

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has announced that investigations into more than 10,531 complaints of enforced disappearances reported in the North and South before the yea... Read More


WAR HEROES' ORGANISATION LAUNCHES SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN AGAINST GENEVA RESOLUTION

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- The "Ranaviru Janapawura," a movement representing war heroes, has launched a nationwide public signature campaign in protest of the upcoming Geneva resolution on Sri Lanka. The... Read More


SIX KILLED IN SERIES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS ACROSS SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Six people have lost their lives in a series of tragic road accidents reported across Morawewa, Kilinochchi, Anuradhapura, Walasmulla, and Aralaganwila, according to Sri Lanka Po... Read More