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Politics of President AKD's China visit

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- Last year, when it became evident that Anura Kumara Dissanayake would emerge as a potential President, there were two questions the National People's Power (NPP) had to address. ... Read More


Change stings some

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- The amount or tracts - maudlin poetry even - appearing in the local media after the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. President, claiming that people will 'survive', are bizar... Read More


Former Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Neil Perera passes away

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- Former Secretary of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board Neil Perera passed away on January 23. He was 95. Perera, who worked in the Cricket Board for 25 years also an engineer at the Ce... Read More


Moves to thwart human-elephant conflict in A'pura

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- Steps will be taken to free the elephant corridors from the grip of encroachers and to establish a mechanism to make electrified fences extending to 600 kilometres in the Anuradh... Read More


Foreign jobs for children of Aswesuma beneficiaries

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- Children of Samurdhi and Aswesuma beneficiary families who have skills in technological fields will be selected under the Government's program from this year to be sent abroad fo... Read More


Reforms shatter meds oligopoly - NMRA

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) Chief Executive Officer Dr. Saveen Gamage said that the agency has reduced the cost of state-procured medicines in recent months by... Read More


US freezes almost all foreign aid

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide, effective immediately, following an executive order issued by President Donald Trump on Monday. The or... Read More


Widespread rains till end January - Meteorologists

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- There will be widespread rainfall till the end of January, with showers and thunderstorms affecting various parts of the island, according to a spokesman for the Meteorology Depa... Read More


Simplify enforcement of campaign finance laws - Election monitors

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- The Election Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL), Police and the Attorney General's Department risk being overwhelmed unless campaign finance laws are amended to streamline enforcemen... Read More


Govt confirms review, not cancellation of Adani projects

Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- Cabinet Spokesperson, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, reaffirmed the Government's stance on reviewing the wind energy projects awarded to India's Adani Group, offering clarificat... Read More