Jun 30

Sri Lanka Higher Education Ministry to appoint a committee to review Z-Score system

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July 01, Colombo: Following the controversy surrounded the university selection from the last year's GCE Advanced Level examination, Sri Lanka's Higher Education Ministry has decided to appoint a high level committee to review the Z-Score system... Read the Full Article
Jun 30

SL meets all IMF loan targets

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Sri Lanka has met all June-end targets set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the last tranche of a $2.6 billion loan, Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Loans taken by govt boosting country s development - President

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said the loans taken by the government are not meant to only f.. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

SL will be cornered-Karua

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UNP Parliamentarian Karu Jayasuriya said that Sri Lanka will be cornered by right thinking members of the international community and eventually this country will be blacklisted as a place where there is no media freedom or right to information. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Third suspect arrested for attack on Sri Lanka Marxist party rally

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Jun 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka police, conducting the investigation in to the attack on a Marxist party rally in the southern city of Katuwana in Hambantota district, had arrested a third suspect, the police spokesman Superintendent of Police Sajeewa Medawatta said. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Second phase of Sri Lanka’s Upper Kotmale Hydropower project adds 75 megawatt to national grid

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Jun 30, Colombo: The second phase of the Upper Kotmale Hydropower project has commenced adding power to the national grid form today. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Reservoir supplying water to Sri Lankan capital drying due to drought

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Jun 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka National Water Supply and Drainage Board sources say that the water level of Kalatuwava reservoir has declined to the lowest level in 20 years. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Former female terrorist leader of Sri Lanka to begin rehabilitation Monday

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Jun 30, Colombo: The former female political wing leader of the terrorist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Subramaniam Sivathai alias Thamalini will undergo rehabilitation from Monday (July 01) Commissioner General of Rehabilitation, Brigadier, Dharshana Hettiarachchi said. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Working committee of Sri Lanka main opposition to decide on PC elections next week

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Jun 30, Colombo: The working committee of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) will meet on July 05 to take the final decisions regarding polls for the Eastern, Sabaragamuwa and North Central Provincial Councils, UNP sources say. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Arrested staff of two Sri Lankan websites granted bail

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Jun 30, Colombo: A Sri Lankan court has today released the nine employees of two websites arrested during raid of their offices by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) yesterday. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Sri Lanka Navy thwarts another human smuggling attempt

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Jun 30, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has foiled another human smuggling attempt when it intercepted a vessel bound for Australia yesterday off the Western coast of the island. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

US to continue GSP concession to Sri Lanka without any change to trade benefits

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Jun 30, Colombo: The United States Trade Representative on Friday has announced that it has closed the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) country practice review on worker rights in Sri Lanka without any change to Sri Lanka' GSP trade benefits. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Sri Lanka Marxist splinter party not to contest upcoming provincial council elections

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Jun 30, Colombo: The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP), a breakaway group of Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), says it would not contest at the forthcoming provincial council elections. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

US expresses concern over Sri Lankan government’s raid on website office

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Jun 30, Colombo: The United States expressed concern over the Sri Lankan government's raid on the office of the two websites that were alleged of publishing false and indecent information on public figures. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Sri Lankan government considers preventing rice imports to the country

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Jun 30, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is considering preventing rice imports to the country by preserving the existing rice stocks in the country. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Main opposition of Sri Lanka to present bill on admissions to schools and universities

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Jun 30, Colombo: United National Party (UNP), the main opposition of Sri Lanka, is to present a private member's motion to the parliament outlining policies to be followed in grade one school admissions and university admissions. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Sri Lanka Higher Education Ministry asks university lecturers to reconsider demands

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Jun 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Higher Education Ministry has called on the university lecturers to reconsider their demands put forward to the government. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Sri Lankan government to renovate reservoirs in the agricultural areas

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Jun 30, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is to renovate the water reservoirs in the agricultural areas, especially in the North Central Province. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

US concern over media harassment

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The United States Embassy is closely following the case of the Sri Lanka Mirror and Lankaxnews, including the arrest of nine individuals associated with those websites. The US Embassy in Colombo said. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

SL Navy intercepts Australian bound trawler

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Sri Lanka Navy intercepted a multiday fishing trawler bound for Australia in the seas off Negambo yesterday. The trawler had 09 Sri Lankan nationals onboard who had intended to enter Australia illegally, the Navy headquarters said. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Sri Lanka Mirror staff released

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Nine workers of Sri Lanka X-News and Sri Lanka Mirror who were arrested by the CID were granted bail by Colombo Magistrate, UNP MP Mangala Samaraweera stated. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Tourists come under wasp atatck

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A group of tourists including Indians and Pakistanis came under a wasp attack in Sigiriya last evening. Among the injured were two local tour guides. They were rushed to the Dambulla hospital where the Pakistani is receiving further treatment. The other victims were discharged after treatment. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Two websites propagating false news sealed

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Acting on a court order the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officials, yesterday (29th June) sealed an office in Rajagiriya where two websites involved in propagating false and unethical news on Sri Lanka were being operated from. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

‘Api Wenuwen Api’ to construct 60 more houses for war heroes in Gampaha

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Mrs. Ioma Rajapaksa, Chairperson of the MOD Seva Vanitha Unit paid an inspection visit, to the Api Wenuwen Api housing construction site at Gampaha on 29th June. Read the Full Article
Jun 30

Two websites propagating false news sealed

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Acting on a court order the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officials, yesterday (29th June) sealed an office in Rajagiriya where two websites involved in propagating false and unethical news on Sri Lanka were being operated from. Read the Full Article
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