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  • Cash-strapped Govt. to cough up additional Rs.11Bn if general election declared
    on 19 March 2024 at 8:36 AM

    Colombo, March 19 (Daily Mirror) - The cash-strapped government will have to cough up another Rs.11 billion in case a snap parliamentary election is declared ahead of the Presidential Election which is anyway due in terms of the Constitution during the last quarter of this year, Daily Mirror learns. This will be in addition to over Rs.10 billion already allocated to the Election Commission in the 2024 budget for the conduct of the Presidential Election. A spokesman for the Election Commission […]

  • Prepare for presidential election first -President tells Cabinet
    on 19 March 2024 at 7:21 AM

    By Anjula Maheeka Weeraratne Putting an end to the rumor's that the general election or the presidential election will be held first, President Ranil Wickremesinghe reportedly informed the cabinet of ministers yesterday (18) that the presidential election will be held first. Therefore, the President has instructed the cabinet, which met yesterday, to prepare for the presidential election first, informed sources said. He stated that according to the country's constitution, the presidential […]

  • Purple-faced leaf monkeys risk death with daring rooftop travels: Primatologist
    on 19 March 2024 at 6:06 AM

    By Kamanthi Wickramasinghe Due to deforestation in urban areas, Western purple-faced langurs also known as purple-faced leaf monkey are forced to use rooftops for travel in search of food and resting places, putting them at risk of encounters with dogs, people, and vehicles which can be fatal for the animals, a primatologist and behavioral ecologist said. A recent post on social media revealed that three purple-faced langurs near Thalangama Lake were shot at, resulting in two animals […]

  • March 18, 2024 Israel-Hamas war
    on 19 March 2024 at 4:02 AM

    US President Joe Biden voiced "deep concerns" over Israel's plans for a major operation in Rafah during his phone conversation Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

  • Devastation in Gaza as Israel wages war on Hamas
    on 19 March 2024 at 4:00 AM

    The Biden administration will meet with Israeli officials in Washington to discuss alternatives to a planned military ground offensive in Gaza's southern city of Rafah. Follow for live updates.

  • Hasaranga returns to Test squad; set to miss part of IPL
    on 19 March 2024 at 3:57 AM

    Sri Lanka leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has come out of Test retirement and has been named in the 17-man squad for the two-match series in Bangladesh. Hasaranga had announced his Test retirement in August 2023 in a bid to prolong his white-ball career. Less than a year from the T20 World Cup, he was named

  • Rs. 1,000 million allocated to Local Authorities for enhancing facilities at tourist attractions is tax revenue – State Minister of Provincial Councils, Local Government, and Environment
    on 19 March 2024 at 3:43 AM

    State Minister of Provincial Councils, Local Government, and Environment Janaka Wakkumbura during a press briefing held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) on the theme ‘Collective Path to a Stable Country’ on Monday (18)  confirmed that the Rs. 1,000 million allocated to the Local Authorities for enhancing facilities at places of tourist attraction  was tax

  • Scandal erupts over Keheliya given special transport privileges, CID launches probe
    on 19 March 2024 at 2:59 AM

    By Manopriya Gunasekara The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated investigations into an incident in which former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella who is in remand custody has been transported to court using a bus donated by UNICEF for the transportation of children of female inmates. The CID has received a complaint that the prison authorities have used this bus for the transportation of Mr. Rambukwella despite UNICEF stipulating that it should be used solely for the benefit of […]

  • Tourism hits half a million arrival milestone in under 3 months
    on 19 March 2024 at 2:15 AM

    Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals have soared past the 500,000 mark in just the third month of the year, with March alone crossing the 100,000 milestone, over the weekend.  This surge reaffirms the industry’s strong momentum towards robust growth. This is the first time since the pandemic that the island nation has crossed the half a million mark in two and a half months. Last year, Sri Lanka crossed the milestone in the second week of May. The provisional data released by the Sri Lanka […]

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The tourism sector has called for a vigor’s global campaign to accomplish its ambitious goal

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Seven road accidents per day – billions spent on judicial process  

Road accidents are increasing at an alarming rate and 2470 deaths have been reported last

Subsidizing not the main reason for CPC loss

Verité Research, an independent think-tank based in Colombo, has come up with an interesting analysis

Persons with no TIN could face penalty up-to Rs. 50,00

Colombo, Jan 02 (Daily Mirror) – With effect from 1 January, persons who have not

Fruit ripening needs to be regulated

It is no secret that bananas and many other fruits are ripened by using chemical

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