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US assistance to Polonnaruwa factory boosts local jobs & income
Thursday, 22 October 2015 10:11U.S. Ambassador Atul Keshap recently visited the facilities of All Focus (Pvt.) Ltd. in Gallella to congratulate the managers and workers for successfully boosting employment in the Polonnaruwa region.
Geneva resolution : Army unaffected
Thursday, 22 October 2015 08:33Sri Lanka will not be affected from the Geneva resolution, deputy minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils - Karunarathna Paranawithana says.
2 Customs officers quizzed over bribe
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 20:17The bribery commission today (21) recorded statements from two officers of the Customs bond division in connection with the Rs. 125 bribe incident, reports say.
Repeal PTA - CaFFE, CHR
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 15:12The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) and Center for Human Rights and Research (CHR) Sri Lanka urge to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
Illegal jumbo ownership : ministry to take strict measures
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 14:22A broad scale programme will be launched to look into elephants being kept by individuals through false documents, Wildlife minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera says.
'Kondaya' released on bail
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 12:38Gampaha Magistrate Court today (21) granted bail to Dunesh Priyashantha alias 'Kondaya' and released him from two previous cases of a house break-in & assault.
Probe killings of 7 MPs – TULF leader
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 12:04TULF leader V. Anandasangaree is seeking fresh investigations into the killings of seven MPs.
Sri Lanka among cleanest countries in the region
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 11:56Sri Lanka has emerged as one of the cleanest countries in the region in a global Mid-Year Pollution Index for 2015. Ranking among the 12 cleanest countries in Asia, Sri Lanka comes far ahead of regional counterparts such as China, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Malaysia, Pakistan and several other countries to rank 11th of 34 Asian countries.