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Sri Lanka surpasses global average in WTO trade facilitation

Srilanka, Aug. 9 -- Sri Lanka has achieved 95.8 per cent implementation of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), well above the global average of 87.6 per cent, Trea... Read More


Govt eyes billions in investment for Trinco energy hub..

SriLanka, Aug. 2 -- Foreign investors have shown strong interest in what could become a multi-billion-dollar energy infrastructure project to transform Trincomalee into regional fuel storage, trading ... Read More


Govt eyes billions in investment for Trinco energy hub

SriLanka, Aug. 2 -- Foreign investors have shown strong interest in what could become a multi-billion-dollar energy infrastructure project to transform Trincomalee into regional fuel storage, trading ... Read More


Don't trust home remedies and social media cures for dengue - Health Ministry

Srilanka, July 26 -- The Ministry of Health has drawn a clear line between professionally supervised Ayurvedic treatment and unverified home remedies, warning that reliance on social media "cures" suc... Read More


Govt steps up action against cross-border marine pollution

Sri Lanka, July 19 -- The country has strengthened its capacity to respond to transboundary marine pollution caused by ships carrying hazardous cargo, fuel oil, marine diesel and plastic waste, and en... Read More


Mattala Airport attracts 19 investment proposals

Srilanka, July 12 -- The Government has launched a major drive to revive the underutilised Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, with 19 local and foreign investors moving forward with proposals to... Read More


New framework proposed for Presidential Pardons

Srilanka, July 12 -- A committee appointed to overhaul Sri Lanka's Presidential Pardon system has recommended that offenders convicted of child sexual abuse and rape be barred from receiving any form ... Read More


'Gas price cuts must reach consumers'

SriLanka, July 5 -- The benefits of recent LP Gas price reductions must be passed directly on to consumers, National Consumers' Front Convenor Asela Sampath said yesterday, describing it "unfortunate"... Read More


Government rules out further changes to Anti-Terror Bill

SriLanka, July 5 -- The Government's draft Protection of the State from Terrorism (PSTA) Bill, which seeks to repeal the long-criticised Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), is in its final form and wil... Read More


Northern HSZ land return fast-tracked

Srilanka, June 28 -- Releasing privately owned lands in Sri Lanka's Northern Province that remain under the control of the Security Forces is now being expedited, senior Defence Ministry top brass tol... Read More