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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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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 ... और पढ़ें


'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"... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


Lower fuel prices mulled as Middle East tensions ease

Srilanka, June 21 -- The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) would reduce retail prices of fuel when global fuel prices fall closer to the levels that prevailed before the escalation of US-Iran tension... और पढ़ें


NSO spurs BESS to cut fossil fuel dependence

SriLanka, June 14 -- Sri Lanka will move ahead with the second phase of the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) procurement following the implementation of its first 160 MW grid-scale battery storage... और पढ़ें


Countrywide audit of elders' care homes under way

Sri Lanka, June 7 -- As grieving families sought answers over the deaths of 13 residents in the Mawpiya Sevana Senehase Kedella fire in Batagoda, Anguruwathota, Social Security and Community Empowerme... और पढ़ें


Low-pressure weakens but 48-hour rain threat remains

Sri Lanka, May 17 -- The low-pressure system in the North-East of the country that triggered intense downpours is expected to weaken gradually, Meteorology Department duty forecasters said yesterday. ... और पढ़ें