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Crackdown on informal tourist accommodation

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- Only about 40 percent of tourist accommodations in Sri Lanka operate within the formal sector, while nearly 60 percent remain informal, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Developm... Read More


Namal and the Law College question

Srilanka, Nov. 23 -- Namal Rajapaksa is again facing scrutiny over the educational qualifications he used to enter the Sri Lanka Law College. But at a gathering in Nugegoda on Friday, his supporters w... Read More


2,500 qualify for pension benefits each month

Sri Lanka, Nov. 16 -- Sri Lanka currently has more than 735,000 pensioners, a Minister told Parliament on Thursday. Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government Prof. A... Read More


Sri Lanka Railways slow in tech adoption - Transport Minister

Sri Lanka, Nov. 16 -- Most officials of the Sri Lanka Railways Department are highly educated, yet the Department's adoption of technology remains limited, Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban De... Read More


Govt to resolve stalled PC election process

Sri Lanka, Nov. 16 -- With mounting pressure from across the political spectrum over the prolonged delay in Provincial Council elections, the Government has decided to appoint a special Select Committ... Read More


Six Police Divisions declared high-crime zones

Sri Lanka, Nov. 9 -- The authorities have identified six Police Divisions in the Western and Southern provinces as high-crime zones, a senior Minister told Parliament yesterday. Minister of Public Se... Read More


Enhanced cooperation with RMB by Sri Lanka will inject new trade momentum - Chinese Envoy

Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- At a time when Sri Lanka is striving to stabilise its economy and pursue structural reforms, enhanced cooperation with China's renminbi (RMB) will inject new momentum into trade, ... Read More


Reporting health claims without harming patients

Srilanka, Oct. 19 -- Sri Lankans are not strangers to medical misinformation. Over the years, a number of shamans, indigenous doctors and Western physicians have come up with various products and ther... Read More


Sri Lanka's anti-corruption drive boosts stability, according to ECGI framework

Srilanka, Oct. 19 -- Sri Lanka's moves against corruption and organised crime are improving its stability, according to the Economic Crime and Geopolitics Index (ECGI) framework, Asanga Abeyagoonaseke... Read More


Service failures and poverty fuel Madagascar's latest military takeover

Srilanka, Oct. 19 -- Across several countries, recent protest Movements have grown from frustrations over essential services and governance. In Sri Lanka in 2022, people took to the streets over long ... Read More