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Garbage imported to Sri Lanka one year ago from UK
le 16/07/2019 à 4:17
Colombo (News 1st): On the very latest update on the import of garbage to Sri Lanka, the exporter - a company from the United Kingdom, is declared in the invoice as Vengaads Limited in London. … More…
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Sri Lanka Plans To Build 90 Mini Solar Power Plants
le 16/07/2019 à 4:17
The Sri Lanka government is calling for tenders to build 90 Solar Power Plants with a capacity of 1 MW each, Power, Energy and Business Development Minister … More…
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Sri Lanka stocks hit near 3-month high as foreign inflows surge; rupee slips
le 15/07/2019 à 1:22
Sri Lankan shares gained for the fifth straight session on Monday to hit a nearly three-month closing high, as foreign fund inflows hit a more than seven-year high … More…
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Long Overdue: Breaking down the minimum age of marriage in Sri Lanka
le 15/07/2019 à 10:30
One of the most contested issues in the debate around reform of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) has been with so much resistance especially from conservative elements of the Muslim community. … More…
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MP Govt to build temple at Ramayana site in Sri Lanka?
le 15/07/2019 à 7:05
Ram Temple: The announcement of temple construction at Ramayana site was made by the Ex-CM of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The site proposed for the temple is located on Buddhist monastery premises in Divurumpola which is around 15 Km from Nuwara Eliya More…
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China's Sinopec sets up fuel oil unit in Sri Lanka
le 15/07/2019 à 3:17
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, known as Sinopec Corp, said on Monday it has set up a fuel oil company in Sri Lanka as it looks to supply fuel to ships … More…
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Sri Lanka's car-free day sparks debate over women's safety
le 12/07/2019 à 1:28
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Colombo’s mayor announced Sri Lanka’s congested capital would go car-free this Sunday to promote a “healthier” lifestyle. But no one appears to have anticipated the furious backlash from women in the city, who say cars offer them […]
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India keeps eye on protests in Sri Lanka against US base plan
le 12/07/2019 à 3:44
NEW DELHI: India is keeping a close watch as protests grow in Sri Lanka over a proposed pact with the US, which could enable the setting up of an American military base … More…
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Sri Lanka government survives no confidence vote
le 11/07/2019 à 1:13
July 11, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government on Thursday survived a no-confidence vote in parliament after a majority of legislators voted to support the government … More…
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Sri Lanka blasts: Was Taj Samudra Colombo spared in April 21 attack? Hotel asked to provide guest list
le 11/07/2019 à 11:04
More than two months after blasts rocked three five-star hotels in Sri Lanka, it has now been alleged that one of the attackers was also present at another luxurious hotel, Taj Samudra Colombo, on April 21 but did not detonate the bomb … More…
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TVS Motor rises after launching 100cc motorcycle in Sri Lanka
le 11/07/2019 à 6:15
TVS Motor Company was up 1.60% to Rs 424.40 at 11:40 IST on the BSE after the company said it launched 100cc economy motorcycle, TVS Sport, in Sri Lanka… More…
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Sri Lanka schools not teaching children actual history: Minister
le 11/07/2019 à 1:14
Sri Lanka’s schools are not teaching correct history, a government minister said giving credence a growing awareness that kids are being brainwashed with cherry picked historical accounts aimed at triggering nationalist hate through a centralized syllabus … More…
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Sri Lanka Reconsiders the Nature of Its Relationship With Saudi Arabia
le 10/07/2019 à 12:22
As Sri Lanka continues to deal with the fallout from the Easter terrorist attacks, the government is reportedly examining links to Saudi-exported Wahhabism … More…
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WHO declares Sri Lanka measles free - | English.news.cn
le 10/07/2019 à 9:44
COLOMBO, July 10 (Xinhua) – The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday said that Sri Lanka had successfully eliminated measles from the island … More…
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China-donated frigate arrives in Sri Lanka
le 10/07/2019 à 2:37
The China-gifted frigate “P625” to the Sri Lankan Navy arrives in Colombo Port, Sri Lanka, July 8, 2019. More…
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Rain and cricket: When India and Sri Lanka shared the Champions Trophy after washout
le 09/07/2019 à 1:27
The India vs New Zealand World Cup 2019 semifinal was halted by rain on Tuesday. Since a minimum of 25 overs could not be completed in the Indian innings due to the bad weather, India and Sri Lanka were declared joint winners of the prestigious ODI tournament … More…
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Blue Mountain Properties: Large scale scam?
le 09/07/2019 à 9:33
COLOMBO (News 1st) - Details about another scam similar to “Sakvithi” scam has come to light. Several institutions have commenced investigations into real estate agency Blue Mountain Properties. The company’s business activities include real estate, land sales, condominiums and […]
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Sri Lanka to slash airline charges to help boost tourism
le 09/07/2019 à 9:04
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s government says it will decrease ground handling charges for airlines and slash aviation fuel and embarkation taxes to to help the country’s vital tourism industry recover … More…
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Sri Lanka on alert as Buddhist hardliners hold first meeting after Easter attacks
le 07/07/2019 à 8:06
Police lined the streets of the Sri Lankan highland town of Kandy on Sunday and the army was on standby as hardline Buddhist monks gathered for their first big assembly since Easter attacks by Islamist militants … More…
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After Sri Lanka attacks, Muslims face boycotts and violence
le 07/07/2019 à 5:00
MINUWANGODA, Sri Lanka — The New Fawz Hotel was a bustling institution in this small Sri Lankan town. But after the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, customers stopped showing up. … More…
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Sri Lanka court suspends executions until October 30
le 05/07/2019 à 2:33
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued a temporary injunction against the execution of four people, suspending President Maithripala Sirisena’s move to end a 43-year-old moratorium on capital punishment by hanging the drug convicts. … More…
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Doctor held for 'sterilising' women in Sri Lanka was framed: Probe
le 05/07/2019 à 12:52
COLOMBO: A Muslim doctor falsely accused of secretly sterilising Buddhist women in Sri Lanka remains in detention weeks after his arrest, despite investigators saying he was framed. … More…
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Malinga’s Sri Lanka seeks to ruin India’s bid for top spot
le 05/07/2019 à 9:49
Lasith Malinga and Sri Lanka can make one last indelible mark on the Cricket World Cup. More…
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Wahhabism confronted: Sri Lanka curbs Saudi influence after bombings
le 05/07/2019 à 7:38
KATTANKUDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is moving to curtail Saudi Arabian influence, after some politicians and Buddhist monks blamed the spread of the kingdom’s ultra-conservative Wahhabi school of Islam for planting the seeds of militancy… More…
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Sri Lanka could help Chinese manufacturers offset trade war impact
le 04/07/2019 à 11:15
Development minister leads high-level investment forum in Beijing, pointing to free-trade advantages to offset trade war pressures for Chinese factories. More…
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Sri Lanka wants 'big brother' India to help revive tourism
le 04/07/2019 à 4:28
Tourism minister assures that the island nation is now safe, announces travel packages discounted by up to 60 percent. More…
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Students ridiculed in Sri Lanka for using brand targeted in anti-Muslim boycott: official
le 04/07/2019 à 2:42
Students in Sri Lanka’s education system are being ridiculed and are facing ‘punishment’ for using stationary produced by a firm caught in an anti-Muslim boycott … More…
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Sri Lanka tourism limps back after bombings, figures show
le 03/07/2019 à 11:44
Colombo (AFP). Tourism in Sri Lanka suffered a huge blow after the Easter bombings that killed 258 people including 45 foreigners, but official figures Wednesday showed a modest recovery … More…
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90 pct of Sri Lanka's live coral reefs dead: marine protection agency - | English.news.cn
le 03/07/2019 à 10:34
COLOMBO, July 3 (Xinhua) – Sri Lanka’s state owned marine environment protection authority on Wednesday warned that the country only had 10 percent of live coral reefs in its oceans as 90 percent had died due to pollution, illegal fishing methods and excessive climate change … […]
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World Cup 2019: West Indies, Sri Lanka fined for slow over-rate
le 03/07/2019 à 6:45
West Indies and Sri Lanka have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in their last World Cup match in Durham which Sri Lanka won by 23 runs. More…
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Sri Lanka hotel stocks rise as tourism recovers faster than expected, rupee gains
le 03/07/2019 à 5:13
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened strong at 175.95⁄10 against the US dollar in the spot market on Wednesday while bond yields were steady and the stocks opened 0.22 percent higher … More…
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Sri Lanka’s Gross National Income increases
le 02/07/2019 à 3:40
Colombo (News 1st): Sri Lanka has moved up to the upper-middle-income category from lower-middle-income category under the World Bank’s new country classification by income level … More…
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We can beat India and end World Cup on a high: Lanka spinner de Silva
le 02/07/2019 à 5:25
Sri Lanka may be already out of the World Cup but the team’s off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva believes they can end their campaign on a high with an upset win … More…
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Sri Lanka's New War | Sri Lanka bombings
le 21/06/2019 à 10:21
101 East investigates what led to Sri Lanka’s Easter attacks and whether they could have been prevented. More…
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Cricket World Cup: England's Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes take early wickets v Sri Lanka
le 21/06/2019 à 10:02
England’s Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes remove Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera as the hosts make early inroads at Headingley. More…
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Facebook adds new limits to address the spread of hate speech in Sri Lanka and Myanmar
le 21/06/2019 à 8:21
As Facebook grapples with the spread of hate speech on its platform, it is introducing changes that limit the spread of messages in two countries where it has come under fire in recent years: Sri Lanka and Myanmar. … More…
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World Cup 2019: England vs Sri Lanka- Can the island nation stop the host?
le 20/06/2019 à 2:38
Sri Lanka is struggling to find its feet in the tournament, and going up against Eoin Morgan’s England will be a challenge. More…
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Customs revenue down by 30% – Min. of Finance
le 20/06/2019 à 7:06
COLOMBO (News 1st) - Finance minister Mangala Samaraweera states that Sri Lanka Customs revenue has dropped by 30% during the first 5 months of 2019. More…
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Sri Lanka wins “Best Folklore Performance Award” at Seoul tourism fair
le 20/06/2019 à 5:52
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau won the “Best Folklore Performance Award” at the SITIF for outstanding performances by the Olaboduwa Dancing Academy. The dancing team also had a chance to perform at the SITIF’s official luncheon on 07 June 2019. … More…
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Two sulking Muslim ministers in Sri Lanka return to government fold
le 19/06/2019 à 9:20
Two of the nine Sri Lankan Muslim ministers, who had resigned in the wake of growing anti-minority sentiments following the Easter Sunday bombings, returned to the government fold on Wednesday, days after the country’s chief Buddhist prelate urged them to reconsider the decision … […]
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Railway trade unions to launch strike from midnight today
le 19/06/2019 à 6:07
Colombo (News 1st): Several railway trade unions have made preparations to launch a strike from midnight today. The strike is being launched due to the failure to implement a cabinet paper rectifying salary anomalies … More…
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Sri Lanka vehicle registrations down in May 2019
le 19/06/2019 à 3:27
Jun 19, 2019 (LBO) – Vehicle registrations across the board slowed except for 2 wheelers, mini and light trucks during the period May 2019, a new report shows … More…
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Lankan prez resumes Cabinet meeting after threatening to boycott over separate Lanka bombings probe
le 18/06/2019 à 11:00
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday presided over a Cabinet meeting, days after he threatened to boycott it over Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s faction initiating a separate parliamentary probe … More…
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Sri Lanka's Credit Cards Interest Rates Rise Steeply
le 18/06/2019 à 10:41
Commercial banks had increased the annualized interest rate on credit cards up to 32% from this month. To the latest figures released by the Central bank of Sri Lanka … More…
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Sri Lanka: Mother-to-child HIV and syphilis elimination, dengue update
le 18/06/2019 à 10:28
Sri Lanka health officials report that the country is planning to obtain validation certificate by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a country which has eliminated mother to child transmission of HIV and syphilis, according to the government news source. … More…
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Sri Lanka top cop on the mat over sterilization scare
le 18/06/2019 à 12:50
ECONOMYNEXT – The senior-most police officer in the North-Western province is under investigation for attempting to cause racial hatred by planting reports of mass sterilization … More…
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Cricket: Sri Lanka warned after media no-show
le 17/06/2019 à 5:36
By Amlan Chakraborty MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Sri Lanka have been warned against a repeat of their no-show in the customary post-match news … More…
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Sri Lanka's Lanka Ceramic outsources sanitaryware production to China
le 17/06/2019 à 11:30
ECONOMYNEXT – Lanka Ceramic, the clay mining company that is part of Sri Lanka’s Royal Ceramics group, has said it has revived its sanitaryware business with production outsourced to China. … More…
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Ravana 1 launched into orbit
le 17/06/2019 à 11:04
COLOMBO (News 1st) - Ravana 1 satellite, a creation of two Sri Lankans and proudly bearing the Sri Lankan identity will be launched into the orbit today. More…
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Spanish investor to build cabana hotel near Sri Lanka's Yala nature reserve
le 13/06/2019 à 11:27
ECONOMYNEXT – A Spanish investor is to build a hotel with 43 luxury cabanas close to the Yala nature reserve on Sri Lanka’s southeast coast, the Board of the Board of Investment said. … More…