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Addressing the progress review meeting of the Ministry of Energy this morning (15), President Anura Kumara Dissanayake advised that the projects aimed at achieving the energy sector s goals over the next three years must be structured and expedited. MORE ..read more
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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for heavy rain, strong winds and rough seas for the sea areas over the Southern Bay of Bengal. MORE ..read more
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The schools in the Western and Southern provinces which had remained closed yesterday (14) and today (15) will reopen tomorrow (16), the Provincial Secretaries of the respective provinces said. MORE ..read more
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The government has appointed a special committee to assess and manage potential increases in oil prices in response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. MORE ..read more
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A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition has been filed with the Supreme Court seeking an order preventing the release of 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination results and the cut-off marks. MORE ..read more
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Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Vijitha Herath announced that an additional Rs. 3,000 will be added to the monthly pension of government retirees starting next month. This decision, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, comes as part of an interim allowance to provide immediate financial relief to pensioners. MORE ..read more
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The Leader of the United National Party (UNP), former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that he will make a special statement to the public on Thursday (17). MORE ..read more
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Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. MORE ..read more
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North Korea has blown up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas, South Korea s military said on Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions on the Korean peninsula. MORE ..read more
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Minister Vijitha Herath states that the import of vehicles will only be carried out under a proper procedure and in a manner that will not exhaust the foreign reserves in the country thereby causing a dollar crisis again. MORE ..read more