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Date fixed for decision on petition filed by ‘Harak Kata’

Date fixed for decision on petition filed by ‘Harak Kata’

Fourth Session of Sri Lanka-Maldives Joint Commission successfully concluded

The Fourth Session of Sri Lanka - Maldives Joint Commission, co-chaired by Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, and and his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid, was successfully concluded on 07 June 2023 in Colombo. MORE..

Sathosa further reduces prices of essential food items

The prices of 10 essential food items will be slashed with effect from Friday (June 09), Lanka Sathosa. MORE..

Sri Lanka to import 176,000 hatching eggs from Netherlands

The Ministry of Agriculture has decided to import hatching eggs through the National Livestock Development Board (NLDB). MORE..

Minister assures urea fertilizer price will drop below Rs. 9,000

Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has revealed that urea fertilizer will be sold to farmers for a price less than Rs. 9,000 in line with the appreciation of the Sri Lankan Rupee and other factors. MORE..

Sri Lanka signs deal with RM Parks and Shell to enter fuel market

An agreement has been signed between the Government of Sri Lanka and RM Parks Inc., in collaboration with Shell Plc for a long-term contract for the importation, storage, distribution, and sale of petroleum products in Sri Lanka. MORE..

Several children injured in mass stabbing in French Alps

Five people were injured in a knife attack in the French Alps on Thursday, including four children and one adult, a security source told AFP, giving a new toll for the stabbing. MORE..

Parliament to debate Anti-Corruption Bill on 21 June

It has been decided that the proposed Anti-Corruption Bill will be taken up for debate in Parliament on 21 June. MORE..

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Minister directs CEB and SLSEA to cancel unimplemented projects

The progress of the plans aimed from 2023 – 2026 and 2026 – 2030 to integrate renewable energy were discussed between Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera and officials from both the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA). MORE..

CPC instructed to take legal action against 618 fuel stations

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has revealed that less than half of the fuel stations operated by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) have maintained the minimum required stocks on all products last week. MORE..

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UK to host world’s first global summit on Artificial Intelligence

UK to host world’s first global summit on Artificial Intelligence

USAID and IREX to organize MoJo Lanka - Sri Lanka’s first Mobile Journalism Festival

USAID and IREX to organize MoJo Lanka - Sri Lanka’s first Mobile Journalism Festival

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AI CEOs, experts worried about the “risk of extinction” from AI

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Hollywood actors authorize strike as writers still out

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Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ rakes in $117 million at the US box office on opening weekend

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