City of dreams: Doors open today
The City of Dreams Sri Lanka, the country’s first large-scale integrated resort, officially opened to the public today. The opening marks a major step forward for Sri Lanka’s tourism and hospitality industry. Located in central Colombo, the resort includes a luxury 687-room hotel, shopping and dining areas, apartments, offices, and a casino. The project was developed by John Keells Holdings …
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Plans underway to levy hefty annual fines on illegal coastal constructions
The Department of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management has announced plans to introduce new legislation
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Colombia ex-president Uribe sentenced to 12 years of house arrest, will appeal
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced by a judge on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official,
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Speaker’s residence to be converted into Parliamentary Studies and Research Center
Policy agreement was reached at the Parliamentary Staff Advisory Committee regarding the proposal to transform the Speaker’s official residence into a dedicated
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Bus transporting garment workers topples in Dehiowita; all 41 hospitalized
A bus transporting garment factory workers veered off the road and toppled down a precipice in Dehiowita,
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