Government to set up 1358MW of ground solar power plants
Sri Lanka is working on 1,358 MegaWatts of solar power plants, as part of efforts to reach 70 percent, renewable energy by 2030, Power Minister Kumara Jayakody said.
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Japan re-schedules Yen loans to Sri Lanka till 2042 at below 1-pct
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March 10, 2025
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Japan has rescheduled defaulted loans of 369.453 billion yen (about 2.5 billion Us dollars) due from Sri Lanka were rescheduled till 2042,
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Over 26,000 Sri Lankan expatriates await new passports
More than 26,000 expatriates, including expatriate workers and students,
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Israel, Hamas signal readiness for next ceasefire talks as mediators push for progress
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March 9, 2025
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Israel and Hamas signaled on Saturday they were preparing for the next phase of ceasefire negotiations, as mediators pushed ahead with talks to extend the fragile 42-day truce that began in January.
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International Women’s Day – “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment”
International Women’s Day, marked annually on 08 March, raises awareness of the issues impacting women all over the world.
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Sri Lanka to build 710MW of wind power plants
Sri Lanka is planning to build and connect 710Mega Watts of wind power plants in the next few years, as part of efforts to boost renewable energy generation, Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody said.
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Rs 250 Mn Gem Parcel Released Without Authorization
In a shocking revelation during a recent Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) meeting, it was disclosed that a gem parcel worth 250 million rupees,
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Sri Lanka passport gains five places to rank world’s 91st
Sri Lanka’s passport has leaped five ranks in the latest Henley Passport Index 2025, landing at 91st place,
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29 including civilians injured as bombs misfire from South Korea fighter jet
The number of people injured after South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area on Thursday increased to 15 civilians and 14 soldiers,
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CEB makes operating loss in Dec 2024 quarter as revenues plunge
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March 6, 2025
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Sri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board has made an operating loss of 3.0 billion rupees in the December 2024 quarter, and made a marginal net profit with the help of other income and gains, interim accounts showed.
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