Justice Kodagoda pushes for ‘Chief Integrity Officers’ to tackle corporate corruption
Supreme Court Justice Yasantha Kodagoda, President’s Council (PC), has called on Sri Lanka’s corporates to appoint a ‘Chief Integrity Officer’ within their organisations to foster a culture of integrity and zero tolerance for bribery and corruption.
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Sri Lanka’s Sigiriya crowned world’s most welcoming city for 2025
Sri Lanka’s Sigiriya has been crowned the world’s most welcoming city for 2025 by Booking.com, based on over 360 million of its verified customer reviews.
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Major Caribbean earthquake triggers tsunami alerts
A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean Sea triggering tsunami warnings for a number of countries, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has said.
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Govt. to regulate Ayurvedic medicines and cosmetics
Minister of Health Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has directed officials to implement regulations on all products and ingredients used within the Ayurvedic medicine and Ayurvedic cosmetics sector, ensuring strict oversight.
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Poor vehicle maintenance contributing to rising road accidents – Health expert
Dr. Samitha Siritunga, a specialist in the Non-Communicable Diseases Unit of the Ministry of Health, warns that inadequate vehicle maintenance is a major factor behind the increasing number of road accidents in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda crowned 1st Runner-Up at Mrs. World
Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda has etched her name in history by becoming the first runner-up at the 40th Mrs. World pageant held in Las Vegas, USA.
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Container congestion shows no sign of easing off: Will it impact food imports?
With congestion in the release of import containers at Colombo still showing no sign of easing off any time soon, there is fear whether it will trigger an impact on essential food items being imported.
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Sri Lanka Aims to Capture Larger Share of Global Labor Market
The government gas accorded priority to human resource management in securing a significant position in the global labor market. Deputy Minister of Vocational Education, Nalin Hewage, emphasized.
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President’s Fund to provide services at regional level from Feb. 7
In an effort to provide more efficient services to the public, the President’s Fund is set to launch a new initiative to deliver services at the regional level through the offices of the Divisional Secretaries, under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on February 7 at the Temple Trees, Colombo.
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Has anyone released poisonous cleaning chemicals into the water?
Suspicion surrounds dozens of duck and pelican carcasses found drifting along the surface of the Beira Lake yesterday morning, which allegations lead to the release of a chemical into the water for cleaning purposes that had poisoned the water birds, the Daily Mirror learns.
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