African Swine Fever virus entered through an unlawful consignment?
In the wake of African swine fever triggering fears about possible extinction of Sri Lanka’s wild boar population in addition to the damage on the pork industry,
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New Army, Navy commanders appointed
President Anura Kumar Dissanayake has appointed Major General Lasantha Rodrigo as the new Commander of the Army and Rear Admiral Kanchnna Banagoda as the new Commander of the Navy.
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Sri Lanka ushers in 2025 with relief measures for the people
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Government unveils tax reforms amid IMF scrutiny for public relief
The new government has announced some tax reforms as an immediate relief to the people and the micro, small, and medium-scale businesses hit by high inflation and cost of living during the previous regime.
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Committee appointed to review state statutory institutions for efficiency
The Sri Lankan government has formed a committee to comprehensively review all non-commercial state statutory institutions in the country,
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Defence forces will be employed exclusively for primary role of military assignments: Govt.
The defence forces will be employed exclusively for their primary role of military assignments in defending the country, Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) said.
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Practical and modernized process needed to prevent smuggling: President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stressed the need for a practical and modernised process to prevent smuggling and called for the replacement of the
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Ex-Provincial Councillor arrested in Rs. 9 mn bribery case, remanded
Sulochana Gamage, a former member of the Western Provincial Council, who was arrested while allegedly accepting a bribe,
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Sri Lanka loses large amount of foreign exchange due to import of unnecessary drugs: Health Minister
Asserting that Sri Lanka loses a large amount of foreign exchange due to the import of unnecessary drugs,
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CID summons Yoshitha Rajapaksa
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has summoned Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa,
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