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Banks urged to make ATMs more accessible to persons with disabilities through voice guidance, Braille keyboards

By The Pulseline News Desk Banks in Sri Lanka have been asked to take steps to make Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) more accessible...

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Sri Lanka challenges indefinite UNHRC mandates, calls for clear exit path

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka has stepped up its challenge to open-ended country-specific mandates at the United Nations Human Rights Council...

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Brent crude surges above $100 as Middle East conflict threatens global oil flows

By The Pulseline News Desk Brent crude oil prices have climbed above the psychologically significant $100-a-barrel mark for the first time since July...

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India and Sri Lanka deepen defence ties with three new MoUs, Singh meets AKD and Sajith

By The Pulseline News Desk Sri Lanka and India have further strengthened their longstanding defence partnership with the signing of three Memoranda of...

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Indian Navy’s INS Udaygiri arrives in Colombo amid Rajnath Singh visit

By The Pulseline News Desk India has further strengthened its maritime engagement with Sri Lanka with the arrival of the Indian Navy’s indigenously...

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SJB MP hits back at Justice Minister over Commonwealth Lawyers Association

By The Pulseline News Desk Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara’s response yesterday (8) to concerns raised by Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) President Steven Thiru...

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SLPP representative raises alarm at UNHRC over rule of law and civil liberties in Sri Lanka

By The Pulseline News Desk Concerns over the state of individual liberty, judicial independence and institutional checks and balances in Sri Lanka have...

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India will stand firmly with Sri Lanka in any crisis, says Rajnath Singh

By The Pulseline News Desk India will stand firmly with Sri Lanka whenever the island nation faces a crisis, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath...

The Commons will close doors at Flower Road on 15 September and reopen at its new location on 1 October
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The Commons at 21: Moving on out and moving on up!

By Marianne David Twenty-one years since it opened on Flower Road, The Commons Coffee House is moving out in a few days. The...

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Govt moves to replace PTA use for organised crime suspects with new law

By The Pulseline News Desk The Government is moving to establish a dedicated legal framework to tackle organised crime, with the Cabinet approving...