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Re-opening school after military handover
Teaching activities at the Ramakrishna Mission school in Batticaloa resumed on Tuesday (10), following the handover of the grounds back for educational purposes. ...
Sri Lanka prepares to re-apply for EU’s GSP trade facility
Sri Lanka has recently expressed interest in re-applying for the European Union’s (EU’s) GSP trade facility during a meeting between Foreign Minister Vijitha...
GR era former CID Director arrested over travel bans
Former Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) W. Tillakaratne was arrested on Monday (9) by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) in...
Speaker’s fate hangs on the outcome of CIABOC probe
In the wake of opposition criticism over the Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, continuing in office amid an inquiry by the Commission...
Sri Lanka appoints first advisory council for event management industry
Sri Lanka has appointed its first-ever advisory council to develop the event management industry, a sector recognised as one of the country’s leading...
Lost in translation: When language impedes justice
By Methmalie Dissanayake “Language brings with it an identity and a culture, or at least the perception of it. A shared language says,...
Community credit at a crossroads under proposed Micro Finance Bill
By Shabeer Mohamed Seventy-seven year old P.G. Ariyadasa lives in Chandanapokuna, Hingurakgoda. He came to the area at the age of twenty-five, when...
Sri Lanka looking at pursuing reparations for colonial-era losses
The government is exploring possibilities of seeking compensation for colonial-era losses and the return of looted cultural treasures. This fact was revealed by...
