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Sajith calls for India–Sri Lanka framework under international law to resolve fishermen issue

Calling the fishermen issue between India and Sri Lanka a “very important” and long-standing one, Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has said...

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Nearly 900,000 families in Sri Lanka remain homeless

Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Dr. Susil Ranasinghe has revealed that around 900,000 families in Sri Lanka are currently without homes,...

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Forest Conservation Department rejects Minister’s request to access reserved forest lands

The Department of Forest Conservation has reportedly rejected a request by Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, to...

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Govt repurposes vacant official ministerial residences after lack of interest from private sector

Plans to lease the official residences of former presidents and cabinet ministers to private buyers or for commercial projects have so far failed...

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Public healthcare in crisis as hospitals struggle without doctors

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has raised serious concerns over a severe shortage of medical personnel, noting that Sri Lanka’s hospital system...

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Sri Lanka’s vulnerable homes: Thousands still depend on mud, rocks, palmyra and straw for walls and roofs

More than 100,000 houses in Sri Lanka continue to be constructed using mud and rocks for walls and Palmyra leaves, cadjan, or straw...

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Electricity Consumers’ Association calls for probe into LTL share reduction

The Electricity Consumers’ Association (ECA) has raised serious concerns over the Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) gradual reduction of its 70% shareholding in Lanka...

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Govt’s palm oil ban drains foreign exchange, threatens plantation industry

The Planters’ Association of Ceylon has called on the Government to urgently lift the ban on oil palm cultivation, warning that continued restrictions...