NEWS WEEK
SLO News Week
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LARGEST TERMINAL IN SOUTH ASIA
Colombo Port’s East Container Terminal (ECT) is set to become the largest and deepest container terminal without incurring any foreign funding. South Asia Gateway Terminals
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IMPROVEMENTS IN THE RULE OF LAW
Sri Lanka has improved dramatically in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2017-2018 whereas many countries have witnessed their scores worsen in the areas of human rights
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COLOMBO DEFENCE SEMINAR 2018
The eighth international defence conference organised by the Sri Lankan Army is scheduled to take place on 30 and 31 August in Colombo
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ENTERPRISE SRI LANKA PROGRAMME
The government has decided to conduct a series of awareness campaigns to facilitate the implementation of the recently launched Enterprise Sri Lanka interest subsidy loan scheme
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THE WAR ON DRUGS GATHERS PACE
A narcotics crackdown pilot project is to be launched within the northern territories of the Western Province. The project aims to decrease narcotics usage by 40
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VITAL NEED FOR HIGH-TECH EXPORTS
Technology accounts for 90 percent of the US’ economic development; however, in Sri Lanka, technological development does not receive much prominence
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PLANS TO INCREASE SHARE OF MINING
Mining and quarrying currently account for 2.7 percent of Sri Lanka’s GDP, and the government has announced plans to increase the share of mining in GDP
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PAC ANGEL 2018 ON DISASTER RELIEF
Also known as the ‘world’s hazard belt,’ the Indian Ocean is highly prone to natural disasters. Therefore, humanitarian operations such as disaster response
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TRINCOMALEE TO BECOME A HUB
Trincomalee is to be remodelled as a hub for tourism, exports and logistics, to become Sri Lanka’s ‘Eastern Gateway.’
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SUSTAINABILITY DISCOURSE LAUNCH
The National Sustainability Discourse – a nationwide discussion on the contents of the first draft of the Vision 2030 document – was recently launched
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