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COMBATING THE ILLEGAL DRUG TRADE
The campaign against the illegal drug trade in the country has gathered pace over the past few months with a special programme initiated
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POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN ANURADHAPURA
The Grama Shakthi people’s movement – which aims to eliminate poverty by 2025 – is gearing up for a prosperous 2019.
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MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka voted in favour of the death penalty moratorium at a UN General Assembly (UNGA) session last week. The draft resolution
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WILDLIFE AND TOURISM COMBINATION
The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) said it welcomes the initiative of combining wildlife with tourism with THASL President Sanath
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NATIONAL CARRIER WINS GLOBAL TITLE
SriLankan Airlines – the flag carrier of Sri Lanka – won the ‘World’s Leading Airline to the Indian Ocean’ title for the third consecutive
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COLOMBO TO BE THREE-WHEEL CAPITAL
Colombo is said to have become the fastest growing market for UberTuk ever since its launch in August
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FLOODING HITS THE NORTH PROVINCE
Heavy floods in the northern peninsula have affected nearly 50,000 people over the past few days, damaging houses and displacing
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A REDEFINITION OF WHAT IS ‘URBAN’
Sri Lanka’s urbanisation has nearly tripled over the past two decades. A 2012 census estimated a population of 1.5 million within municipal
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GOODWILL LUXURY CRUISE WITH INDIA
Belgian entrepreneur and Chairman of Sail Lanka Charter Pierre Pringiers has promised a goodwill luxury cruise between India and Sri Lanka
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REINSTATED TO KICK-START ACTIVITIES
Leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremesinghe has been reinstated as prime minister once again. During the swearing in ceremony
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