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Dec- 2016 -6 December
SPIKE IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
More Sri Lankans have turned to hard liquor, which is more detrimental to health, due to higher taxes being imposed on beer brewing
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6 December
ACTION AGAINST HATE SPEECH
Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Karunarathna Paranawithana has expressed the need for a law against social media users who
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6 December
POWERING THE NATION
All Sri Lankan households will be provided electricity connections by the end of the year, according to Deputy Minister of Power and Renewable
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6 December
MORE TOURISTS FROM CHINA
Sri Lanka is expected to receive more Chinese tourists in the coming six months with projected growth of 10.2 percent versus the
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1 December
YOUTH FORUM
Unlike in the past, many conventional universities have opened up in various provinces and are catering to more students
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Nov- 2016 -28 November
YOUNG ELEPHANTS SAFE FROM TOIL
Several new regulations have been approved by the cabinet on the proper treatment of domestic elephants. This includes a ban
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28 November
RAILWAYS ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT
Plans have been finalised to implement an electric train service in the island. According to Deputy Minister Ashok Abeysinghe
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28 November
BAN ON LOOSE CIGARETTES
Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne recently communicated the government’s intention to ban the sale of loose cigarettes
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28 November
TRAFFIC FINES HIKED
The Finance and Transport Ministries have announced the introduction of a very high fine for seven traffic offences
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21 November
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera recently highlighted that Sri Lanka is deeply conscious of the impacts of
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