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Child Protection Authority Act No. 50 of 1998 to be Amended
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal furnished by the Minister of Women’s and Child Affairs to ...
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Cabinet grants ‘approved Enterprise’ status to four import companies for re-export of selected spices
Approval was granted at the cabinet meeting held on 18-12-2023 for the procedure to import and process the selected spices to ...
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An inter ministerial standing committee to be appointed to work on Sri Lanka’s obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination …
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Women and Child Affairs to establish an inter ...
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Cabinet nod to prepare National Policy and Action Plan on reconciliation and coexistence for 2025 – 2029
The Office for National Unity and Reconciliation has been vested with the powers for the formulation and implementation of an ...
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Insurance coverage for members of parliament reduced to Rs 250,000/-
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, ...
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Cabinet nod to develop Pettah Central bus stand
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil ...
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Sports infrastructure facilities development projects to be implemented
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution submitted by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports to implement the ...
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The agony, the ecstasy: 56 minutes of Test cricket at its most glorious
It is enough time to move from the northern-most part of the Victoria Line to its lower reaches, brush shoulders as you walk ...
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Education reforms is not merely a change confined to the education sector, but one that can bring about a constructive transformation for the entire nation – Chief incu…
The Chief incumbent theros of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya and the Ramanna Maha Nikaya emphasized to the Prime ...
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High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka makes farewell call on PM
Paul Stephens, High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka made a farewell call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya,  at ...
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Israel’s Netanyahu has decided on full occupation of Gaza, reports say
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to announce plans to fully occupy the Gaza Strip, Israeli media have ...
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South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs
A white South African farm worker accused of killing two black women says he was forced to feed their bodies to pigs, according to lawyers. Adrian de Wet is one of three men facing murder charges ...