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WEBSJB council member urges women to vote for Sajith Premadasa for his commitment to women’s issues. Former SJB member of the Maharagama Urban Council, Nelum Renuka Senaratne, last Thursday urged all women to vote for SJB Presidential candidate and opposition leader Sajith... News 8 hours ago.
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WEBForeign Ministry clarifies Lanka’s DPL presence in Israel. Sri Lanka has issued a clarification on the country’s diplomatic representation in Israel, in response to recent public discussions surrounding its diplomatic presence in Tel Aviv.
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Three cops interdicted for killing people-friendly wild elephant
WEBAug 20, 2024 · By Norman Palihawadane. A police sergeant and two constables had been interdicted yesterday pending investigations into their alleged involvement in killing a wild elephant in Bakamuna, last week, police said. The three policemen were attached to the Bakamuna Police Station at the time of the incident. …
Indo-Lanka MoU for LNG Infrastructure Development and LNG …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Petronet LNG Limited (PLL), India, and LTL Holdings Limited, Sri Lanka, yesterday (20) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for LNG Infrastructure Development and LNG Supply to Sri Lanka. The following is the text of statement issued by the Indian High Commission: ” The MoU is focused on providing an innovative solution encompassing supply of […]
Lanka’s sex workers face false charges: Women’s collective
WEBOct 1, 2023 · By APSARA RODRIGO ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s sex workers have faced fundamental rights violations including unlawful detention and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment, a representative of the Abhimani Women’s Collective said at a conference last week (26). “Following their arrest, sex workers frequently experience the infringement of their fundamental rights, including the right to ...
Insights into Sri Lanka’s next presidential election and challenges ...
WEBJan 17, 2024 · Navigating political landscape: By Prof. Amarasiri de Silva Sri Lanka’s next presidential election, scheduled between September and October 2024, has heightened the political atmosphere with anticipation. According to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, voters can elect a president for a five-year term. The election process involves limited ranked voting, allowing voters to express up to […]
Busy three weeks for Sri Lanka Junior athletics team
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Sri Lanka junior athletics team will have a busy schedule ahead as they are set to compete in Chennai less than two weeks after taking part in the World Junior Championship for which they received the green light at the eleventh hour. Sri Lanka’s 12 member junior athletics team to Lima, Peru were …
Sri Lanka dig deep through de Silva, Rathnayake after top-order ...
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Dhananjaya de Silva justified his own decision to bat first with a gutsy 74 from 84 balls, while Milan Rathnayake followed his captain’s lead with a startlingly composed knock of 72 from 135 balls, the highest by a debutant at No.9 in Test history. Unfortunately for Sri Lanka, however, even those exceptional efforts couldn’t quite […]
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WEBCentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by Red Hat, Inc. for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendors redistribution policy and aims to be functionally compatible. (CentOS mainly changes packages to remove upstream vendor branding and artwork.)