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North Central Naval Command becomes champs of combat competition

Inter Command combat competition is organized in view of commanding and making professionally competent officers and sailors from the naval personnel wh...

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Edex Nena Pahana' Distributes Books Among Underprivileged Students in Wanni

'EDEX Nena Pahana' project of old Royalists with the objective of supporting underprivileged students at selected schools in remote areas once again dis...

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Army-Erected New Pre-School in Siththankerni Vested in Kids

Making yet another gesture of goodwill and reconciliation, Army troops serving the Security Force Headquarters-Jaffna offered their manpower and built a...

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Twenty- RO plants vested in the ownership of the public

 Going by a visionary concept of the President, His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena and with the sponsorship of the Presidential Task Force on Prev...

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New Maldives President to take oaths on 17 November

The new President and Vice-President elected at the Maldives elections are expected to be sworn in on 17 November 2018, the Maldives Foreign Ministry sa...

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Lanka's economic indicators positive despite rupee depreciation says FM

Sri Lanka's Minister of Finance and Mass Media states that although some people try to show the depreciation of the rupee as a fall in the economy, the ...

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Sri Lanka welcomes victory of Solih in the the Maldives Election

Sri Lanka welcomes the Joint Opposition candidate Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih securing victory following the election in the Maldives where the people exe...

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Thundershowers will occur in many places

Showers or thundershowers will occur in the Northern, Eastern, North-central, Uva and Central provinces and in the Galle, Matara Kaluthara and Kurunagal...

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Sri Lanka targets crowds for upcoming Golden Week in Guangdong Province

The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Guangzhou held a Tourism presentation on Sri Lanka on 8 September 2018 on the sidelines of the China (Guangdong) I...

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Six tourists, including five-year-old, saved from drowning

Police life savers managed to rescue six tourists who were on the verge of drowning in the seas off Nilaweli in Trincomalee yesterday (23rd). Five India...

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Reflections on Binara Poya: Least prejudiced against women

The Buddha’s open invitation for women to participate in the Sasana by making them eligible to enter the Bhikkuni Sangha– with ample opportunities for p...

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Conference on Adaptive Social Protection in Sri Lanka

The World Bank is organizing a high-level conference aiming to prepare Sri Lanka for natural disasters and climate change. According to the World Bank, ...

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Minister leads delegation to promote investment and exports in Germany

A High-powered investment delegation led by Malik Samarawickrama, Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade will make a strong pitch th...

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Lanka to host South Asian Youth Summit 2018

Sri Lanka will host the South Asian Youth Summit this year organized by the an India-based youth organization International Youth Committee (IYC).The 2n...

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President arrives in New York to address UN General Assembly

President Maithripala Sirisena arrived at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York this morning (September 23) to attend the 73rd Session of...

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INAUGURATION OF A STUPA AT HAMBURG MAHA VIHARA

Marking a significant landmark for the Buddhists in Germany, the first ever Stupa was inaugurated at the Hamburg Maha Vihara on 8 September 2018. The St...

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LEELA MUMBAI FOOD FESTIVAL SHOWCASES SRI LANKA’S BEST KEPT CULINARY SECRETS

The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Mumbai hosted a ten day Food Festival at The Leela Mumbai from 30 August to 8 September 2018 to showcase authentic...

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