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Dec 03 2024 December 3, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 6:18 pm
Ministry of Health Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry to launch five new cardiac units with Japanese loan assistance

December 3, 2024 - 6:18 pm

The Ministry of Health announced plans to establish five cardiac catheterization units in five hospitals across Sri Lanka with assistance from a Japanese loan.

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Dec 03 2024 December 3, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:36 pm
Super luxury vehicles in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Government to sell high-maintenance super luxury vehicles by March 2025

December 3, 2024 - 5:36 pm

The Sri Lankan government has decided to sell super luxury vehicles used in its institutions to reduce maintenance and fuel costs.

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Dec 03 2024 December 3, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:10 pm
Sajith Premadasa in the Parliament of Sri Lanka

Opposition leader accuses Sri Lanka Government of using PTA to target Social Media Activists

December 3, 2024 - 12:10 pm

Opposition Leader of Sri Lanka, Sajith Premadasa stated in Parliament today (December 3) that the government is using the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to target social media activists.

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Dec 03 2024 December 3, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:20 am
Muhammathu Saali Naleem takes oath as national list MP of SLMC

Muhammathu Saali Naleem takes oath as national list MP of SLMC

December 3, 2024 - 10:20 am

Mohamed Sali Naleem was sworn in as a National List MP of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) before the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Asoka Ranwala.

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Dec 03 2024 December 3, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:11 am
Sri Lanka Police logo

Women appointed to key senior positions in Sri Lanka Police for the first time

December 3, 2024 - 10:11 am

The Sri Lanka Police announced the transfer of 54 senior officers, including four women, with immediate effect.

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Dec 03 2024 December 3, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:21 am
Excise Department of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Excise Department acts against tax-evading liquor companies

December 3, 2024 - 9:21 am

The Excise Department of Sri Lanka emphasizes that steps will be taken to suspend the production activities of companies that continue to evade excise tax payments and to not extend their production licenses for the next year.

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Dec 02 2024 December 2, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 7:17 pm
Report on MPs', Ministers', and former Presidents' allowances submitted to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Report on MPs’, Ministers’ and former Presidents’ allowances submitted

December 2, 2024 - 7:17 pm

The report of the committee tasked with reviewing the allowances and entitlements of Members of Parliament, Ministers and former Presidents was submitted to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo today (December 2).

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Dec 02 2024 December 2, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 2:35 pm
Development Officers protest in front of the Ministry of Education in Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

Police clash with Development Officers; Several injured, four arrested

December 2, 2024 - 2:35 pm

A protest by Development Officers took place in front of the Ministry of Education at Isurupaya, Battaramulla leading to a tense situation as police attempted to disperse the demonstrators.

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Dec 02 2024 December 2, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:45 pm
Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando sworn in as Sri Lanka's 48th Chief Justice

Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando sworn in as Sri Lanka’s 48th Chief Justice

December 2, 2024 - 12:45 pm

Supreme Court Justice Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando was officially sworn in as the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (December 2) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

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Dec 02 2024 December 2, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:29 pm
Court decision

Lohan Ratwatte and wife further remanded until December 6, 2024

December 2, 2024 - 12:29 pm

Former Minister Lohan Ratwatte and his wife, Shashi Prabha Ratwatte have been further remanded until December 6, 2024, after being produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court today (December 2).

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Dec 02 2024 December 2, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:07 pm
Industrial sector proposals gathered for Sri Lanka's 2025 Budget

Industrial sector proposals gathered for Sri Lanka’s 2025 Budget

December 2, 2024 - 12:07 pm

A discussion was held yesterday (December 1) at the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development to present proposals for the 2025 budget, with representatives from 20 local industrial sectors in Sri Lanka in attendance.

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Dec 02 2024 December 2, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:02 am
Coconut

Coconut prices cross Rs. 200 in Sri Lanka amid supply shortage

December 2, 2024 - 11:02 am

The price of coconuts has increased across Sri Lanka with a single coconut now costing more than Rs. 200 in many areas.

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Dec 02 2024 December 2, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:45 am
Lotus Tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Colombo inflation hits -2.1% as deflation deepens in November 2024

December 2, 2024 - 9:45 am

Inflation in the Colombo district continued to decline, entering deeper into deflation in November 2024, as projected by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) last week.

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Dec 02 2024 December 2, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:26 am
Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Isomata Akio with Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa

Sajith Premadasa urges Japan to restart halted development projects

December 2, 2024 - 9:26 am

Opposition Leader of Sri Lanka, Sajith Premadasa, has requested the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Isomata Akio, to recommence halted development projects.

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Dec 01 2024 December 1, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:55 am
Big Onions

Sri Lanka cuts onion tax to Rs. 10 per kilogram for December

December 1, 2024 - 11:55 am

The Sri Lankan government has reduced the Special Commodity Levy on imported big onions from Rs. 30 to Rs. 10 per kilogram, effective from December 1 to December 31, 2024.

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Dec 01 2024 December 1, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:07 am
World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day 2024: Protect Rights, End AIDS – A Call to Action

December 1, 2024 - 9:07 am

World AIDS Day falls today (December 1) and this year’s theme is “Protect Rights – End AIDS.”

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