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| Welikada Police OIC transferred : |  | May 27, Colombo: Police Media Spokesman Senior Superintendent of Police Nihal Thalduwa said the Officer In Charge (OIC) of Welikada Police Chief Inspector of Police Chinthaka Anuradha has been transferred to the general duties at the Police Field Force Headquarters with immediate effect following the death of a woman while in custody. |
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| 26 shootings so far this year: |  | May 27, Colombo: Police Media Spokesperson Senior Superintendent of Police Nihal Thalduwa says that 26 shooting incidents have been reported so far this year. He said 19 people have died and five others have sustained injuries in these incidents. |
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Electric outboard motors for fishing boats introduced : |  | May 26, Colombo: Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda said fishermen in Sri Lanka spend between 5,000 and 10,000 rupees per day on kerosene for boat engines, and to reduce that cost, a private engineering firm in Sri Lanka has started to produce boat engines operated by batteries. |
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COPE evaluates current performance of the Mahaweli Authority : |  | May 25, Colombo: Professor Ranjith Bandara, Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) took exception at the outdated ‘Vision’ statement and Key Performance Indicators of the Authority following consistent failure to deliver its services with integrity and quality. |
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SJB to take a decision regarding MP Vadivel Suresh: |  | May 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has focused attention on taking legal action against MP Vadivel Suresh, who defying the party’s decision voted with the ruling party in favor of the motion to remove the Chairman of the Public Utility Commission from his post. |
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Sathosa reduces prices of 6 essential items: |  | May 24, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s largest state-owned retail chain Lanka Sathosa has reduced the prices of 6 essential consumer items. Sathosa also says that this discounted price will be effective from today (May 24) in all country wide Sathosa outlets. |
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From Resilience to Revival – Rebuilding Bigger, Better, Faster, More : |  | May 24, Colombo: On March 20th 2023, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board approved a four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Sri Lanka amounting to USD 2.9 billion. This was post the agreements with China and India – Sri Lanka’s biggest lenders for additional financial assistance and the first steps in getting Sri Lanka’s economy back on track. |
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WHO lauds Sri Lanka’s move on trans fat: |  | May 24, Colombo: The World Health Organization has commended Sri Lanka for enacting a legislation on trans-fat to protect health and prevent premature deaths from coronary heart disease. |
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