According to the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau, 74,499 Sri Lankans have gone abroad for work in the first 3 months of the year. According to the agency, 39,900 are men and 34,599 are women. Most Sri Lankans have gone to Kuwait for work and the number is 17,793. In addition, 2,374 Sri Lankans have …
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Mr. Prasanna Ranatunga, the Minister of Urban Development and Housing, says that the President and the government alone cannot develop the country and the people’s support is needed for that. The minister said that slandering through social media has become a “style” in the implementation of public welfare programs under philanthropic support without government funds …
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A hacker who identified himself as “Anonymous EEE” has accessed the website of the Ministry of Education. He has posted a note on security vulnerabilities on the Ministry of Education website. The message left by the hacker states: “My name is Anonymous EEE and I am currently studying A/I. Sorry for intruding on your website, …
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The first application under the newly adopted Online Security Act has been submitted to the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today. Accordingly this application filed by the former chairman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL), Janaka Ratnayake, the court issued a conditional order restraining the respondents from communicating false information. In terms of Sections 24 (1) …
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President Ranil Wickramasinghe has instructed the relevant officials to prepare a formal program with the aim of maintaining the essential and public services without interruption during the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year. The Presidential Media Division (PMD) says that this order has been given to ensure that all essential services are maintained without any …
The Sun is expected to be directly over Sri Lanka from April 5 to April 15, said the National Meteorological Centre’s Forecast Division. Accordingly, it is said that the sun will peak over Balapitiya, Elpitiya, Morawaka and Tissamaharama areas of Sri Lanka at around 12:12 noon. Meanwhile, in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and Galle and …
Lord Buddha’s sacred Kapilawasthu relics, situated at a holy temple in Sri Lanka, will be offered to the Dalai Lama on Thursday morning, the office of Dalai Lama said in a statement. The sacred relics are located at RajaGuru Sri Subuthi Waskaduwa Maha Viharaya, a Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. Notably, the Kapilavastu relics hold …
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It has been revealed in the Sectoral Monitoring Committee on Alleviating the Economic Crisis that Indian fishermen harvest fish worth 2000 million dollars a year by engaging in illegal fishing activities within the waters belonging to Sri Lanka. It was revealed here that the prohibited gear brought by the toller vessels by the Indian fishermen …
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KH Nandasena, Anuradhapura District Member of Parliament and Chairman of the District Coordinating Committee of Podu Jana Peramuna, has passed away early today (04). It is reported that he passed away while receiving treatment at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital due to an emergency. He was 69 years old when he died.
Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said that compared to other parts of the island, school-going children in the densely populated city of Colombo are more at risk of facing traffic accidents. The Minister said this while addressing an event organized at the Ministry for the official launch of the ‘School Road Safety Club’. Therefore, he said …
