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Healthy Ageing, combating smokeless tobacco are the key topic in the technical sessions
ICTA says in process to restore the system
"Sri Lanka followed closely, with an estimated 4.6 per cent of its under-18 population displaced over the past 7 years"
The ratification is expected to bring more benefits in marine sector
Japan provides grant for radio equipment to support recovery and reconstruction from damages caused by Cyclone Ditwah
Parliament Sectoral Oversight Committee recommends lunch sheet ban after grace period of 6 months
Procurement for 1.4 million syringes used in the treatment of heart patients.
The program aligns with the bank’s ambition to provide $100 billion in climate financing
Police, judiciary and legislators have failed Sri Lanka's women and children
Health sector is to receive financial and technical support from the World Health Organization
Gates expressed the commitment of the BMGF to support Sri Lanka in building a robust and climate-resilient nation.
Says Sri Lanka sees many impacts of climate change now
Thriposha supplement from next week, after amending permissible levels of aflatoxins in its ingredients
Compared to 2021, there was a 48 percent increase in the number of people living with HIV in this country in 2022.
Laws being amended so addicts can refer themselves for rehabilitation through police, hospitals
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| Saudi Riyal | 88.5939 | 88.5586 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.5259 | 90.4874 |
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| S&P SL20 | 6,293.72 | -1.13% |
| CSE All Share | 22,024.18 | -0.60% |
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Road map and strategic plan to achieve carbon neutral status by 2050
About 100 rural hospitals are on the verge of closing down due to the lack of doctors,
President will address the global COP28 summit on Friday
There is demand for kithul-related products in international market, so standard of kithul treacle must be certified
We need to move to artificial intelligence, but before that we need to be digitalised
Japan has provided a JPY 200 mn grant to boost north-east fisheries infrastructure, and JPY 160 mn of a doppler network
ADB representatives met government officials to discuss water supply sector reform program
The campaign included a series of competitions and challenges for school and university students to discuss and innovate
Science is learning more and more about how these astonishing animals came to exist in the first place
President outlines country’s plans for environmental sustainability and economic growth.
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