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The Colombo Port City. A sketch of the project when completed
Colombo Port City geared to key investments
With the opening of the Colombo Port City for investors last December, Sri Lanka is expected to attract billions of U.S. dollars for investments and create over 80,000 jobs, transforming the island into a regional business and financial hub in the coming years. The first stage, which includes the land reclamation and filling is now completed and the second phase of the...
19 January, 2020
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The onus on the authorities is to recreate confidence in the people of the judiciary.
Ranjan leaks: The big picture
Almost every sign of every domain in the country betrays the rot. The irony is that those who came to power to eliminate so called excesses were caught wallowing in mud in a pigsty, not at their cost, but at the cost of the nation. Their words and deeds made people believe that they were merely incompetent in governance and not more; lo and behold, even worse, the lot...
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Saubhagye Dekma - Army takes the lead
Led by the country’s youth, paddy cultivation is seeing a period...
Sri Lanka once called the ‘granary of the East’ can date back its paddy cultivation to 161 BC. With rice being the staple food in the country great importance has always been attached to its cultivation. Nearly 34 percent of the cultivated land in Sri Lanka bears the golden crop. However, for a number of years paddy cultivation and agriculture itself which once flourished...
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New approach to boost wildlife tourism
Sri Lanka may be the only country where one could get a glimpse of both the largest land mammal and the largest marine mammal, within a period of 24 hours. Known as a biodiversity hotspot, with many species of fauna and flora, around quarter of which are endemic, the island boasts of 123 mammalian species including the big four, the elephant, blue whale, sloth bear and...
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Dog needing care.
‘Implement Animal Welfare Bill’, urge activists
Sensing danger, the dog started whimpering and running in the massive cage. But there was no room for escape. The cold-hearted gunman started shooting at the poor animal, while it tried to cry out loud saying, “help me”. Amid back to back bullets, it tried to stop the gunman by jumping onto him and the man stopped the dog by hitting it with his gun. Then another shot was...
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The Majority and the Minorities
All over the world we see how the majority are suppressing the minorities. But there are many instances in the world where the...
‘Country losing out by importing refined fuel’ : Drilling to commence in Mannar basin
Studies indicate the Mannar basin could yield high quality oil and natural gas that can easily fill a substantial portion of the...
Azerbaijan deaths : Education system needs streamlining
The accident which took the life of three young Sri Lankan students in Azerbaijan last week has rightly brought out the need to...
Buddha statue returned to Sri Lanka by British family after 100 years
Rev. Kenneth Bell, with his daughter Fiona, accompanied the return of an important Buddha statue to Sri Dalada Maligwa (Temple of...
Scorpions in the carry-on luggage
On January 13, a venomous surprise awaited officers of the Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)...
Climate crisis could reverse progress in achieving gender equality
People who directly depend on the natural world for their livelihoods, like farmers and fishers, will be among the greatest...

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