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The Salt Producers’ Association has stated that the import of salt will be further delayed due to the delays in issuing the necessary certificates by the Food Control Administration Unit of the Ministry of Health.
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The resolution pertaining to abolishing the pension scheme for Members of Parliament is scheduled to be presented in Parliament today (07).
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Under Japan’s Economic and Social Development Programme, a grant of 300 million Japanese Yen (approximately LKR 565 million) has been provided to procure 28 state-of-the-art garbage compactors.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that its Executive Board’s approval for the release of the fourth tranche of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program is contingent upon implementation by the authorities of prior actions, including submission of the 2025 Budget that is “consistent with parameters identified under the program”
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Taking a significant step towards transforming the country into a digital society, three new digital initiatives will be introduced today (07) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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Sri Lanka Railways has decided to suspend third-class seat reservations on several train services, converting these compartments into regular third-class carriages.
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Despite past criticism of politicisation of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service, the National People’s Power (NPP) government is in the process of making political appointments to head key Sri Lankan missions abroad, Daily Mirror learns.
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The Trump administration revealed details of how the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded various projects in several countries including Sri Lanka that it deemed “ridiculous” over the years including $7.9 million allocated to teach Sri Lankan journalists how to avoid “binary-gendered language.”
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The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has recalled the arrest warrant issued against former State Minister Diana Gamage who has been charged with the violation of immigration and emigration laws.
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