(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Johnston Fernando, Minister of Highways has stated that steps will be taken to construct new Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) booths at the expressways to reduce the heavy traffic congestion during office hours at the exit gates.
"More ETC booths to be installed to reduce expressway traffic congestion -Highways Minister"Author: chanaka inoj
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka’s first Test cricket captain Bandula Warnapura passed away while receiving treatment at a private hospital.
"Sri Lanka’s first Test cricket captain Bandula Warnapura passed away"
Agility, adaptability and resilience have been hallmarks of the apparel industry SMEs. It’s time to build that up further.
"Shake off the shock to the system, rethink the SME ecosystem"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka’s first-ever eSport Formula One (F1) Championship ended recently as a roaring success, with Seylan Bank as the Official Banking Partner.
"“Seylan Bank powers Sri Lanka’s first-ever eSport F1 Championship”"
(LANKAPUVATH | MONGOLIA) – The Corona pandemic for the third year in a row in Mongolia caused children to be isolated from their schools and deprived of their right to education.
"COVID prevents children from attending kindergarten"
(LANKAPUVATH | POLONNARUWA) – Residents of Polonnaruwa villages in Sri Lanka suffer from the constant destruction of their homes, as a result of the recent widespread attack of elephants, in search of food after deforestation in the area and a shortage of food for animals, which led to the killing of about 50 people and nearly 100 elephants as a result of human-elephant conflict.
"Wild elephants demolish houses in Polonnaruwa in search of food"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – High Commissioner of Malaysia to Colombo Tan Yang Thai paid a Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris at the Foreign Ministry on the 14 October 2021.
"Malaysia and Sri Lanka to enhance cooperation in the fields of digitalization and education"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – It has been decided to strictly enforce the inter-provincial travel restrictions that are currently in effect until October 21st Thursday.
"Inter-provincial travel strictly restricted until Oct 21"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – The National Organizer of the Ape Jana Bala Party (Our Power of People Party) Dr. Susantha Kodituwakku states that the Political Bureau and the Central Committee of the party have decided to expel Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thero from the party.
"Parliamentarian Athuraliye Rathana Thera removed from Party"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today instructed officials of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing to complete development projects for which the funds were already allocated before the end of the year instead of returning the funds to the Treasury.
"Prime Minister instructs to complete the funded development projects before the end of the year"