(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Facebook, facing growing criticism for posts that have incited violence in some countries, has said that it would begin removing misinformation that could lead to people being physically harmed, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
"Facebook to crackdown on misinformation following communal violence in Sri Lanka"Category: LOCAL
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Primary Health Care Strengthening Project will be launched on July 20 at 6 pm at the BMICH in Colombo, Project Director and former Health Services Director General Dr. J.M.W. Jayasundara Bandara said.
"Healthcare strengthening at Grama Niladhari level"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –A group of Sri Lankan refugees who had been residing in Tamil Nadu for over 25 years returned to the country yesterday.
"Sri Lankan refugees return from Tamil Nadu"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –A Thai delegation consisting of 35 leading entrepreneurs from the Thai Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok (TCC) visited Sri Lanka as part of the business delegation accompanying the Prime Minister of Thailand on a State visit to Sri Lanka.
"Thai Business Delegation to Sri Lanka: MoU signed between CCC and TCC"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) exercise, between US Naval Special Warfare Forces personnel and Sri Lanka naval personnel from the 4th Fast Attack Flotilla (4FAF) and Special Boat Squadron (SBS) was ceremonially inaugurated at the Special Boat Squadron Training School (SBSTS) in Trincomalee yesterday (17).
"US – Lanka Naval exercise inaugurates in Trincomalee"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Appeal Court verdict on the Contempt of Court case against the Secretary General of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero filed by the Attorney General (AG)’s Department will be given on 08 August.
"Appeal Court verdict on Gnanasara Thero’s case on Aug. 08"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Message by Former President of Sri Lanka Madam Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Chairperson of the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation (ONUR)
"Mandela’s Legacy for Reconciliation"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has launched a systematic effort in close cooperation with the Ministry of Home Affairs to improve the primary government websites of Divisional and District Secretariats, the government said.
"ICTA to improve Divisional and District Secretariat websites"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Justice Minister Thalatha Athukorala, acknowledging that the list of names comprising 18 prisoners, who have been sentenced to death for drug trafficking, had been received, said the first name in the list was that of a woman.
"Death sentence list: ‘First is a woman’"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Leaders of political parties have decided to hold an adjournment debate on Thursday (19) on the New York Times report on former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
"New York Times Report: Adjournment debate in Parliament on Thursday"