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Government to construct 1,930 housing units for slum dwellers in Sri Lankan capital
The Sri Lankan government is stepping up is housing construction efforts to provide homes for the underserved settlements in the capital Colombo and adjoining areas. A proposal forwarded by the President
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Sri Lanka's Health Ministry launches national policy on HIV/AIDS
The Health Ministry of Sri Lanka has launched a national policy on HIV/AIDS with the aim of controlling the disease and preventing it in the country. Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena launching the
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Construction of special housing for Sri Lanka's indigenous people to start today
Construction of a special housing scheme under the Janasevana program for the indigenous community of Sri Lanka is to commence today in Vakarai of Batticaloa district. The Construction, Engineering
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No compensation to Sri Lankan vehicle owners yet for damages due to substandard petrol
A senior official of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has said that so far no compensation has been paid to any of the vehicle owners whose vehicles got damaged due to the substandard fuel sold by the CPC,
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Only 30 percent of vehicles at the Ministry of Environment pass the emission test
Only a mere 30 percent of the vehicles at the Ministry of Environment passed the emission test, says Anura Jayathilaka, Chairman of Air Resources Management Division of the Ministry. This was revealed
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Sri Lanka petroleum authority to compensate 3,000 vehicle owners for damages caused by substandard fuel
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has selected 3,000 vehicle owners initially to be paid compensation for the damages caused by the substandard fuel distributed by the Corporation. The tri-member
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Over 950 million rupees to build 500 housing units for low income people in Colombo
The Sri Lankan government is to spend over 950 million rupees to build 500 housing units for the slum dwellers in the Sri Lankan capital. The Cabinet approved a proposal forwarded by the President to
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Road construction across Sri Lanka's rain forest suspended
Sri Lanka's Minister of Environment Anura Priyadarshana Yapa has ordered the suspension of a road construction across the World Heritage Sinharaja rain forest. The UNESCO Centre in Paris had asked for
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UNESCO concerned over road construction through World Heritage rain forest in Sri Lanka
UNESCO Centre in Paris has asked for an immediate detailed report on the road construction through Sri Lanka's Sinharaja rain forest which is considered a World Heritage, local media reported. The request
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Dengue cases declining in Sri Lanka
Latest figures released by the Epidemiology Unit of Sri Lanka's Health Ministry show that the dengue cases are on the decline during the past month. According to the statistics released on Tuesday,