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The government is facing a dilemma as it must either increase the power tariff or face a delay in receiving the fifth tranche under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement signed with the IMF, United National Party (UNP) National Organiser Sagala Ratnayake said yesterday.
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Sale of all alcoholic beverages through liquor outlets countrywide will be banned on Tuesday, May 6 in view of the Local Government elections day by order of the Excise Chief and this ruling is exempted for the in-house guests of all Tourist Board approved hotels and boutique villas.
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A stock of items previously seized by the Sri Lanka Army from the LTTE for investigative purposes was officially handed over to the government at the Sri Lanka Army Headquarters today (2), following the conclusion of relevant investigations.
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Responding to a protest held outside its office in Colombo by a group of local persons against the Kashmiri terror attack, the Pakistan High Commission said it is no secret who has instigated these protests in Sri Lanka.
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A businessman who owns a vehicle sales showroom in Wariyapola was ordered to be remnded till 9 May by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali for allegedly causing a loss of over Rs. 50 million in unpaid taxes to the government.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vizhinjam port in Kerala on Friday, India’s first deepwater transshipment port. The inauguration is seen as an important step in improving India’s shipping strength and cutting down the cost of moving goods by sea.
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The Revenue Officer of the Akmeemana Pradeshiya Sabha, one of the SLPP candidates contesting the elections for the Imaduwa Pradeshiya Sabha, was taken into custody on suspicion of accepting a bribe of Rs. 25,000 to issue a trade licence for a hotel in the Unawatuna area.
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The Vesak Poya Day (12) should not be turned into a day of musical shows or carnivals but the day should be spent as a full religious day to make practice-based offerings (Pratipatti Pooja) in commemoration of the Sambudu Themagula (the threefold sacred events of Lord Buddha’s life), the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government said in a circular.