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Motion seeking cut off funds to Ministers passed
A motion submitted by UNP to suspend expenditure s of all Cabinet, Deputy & State Ministers and their personal staff passed in parliament. The post Motion seeking cut off funds to Ministers passed appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Latest Sri (...)
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30 November 2018
UNF presents motion to cut off funds to Ministers
A motion to cut off cabinet ministers and state ministers access to state funds was presented to the parliament at the parliamentary session today (30). The post UNF presents motion to cut off funds to Ministers appeared first on ONLANKA News :. (...)
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30 November 2018
Two police officers found dead at Vavunathivu checkpoint
The bodies of two Police Constables aged 28 and 35 were found at a checkpoint at Vavunathivu in Batticaloa, around 6.00 a.m. this morning, police said. The post Two police officers found dead at Vavunathivu checkpoint appeared first on ONLANKA (...)
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30 November 2018
Ousted Prime Minister should move out of Temple Trees – JVP
Ousted Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe should leave the Prime Minister’s official residence, Temple Trees, immediately, the JVP stressed yesterday (29), after the Motion to suspend the expenditure of the Prime Minister’s Secretary was moved. The post (...)
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30 November 2018
Greece eyes pot of gold as medicinal cannabis licensed
ATHENS, REUTERS: Greece this week issued the first licences to private companies for growing medicinal cannabis in the country, part of an attempt to tap a burgeoning market worth billions. Greece legalised cannabis for medical use last year and (...)
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30 November 2018
China signs pact with India to inspect fish meal, fish oil imports
MUMBAI (Reuters): India and China on Wednesday signed an agreement allowing Beijing to inspect imports of Indian fish meal and fish oil, as the two nations work out a broader trade deal following a thaw in relations this year. The decision was (...)
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30 November 2018
Akshata distributes 10,000 kg of low-GI, non-GMO paddy seeds
Akshata, in its drive to increase low-GI rice varieties that are high in antioxidants with medical properties, expanded its farmer base by eight fold, distributing 10,000 kg of paddy seed free of charge and benefitting 200 new farmers. The (...)
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30 November 2018
Paddy Marketing Board launches ‘PMB Rice’ brand
The Paddy Marketing Board has launched an official rice brand, prepared under the trade name ‘PMB Rice’. The first pack was presented to President Maithripala Sirisena by Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday at the President’s (...)
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30 November 2018
Sri Lanka shines at TT Warsaw
Tourist arrivals from Poland have more than doubled since last year with arrivals hitting a new benchmark of 44.32% as of October this year. To capitalise on this emerging market Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau took part in Poland’s most (...)
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30 November 2018
Aitken Spence Travels brings 24 charters from the UK
Aitken Spence Travels is attracting the only charter flight operation from the UK to Sri Lanka this season, with 24 flights scheduled from early November 2018 to 30 April 2019. The charter operated by TUI UK will see a Thomson Airways 300-seat (...)
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30 November 2018
