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Iran invites Sri Lanka for Joint Economic Commission talks in Teheran
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 13 (ANI): Iran has invited Sri Lanka to attend the 12th Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC), which is to be held in Tehran in August.
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Indian housing project extended to S Lanka's Madakumbura and Vellaioya Est
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 6 (ANI): The Indian Housing Project has been extended to the Madakumbura and Vellaioya Estates in Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on Tuesday.
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New Sri Lanka map to be released today
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 (ANI): After 18 years, the Sri Lanka Survey Department (SLSD), the national surveying and mapping organization under the Ministry of Land and Land Development have decided to update the geographical map of Sri Lanka.
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Death toll from bad weather rises to 20 in Sri Lanka
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 27 (ANI): Nearly 20 people have lost their lives and over 150,000 have been affected from the floods and landslides caused due to heavy rains in Sri Lanka.
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Dhananjaya de Silva withdraws from Windies tour post father's murder
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka batsman Dhananjaya de Silva has pulled out of his side's tour to West Indies after his father was shot dead by an unidentified gunman ahead of the national side's departure.
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Sri Lanka: Death toll from adverse weather rises to 11
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 24 (ANI): According to the National Disaster Management Center (DMC), around 11 people have died and over 100,000 were affected from the floods and landslides caused due to heavy rains in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankan PM vows to protect religious sites
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said the government was committed to ensuring safety and security of places of worship in both rural and urban areas of the country.
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Adverse weather kills 9 in Sri Lanka
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 23 (ANI): According to the National Disaster Management Center (DMC), nine people have been killed and, 23 are missing due to floods and landslides caused due to heavy rains in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka suggests two-state solution for Israel-Palestine conflict
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka called for a two-state solution to end an on-going war between Israel and Palestine in Gaza.
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Sri Lanka: Iran to build new refinery
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): In addition to upgrading its ageing 50,000 barrel per day (bpd) state-owned refinery, Iran has also agreed to build a new oil refinery for Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka to address unemployment in the country, says its PM
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister calls up for filling vacancies in both public and private sector to solve the problem of unemployment in the country.
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Sirisena, Rouhani to sign new MoUs
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 13 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, who is on a two-day state visit to Iran, is set to meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Sunday.
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