The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) says the government has no intention of importing Rolls Royce and BMW cars for the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka.
A statement by the MEA said that reports saying there was such a move is baseless and fictitious, as
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‘flydubai’, Dubai's low-cost airline, began flights to Mattala Rajapaksa international Airport at Mattala today (Wednesday) , officials of Jetwing Air , Sri Lankan general sales agent of ‘flydubai’ said.
‘flydubai’operates flights to Mattala three-times a week on Monday, Wednesday a
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At least 91 people, including 20 children, are feared killed by a huge tornado which tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, officials in the US state say.
Worst hit was Moore, south of the city, where neighbourhoods were flattened and schools destroyed by winds of up to 200mph (320km/h).
About 12
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While the Information Department said that attendance to duty by employees at public sector today had exceed 93.5% which was 3.5% more than the average daily attendance, the Trade Unions claimed that today’s general strike was a success.
Speaking to Daily Mirror National Trade Union Centre Pres
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Russia announced that it has taken steps to provide eight large helicopters to Sri Lanka as a total donation; the Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Office said quoting visiting Head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independence States-Russia Konstantin Kosachev.
This was revealed when the
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