Excessive amount fertilizers used in agriculture has been a matter of concern and topic of debate in Sri Lanka since past couple of tears. We noticed that on social media, these discussions have sprung once again. The reason for this is that many posts claiming Sri Lanka has been ranked no. 1 in the world […]
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Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia, or NCP, has now (as on February 11th) surpassed the total number of deaths due to the SARS virus back in 2003. As per latest reports, NCP has claimed over 1000 lives with over 40,000 confirmed cases all over the world. Wuhan city continues to be locked down with the Chinese government […]
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The Monetary Board, in consultation with the Auditor General and the Attorney General, took measures to commission six forensic audits pursuant to the recommendations of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry, appointed to investigate and inquire into and report on the issuance of Treasury bonds, during the period 1 February 2015 to 31 March 2016. As […]
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The accumulation of plastic objects and particles in the Earth’s environment, which had adverse effects on many species, has increased alarmingly over the past few decades. Statistics from 2023 indicate that around 10 Mt of plastic is dumped into our oceans annually. Living organisms, particularly marine animals, can be harmed either by mechanical effects, such […]
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Australia battles bush fires every year, but recent fires have caused incomparable widespread devastation with millions of acres of land affected and about half a billion animal deaths according to some estimates. Number of houses engulfed in these flames have turned to ashes and more than 20 people have lost their lives so far. Even […]
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Newly appointed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa assumed duties on 19th of November and appointing some secretaries to key government ministries and commissions was one of his initial tasks. Since these appointments number of posts are being shared about their qualifications, how they would fit into their newly assigned roles. In this backdrop, a message is being […]
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Sathish Muthukrishnan is an Indian film actor and comedian working in the Tamil film industry. He had visited Sri Lanka last year (2018). But some news websites have carried stories that he had visited Sri Lanka in September 2019 We decided to check the fact in this story. Facebook Link | Archived Link Gossip Lanka […]
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