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Travel Ban That Never Was: Unpacking a Viral Claim Against Minister Anil Jayantha

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Update – 27 July 2026: The Indian High Commission has announced that free visas are once again being issued to Sri Lankan pilgrims travelling to India. In a statement, the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka said it has reinstated the scheme for issuing free (fee-waived) visas to groups […]

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Did Minister Anil Jayantha state that oil can soon be extracted from the Mannar oil deposits?

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Subscribe to our WhatsApp Channel Sri Lanka’s pursuit of petroleum exploration dates back several decades. In 1974, the Soviet Union initiated oil exploration near Pesalai in Mannar Island. By 2011, scientific studies confirmed the presence of an active petroleum system in the Mannar Basin.  However, due to subsequent political changes in the country, the prospect […]

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