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

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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President Anura Kumara Posing for a Photo with Jaffna youth, without any security in the vicinity?

දිනපතා සත්‍ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයටමෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. When images and videos related to visits by the President get shared, at times they get blended with misleading narratives before going viral. This is a fact-check we conducted regarding one such image that circulated on social media.   Social Media Posts: This photo, which shows President […]

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An explanation regarding the circulating facts about a fever that is spreading among the soldiers in a Mannar Army camp!

In the past two days a news caught the attention of many people as it said that some soldiers undergoing training at a Mannar military training school have been quarantined due to fever. This news has caused some fear among people and therefore, we decided to do an investigation on that. Social Media Posts: A […]

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