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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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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The last solar eclipse of 2019 occurred on 26th December. People in Sri Lanka, India and several other countries witnessed it and shared its photos on social media. This was an annular solar eclipse, which creates a “ring of fire” around sun. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between the Earth […]
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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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Launched in 1979, SriLankan Airlines, the flag carrier of Sri Lanka, was the first carrier in the Indian sub-continent to join Oneworld alliance on May 2014. SriLankan Airlines has a route network of 109 cities in 48 countries, including codeshare operations in partnership with the world’s finest airlines. SriLankan is established as one of the […]
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President’s Counsel M. Ali Sabry, who leads SLPP presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s legal team was in the limelight last week with the Court of Appeal deciding to dismiss the writ petition which was filed seeking an Interim Order restraining Gotabaya Rajapaksa from holding out or claiming that he is a citizen of Sri Lanka and […]
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UNP working committee finally decided unanimously to approve UNP Deputy Leader, Minister Sajith Premadasa as their Presidential candidate after a number of discussions on September 26th and subsequently various posts were published supporting this decision. We found one photo claim in which award-winning actress and famous TV host Nehara Peiris was seen holding a photograph of […]
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Since UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premasada started emerging as a possible presidential candidate over a month ago, questions have been raised over the validity of his educational qualifications. More specifically, several posts were shared on social media, questioning his basic educational qualifications at the local Ordinary Level (O/L) examinations. Even after Sajith Premadasa being declared […]
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Last Wednesday (18th of September), Chairman of the Election Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya notified that the much anticipated Presidential Elections would be held on the 16th of November by an extraordinary gazette notification. Hence as per the presidential election protocol (THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ACT, No. 15 OF 1981), the dates for accepting the nomination of candidates […]
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Kalpitiya is a peninsula that separates the Puttalam lagoon from the Indian Ocean located in the North-Western Province of Sri Lanka and has traditionally been considered a location for maritime trade and home to larger number of fishing communities. However, during recent times equipped with its natural pristine coastline, Kalpitiya peninsula has gradually become one […]
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