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Flanked by Sri Lanka’s industry captains, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday participates as the chief guest at a dinner event held by the John Keells Group ahead of yesterday’s grand ceremonial opening of its City of Dreams complex. The complex is Sri Lanka’s largest private-sector tourism investment, comprising, among other facilities, a hotel and casino managed by Melco Resorts, which runs similar high-end tourism complexes in Macau and Manila.

 

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Podi Hamuduruwo remembered

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Foreign Ministry provides translation services for Lankan fishermen detained in Madagascar

China trip introduces advanced tech use to Sri Lankan media

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Chief Justice promises to fast-track digitalized method of administration of justice

Efforts mount to bridge gaps on tackling elephant tragedies but ground level officers see shortcomings

Gin Pol, a rare mangrove palm neglected, say environmentalists

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‘Vulnerable to judicial stress, under the robes of judges are human beings’

Probation officers advise boy selling ‘dodol’ and tells grandmother to send him to school

Uva rampaged by forest and brush fires- and arsonists

Slash and burn: Clearing of a forest reserve

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Once they fought for the country, now they have to battle over fair share of Api Wenuwen Api, audit reveals

Call to include menopause in National Health Policy

Farmers challenge harvest time diktat

Esala Perahera: Large crowds gather, more expected for Randoli

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