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Air pollution levels spiked with dawn of New Year
Air pollution levels in Colombo skyrocketed to 163, according to the Air Quality Index, this morning with the dawn of the New Year, posing health dangers to the public.
The National Building Research Organisation yesterday (Dec 31) urged the public to minimize the lighting of firecrackers to welcome the New year, due to the pollution of air.
NBRO Senior Scientist Sarath Premasiri said that the quality of the air is likely to improve after 10 am today.
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Flt Lt Kasun Cumaratunga , more than a pilot, a guardian remembered on his 37th death anniversary
Kasun, was born in 28th Sept 1964, the grandson of the legendary author and linguist Munidasa Cumaratunga and son of SSP Bindu Kumaratunga and Winifred
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National Tax week launched
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) backed by the Excise and Customs Department today launched a fresh drive to collect taxes including some Rs.780 billion listed as ‘collectable defaults’.
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SriLankan Airlines’ new A330 Fleet to perform low fly past over Colombo on Wed.
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Mahindananda and Nalin Fernando Jailed
Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando have sentenced to 20 and 25 years respectively after they were found guilty in a case of fraud.
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