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No one can run Cable TV and Direct-To-Home Satellite TV Service without licence
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka made a Notice to Cable TV and Direct-To-Home Satellite TV Service Providers. In terms of Section 17 of the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No. 25 of 1991 as amended “No person shall operate a telecommunication system in Sri Lanka except under the authority of a licence granted by the…
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Requirement to register private medical institutions for year 2018
According to the stipulations of the Act No. 21 of 2006 on the Registration of private Medical Institutions, all private medical institutions in Sri Lanka should be registered under the Private Health Regulatory Council. Maintaining unregistered private medical institutions is a punishable offense. Hon. Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine has ordered the raiding…
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80% of fake FB accounts will be removed Computer Emergency Readiness Team Co-ordination Centre
The Principal Information Security Engineer of the Computer Emergency Readiness Team Co-ordinatioii Centre (CERT CC), Roshan Chandragupta said 80 per cent of the fake Facebook accounts would be removed by the end 2017 by the Facebook head office. he said” CERT had received 3.400 complaints by November regarding the creation of fake Facebook accounts. Mr.…
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Proposed Colombo LRT (Colombo Metro Service) Plan and Routes
Megapolis and western development ministry announces a their proposed Colombo LRT plans. The proposals to establish seven LRT lines in order to ease traffic congestion in Colombo and the suburbs such as below, Kollupitiya to Maradana via Bambalapitiya, Boralla and Union Place (14.8km) Colombo Fort to Peliyagoda via Maradana and Mat-takkuliya (11.5km) Dematagoda to Bambalapitiya…
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Job Vacancy at UNDP Sri Lanka
in a fast paced environment, the ability to constantly learn and adjust in an ambiguous world needs to be a fundamental principle of any organization. With over 50 years of development experience, the united nations development programme is re-inventing itself to adapt to emerging challenges and opportunities improve our business model and the way we work.…
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Every Sri Lankan child is born with a half-a-million debt – Ministry of Finance
Shocking as it sounds, when this government came to office in 2015, it inherited a Rs. 7.4 trillion debt burden. Today’s accumulated public debt is equivalent to more than 5 times the government’s annual revenue in 2016. To make matters worse, Rs 1.7 trillion in debt service has to be paid next year, which would…
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Appointing members to the Office on Missing Persons
Under the provisions of the Office on Missing Persons (Establishment, Administration and Discharge of Functions) Act No. 14 of 2016 as amended by Act No. 9 of 2017, applications are called for the appointment to the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) from persons with previous experience in; fact finding or investigation, human rights law, international…
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Logo Design Contest for Colombo Light Rail (Metro)
Ministry of Megapolis and western development invites Logo design for Colombo Light Rail Service, the design logo and have the privilege to be a contributor to the revolution in public transportation of Sri Lanka. Here’s a chance to showcase the artist in you. The Minisry of Megapolis and Western Development is in need of a…
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Tuticorin, Colombo Ferry Service will start again sooner
The procurement process initiated in January had only attracted two proposals and the Ceylon Shipping Corporation and Cabinet Appointed Negotiating Committee had recommended that the previous procumbent process be cancelled and fresh bids be called for. It was pointed out that not much interest had been generated towards the project initially due to inadequate publicity…
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Land Prices in Colombo
It has been observed that land prices in Colombo have increase day by day. And the shocking truth that the prices are unimaginable for an ordinary man to buy a house in Colombo now days. See below table for the update Average Price per Perch in Colombo Colombo District Number Average Price per Perch Colombo…