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The price of 400g packet of milk powder has been increased by Rs. 250 with immediate effect, the Milk Powder Importers’ Association said this evening.

Thereby, the revised price of a packet of milk powder now stands at Rs. 790 per 400g.

The importers decided to increase the prices of the product once again due to the price hike in the global market...

Details: Category: Srilanka; Published: 20 March 2022

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Low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal to intensify into cyclonic storm

The low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal moved east and north-eastwards and lay centred at 08.30 a.m. of March 19 over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south the Andaman Sea, says the Department of Meteorology.

It is likely to continue to move northwards and intensify into a depression by tomorrow and into a cyclonic storm by...

Details: Category: Srilanka; Published: 20 March 2022

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Four U.S. soldiers die during NATO training exercise in Norway

Four U.S. soldiers were killed in a plane crash in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO exercise unrelated to the Ukraine war, Norway’s prime minister said Saturday.

Jonas Gahr Stoere tweeted that they were killed in the crash on Friday night. The cause was under investigation, but Norwegian police reported bad weather in the area.

“Th...

Details: Category: Srilanka; Published: 20 March 2022

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Decision on train ticket fare revision on Monday

A discussion between the Transport Minister and the railway trade unions is scheduled to be held on Monday (March 21), the Railway Station Masters’ Association says.

The chairman of the association Sumedha Somaratne said the station masters have formally requested the authorities not to increase the train ticket fares.

Speaking further, he said the...

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Foreign Minister meets Core Group on Sri Lanka

Minister of Foreign Affairs Professor G. L. Peiris has had an informal discussion with the Core Group on Sri Lanka at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday (March 18).

Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Admiral Jayanath Colombage also attended the said meeting.

At the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the Core Group on Sri...