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  • New development projects under way
    Plans were afoot to develop the Lunugamwehera, Weerawila, and Berelihela towns under the Lunugamwehera Reservoir Project and the Kirindi Oya Development Project, Deputy Lands...
  • Polling places in need of renovation
    Around 88 polling places in Hambantota needed to be renovated soon, Additional District Secretary Suneth Lochana said. He added that Rs.14 million would be required for the...
  • Held for firearm possession
    Tangalle Police arrested a 38-year-old father of two for possessing two firearms, recently. The suspect is a resident of Mulkirigala. Investigations are continuing 
  • Ranil forms int’l opinion against govt.
    Ranil Wickremesinghe attempts to rouse internationl opinion against the government even though the new Prime Minister was appointed by the President as per the Constitution,...
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  • Late D. A. Rajapaksa commemorated
    The 51st commemoration Ceremony of late D. A. Rajapaksa, a former Deputy Speaker, was held yesterday near his statue in Tangalle. After the performance of all religious ceremonies, those present...
  • Coastal erosion spikes in Tangalle
    Coastal erosion has increased at an alarming rate in Tangalle, with several houses, hotels and other cafeterias on the verge of being consumed by the sea. Coconut estates had also been destroyed by...
  • Land development project under way
    The Urban Development Authority (UDA) had launched a project to use 8,353 hectares of land in Hambantota for tourism and wildlife conservation recently.The Hambantota UDA Director said that 100 acres...
  • Hambantota’s pastures dwindle
    Excessive deforestation in Hambantota had resulted in the destruction of pastures, especially ones where goats graze on. Goats preferred the flueggea plant, which is commonly found in jungles,...
  • Removal of Hambantota wind power plant imminent
    The Hambantota wind power plant will be removed since it is almost defunct and a heavy rent has to be paid for the SLPA, Spokesman for the CEB Sulakshana Jayawardena said.Inaugurated in 1999, this is...
  • Hundred-acre orchard for TEJC mangoes
    Under the instructions of Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, a 100-acre plot of land had been set aside to grow the newly-introduced TEJC mango variety, recently.Seven thousand plants had been...
  • Crops worth Rs.165 bn wasted annually: Minister
    The transportation of fruits and vegetables had been an issue for farmers, with crops worth Rs.165 billion were wasted annually due to it, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.He was...
  • Garbage crisis prevails at Rice Research Centre
    The Ambalantota Rice Research Station’s paddy fields had become a dumping ground for garbage recently, Station Officer-in-Charge Dr. Roshini Hafeel said and added that traders and residents of the...
  • Plans to upgrade Hambantota Port
    Measures had been taken to make the Hambantota Port an internationally-recognised port, Hambantota International Port Services Company CEO Captain Captain Ravindra Jayawickrama said.He was addressing...
  • ‘Resource scarcity hinders HEC countermeasures’
    Housing and Constructions Minister Sajith Premadasa said that the lack of human resources, as well as vehicles, had hindered human-elephant conflict (HEC) countermeasures.He was addressing a...
  • ‘Journalists now enjoy freedom of expression’
    Journalists now enjoy freedom of expression. Earlier thugs came in white vans abducted and made them disappear, Chief Incumbent of the Vajiragiri Viharaya in Tangalle Ven. Mirisse Dhammawansa Thera...
  • Sinharaja in jeopardy
    The Sinharaja forest has been encroached on alarmingly, residents in the area said.Forest conservation officers said the Sinharaja sprawled over 30,000 hectares but it has now reduced to 12,000...