If you’re an Android user concerned about losing your smartphone, there’s some good news for you! Google is rolling out an enhanced theft protection feature known as Identity Check. Initially available on Pixel and Samsung Galaxy devices, this feature will soon expand to other smartphones as well. It aims to protect both your smartphone and its data from theft. How …
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People believe that disposable paper cups are good for health. But doctors have an opposite opinion. Experts believe many types of chemicals and plastics are used to make paper cups, which are very dangerous for our health. In this regard, we talked to Dr. Amit Upadhyay, Senior Consultant Hematologist and Oncologist at PSRI Hospital, New Delhi. The doctor is telling …
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President of the Women Parliamentarians’ Forum, Saroja Savithri said there is a need to prepare amendments to establish a uniform age limit for marriage under the various marriage laws currently in force in Sri Lanka. Saroja Savithri raised this topic during a meeting held in Parliament. The meeting was attended by the Forum’s Deputy Co-Chairpersons, Member of Parliament and Attorney-at-Law …
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Government Prioritizes Comprehensive Data System to Guarantee Food SecurityEnsuring Rice Availability for Consumption and Essential Industries such as poultry, egg production and beer manufacturing To address policy decisions related to ensuring food security, the Food Policy and Security Committee, chaired by Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation K.D. Lal Kantha, along with Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and …
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‘Young entrepreneur’ born from a project written for her degree – Himali Suraweera Every year, tens of thousands of projects are written by Sri Lankan university students on a wide range of topics. But how many of them gain light in their lives from those projects? And how many do justice to the degree they have earned? Considering how long …
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President Anura Kumara Disanayake emphasized that a country cannot progress solely through laws and regulations and highlighted that tradition is a vital component of a nation. President Disanayake emphasized that Sri Lanka has accomplished a remarkable mission through the traditions built on Buddhism and that it is the responsibility of everyone to safeguard these Buddhist traditions and pass them down …
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The BBC has selected Sri Lanka as the ninth best destination for 2025, giving further recognition to the country’s efforts to develop tourism. In announcing the winners of its Top 25 Destinations, the BBC said, “From its misty hilltop tea plantations and roaming wild elephants to its ancient temples and rolling surf, Sri Lanka is a country that ticks lots …
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Donald Trump’s inauguration had to be moved indoors Monday due to a particularly frigid wintry spell across much of the United States, causing significant changes to the event after years of tedious planning. But the weather wasn’t the only unusual aspect of the 47th president’s swearing-in ceremony. Here are some memorable moments from a historic occasion. No hand on Bible …
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US President Donald Trump repealed numerous executive orders promoting LGBTQ equality and issued new ones decreeing only two genders and ending government diversity programs Monday, definitively breaking with what he decries as “woke” culture. On the campaign trail, Trump vilified diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the federal government and corporate world, saying they discriminated against white people — men …
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The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption announced that it has filed approximately 75 court cases under the newly enacted Anti-Corruption Act within the past nine months. The Anti-Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023 was enacted in September 2023, repealing the Bribery Act No. 11 of 1954, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Act No. …
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