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Lahiru Doloswala

Asia–Pacific (APAC), Colombo, Sri Lanka

Digital Editor at The Morning

Online Editor @TheMorningLK| Award Winning Journalist @SLPI| Fellow @greensofa_betd |Member @slwja_lk @IFJGlobal |Feat. on @bbcworldservice @TalkTV @rupublic

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  • 1 week ago | themorning.lk | Lahiru Doloswala

    Trial-at-Bar finds both guilty of misappropriation in carrom and draughts boards deal. Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Trade Minister Nalin Fernando were today (29)sentenced to rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar over their involvement in a major public sector corruption case linked to sports equipment procurement.

  • 1 week ago | themorning.lk | Lahiru Doloswala

    MP proposes India-funded metro-style solution to expand Marine Nights initiative. Opposition Member of Parliament Mano Ganesan has welcomed the Government’s “Marine Nights: Awakening Colombo” initiative, but urged authorities to adopt a more ambitious vision for revitalising Colombo’s coastline and urban nightlife. Speaking in response to the launch, Ganesan proposed that the initiative should not be confined to the Marine Drive highway alone.

  • 1 week ago | themorning.lk | Lahiru Doloswala

    Rs. 11.8 billion allocated for Adhikarana Piyasa project and new buildings. Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara, has directed officials to expedite the construction of two ministry buildings and four court complexes under the ‘Adhikarana Piyasa’ project. The instruction was issued during a high-level discussion held on 27 May at the Ministry of Justice and National Integration, where progress on judicial infrastructure projects was reviewed.

  • 2 weeks ago | themorning.lk | Lahiru Doloswala

    Closure due to unsustainable costs; other Sri Lanka operations to continue. NEXT Manufacturing has announced the immediate closure of its Katunayake Production Plant in Sri Lanka, citing unsustainable operational costs as the primary reason for the decision. The move will result in 1,416 employees being made redundant. In a statement, the company said the plant had been unprofitable for several years and that extensive turnaround efforts had failed.

  • 3 weeks ago | themorning.lk | Lahiru Doloswala

    Colombo urges Canada to halt construction of Tamil genocide monument, citing misinformation. The Government of Sri Lanka has strongly rejected allegations of genocide during the final phase of its civil war and has formally protested the construction of what it calls ‘a misleading monument’ in Brampton, Canada.

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