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    අනවසර ඉදිකිරීම් තියාගන්න අපි නාමල් ගේනවා ලු.. 🥳

    Agree they should have been given notice first. Probably they were given, who knows. Many years ago I remember they were clearing up in Mirissa area too. Similar exercise. Whatever the case maybe, the beach reservation should be clearly left alone and illegal dwellings removed.
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    අනවසර ඉදිකිරීම් තියාගන්න අපි නාමල් ගේනවා ලු.. 🥳

    Tourism doesn't depend on these so called hotels to encroach the beaches. It's really the contrary effect. Visit other countries. There's a very clear beach reservation. That's the way it shoud be.
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    Foreign Currency Transactions between Residents in Sri Lanka.

    During that wonderful era of Sirimavo regime with Nottu Maru Perera. Having 5$ is enough to be sued for foreign exchange violation. Thanks JRJ for liberalizing the economy.
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    Foreign Currency Transactions between Residents in Sri Lanka.

    Yes, correct... but there should be some reason why they issued a reminder now. PS: Once there was a time when you just had a 5 $ bill, you were taken into custody.
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    Foreign Currency Transactions between Residents in Sri Lanka.

    Yes.. It appears like that . No other clarification issued by CBSL. Sometimes even property transactions take place where some component is paid via foreign currency which is really illegal. Some rental properties where the resident is a foreigner sometimes the landlords do receive to a foreign...
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    Foreign Currency Transactions between Residents in Sri Lanka.

    CBSL Press Release 12.02.2026 Central Bank of Sri Lanka (Central Bank) has noticed certain instances where residents in Sri Lanka transact within the country in foreign currency, rather than in Sri Lanka Rupees. In this connection, the Central Bank wishes to clarify that according to the...
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    Diabetes hadenne kohomada?

    Quite true... The first wave of Covid could have been nearly 3500 years ago because the ancient Egyptians and the Greeks recorded diabetes first.
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    Solved - Why some Covid vaccines caused rare blood clotting side-effect.

    If anyone could remember I had a few posts on this during the Covid era.... https://elakiri.com/threads/oxford-vaccine-thrombosis-with-thrombocytopenia-syndrome.1983028/ https://elakiri.com/threads/oxford-vaccine-thrombosis-with-thrombocytopenia-syndrome-new-findings.2021090/ Scientists...
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    Solved - Why some Covid vaccines caused rare blood clotting side-effect.

    "This study shows, with molecular precision, how a normal immune response to an adenovirus can very rarely go off‑track. By identifying the exact viral protein involved and the specific antibody change that drives this misdirection, we now understand not only what happens in VITT but why."...
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    මගේ අම්මා මාව බලාගත්තා වැඩි කොල්ල නේ

    Both Helicopter parenting and Lawnmower parenting results in offspring who aren't independent, resilient, lacking social skills and who can't really manage their day to day lives. ☹️
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    පුරස්ථි ග්‍රන්ථිය විශාල වීම... Prostate Swelling

    "Digit" refers to a finger. "Digiti Manus" refers to all the fingers in a hand. In singular form "Digitis Manus"
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    Breaking news : අමරකීර්ති අතුකෝරල ඝාතනයට තීන්දුව ප්‍රකාශයට පත්වේ. 🚨

    Twelve individuals were today sentenced to death over the murder of former Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Amarakeerthi Athukorala and his security officer during the ‘Aragalaya’ period in Nittambuwa. In addition to the death sentences, four other accused were handed...
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    Sri Lanka ups Corruption Index position.

    With a score of 35 out of 100, Sri Lanka has improved its position in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025, released by Transparency International (TI) yesterday, rising to 107th place out of 182 countries, a jump of 14 places from the 2024 ranking. The annual CPI, which measures...
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    පොඩ්ඩක් ඉරිල තිබුණ රුපියල් 100 NSB එකෙන් ගත්තෙ නෑනෙ බං

    Exchanging Damaged Notes The Central Bank of Sri Lanka daily receives a large number of currency notes that are mutilated not only as a result of unavoidable circumstances but also as a result of wilfull mutilation/damage, from various regions of the country. It is a responsibility of the...
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    පූසන්ට බොන්න වතුර තියන කොට

    These are Ventral Fins. Provides them with tactile/sensory infomation.
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    Village in Assam ended its war with elephants and made them their guests.

    Once feared, chased, and hated, the elephants of Assam’s Hatikhuli now walk peacefully through farms — thanks to a simple, extraordinary idea: feed, don’t fight. Watch how 90-year-old conservationist Pradip Kumar Bhuyan, Binod Dulu Bora, and the community turned fear into friendship, planting...
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    Scan that shows the insides of the human body in 3D Colour

    This system can image both blood vessels and tissue.
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    Scan that shows the insides of the human body in 3D Colour

    A new imaging breakthrough combines ultrasound and light-based techniques to generate vivid 3D images that show both tissue structure and blood vessel activity. Developed by researchers at Caltech and USC, the system delivers detailed results quickly and without radiation or contrast dyes. It...
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    Breakthrough: Scientists Created a 'Universal' Kidney To Match Any Blood Type

    After a decade of work, researchers are closer than ever to a key breakthrough in kidney transplants: being able to transfer kidneys from donors with different blood types than the recipients, which could significantly speed up waiting times and save lives. In research published last year, a...
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    The reason why China banned flush door handles

    Yes... The drag coefficient cuts only by about 0.01. :unsure:

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