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TAGS Award for Exterminators

Exterminators PLC won a compliance award under ‘Emerging Listed Entities’ category for its very first published Annual Report at the glamorous TAGS 2022 ceremony which was held for the 57th year at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. The Annual Report Awards Competition, which commands a prestigious legacy spanning over 57 years was reconceptualised and rebranded as TAGS Awards. TAGS stands for transparency, accountability, governance and sustainability, and the newly rebranded awards reflect the core values of the over half a century competition to also strengthen and uphold the integrity of the financial, environmental, social and governance reporting, apart from promoting the need to increase the transparency of companies which produce annual reports. Marlon Ferreira, Managing Director, Exterminators PLC said: “We are honoured to win a TAGS award for our first published Annual Report. Since inception we carefully planned our strategic objectives and executed with precision, to set the benchmark in our industry and the SME sector in Sri Lanka and emerging markets. We applied and adhered to practices cascading throughout the organization and cultivated a culture to be more transparent, accountable, sustainable and compliant while being productive and agile in an ever-changing dynamic business landscape.”
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ECSL launch Election Dispute Resolution (EDR) Mobile App

The Election Commission of Sri Lnka [ECSL] taking another step forward in ensuring free and fair elections, launched a Mobile Application for the speedy resolution of disputes arising during elections.
The Election Disputes Resolution (EDR) App a simple and efficient way to report election issues instantly will be put to test during the forthcoming Local Authorities Election
It can be downloaded on Appstore and Google Play
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JMSDF MURASAME calls Port of Colombo

Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) MURASAME arrived at the Port of Colombo on a replenishment visit this morning (22 Mar 25).
The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions.
JMSDF MURASAME is a 151m long Destroyer commanded by Commander HAYAKAWA Masahiro. Meanwhile, she is manned by a crew of 200.
During her stay in Colombo, crew members of the ship are expected to visit some tourist attractions in the city of Colombo and the ship is scheduled to depart the island on 25 Mar 25.
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Two persons shot dead at Devinuwara

It has been reported that two persons riding a motorcycle were killed in a shooting incident that took place around 11.45pm on Friday [21] night , in front of the southern entrance of the Devundara Sri Vishnu Devalaya, on Sinhasana Road.
The unidentified gunmen, who arrived in a van, opened fire using a T-56 assault rifle and 9 mm firearms before fleeing the scene. The police have recovered 39 T-56 bullet casings, two T-56 rounds of live ammunition, a T-56 magazine, three 9 mm bullet casings, and one 9mm live ammunition.
The van suspected to have been used by the shooters was found abandoned and set on fire on a side road about 800 meters from the crime scene.
The two deceased victims have been identified as Tikira Hennedige Yomesh Nadishan and Marakkala Manage Pasidu Tharuka, both residents of Sinhasana Road, Devinuwara.
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