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Posts tagged as “Archaelogy”

Prez ordering halt to new N-E land acquisitions: Wiggy says only Archaeology Dept. adhering

by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, June 7, 2023**Claims construction of places of worship continuing with Army, Buddhist clergy involvementWhile President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the Department of Archeology to stop new acquisitions of lands in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, and the construction of Buddhist shrines in those areas, the Department is yet to take a final decision on the matter while other parties allegedly continue with such activities together with the Army and…