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Army chief promotes Gold Medalist Dinesh as Warrant Officer 1
Seargent Dinesh Priyantha Herath who won the Gold medal at Tokyo Paralympic Games, has been promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer 1 by Army...
Sri Lanka ups oil resource claims to US$267bn
Sri Lanka’s energy minister Udaya Gammapila had claimed the existence of 267 billion US dollars...
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Sri Lanka Asks Women To Delay Pregnancy Over Covid Risks
Sri Lankan women were urged to delay getting pregnant after more than 40 expectant mothers...
Sri Lanka PM has not sought audience with Pope, says foreign ministry after Cardinal’s remarks
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa never sought an audience with Pope Francis during his...
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Sri Lanka Asks Women To Delay Pregnancy Over Covid Risks
Sri Lankan women were urged to delay getting pregnant after more than 40 expectant mothers...
Sri Lanka PM has not sought audience with Pope, says foreign ministry after Cardinal’s remarks
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa never sought an audience with Pope Francis during his...
Sri Lanka ups oil resource claims to US$267bn
Sri Lanka’s energy minister Udaya Gammapila had claimed the existence of 267 billion US dollars...
Sri Lanka gets 5,040 tourists in August 2021, Pakistan, India, Maldives in top six
Sri Lanka has welcomed 5,040 tourists in August 2021, up from zero a year earlier...
Turkey cannot take new refugee burden, foreign minister says
Turkey cannot take the burden of a new migrant wave from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mevlut...
Army chief promotes Gold Medalist Dinesh as Warrant Officer 1
Seargent Dinesh Priyantha Herath who won the Gold medal at Tokyo Paralympic Games, has been...
Bail refused for Rishad’s wife and her father for the third time
Bail applications filed on behalf of the wife of Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen and her father...
BBS donates over Rs.7mn to buy COVID virus detection unit for Pera. Uni
The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary, Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera donated over Rs.7...
CIA director met Taliban leader in Afghanistan on Monday
U.S. President Joe Biden dispatched the nation’s top spy to meet the head of the...
Rishad made fifth suspect over death of girl at his house
Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen has been named as the fifth suspect before Colombo Chief Magistrate’s...
Mangala passes away from COVID-19
Former Minister Mangala Samaraweera has passed away from COVID-19, his family confirmed a short while...
Police to conduct drone operations in Colombo
Drone operations will be conducted by the Police today, to monitor if the public are...
“Basil would not have permitted fuel price hike” – Minister
A fuel price hike will not have been permitted under Basil Rajapaksa, the Sri Lanka...
Excise Department opposes media reports on Supermarket online liquor sales
The Excise Department has denied media reports which claimed that liquor can be purchased online...
‘X-Press Pearl’ cargo vessel’s Captain released on 2 mn bond
The Captain of the ‘X-Press Pearl’ cargo vessel was ordered to be released after being...
SL confirms 67 more COVID-19 fatalities on Sunday
Sri Lanka on Sunday (12th of June) registered 67 more victims of COVID-19, the Director-General...
Novak Djokovic targets ‘golden’ Grand Slam
Novak Djokovic says “everything is possible” as he targets a ‘golden’ Grand Slam in 2021...
Supreme Court Judge and President of Court of Appeal sworn in
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Arjuna Obeysekera, was sworn in as a...
Captain of ‘X-Press Pearl’ cargo vessel arrested
The Captain of the fire-ravaged ‘X-Press Pearl’ cargo vessel has been arrested by the Criminal...
1st technology city park to be established in Galle
In line with President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s Vision of Prosperity policy, the first phase of the...
Economic centers to reopen on June 17 and 18
All Special Economic Centers and Manning Wholesale Markets on the island will be open on...
Heavy rainfall expected in parts of the country
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Central, Sabaragamuwa...
1198 people arrested for violating quarantine rules
Sri Lanka Police have arrested 1,198 people island wide for violating quarantine rules in the...
Bahrain cancels new work permits for COVID-19 red list countries including Sri Lanka
Bahrain has temporarily halted the issuance of new work permits for people from ‘red list’...
Israel’s Parliament Approves New Government, Ousting Netanyahu
The long and divisive reign of Benjamin Netanyahu, the dominant Israeli politician of the past generation,...
Navy seizes 237kg of Kerala Cannabis
The Navy seized about 237kg and 500g of Kerala cannabis along with 03 suspects and...
‘Fuel price hike a collective decision & SLPP Gen Sec must consider stepping down’ – Gammanpila
Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said he only announced a decision made by the...
Sri Lanka to make interim claim of $ 40 Mn from X-Press Pearl
Sri Lanka’s Marine Protection Environment Authority has removed approximately 1000 MT of waste from the...