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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Local: COVID-19 figures pass 5,000
2020-10-13 18:05:00
COVID-19 figures surged to 5,038 with Minuwangoda...
Local: ‘ITUKAMA’ COVID – 19 Fund balance surpasses Rs. 1659 million
2020-10-13 17:53:00
Following corporate, individual donations and...
Local: Update employees’ personal files in three days – Police Media Spokesperson
2020-10-13 16:21:00
The Police have requested the heads of public and...
Local: Minuwangoda COVID-19 Cluster surpasses 1500
2020-10-13 15:18:00
Another 145 COVID-19 positive cases reported...
Sports: Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19
2020-10-13 14:48:00
Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for the...
Local: Taxes on four essential commodities removed
2020-10-13 13:45:00
Taking into consideration the difficulties faced...
Local: Prison hospital to conduct PCR tests for prisoners, officials
2020-10-13 12:08:00
The Colombo Prison Hospital will conduct a...
Local: Fmr. PM arrives before PCoI
2020-10-13 11:48:00
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has...
Local: Media and Communication Director to the PM appointed
2020-10-13 11:33:00
Wijayananda Herath was appointed as the Media and...
Law & Order: Riyaj Bathiudeen files writ petition against re-arrest
2020-10-13 10:50:00
UPDATE:  Former Minister Rishad...
Finance: Axiata Digital Labs & Dialog Axiata Sri Lanka Win TM Forum 2020 Excellence Award
2020-10-13 10:46:00
Axiata Digital Labs (ADL), the Digital Innovation...
Local: Multi-storey car parks to be constructed
2020-10-13 10:17:00
Cabinet approval has been granted to construct...
Local: Committee appointed to organize 73rd Independence Day Celebrations
2020-10-13 09:52:00
Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal made by...
Local: Advisory for strong gusty winds
2020-10-13 09:39:00
The Meteorology Department has issued an advisory...
Local: Sri Lanka will be self-sufficient in turmeric by 2021
2020-10-13 09:20:00
Sri Lanka will be self-sufficient in turmeric by...
Local: Minuwangoda COVID-19 Cluster: 49 positive cases detected
2020-10-13 08:18:00
49 COVID-19 positive cases reported today, said...
Local: 10,281 people are still in quarantine
2020-10-13 07:43:00
The National Operation Centre for Prevention of...
World: Coronavirus: WHO head calls herd immunity approach 'immoral'
2020-10-13 05:28:00
The head of the World Health Organization has...
Local: Pharmacies, supermarkets in curfew imposed areas closed for 3days
2020-10-13 03:55:00
All pharmacies and essential items outlets in the...
Local: 92 tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday
2020-10-13 03:37:00
The National Operation Centre for the Prevention...
Local: Showers expected in several provinces
2020-10-13 03:28:00
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in...
Local: Dates for 20A debate can be fixed after Speaker announces SC determination - GL
2020-10-12 19:34:00
Education Minister Prof G.L.Peris yesterday said...
Local: Health sector resilience, social control mechanism can stop current COVID-19 cluster - Dr. Jayaruwan Bandara
2020-10-12 19:33:00
Health Ministry Spokesman and Medical Research...
Local: Country needs new Constitution - Ramanna and Amarapura Maha Nikayas
2020-10-12 19:32:00
The Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya and Sri Lanka...
Law & Order: Magistrate orders ‘MT New Diamond’ captain to appear before Court
2020-10-12 19:31:00
Colombo Chief Magistrate Mohommed Mihail...
Local: Farewell for ANCL Company Secretary
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Kumudu Gunawardane, Company Secretary and...
Local: Projects under way to make SL self-sufficient in pharmaceuticals: Prof. Jayasumana
2020-10-12 19:30:00
According to a concept of President Gotabaya...
Local: Foreign Ministry staffers take part in Outbound Training programme
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The staffers of the Foreign Ministry took part in...
Local: Webinar on ‘Market Enhancement for Sri Lankan Products and Services in Australia’ held
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney,...
Local: South’s paddy yield drops by 740T
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Farmers in the South have sold 110T of paddy to...
Local: Mobile service held to solve Tissamaharama public issues
2020-10-12 19:30:00
A mobile service was held at the Yatala Raja Maha...
Local: Release of Riyad Bathuideen in the face of incomplete investigations unjustified - AG
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Attorney General Dappula De Livera said that the...
Local: Fourteen out of 20 high rise buildings in Kandy city at risk - Report
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Fourteen out of 20 high rise buildings in the...
Local: Rs.35 million allocated for Thambuththegama Railway Station Road reconstruction
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Join the progressive march towards economic...
Local: Speaker surprised about news reports on SC determination on 20A
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday said...
Local: COVID-19 outbreak can be effectively contained - Army Commander
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The Head of the National Operation Centre for the...
Local: Major irregularities at Health Ministry, alleges GMOF
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA...
Local: G.C.E. A/L Examination commences under strict health guidelines
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination commenced...
Local: ‘Former DMI Head was removed to prevent his arrest’
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The reason behind the removal of former Head of...
Local: ‘Suwa Dharani’ launched to boost immunity against COVID-19 virus
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The State Ministry of Indigenous Medicine...
Local: New houses for 548 families in Puttalam
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Under the Gamata Geyak, Ratata Hetak (Housing for...
HelpAge Programme Manager Chaminda de Silva presenting fishing gear to a fisher family in Mullaitivu. HelpAge official Swarna Ekanayake is also present.
Local: UNDP, HelpAge support resettled families
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Nearly 200 families who were displaced from...
Local: Multifaceted and hardworking
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The family of Clarence Hector Ekanayake and...
Local: A humble man
2020-10-12 19:30:00
It is with deep sorrow that I write this...
Army personnel collecting the paddy harvest under the 'Thuru Mithuru-Nawa Ratak' crop-cultivation and afforestation project.
Local: Army cultivates rice under Thuru Mithuru-Nawa Ratak programme
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The Army’s efforts launched in order to promote...
Local: Work on Nainamadama, Iranawila-Chilaw road expedited
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Construction work on the B640-Nainamadama,...
Local: ‘Horana Base Hospital safe from COVID-19’
2020-10-12 19:30:00
All necessary precautions have been taken for the...
Local: NEW PUBLIC TRUSTEE
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Attorney-at-Law Ganesh R. Dharmawardena has been...
Anne Deluxy
Finance: Seaweed yoghurt by undergraduate student
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Anne Deluxy a student of Horizon Campus studying...
Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy
Finance: ‘Take advantage of large Indian market’
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Former Central Bank Governor Indrajit...
Chairman ETM Leisure, Dasun Wickramarathna opening the MOB restaurant Balapokuna Road in Colombo 05 Picture by Thushara Fernando
Finance: Lotus Leisure Management invests Rs 4 bn in three hotels
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Lotus Leisure Management (ETM) a specialist Hotel...
Finance: Dialog Axiata wins ‘Customer Experience and Trust Award’
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Taking a leap forward in establishing its...
John Denton
Finance: ICC calls for comprehensive emergency debt relief
2020-10-12 19:30:00
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the...
Shevan Goonetilleke
Finance: Shevan Goonetilleke Director/CEO Millennium IT
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Ambeon Group appoints Shevan Goonetilleke as...
Finance: Lankan oil palm seek sustainability certification – POIA
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Sri Lankan Companies cultivating oil palm or...
Minister Rambukwella making the first transaction.
Finance: Heerassagala Sub Post Office opens
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Hapan account holder receives giftsThe new...
Finance: ‘Recovering revenue post coronavirus crisis crucial, but challenging’
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The coronavirus crisis will lead to long-lasting...
Special invitees, Governor CBSL and Sampath Bank and other official at the event
Finance: Sampath Bank adopts LANKAQR to expand reach
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Sampath Bank PLC partnered with the Central Bank...
CBSL Deshamanya Prof. W.D. Lakshman presenting a token of appreciation to People’s Bank Chief Information Officer Dhammika Dasa. Director (Payments & Settlements) of CBSL Dharmasri Kumaratunge look on.
Finance: People’s Bank receives CBSL certification to acquire Lanka QR Payments
2020-10-12 19:30:00
People’s Bank recently received certification...
Finance: Lakdhanavi’s first-time ‘AA+(lka)’ Rating; Outlook Stable - Fitch
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Fitch Ratings has published Sri Lanka- based...
Editorial: A healthy deterrent
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The latest move by the authorities to take legal...
World: CORONAVIRUS ‘can survive for 28 DAYS on surfaces’ - Study
2020-10-12 19:30:00
AUSTRALIA: The coronavirus that causes COVID-19...
The scene of the bus-train collision.
World: 18 DEAD in Thailand bus-train collision
2020-10-12 19:30:00
THAILAND: At least 18 people were killed and more...
Law & Order: Held with firearms, illicit liquor
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Walasmulla Police took into custody a man who had...
Law & Order: Suspect, two locally-manufactured firearms seized
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The Navy, Sri Lanka Coast Guard, and Police STF...
Law & Order: Four arrested with illegal firearms, moonshine, venison
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Following a raid conducted recently in Weerawila...
Features: Disseminating correct facts: The best weapon against COVID-19
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi told the...
NWSDB Headquarters
Features: Post Office doing CSR and Water Board leaking
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Both the Postal Department and the National Water...
Features: A plate of sweets, a palate of tastes
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Every country has its own sweets which reflect a...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at a virtual summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Ministers Dinesh Gunewardene and Douglas Devananda.
Features: New dimensions in Indo-Lanka ties
2020-10-12 19:30:00
For a summit of Government leaders in the...
T&C: Serving with love
2020-10-12 19:30:00
York International School Kadawatha celebrated...
At the Prefects Investiture Ceremony
T&C: Observing a small world
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Powers of observation is a key element of Head...
T&C: Empowered educators
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Global Aid for Sustainable Development and...
T&C: Head held high
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The Skillz International Graduation Ceremony was...
T&C: Green thumbs up!
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Pre-school education is different from the...
Sports: Kandy Youth CC win by 181 runs
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to...
Olympic Athlete, Ranjith Aluvihare.
Sports: Ranjith Aluvihare the only Olympian from Matale
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Athletic star, Ranjith Aluvihare represented Sri...
The champion Addalaichenai New Star Youth Club team
Sports: Addalaichenai New Star Youth Club wins tug-of-war title
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The Addalaichenai New Star Youth Club team...
The captain of the Lucky Rogers Cricket Academy, Moratuwa Ravindu Perera receiving the Amal Rodrigo Challenge Trophy 2019 from the Chief Guest Sri Lanka Test and One Day Cricketer Avishka Fernando. Also in the picture are Amal Rodrigo, The Mayor of Moratuwa Samanlal Fernando and MMC Osanda Abeykoon. (Picture by Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports Special Correspondent)
Sports: Fourteen teams vie for honours in inter-academy tourney
2020-10-12 19:30:00
The Inter Academy under 15 thirty over cricket...
Saman Kothalawala
Sports: Saman the athlete turned ruggerite
2020-10-12 19:30:00
It is very rare to find a person who had engaged...
Spain's Rafael Nadal bites the Mousquetaires Cup (The Musketeers) as he celebrates during the podium ceremony after winning the men's singles final tennis match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Philippe Chatrier court, on Day 15 of The Roland Garros 2020 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on October 11. AFP
Sports: Nadal wins 13th French Open, record-equalling 20th Grand Slam
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Paris, Sunday: Rafael Nadal demolished Novak...
Quinton de Kock-Suryakumar Yadav
Sports: De Kock, Yadav help Mumbai reclaim top IPL spot
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Dubai, Sunday: Fifties from Quinton de Kock and...
Lewis Hamilton
Sports: Hamilton hails Schumacher and thanks Mercedes after record-equalling win
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Nurburgring, Sunday: Lewis Hamilton heaped praise...
Jaswar Umar, General Secretary, FFSL
Sports: FFSL supports Govt. efforts to eradicate Covid-19
2020-10-12 19:30:00
At a time when the entire country is striving...
The Los Angeles Lakers celebrate with the Larry O'Brien Trophy on court after winning Game Six of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on October 11 in Orlando, Florida at AdventHealth Arena. AFP
Sports: LA Lakers crush Miami Heat to capture 17th NBA title
2020-10-12 19:30:00
Orlando, Monday: A Los Angeles Lakers team led by...

Tuesday, October 13, 2020