Browse by Date | Daily News :Breaking News, Latest News, Sports News and Live Updates

Browse by Date

Select Date

Saturday, January 9, 2021

Local: Another 238 COVID-19 positive cases reported
2021-01-09 14:40:00
Another 238 COVID-19 positive cases reported...
Local: Four COVID-19 death reported
2021-01-09 14:12:00
Four more deaths reported due to COVID-19,...
Law & Order: Fmr. ETI finance directors remanded
2021-01-09 14:02:00
Former Directors of Edirisinghe Trust Investments...
Local: 297 COVID-19 positive cases reported
2021-01-09 13:02:00
297 COVID-19 positive cases reported today,...
World: Indonesia Sriwijaya Air passenger plane missing after take-off
2021-01-09 12:50:00
A passenger plane with more than 50 people on...
Local: 521 COVID-19 patients recovered
2021-01-09 12:16:00
521 more individuals recovered from COVID-19...
Local: Weather advisory issued
2021-01-09 09:30:00
An amber weather advisory for rain was issued by...
Local: 2 GN divisions in Giriulla isolated
2021-01-09 09:14:00
Following areas declared isolated with immediate...
Local: More Lankans stranded abroad return
2021-01-09 08:16:00
Another group of expatriates from India, UAE and...
Local: Bus topples injuring 30 passengers
2021-01-09 07:30:00
A bus had toppled into a canal of ‘Parakrama...
Local: Spill gates of Ulhitiya Reservoir to be opened
2021-01-09 07:12:00
Seven spill gates of the Ulhitiya Reservoir in...
World: Twitter bans President Trump permanently
2021-01-09 05:48:00
US President Donald Trump has been permanently...
World: Signal, Telegram see demand spike as new WhatsApp terms stir debate
2021-01-09 05:42:00
Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a...
Local: Over 15,000 PCR tests done yesterday
2021-01-09 05:10:00
15,472 PCR tests have been conducted in Sri Lanka...
Local: Showers to enhance over the island
2021-01-09 03:30:00
Showery weather over the island is expected to...
Local: More credit facilities to small and medium scale rice producers - PM
2021-01-08 19:40:00
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday...
Local: No corruption or fraud in repatriation process - Namal
2021-01-08 19:38:00
The Government will definitely not allow any...
Political: CBK disappointed over SLFP’s situation
2021-01-08 19:38:00
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike...
Local: Repatriation Process “People Centric and Transparent”
2021-01-08 19:36:00
The Foreign Ministry will continue facilitating...
Local: Over 61,750 Sri Lankans repatriated, another 69,000 plan to return
2021-01-08 19:36:00
The Government has repatriated more than 61,750...
Local: Railways to transport agricultural produce
2021-01-08 19:34:00
Plans are afoot to use the railways to transport...
Local: Damage estimated at Rs.65 mn
2021-01-08 19:34:00
State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, appearing for...
Local: Financial racket: Nigerian, two others arrested
2021-01-08 19:32:00
Three suspects including a Nigerian National were...
Local: UGC to reopen on Monday
2021-01-08 19:32:00
The University Grants Commission (UGC) which has...
Local: Speaker thanks South Korean Government for PCR test kit donation worth USD 3 million
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane extended his...
Local: S.W.R.D. BANDARANAIKE COMMEMORATED
2021-01-08 19:30:00
The 122nd birth anniversary of the late S.W.R.D....
Local: Easter attacks suspect Hejaaz Hizbullah tests positive for COVID-19
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah, who was in the...
Local: Forty-seven ‘Sisu Seriya’ buses to be deployed on January 11
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Arrangements have been made to deploy 47 ‘Sisu...
Local: News in pictures
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Robert Juhkam, Resident Representative of the...
Local: FOUR ETI FINANCE DIRECTORS ARRESTED
2021-01-08 19:30:00
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on...
Local: COVID-19 cases in Eastern Province hits 1,493
2021-01-08 19:30:00
The Director of Eastern Provincial Health...
Local: Committee to look into spread of unknown cattle viral disease
2021-01-08 19:30:00
The Ministry of State for Livestock, Farm...
Local: PREPARING FOR SCHOOL REOPENING AFTER COVID-19 CLOSURE
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Schools will be re-opened under the new normal...
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi speaking at the COVID-19 Virus Control Performance Action Review Committee meeting yesterday.
Local: ‘Strictly adhere to health guidelines’
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Health officials stressed the importance of...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa presenting insurance certificates to members of the Maha Sangha under the new medical insurance scheme of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation.
Local: Medical insurance scheme for family members of Maha Sangha
2021-01-08 19:30:00
The introduction of a medical insurance scheme...
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena met with Korean Ambassador in Sri Lanka Woonjin Jeong at the Foreign Ministry on January 4.
Local: FM seeks more employment opportunities in Korea
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Foreign Minister Gunawardena while appreciating...
Local: More development funds allocated this year - State Minister
2021-01-08 19:30:00
A HOME FOR ALL: Minister of State for Rural...
Navy personnel sanitising the sacks of Kerala cannabis in keeping with COVID-19 health guidelines.
Local: Over 124 kgs of Kerala cannabis seized in Northern waters
2021-01-08 19:30:00
A special operation conducted by the Navy in the...
Local: NEC Circular on voter registration
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Voters whose names do not appear in the Voters’...
Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith speaking at a media briefing held at Bishop's House, Colombo on Thursday. Picture by Sulochana Gamage
Local: Immediate action needed to stop Muthurajawela destruction - Cardinal
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith,...
Political: Parliament
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Government plans to provide equal educational...
Editorial: An assault on democracy
2021-01-08 19:30:00
For decades, the United States has been preaching...
Pr0-Trump mobs gather outside the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.
World: DEMOCRATS CALL FOR TRUMP IMPEACHMENT
2021-01-08 19:30:00
US: US President-elect Joe Biden launched a...
World: 25th Amendment provides for transfer of power from US President
2021-01-08 19:30:00
US: US President Donald Trump faced a growing...
World: Police accused of leniency with Trumpists, severity with BLM demonstrators
2021-01-08 19:30:00
US:Like many Americans, President-elect Joe Biden...
While many Netizens cheered the move on Twitter, others suggested that the ban should be permanent.
World: Facebook bans Trump ‘indefinitely’ for inciting violence
2021-01-08 19:30:00
US: Facebook has banned President Donald Trump...
World stunned by Trump supporters storming U.S. Capitol.
World: World leaders condemn ‘assault on democracy’ at U.S. Capitol
2021-01-08 19:30:00
FRANCE: World leaders and Governments have...
A body wrapped in plastic is loaded onto a refrigerated container truck used as a temporary morgue by medical workers wearing personal protective equipment due to COVID-19 concerns.
World: California dispatches dozens of trailers as temporary morgues
2021-01-08 19:30:00
US: California has distributed at least 166...
A COVID-19 patient been taken in to an ambulance at the Royal London Hospital Eemergency Department.
World: UK scrambles for hospital beds as virus surges
2021-01-08 19:30:00
UK: Hospital chiefs in England raced to secure...
Recent outbreaks in Australia have forced tight restrictions to be introduced again.
World: UK virus strain triggers snap lockdown in Australian city
2021-01-08 19:30:00
AUSTRALIA: Australia’s third-largest city was...
Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, in Washington.
Features: Joe Biden’s victory confirmed by Congress
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the November...
Workers disinfect a place of worship in Gaza.
Features: COVID vaccine: A biological weapon in reverse?
2021-01-08 19:30:00
If the Coronavirus is not deemed a biological...
Dr. Suren Raghavan
Features: TNA should support Northern empowerment, or they will be history - Dr Suren Raghavan
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) while not being...
Some of the CSR activities carried out by Member of Parliament Hambantota District Ajith Rajapakse. H. Dias Bandaranayake who assisted these programmes looks on. Picture by Saliya Ruapsinghe
Features: Youth should be empowered in emerging districts – MP Ajith Rajapakse
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Developing districts like Hambantota needs more...
Features: Gajaba Regiment: where indomitable gallantry reigns
2021-01-08 19:30:00
The military history of Sri Lanka has been marked...
Features: A Great Patriot
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Ponnambalam Arunachalam was the youngest son of...
Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur in conversation with the Sri Lanka players
Sports: Mickey Arthur responsible for Sri Lanka’s debacle in SA
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Head Coach Mickey Arthur should take...
Y. C. Chang
Sports: Y. C. Chang was one of Sri Lanka’s finest ruggerites
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Y.C. Chang can easily be considered as one of the...
Samith Isuru
Sports: Samith Isuru of Karandeniya Central the leading all-rounder in division two
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Samith Isuru skipper of Karandeniya Central...
Sayumi Premaratne
Sports: Sayumi a promising cricketer and athlete
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Sayumi Premaratne, a Grade 10 Student of Mahamaya...
Sports: Thanuja Damayanthi sportswoman par excellence
2021-01-08 19:30:00
The champion Dehiowita National School Golden...
Australia's Steve Smith plays a shot against India on day two of the third cricket Test match at Sydney. AFP
Sports: Resurgent Smith smacks century as India trail Australia by 242
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Sydney, Friday: Australia snapped up two wickets...
Sharmal Dissanayake
Sports: Sharmal, Anika top seeds for Tennis Nationals
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Sharmal Dissanayake and Anika Seneviratne are the...
Sports: Shehan Jayasuriya retires from cricket
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Sri Lankan National cricketer Shehan Jayasuriya,...
Sports: Badminton Nationals from February 14
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) will conduct the...
Akila Dananjaya
Sports: ICC clears Dananjaya’s bowling action
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Sri Lankan spinner Akila Dananjaya has been...
Jacques Kallis-Jonny Bairstow
Sports: Bairstow hails Kallis as ‘fantastic addition’ for England
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Colombo, Thursday: England’s Jonny Bairstow...
Sports: Brisbane virus lockdown raises concerns over cricket Test
2021-01-08 19:30:00
Sydney, Friday: Brisbane's snap coronavirus...

Saturday, January 9, 2021