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Saturday, January 16, 2021

Local: Another 372 COVID-19 positive cases reported
2021-01-16 15:24:00
Another 372 COVID-19 positive cases reported...
Local: COVID-19 death toll rises to 256
2021-01-16 15:14:00
256th death due to COVID-19 reported, stated the...
Local: Over 15,000 PCR tests done yesterday
2021-01-16 13:54:00
15,146 PCR tests have been conducted in Sri Lanka...
Local: 343 COVID-19 positive cases reported
2021-01-16 13:14:00
343 COVID-19 positive cases reported today,...
Local: Tuition classes to restart from Jan. 25
2021-01-16 12:20:00
O/L and A/L tuition classes will resume from...
Local: Navy rescues a dinghy stranded at sea
2021-01-16 11:50:00
Sri Lanka Navy has rescued a dinghy with two Sri...
Local: New chief of staff assumes duties
2021-01-16 11:30:00
Rear Admiral Sumith Weerasinghe was appointed as...
Local: 487 COVID-19 patients recovered
2021-01-16 10:20:00
487 more individuals recovered from COVID-19...
Local: More Lankans stranded abroad return
2021-01-16 08:44:00
Another group of expatriates from UAE, Qatar,...
Local: 6,536 people are still in quarantine
2021-01-16 07:44:00
The National Operation Centre for Prevention of...
World: India kicks off 'world's largest' vaccination campaign
2021-01-16 06:56:00
A sanitation worker became the first Indian to...
Local: Showers expected in several provinces
2021-01-16 04:08:00
Several spells of showers will occur in Northern...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday launched the first stage of the Park and Ride-City Bus Service at the Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre in Kottawa. Picture shows the President on board one of the buses with Transport Minister Gamini Lokuge and State Minister of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services, Train Compartments and Motor Car Industry Dilum Amunugama. Pictures courtesy Presidential Media Division
Local: Park and Ride-City bus service first stage launched
2021-01-15 19:40:00
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday launched...
Local: Bellanwila Viharaya Chief Incumbent questions double standards of certain animal lovers
2021-01-15 19:38:00
Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya Chief Incumbent Ven...
Law & Order: Alleged corruption case against Minister Johnston cannot be maintained - HC
2021-01-15 19:38:00
The Colombo High Court yesterday held that the...
Local: SriLankan Airlines awarded Platinum Standard status
2021-01-15 19:36:00
SriLankan Airlines has been awarded the Platinum...
Law & Order: Twelve FR petitions filed over Easter Sunday attacks fixed for argument
2021-01-15 19:36:00
Twelve Fundamental Rights petitions filed over...
Local: Two employees of England team hotel test positive for COVID-19
2021-01-15 19:34:00
Two employees from the hotel in Galle where the...
Local: Special operation to bring corrupt Police officers to book
2021-01-15 19:34:00
A special operation has been launched within the...
Local: Another 13 fatal accidents in 24-hour period
2021-01-15 19:32:00
The Police had recorded 13 fatal accidents within...
Law & Order: Ex-Agrarian Officer gets 10 years RI for bribery
2021-01-15 19:32:00
A former Agrarian Development Divisional Officer...
Local: News in pictures
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The historic Kokkaddichcholai Thanthonreswerer...
Local: Mechanism to unite all anti-Govt forces - Ruwan
2021-01-15 19:30:00
UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene yesterday...
Local: New provisions for advance voting
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The National Election Commission (NEC) has...
Local: Horowpothana Elephant hospice, ‘a White Elephant’
2021-01-15 19:30:00
An audit report done on the Horowpothana Elephant...
Local: Sri Lanka and Vietnam to expand trade, investment ties
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Vietnam Prasanna Gamage...
Local: Galle Dutch Hospital shop owners to get 50% reduction on rent arrears
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The government will reduce the monthly rent...
Local: Sakeena Fowzie passes away
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Wife of former minister A.H.M.Fowzie, Sakeena...
A recipient being given a package of sanitary items.
Local: Sanitary items for Hambantota fisher folk
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Sanitary items including facemasks were provided...
Several dogs crossing the main road.
Local: Dogs taunting residents in Eheliyagoda
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Residents of the Eheliyagoda lower town close to...
Local: PS members urged to unite in battle against COVID-19
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Pradeshiya Sbha (PS) members should assist the...
Local: Passengers from Kandy to Mahiyanganaya seek buses
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Bus passengers who arrive from Colombo to Kandy...
Local: Medical Care Unit needs treatment
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Thousands of people in 22 villages in...
Local: Collapse of mountain could lead to an earthquake - GMSB
2021-01-15 19:30:00
All persons involved and equipment used for...
Local: Baha’i Community observes World Religion Day today
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The Colombo Bahai Community will observe the...
Rector, Rev.Fr. Rohitha Rodrigo
Local: St. Peter’s College to mark Centenary Year in 2022
2021-01-15 19:30:00
St. Peter’s College, Colombo, one of the largest...
Local: Blood Donation in Moratuwa
2021-01-15 19:30:00
A Blood Donation Programme organized by Past...
Dr Palitha Abeykoon
Local: Dr. Palitha Abeykoon appointed WHO Special Envoy on COVID-19
2021-01-15 19:30:00
World Health Organization (WHO) Director General...
Local: Provide COVID-19 vaccine to priority groups, workers - Minister
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva yesterday...
Local: Environmental professionals meet on Zoom
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The Institute of Environmental Professionals of...
The land, on which once was a manure production factory.
Local: Bathalagoda Reservoir misused
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Farmers in Hiriyala said that the extent of the...
Local: Colombo Arts Science Faculties celebrate 100th Anniversary on January 21
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The University of Colombo will hold a series of...
High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Kenya Kana V. Kananathan
Local: Lankan Envoy to Kenya presents ‘Letter of Credence’
2021-01-15 19:30:00
High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Kenya Kana V....
Local: Maharagama vendors receive justice
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The vendors who occupied a land belonging to the...
The MoU is being exchanged. State Minister Channa Jayasumana (Centre) was present.
Local: MoU signed for PET Scanning Service, producing cancer drug
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB), Sir...
Business: Explosive, Narcotic Detecting Air Dogs pass out at Katunayake
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The Air Dog Unit at SLAF Base Katunayake held a...
Business: Cathay Pacific Cargo develops solution for transhipment of COVID-19 vaccines
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Cathay Pacific Cargo has built on its many years...
Vindya Perera, Managing Directress of Brilliant Cuts receives the award.
Business: Vindya Perera wins Best Entrepreneur Award at Sabaragamuwa Province
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Brilliant Cuts (Pvt) Ltd Managing Directress...
SLT-MOBITEL officials at Talawakelle distributes dry ration to a family
Business: SLT-MOBITEL celebrates Thai Pongal in Talawakelle
2021-01-15 19:30:00
SLT-MOBITEL, the national ICT solutions provider...
Officials at the media briefing
Business: BCI Campus, Negombo commences undergraduate degree programmes
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The BCI Campus, Negombo (Benedict XVI Catholic...
Business: Singer unveils 11th Gen Intel Core Processors
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Singer Sri Lanka unveiled its new DELL laptop...
Business: SANASA Nelum Mal Pujawa concludes
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Nelum Mal Pujawa and Kiri Ahara Pujawa which is...
Editorial: Waiting in hope
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Will the New Year hold fresh hopes for all Fixed...
US President Donald Trump's physician Dr. Harold N. Bornstein.
World: Doctor who declared Trump ‘healthiest’ President ever dies
2021-01-15 19:30:00
US: US President Donald Trump's former personal...
The world will have to focus primarily on the potential catastrophic dangers of global warming.
World: World facing ‘catastrophic’ warming - United Nations
2021-01-15 19:30:00
SWITZERLAND: The world is on course for a "...
The pigeon named "Joe" perched on a roof top in Melbourne, Australia.
World: American pigeon strays 9,000 miles to Australia
2021-01-15 19:30:00
AUSTRALIA: An American pigeon believed to have...
Droughts caused by climate change may be responsible for stunting millions of children globally.
World: Climate change worsens child malnutrition: Study
2021-01-15 19:30:00
FRANCE: Climate change may contribute more to...
Painting for the original cover of "The Blue Lotus" Tintin comic book auctioned by Artcurial in Paris.
World: Tintin painting sells for 3.2 million euros
2021-01-15 19:30:00
FRANCE: An original painting by Tintin creator...
Honduran migrants sitting on a trailer trying to make to the United States.
World: New migrant caravans leave Honduras to pursue ‘American Dream’
2021-01-15 19:30:00
HONDURAS: Hundreds of asylum seekers are forming...
North Korea displays its missiles during a military parade marking the ruling party congress in Pyongyang on Thrsday.
World: North Korea shows off submarine-launched missile
2021-01-15 19:30:00
SOUTH KOREA: North Korea displayed a submarine-...
A family walks across deserted Westminster Bridge near the Houses of Parliament in London amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
World: WHO tackles new virus strains
2021-01-15 19:30:00
SWITZERLAND: Global health experts gathered on...
World: Solace in prayer as global COVID-19 toll nears 2 mn
2021-01-15 19:30:00
FRANCE: The onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds the gavel as House lawmakers vote on whether to impeach US President Donald Trump for a second time.
Features: Trump impeached as Biden awaits swearing-in
2021-01-15 19:30:00
With Democrat Joe Biden due to be sworn in as the...
UN Headquarters in New York
Features: It’s time for a woman to lead the UN
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The United Nations has been one of the most...
If only James Bond had a Sri Lankan name......
Features: Lankan Names: Alluring Yet Long
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Sometimes, I like to replay a scene from Dr. No...
The chapel on the island.
Features: Kurusaiaddithivu: Island of the Cross
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The coastal areas of Sri Lanka are embellished...
A guard of honour was accorded to Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Paddy Mendis at a special felicitation ceremony on January 1 at the SLAF Base, Ratmalana.
Features: Paddy Mendis: The storied career of a Flying Ace
2021-01-15 19:30:00
For the 4th Sri Lanka Air Force Commander, Air...
Yasitha de Silva-Sharmal Dissanayake
Sports: Sharmal to meet Yasitha in tennis final
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Top seed Sharmal Dissanayake and Yasitha de Silva...
Ajith Abeyratne
Sports: Ajith Abeyratne a proud product of Trinity
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Ajith Abeyratne was a top class sportsman...
Sports: Yahamvi Thinara a promising volleyball player
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Dhammissara National School Nattandiya Under 11...
Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa
Sports: Football Super League to kick off amidst many challenges
2021-01-15 19:30:00
The architect of Sri Lanka’s first ever...
Sports: Himasha Sasmitha an excellent sportsman
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Dehiowita National School first eleven cricket...
Ruvin Peiris
Sports: Ruvin led Trinity to a fine season with his able leadership
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Sri Lanka youth cap and skipper of Trinity first...
England’s Joe Root plays a shot against Sri Lanka during the second day of their first Test match at Galle.
Sports: Ton-up Root puts England in command of Sri Lanka Test
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Galle, Friday: England captain Joe Root hit an...
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne hits the ball for a boundary on day one of the final Test match against India at the Gabba in Brisbane. - AFP
Sports: India fight back but Australia hold edge in decisive Test
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Brisbane, Friday: An under-strength India fought...
Kusal Mendis
Sports: Kusal Mendis - first SL batsman to get four consecutive ducks
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Sri Lanka top order batsman Kusal Mendis on...
Dinesh Chandimal
Sports: Chandimal completes 4000 runs in Test cricket
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Sri Lanka’s top order batsman cum Right hander...
Sports: Hambantota District League Football C’ship kicks off tomorrow
2021-01-15 19:30:00
Hambantota District Sports Development Foundation...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2021-01-15 19:30:00
WIRASINGHA HAMILTON OF WELIPITIYA WALAWWA...

Saturday, January 16, 2021