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Saturday, January 23, 2021

Local: COVID-19 death toll rises to 280
2021-01-23 16:46:00
Two more deaths reported due to COVID-19, raising...
Local: Another 371 COVID-19 positive cases reported
2021-01-23 15:10:00
Another 371 COVID-19 positive cases reported...
Local: 353 COVID-19 positive cases reported
2021-01-23 13:32:00
353 COVID-19 positive cases reported today,...
World: Larry King, legendary talk show host, dies at 87
2021-01-23 13:28:00
Larry King, the radio and television personality...
Local: Education Minister tests NEGATIVE for COVID-19
2021-01-23 12:40:00
Education Minister Professor G.L.Peiris has...
Local: 644 COVID-19 patients recovered
2021-01-23 11:56:00
644 more individuals recovered from COVID-19...
Local: Bulk Carrier distressed near Little Basses Reef off Trinco
2021-01-23 11:44:00
A bulk carrier 'MV Eurosun' sailing under the...
Business: Dialog Enterprise Cloud Receives the First VMware Cloud Verification Status in Sri Lanka
2021-01-23 10:06:00
Making its mark as the first VMware Cloud...
Local: One more area isolated
2021-01-23 09:24:00
Devanampiyathissapura (ThisaWewa 1 section) 295A...
Local: Sri Lanka to receive Covid-19 vaccines on Jan. 27
2021-01-23 09:14:00
The first batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19...
Local: Health Minister tests COVID-19 positive
2021-01-23 07:30:00
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi has tested...
Local: Over 19,000 PCR tests done yesterday
2021-01-23 06:24:00
19,285 PCR tests have been conducted in Sri Lanka...
Local: Showers expected in several provinces
2021-01-23 04:16:00
A few showers will occur in Eastern and Uva...
Local: COVID-19 deaths spike to 276
2021-01-22 19:32:00
The number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths has...
Law & Order: Customs Director acquitted after lengthy bribery trial
2021-01-22 19:32:00
Former Customs Prevention Division Director...
Local: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held
2021-01-22 19:30:00
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Overseas Indian Day...
State Minister Indika Anuruddha launching the C-City website.
Local: Those who sold H’tota Port now shed crocodile tears over Eastern Terminal – State Minister
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Politicians who sold the Hambantota Port during...
Local: Protest against elephant menace
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Two farmers among several farmers on a fast unto...
A part of the Bolgoda River.
Local: Massive environmental hazard in and around Bolgoda River
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Water in the Bolgoda River in the Kalutara...
State Minister Duminda Dissanayake inspecting the Thirappane Garment Factory. in Anuradhapura. Picture by Nimal Wijesinghe.
Local: More garment factories for Anuradhapura
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Thousands of jobless youth in the Anuradhapura...
Farmers waiting for big onion bulbs at the Dambulla Agrarian Service Centre.
Local: Big onion cultivation in Matale re-started
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Growing big onion has been re-started by the...
Local: Water for Ambanpola, Galgamuwa
2021-01-22 19:30:00
The Water Resources Board Supply Division Chief...
Local: Construction of road from Attalamettuwa to Meemure begins
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Constructing the road from Attalamettuwa to...
Local: Koggala FTZ workers directed for PCR tests
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Southern Province Health Services Director...
Local: Two cops in Kandy test COVID positive
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Two constables from Udadumbara who have been at...
Local: Lobster storage raided
2021-01-22 19:30:00
An illicit lobster storage in Beddewela,...
Local: Legal action sought against Kimbulwanoya sand mining
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Kimbulwanaoya Farmers’ Organisation Secretary D....
Local: Sri Lanka approves Oxford-AstraZeneca jab
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Health authorities at the National Medicines...
Local: Samurdhi Officers essential to carry out projects - Semasinghe
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Samurdhi officers have a crucial part to play in...
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi receiving the report.
Local: SJP Hospital revamp mooted
2021-01-22 19:30:00
The report of the committee appointed to obtain...
Local: News in pictures
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Kataragama Madawwa Road that runs over the spill...
Local: School sets up model herbal garden
2021-01-22 19:30:00
A model herbal garden has been set up in line...
Local: Planters’ Association condemns mob attack on trainee
2021-01-22 19:30:00
The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PAC)...
State Minister Nimal Lanza discussing the road development work with the officials.
Local: State Minister instructs to accelerate road construction
2021-01-22 19:30:00
A discussion on the progress of road development...
Local: Two farmers in hunger strike hospitalised
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Two farmers from Hambantota in a hunger strike...
Local: National Consumer Price Index for December 2020 issued
2021-01-22 19:30:00
The Acting Director General of the Census and...
Local: Garment factory worker who fled quarantine arrested
2021-01-22 19:30:00
The Police had arrested the garment factory...
Local: College of Anaesthesiologists and Intensivists Annual Congress
2021-01-22 19:30:00
The College of Anaesthesiologists and...
Political: Arjuna walks away from UNP politics
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Former Minister Arjuna Ranatunga has decided not...
Dr. Yugeesh Lankadeva-Chaniru Mirando -Royal Institute
Business: Royal Institute celebrates 50 years
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Royal Institute (RI) at Havelock Town, which...
Business: Reconnect in 2021 with Emirates
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Emirates is launching its much-awaited global...
Business: Gangule Veda Medura launches ‘Neth Suva Thepul’
2021-01-22 19:30:00
‘Neth Suva Thepul’ an indigenous herbal treatment...
Business: Comfort World, Kiddies to launch NAPPER crib mattress
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Comfort World with Kiddies and Toys International...
Editorial: Heed this warning
2021-01-22 19:30:00
The dire warning issued by health experts of a...
A view of the aftermath of the bombing at Thaier al-Sudani in Iraq..
World: IS claims responsibility for Baghdad twin bombings
2021-01-22 19:30:00
IRAQ: The Islamic State group claimed...
World: Wuhan clubbers hit the dancefloor, one year after lockdown
2021-01-22 19:30:00
CHINA: Glow-in-the-dark rabbit ears, pulsating...
One of Asia's biggest drug distributors, Zuellig Pharma, has warehouses across the region that can store vaccines at ultra-cold temperatures.
World: High temperatures pose challenges for Asian COVID distributor
2021-01-22 19:30:00
SINGAPORE: From keeping coronavirus vaccines cold...
World: EU summit eyes border closures to curb spread of virus variants
2021-01-22 19:30:00
European Council President Charles Michel is seen...
Tokyo and other regions are under a state of emergency in an attempt to quell a record spike in COVID-19 infections.
World: Japan approves tougher virus measures
2021-01-22 19:30:00
JAPAN: Japan's Cabinet approved draft laws to...
Dr. Anthony Fauci and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaking to reporters during the daily White House briefing on Thursday.
World: Fauci feels liberated to work under Biden
2021-01-22 19:30:00
US: In his first White House briefing as...
President Joe Biden signed a number of Executive Orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday.
World: Biden orders masks, travel clampdown
2021-01-22 19:30:00
US, SWITZERLAND: US President Joe Biden on...
Law & Order: Former Selacine Chairman further remanded
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Former Chairman of Selacine Television Institute...
Law & Order: Case against former DIG fixed for trial on May 10
2021-01-22 19:30:00
The case filed against eight accused including...
Features: Matters of jurisdiction get complicated with Provincial High Courts
2021-01-22 19:30:00
A respondent in the Court of Appeal had earlier...
Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th US President.
Features: Revisiting a Historic Day in Divided America
2021-01-22 19:30:00
January 20 was a historically momentous day as...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa meeting Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar
Features: Sri Lanka: Foreign Policy Challenges in 2021
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Sri Lanka began its interaction with the world in...
Joe Biden is sworn in as US President as his wife Jill Biden looks on during his inauguration on the West Front of the US Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Features: President Biden revokes key Trump policies
2021-01-22 19:30:00
US President Joe Biden has reversed some of the...
Sports: James scores 34 as Lakers improve to 8-0 on the road
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Los Angeles, Friday: LeBron James scored a season...
Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan (C) who was the Man of the Match celebrates with his teammates after the dismissal of West Indies' Kjorn Ottley (not pictured) during their second one-day international (ODI) match in Dhaka on Friday. - AFP
Sports: Bangladesh beat West Indies by seven wickets to win series
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Dhaka, Friday: Bangladesh beat West Indies by...
Sports: Ganuka, Abdul advance to U-12 final
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Abdul Cader and Ganuka Fernando set up a final...
Ramesh Mendis receiving his Test cap from Sri Lanka Team Manager, Ashantha de Mel
Sports: Ramesh Mendis joins elite company
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Promising all-rounder Ramesh Mendis became the...
Sports: Mathews predicts turn on day-two
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Angelo Mathews believes that day-two of the...
Sports: Mathews ton boosts Sri Lanka after Anderson burst
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Galle, Friday: Angelo Mathews scored a stubborn...
Sports: Gamini Udugama was a versatile ruggerite
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Kandy born Gamini Udugama began his career in...
Sports: Table Tennis Tournament in Kegalle
2021-01-22 19:30:00
The annual Maheepala Herath Challenge Trophy All-...
Champion Super Express team with officials.
Sports: Rain a spoiler at inaugural APL T20 tourney
2021-01-22 19:30:00
The inaugural Akuressa Premier Leage (APL) T20...
Sports: Shehan Gimhan de Silva- karateka par excellence
2021-01-22 19:30:00
 The Lankan team which took part in the ISKU...
Samadhi Lakshani taking part in the Javelin Throw event. Pictures by Upananda Jayasundera-Kandy Sports Spl.Corr
Sports: Samadhi Lakshani does her school proud
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Samadhi Lakshani Dissanayake, Grade11 student of...
Avishka Lakshan
Sports: Sri Lanka Youth Cap Avishka Lakshan pride of Kalutara Vidyalaya
2021-01-22 19:30:00
Sri Lanka youth cap Avishka Lakshan right hand...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2021-01-22 19:30:00
MICHELLE.A.E.RAUX - Precious daughter of late...

Saturday, January 23, 2021