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Thursday, February 18, 2021

Local: Another 243 COVID-19 positive cases reported
2021-02-18 15:48:00
Another 243 COVID-19 positive cases reported...
Local: 2019 O/L re-correction results issued
2021-02-18 14:28:00
The Examination Department announced that GCE...
Local: 258 COVID-19 positive cases reported
2021-02-18 13:52:00
258 COVID-19 positive cases reported today,...
The flight at BIA
Business: Gulf Air resumes direct flights to Colombo
2021-02-18 13:28:00
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of...
Local: 647 COVID-19 patients recovered
2021-02-18 13:04:00
647 more individuals recovered from COVID-19...
Local: Women Parliamentarians Caucus decides to stand for the rights of first female DIG
2021-02-18 10:04:00
Women Parliamentarians Caucus stated that they...
Local: Strengthening economy, Govt.’s main aim - Lanza
2021-02-18 09:34:00
Poor economic management by the Yahapalana Good...
Local: Distance education is not an alternative for classroom education
2021-02-18 09:30:00
Distance learning/education is not an alternative...
Sports: Dhammika Prasad retires from int’l cricket
2021-02-18 07:46:00
Sri Lanka fast bowler Dhammika Prasad has...
World: COVID-19 vaccination ‘wildly uneven and unfair’:
2021-02-18 04:32:00
International partners working to achieve...
Local: Showers expected in several provinces
2021-02-18 03:44:00
A Few showers may occur in Eastern coastal areas...
Local: Govt to own Trinco Oil Tank Farm
2021-02-17 19:45:00
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa makes a symbolic...
Local: Get ready to embark on a new journey in tourism sector - President
2021-02-17 19:44:00
In the face of prevailing COVID – 19 pandemic the...
Local: No suppression of media – Mass Media Minister
2021-02-17 19:43:00
The inauguration of the National Development...
Local: No need to fear the vaccine – Dr. Fernandopulle
2021-02-17 19:42:00
Minister of Primary Health Services, Pandemics...
Local: People’s aspirations being realised – Johnston
2021-02-17 19:41:00
Highways Minister Johnston Fernando said the...
Local: UK travel restrictions lifted – Foreign Ministry
2021-02-17 19:40:00
The temporary travel restrictions introduced by...
Local: Measures to increase forest cover to 30 percent - Herath
2021-02-17 19:39:00
The Government has already taken measures to...
Local: SPMC earns record Rs.1.1 billion in 2020
2021-02-17 19:38:00
The State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing...
Political: UNP queries delay over acting Ministerial appt.
2021-02-17 19:37:00
The United National Party (UNP) has urged the...
Law & Order: Shani seeks bail from Appeal Court
2021-02-17 19:36:00
Former CID Director Shani Abeysekara and Sub...
Law & Order: Female lawyer files FR challenging Police inaction
2021-02-17 19:35:00
Attorney-at-Law Achala Seneviratne has filed a...
Law & Order: Six arrested in Rs. 1 Trillion ransom case
2021-02-17 19:34:00
Six suspects who kidnapped a person and demanded...
Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith conducting Holy Mass. Pictures by Roshan Pitipana.
Local: Archbishop calls on all communities to join hands to establish peace
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, in a...
Local: Army Signal Corp Assn. meeting
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Army Signal Corp Regimental Association meeting...
Local: Brown planthoppers destroy crops in Polpithigama
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Farmers in the Rambe, Moragollagama, and...
Local: Mock drone land survey assessment conducted in Kandy
2021-02-17 19:30:00
A survey team led by Kandy Chief Surveyor S.N....
Education Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris and Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay being welcomed by a student at a ceremony to award Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships to 150 Advanced Level students across Sri Lanka.
Local: Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships awarded to 150 students across Sri Lanka
2021-02-17 19:30:00
The prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships were...
Justice Minister Ali Sabry, PC who went on an inspection tour of the Tissamaharamaya, Hambantota and Tangalle Courts Complexes discuss a point with National Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management State Minister of Chamal Rajapaksa and officials.
Local: Govt. Analyst’s Department able to meet targets - Justice Minister
2021-02-17 19:30:00
On an invitation extended by the Minister of...
Political: No country can interfere in our internal affairs - Prasanna
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said...
Business: Sri Lanka Insurance, market leader of General Insurance sector
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Insurance emerged as the market leader...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Minister of Power, Dullas Alahapperuma and Chairman of Aitken Spence D.H.S. Jayawardena open the Waste-to Energy plant.
Business: Lanka’s first Waste-to-Energy Power Plant
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Sri Lanka’s first Waste-to-Energy Plant was...
Business: China overtakes US as EU’s biggest trading partner
2021-02-17 19:30:00
China is now the EU’s biggest trading partner,...
Business: GLX, Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance partnership announces top 10 winners
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Good Life X recently announced its partnership...
Sudesh Rupasinghe
Business: KUWAIT AIRWAYS RETURNS TO SRI LANKA
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Kuwait Airways, National carrier of Kuwait and...
Business: Open University of Sri Lanka offers diploma in Ecotourism and Natural Resources Management
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Lack of knowledge about natural resources and...
Business: Jetwing Yala welcomes first sea turtles for 2021
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Jetwing Yala welcomed its first batch of turtle...
Business: Park Street Mews celebrates 12th anniversary
2021-02-17 19:30:00
The Park Street Mews restaurant completed 12...
Business: Emirates Skywards offers members more flexibility and assurance until 2022
2021-02-17 19:30:00
The award-winning loyalty programme is one of the...
Business: Wave Bolgoda launches water sports and entertainment hub
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Wave Bolgoda by SINGHE launched a water sports...
Business: Singapore Airlines, Scoot and SilkAir operate first flights with vaccinated pilots, cabin crew
2021-02-17 19:30:00
All three passenger airlines within the SIA Group...
Business: CA Sri Lanka holds public seminar on personal tax obligations
2021-02-17 19:30:00
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri...
Officials with the award
Business: Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka shines at Great Place to Work Awards
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka, presently the single...
Officials with the award
Business: Kelani Cables conferred with two awards at SLIM Brand Excellence
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Kelani Cables PLC, one of Sri Lanka’s number one...
At the virtual launch event of Sony’s new entertainment systems including 4K UHD Android Television series, new range of Audio systems, Active Noise Cancellation powered Headphonesand new Sound Bars.
Business: Singer launches Sony’s innovative entertainment solutions
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Singer Sri Lanka PLC, the country’s premier...
Business: SLID/SLASSCOM Webinar on Leveraging Technology for Post-Covid Business Transformation
2021-02-17 19:30:00
The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID)...
Ahzar Zawahir
Business: ‘With Govt tax concessions industry could reach US$ 5 bn export target’
2021-02-17 19:30:00
During this Corona Pandemic Chinafort Pathe Gem...
Business: Shares - Colombo Stock Exchange ( Market Statistics on 17.02.2021)
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Business: Coconuts ( Coconut Products – Prices on 17.02.2021)
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Business: Exchange Rates
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Business: CNCI holds Webinar on Stock Exchange, Investment opportunities in share market
2021-02-17 19:30:00
The Ceylon National Chamber of Industries CNCI,...
Ministers Ramesh Pathirana, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, State Minister Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva, Mayor Galle Municipal Council Priyantha G. Sahabandu and Head of Corporate Advisory at NDB Investment Bank (NDBIB) Nilendra Weerasinghe, LCB Finance CEO/Executive Director K. G. Leelananda and Senior Management of LCB Finance launching the LCB web
Business: LCB Finance to list in CSE
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Lanka Credit and Business Finance Ltd. (LCB...
Business: Galle harbour to be modified as revenue generator
2021-02-17 19:30:00
The Galle harbour was cold shouldered for many...
Business: Limited impact on regulatory capital
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Asset risk at Sri Lankan insurers has increased...
Business: Rated Lankan Corps less exposed to Sovereign than Banks - Fitch
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Fitch Ratings views most rated Sri Lankan...
Editorial: The vaccine priority list
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Nineteen MPs have received the COVID-19 vaccine,...
Donald Trump supporters running riot at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021.
World: Trump sued for Capitol attack under ‘Ku Klux Klan Act’
2021-02-17 19:30:00
US: A senior Democratic Congressman sued former...
Attorney Khin Maung Zaw (C) is representing Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained during a military coup on February 1.
World: Suu Kyi’s lawyer ‘hoping for best, preparing for worst’
2021-02-17 19:30:00
THAILAND: The lawyer representing Myanmar...
World: North Korean hackers targeted vaccine technology - South Korea spy agency
2021-02-17 19:30:00
SOUTH KOREA: North Korean hackers attempted to...
Is it pandemic politicking for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
World: Israel’s election sprint resembles US Presidential brawl
2021-02-17 19:30:00
ISRAEL: In Israel, the sprint to the March 23...
A protester holds up a sign calling for the release of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in Naypyidaw on Tuesday.
World: Suu Kyi hit with new charge
2021-02-17 19:30:00
MYANMAR: Myanmar’s military on Wednesday drew...
US President Joe Biden talks with CNN anchor Anderson Cooper as he participates in a CNN Town Hall at the Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday. - AFP
World: Biden seeks support for economic rescue package
2021-02-17 19:30:00
US: US President Joe Biden sidestepped a divided...
Streams of red hot lava flow as Mount Etna as seen from Giarre, Italy, February 16, 2021.
World: Europe’s tallest active volcano erupts again
2021-02-17 19:30:00
ITALY: Mount Etna, one of the world's most active...
Bicycles are covered in snow in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday as a result of the cold sweeping in the US. - AFP
World: Arctic cold snap grips U.S.
2021-02-17 19:30:00
US: Arctic weather that already killed 20 people...
An artist's depiction of the moment the Chicxulub asteroid struck present-day Mexico 66 million years ago.
World: Comet from edge of solar system killed dinosaurs: Study
2021-02-17 19:30:00
US: Sixty-six million years ago, a huge celestial...
Peruvian Foreign Minister Elizabeth Astete became the second top official to step down over the scandal.
World: Peru appoints 6th Foreign Minister in under a year
2021-02-17 19:30:00
PERU: Peru on Monday appointed its sixth Foreign...
The 'king of fruits' is loved by fans for its bittersweet flavour and creamy texture, though critics say it smells like rotting garbage
World: Long lockdown bites Malaysian’s durian trade
2021-02-17 19:30:00
MALAYSIA: Durians falling from trees are...
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (R) 26-year-old 'ISIS bride', named locally as Suhayra Aden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (Inset).
World: New Zealand-Australia row erupts over ‘terrorist’ dual national
2021-02-17 19:30:00
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda...
Onlookers stand along a canal as rescue teams search for survivors after a bus plunged into a canal killing at least 39 passengers in the Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh State on Tuesday. - AFP
World: Bus plunges into canal; 39 dead
2021-02-17 19:30:00
INDIA: Thirty-nine people were killed Tuesday...
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti.
World: UN peacekeeping missions not tools for pushing political interests, says India
2021-02-17 19:30:00
UN: The UN peacekeeping missions should not...
US President Joe Biden walks with his dogs Major and Champ in the Rose Garden of the White House on January 26.
World: Life at the White House, ‘A gilded cage’- Biden
2021-02-17 19:30:00
US: US President Joe Biden offered a frank...
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (L) and his Chinese-American wife Elaine Chao who was Transportation Secretary in Donald Trump's Cabinet.
World: Trump urges Republicans to dump McConnell
2021-02-17 19:30:00
US: Donald Trump urged Republican senators...
World: EU launches ‘second generation’ COVID-19 vaccine programme
2021-02-17 19:30:00
BELGIUM: The European Union (EU) will launch a...
One of the SLAF operations to drop seed bombs (Pictures courtesy: Air Force Media)
Features: From blue skies to green pastures
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Today much emphasis is given on protecting the...
The chapel of the Transfiguration at S.Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia
Features: The STC chapel: A radiant gem of spiritual blessings
2021-02-17 19:30:00
The Anglican Church in Sri Lanka (Church of...
Features: Geneva resolution: A diplomatic challenge
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Sri Lanka will face its next major diplomatic...
Sinharaja forest reserve
Features: Constitutional Protection of Environment: The cherished Role of Our Judiciary
2021-02-17 19:30:00
As proclaimed in Vienna Declaration on Human...
Features: Matrubhasha to Mitrabhasha
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Ekushphebruyari, as they say in Bengali, and...
T&C: Go peachy!
2021-02-17 19:30:00
The phrase ‘peaches and cream’ complexion may...
T&C: Miss Pride of Sri Lanka launch on March 7
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Miss Pride of Sri Lanka Founder Director and...
T&C: Home remedies for glowing skin
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Your kitchen has a lot of ingredients that can...
T&C: Children
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Gehan Cooray
T&C: One in a billion!
2021-02-17 19:30:00
During a phase when the whole world has...
Secretary of the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLCSA) J.A.K.S. Indrajith
Sports: School cricketers eager to commence U-19 season
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Though the school cricket governing body has...
Sports: E.M. Dissanayake, top cyclist and motor racing enthusiast
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Among the all time top cyclists from Kandy, E.M....
The Coolidge Cricket Ground will host an international game by the West Indies Men’s Team for the first time
Sports: Sri Lanka-WI series to attract lots of attention - Johnny Grave
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday welcomed Sri...
Sports: Defenders-Renown clash should be a thriller
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Two important matches of the Pre-League Football...
Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa stressing a point to the media
Sports: ‘Football Friday’ begins in Colombo tomorrow
2021-02-17 19:30:00
The ‘Football Friday’ programme a new concept...
Nalin D. Gamage (Head of Project Management Office, SLT-Mobitel) handing over the sponsorship cheque to Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana. Pic by Samantha Weerasiri
Sports: Air Force Men’s and Women’s Cycle Race on March 7
2021-02-17 19:30:00
The 22nd Air Force Cycle Race will be flagged off...
Akesha Silva and Movindi Fernando celebrate their win
Sports: Akesha and Movindi claim Under-14 Doubles
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Akesha Silva and Movindi Fernando clinched the...
Faf du Plessis
Sports: South Africa’s Faf du Plessis retires from Test cricket
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Johannesburg, Wednesday: Faf du Plessis, the last...
Sports: All favourites cruise into quarters
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Varangana Jayawardena, Komathu Kumarapperuma,...
Action from the match
Sports: Blue Star edge out Red Star 2-0
2021-02-17 19:30:00
Blue Star SC edged-out Red Star SC 2-0 in the Pre...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2021-02-17 19:30:00
DE FONSEKA - SHANTHI KUMARA of 578/​2,​ Uyankale...

Thursday, February 18, 2021