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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Local: Another 63 COVID-19 positive cases reported
2021-04-06 16:12:00
Another 63 COVID-19 positive cases reported today...
Local: Two COVID-19 deaths reported
2021-04-06 15:22:00
Two more deaths reported due to COVID-19, raising...
Local: Nawfer Moulavi, mastermind behind Easter Attacks
2021-04-06 14:20:00
The government today officially announced that...
Local: 95 COVID-19 positive cases reported
2021-04-06 13:24:00
95 COVID-19 positive cases reported today, stated...
Local: Private shops providing relief packs should be appreciated
2021-04-06 13:02:00
Private sector shops providing the public with...
Local: Special public transport service for Sinhala and Tamil New Year
2021-04-06 10:58:00
Western Provincial Road Passenger Transport...
Local: ‘Universities to re-open after New Year’
2021-04-06 09:24:00
All universities will re-open for academic...
Local: Special operation to arrest drunk drivers during festive season
2021-04-06 09:22:00
A special operation to arrest drunk drivers will...
Local: Plantation workers to receive Rs.1,000 daily wage from April
2021-04-06 08:22:00
The government will pay the promised Rs.1000...
Local: Strictly Adhere to all health guidelines during festive season
2021-04-06 06:52:00
Minister of Mass Media and Cabinet Spokesperson...
Local: Sri Lanka to purchase six million doses of Sputnik V from Russia
2021-04-06 05:44:00
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved to purchase...
Local: 9,629 tourists have arrived in country since reopening of airports
2021-04-06 03:52:00
The Tourism Development Authority stated...
Local: Sun overhead until April 14
2021-04-06 02:30:00
On the apparent northward relative motion of the...
Business: OPPO Erabadu Wasi is back
2021-04-06 01:32:00
Sri Lanka’s most popular mobile phones &...
Local: Palm Oil imports completely banned with immediate effect
2021-04-05 19:50:00
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed to...
Local: Ranjan’s petition claiming Parliamentary Seat dismissed
2021-04-05 19:48:00
The writ petition filed by Gampaha District...
Local: Farcical scenes at Mrs. Sri Lanka pageant 2021
2021-04-05 19:46:00
The Mrs. Sri Lanka pageant 2021 held at the Nelum...
Local: Second dose of AstraZeneca jab from April 19
2021-04-05 19:44:00
The second dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine...
Local: Cabinet Sub-Committee Report handed over to President
2021-04-05 19:42:00
The Final Report of the Cabinet Sub-Committee...
Local: Chennai-Jaffna flights to resume in next few months
2021-04-05 19:40:00
Flights between Chennai and Jaffna, which were...
SJB and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and several other party MPs accompanied SJB MP Nalin Bandara to the CID yesterday. MP Bandara was summoned before the CID to record a statement on the recent comments made by him regarding the 2019 Easter Sunday Terror Attacks and mentioning the name of SIS Director Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay insinuating he had links with the suicide bomber in Malaysia while he was deployed at the Sri Lankan Embassy there. Picture by Wimal Karunatilake
Local: CID questions MP Nalin Bandara
2021-04-05 19:36:00
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Nalin Bandara...
Local: Formulate laws to regulate international schools - SJB
2021-04-05 19:34:00
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National List...
Local: Salley files FR
2021-04-05 19:32:00
Former Western Province Governor Azath Salley...
Sri Lankans returning from Oman at the Bandaranaike International Airport.
Local: 248 Sri Lankans repatriated from Oman
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Oman, in collaboration...
Sri Lankans returning from Lebanon at the Bandaranaike International Airport.
Local: 175 Sri Lankans come home from Lebanon
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The Sri Lankan Embassy in Lebanon, in...
Local: Special public transport service for Sinhala and Tamil New Year
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Western Provincial Road Passenger Transport...
Local: ‘Private shops providing relief packs should be appreciated’
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Private sector shops providing the public with...
Local: Sri Lanka Cricket summoned again before COPE today
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been summoned again...
Local: Special Security set-up in Galle during festive season
2021-04-05 19:30:00
More than 100 Police officers have been deployed...
Local: Laptops of two UAE deportees contain extremist content -TID
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) has...
Local: LG bodies have major role to play - Namal
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Local Government (LG) bodies bear a huge...
Local: Country needs new Constitution - Minister GL
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Education Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris said that...
Local: Plain clothes Policemen to observe errant drivers
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Police in plain clothes have been deployed in...
Local: Rs.124.97 bn increase in total 2019 tax revenue
2021-04-05 19:30:00
It is reported that the total tax revenue of the...
Local: Government to strengthen agricultural economy
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister...
Local: Petition challenging plantations workers' daily wage hike; notices issued on respondents
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The Court of Appeal yesterday issued notices on...
Local: Majority of recommendations approved by Ministerial Subcommittee
2021-04-05 19:30:00
A Government source said a majority of the...
Local: ITSSL urges users to add strong passwords, two-factor authentication
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The Information Technology Society of Sri Lanka (...
Local: CBC mourns passing of Mannar Bishop Rayappu Joseph
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference (CBC) released a...
Local: ‘9,629 tourists have arrived in country since reopening of airports’
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The Tourism Development Authority stated...
-Skipper of the Hambantota Hornets receiving the ‘Dialog Beach Soccer Champions Trophy’ from Manhara Wijeyawickrama, Senior General Manager - Channel Planning & Control of Dialog Axiata PLC. Also in picture (L-R) Nalin Hemakumara – Hambantota Football League President & Coordinating Secretary to Namal Rajapaksa, Dr. Manil Fernando – Chairman, Medical Committee, Anura de Silva – President, Football Federation of Sri Lanka, Shalika Ranaweera – Chairwoman, Women’s Football and (partially covered) M M Ramees –
Supplement: Hambantota Hornets clinch Dialog Beach Soccer title
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Hambantota Hornets edged out Matara Marines by 3...
Political: PARLIAMENT
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Motion for Parliamentary Select Committee on...
Chrisslogix Chairman and Managing Director, Christopher Perera and Founder/Managing Director, Atarah Capital Partners Rohan Senewiratne and other officials at the event
Business: Chrissworld, first SME to list at CSE
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Chrissworld Limited will become the first SME...
Business: Special emphasis on importing eco-friendly vehicles
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Special attention would be paid to the...
Plucked output from a Sri Lankan coconut plantation
Business: More local participation must to increase production - CGASL
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Even though around 2,500 small and medium-scale...
Reed Aeschliman
Business: USAID funds mobile app for Sri Lankan legal professionals
2021-04-05 19:30:00
With support from the United States, the Colombo...
Business: India’s total FDI up 15% in April-January, highest so far in first 10 months
2021-04-05 19:30:00
India attracted total foreign direct investment (...
Business: ADB Annual Meeting on May 3 to 5
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The 54th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of...
Business: Webinar on maximising trade opportunities with China
2021-04-05 19:30:00
A webinar on maximising trade opportunities with...
Business: Veemansa initiative to discuss Asia’s newest landscape
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Asia’s newest landscape, the Colombo port city,...
Business: Share Market Statistics on 05.04.2021
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Business: Coconut Products – Prices on 05.04.2021
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Business: Exchange Rates on 05.04.2021
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Business: Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, marks 182 years
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Governor Stewart Mackenzie, initiated the...
Chetaka Gunawardena, Unilever Sri Lanka Senior Brand Manager – Lifebuoy Skin Cleansing (left); and Yahiya Jaffer, Unilever Sri Lanka Assistant Brand Manager – Laojee
Business: Unilever chosen by Sri Lankan consumers at SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Unilever Sri Lanka, one of the country’s leading...
Business: The Kingsbury unveils ‘Tenku’ with Japanese Master Chef at Helm
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The Kingsbury Colombo, known as one of the city’s...
P.A. Nandasena, Chief Operating Officer and Indira Senaratna, Deputy Operating Officer of Textrip (Pvt) Ltd. receivethe award
Business: Textrip of Elasto Group shines at CNCI Achievers Awards 2020
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Textrip (Pvt) Ltd., the premier manufacturer of...
Prabash Kombalavithana, Director, Premier Packaging International receiving the award
Business: Premier Packaging International bags Bronze at NCE Export Awards
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Premier Packaging International (Pvt) Ltd, a...
President, Eng. K P I U Dharmapala and President Elect Eng. Arjuna Manamperi
Business: Annual Session of IESL on April 8
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The 114th Annual Session of the Institution of...
Business: Raigam awards entries close on April 10
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The Raigam Tele’es Secretariat proudly declares...
Business: Biden threatens tariffs on UK goods
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The US has warned it could put tariffs of up to...
Rohitha Jayatilake General Manager Inland Container Terminal of Spectra Integrated Logistics with the two awards
Business: Spectra named ‘Best Container Depot’ at ICS -ACDO Awards
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The country’s premier logistics company, Spectra...
Business: Dialog Axiata conducts programmes on Digital Entrepreneurship for Women
2021-04-05 19:30:00
As part of its holistic diversity and inclusion...
Business: ComBank partners with AMW offers lease rentals on New Holland tractors
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Local farmers can once again enjoy the lowest...
Business: S-lon facilitates Tree Planting Initiative
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Sri Lanka’s foremost manufacturer and distributor...
Publications Secretary Indika De Zoysa, Vice President Dr. Ajantha Atukorale, President Eng. Damith Hettihewa, Assistant Treasurer Eng. Rasantha Hettithanthrige and Secretary Dr. Parakum Pathirana
Business: CSSL launches NITC themed ‘Accelerate Technology Diffusion’
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) launched the...
Darshin Pathinayake
Business: SampathCards announces discounts for Avurudu season
2021-04-05 19:30:00
SampathCards announces an extensive array of...
Dr. DPC Laknath (LHI) accepts the NCE Gold Award for LHI
Business: Lanka Hydraulic Institute wins gold at NCE Export awards
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Lanka Hydraulic Institute (LHI), as a premier...
DPL Team
Business: DP Logistics extends integrated solutions from China
2021-04-05 19:30:00
DP Logistics (Private) Limited (DPL) recently...
Business: Does Public Policy of Sri Lanka enhance its wellbeing of citizens?
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Currently, many debates around the governments...
Editorial: 50 years of the JVP
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The failure to address the concerns and...
World: Latin America passes 25 mn COVID-19 infections
2021-04-05 19:30:00
URUGUAY: Latin America and the Caribbean passed...
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has become India's latest high-profile personality to contract the virus.
World: India tightens screws as COVID-19 infections surge
2021-04-05 19:30:00
INDIA: India's worst-hit state ramped up its...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
World: Chinese FM urges US to respect China's core interests
2021-04-05 19:30:00
CHINA: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign...
This NASA photo shows NASAs Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on the ground behind the Perseverance rover. - AFP
World: NASA's Ingenuity helicopter drops on Mars' surface
2021-04-05 19:30:00
US: NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been...
Easter eggs are painted with slogans from the protests against the military coup, in Mandalay, Myanmar on Sunday.
World: Myanmar’s protesters decorate Easter eggs
2021-04-05 19:30:00
MYANMAR: Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar...
President Joe Biden signing the PPP Extension Act of 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 31, 2020.
World: Republicans support pared down version of Biden's trillion dollar plan
2021-04-05 19:30:00
US: Republicans opened the door Sunday to...
Rescuers try to recover a capsized boat in Shitalakshya River, in Bangladesh
World: Five dead in Bangladesh ferry collision
2021-04-05 19:30:00
BANGLADESH: Five people died and rescue workers...
A crane lifts the wreckage of a truck which was hit by the deadly train derailment at a tunnel north of Hualien, Taiwan on Friday.
World: Truck driver apologises for Taiwan rail crash
2021-04-05 19:30:00
TAIWAN: A maintenance worker whose runaway truck...
A damaged truck is seen at an area affected by flash floods after heavy rains in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia on Sunday.
World: Indonesia’s flash floods kill 75
2021-04-05 19:30:00
INDONESIA: More than 75 people have died and...
World: William, Harry mutually finalise Princess Diana's statue design
2021-04-05 19:30:00
UK: Months after turmoil in the royal family due...
Features: Karainagar: A serene paradise
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The coastal towns of Sri Lanka are embellished...
The Bangladeshi Parliament - the Jatiya Sangsad (or House of the Nation)
Features: Life, Work and Philosophy
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Part 4In human history, many atrocious figures...
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcoming Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Features: South Asian Leaders in Bangladesh: A New Diplomatic Outreach
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Bangladesh observed its Golden Jubilee of...
Features: Giving everyone a fair shot
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying the vicious...
Head Boy Chathuka Kashintha
T&C: Rooted in resilience
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Suffering an emotional meltdown is something most...
T&C: Flower petals form fantastical exotic animals
2021-04-05 19:30:00
What if feathers, fur, and scales were actually...
The winning team with their teachers
T&C: Shooting to fame!
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Adithya SenevirathnaSussexians in Sussex College...
T&C: Fly high!
2021-04-05 19:30:00
For the first time in Sri Lanka, the Royal...
T&C: Striving for excellence
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Kalmunai Mahmood Ladies College Advance Level...
T&C: Spreading awareness
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The year 5 Scholarship Students Prize Giving...
T&C: Going global
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The launch of the website for the 100 schools...
T&C: Timeless designs
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Colombo Fashion Week (CFW) in association with...
T&C: Vivacious Summer collection
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The longing for a place or a face, is something...
Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Tirimanne
Sports: Sri Lanka set up many records in Test series against WI at Antigua
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The two-Test series between Sri Lanka and the...
Sports: Pradeep Wilson excelled in rugby only after joining the Police
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Police has played a pivotal role in...
The Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Namal Rajapaksa handing over the plaque to silver medalist in women’s 49 kg weight category of the 13th South Asian Games. Pushpa Kumari at the felicitation ceremony. The President of Sri Lanka Taekwondo Federation Kanchana Jayaratne is also in the picture.
Sports: Sri Lankan Taekwondo players felicitated
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Sri Lankan Taekwondo players who brought honour...
Kavinda Kaushan on extreme right in the picture with his coach after receiving his Black Belt (Picture by – Dilwin Mendis Moratuwa Sports Special Correspondent)
Sports: Kavinda Kaushan the athlete turned karateka
2021-04-05 19:30:00
16 year old up and coming Karate Black Belt...
T.G. Nimal, the new groundsman of Dharmaraja College, Kandy
Sports: Nimal new groundsman of Dharmaraja
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Dharmaraja College,Kandy has appointed T.G.Nimal...
Navy SC Cricket Team celebrate their win. Pix courtesy SLC
Sports: Unbeaten Navy clinch Women’s limited over cricket tourney
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Navy SC, led by National cap Hansini...
Sports: Kanchana Jayaratne elected President of the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Kanchana Jayaratne elected uncontested as the...
Sports: Gamindu Tennakoon excels in rowing
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Gamindu Tennakoon (19) representing the Colombo...
The girls cricket team of Nugawela National School being introduced to the Chief Guest, Dampiya Wanasinghe, the Principal of Dharmaraja College,Kandy by the Captain of Nugawela National School Sansala Wanigasekera. ( Picture by Upananda Jayasundera-Kandy Sports spl.Corr
Sports: Fine double by Sansala
2021-04-05 19:30:00
A fine double by Sansala Wanigasekera, Skipper of...
Sports: Old Rathiyanz enter final
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Old Rathiyanz Cricket Club entered the finals of...
Sports: Sports promoter E.W. Balasuriya remembered
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Kandy remembers sports promoter E.W. Balasuriya...
Sports: Army stuns CCC in SLC Limited Over Cricket Tourney
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Army CC produced a stunning performance to beat...
Sports: Lisal cruise to easy win at Tennis Nationals
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Lisal Goonathilake took a step closer towards...
Raveen de Silva (Nalanda)
Sports: All-round Raveen steers Nalanda to easy win
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Skipper Raveen de Silva scored a superb 170 and...
Sports: IPL to go ahead despite Maharashtra lockdown
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has reiterated...
Fakhar Zaman plays a shot
Sports: Pakistan slide to defeat despite Fakhar’s valiant 193
2021-04-05 19:30:00
South Africa held their nerves in a pressure game...
Sports: 24 wickets fall at Kotahena
2021-04-05 19:30:00
A total of 24 wickets tumbled on the opening day...
Sports: Sports Ministry to conduct Family Races at Race Course
2021-04-05 19:30:00
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has...
Sports: Umpires verdict paramount - MCC
2021-04-05 19:30:00
While Quinton de Kock’s role in Fakhar Zaman’s...
Shadab Khan
Sports: Injured Shadab to miss remainder of SA tour
2021-04-05 19:30:00
Shadab Khan, the Pakistan leg-spinner, has been...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2021-04-05 19:30:00
KUSUMA SIRIWARDENA (Retired Matron) - Daughter of...

Tuesday, April 6, 2021