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Thursday, January 13, 2022

Local: Sri Lanka records 11 more COVID deaths
2022-01-13 12:34:00
11 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-...
Local: Parliamentary session commences on January 18
2022-01-13 09:40:00
The Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika...
Local: 181 COVID patients recovered
2022-01-13 09:27:00
181 more individuals recovered from COVID-19...
Local: Education Faculties reopens on Jan. 15
2022-01-13 08:06:00
Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has...
Sports: Bhanuka Rajapaksa withdraws letter of retirement
2022-01-13 07:30:00
Cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa has decided to...
Local: 71,767 administered COVID booster shot yesterday
2022-01-13 07:06:00
71,767 people have received the Pfizer booster (...
World: Legendary singer Ronnie Spector dead at 78
2022-01-13 06:42:00
Ronnie Spector, the trail-blazing lead singer of...
Local: Station Masters commence token strike
2022-01-13 05:22:00
Railway Station Masters' union has launched a 24-...
Local: Army-manned COVID vaccination centres operative today
2022-01-13 01:46:00
Local: Showers expected in several provinces
2022-01-13 01:34:00
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several...
Local: Country will honour all debt payments - Governor
2022-01-12 19:49:00
Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal stated...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flags off the construction work on the second phase of the Eastern Container Terminal at the Colombo Port yesterday morning (12). Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena look on. Pictures by President’s Media Division.
Local: Leave the past, embrace future with optimism - PM
2022-01-12 19:48:00
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that we...
Local: Kelanitissa main generators operational, but low on fuel
2022-01-12 19:47:00
Kelanitissa Power Station’s Chief Engineer L.T....
Local: Power cuts not on
2022-01-12 19:46:00
The CEB yesterday said that there will be no more...
Law & Order: Lamahewa to hang, Rangajeewa acquitted in 2012 Welikada case
2022-01-12 19:45:00
The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar yesterday...
Local: SLSI to regulate LP Gas standards
2022-01-12 19:44:00
The Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) is to...
Local: Sri Lanka to host ADB annual meeting in Colombo
2022-01-12 19:43:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold its...
Law & Order: Former LTTE operative had close links with Angoda Lokka: TN Police
2022-01-12 19:42:00
Former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)...
Local: Negative media affecting masses - State Minister
2022-01-12 19:41:00
People are affected when the mass media...
Political: Country heading in the opposite direction - UNP
2022-01-12 19:40:00
Sri Lanka is travelling back into the stone age...
Political: Trinco tank farm deal baffling - JVP
2022-01-12 19:39:00
JVP politburo member and former MP Sunil...
Local: ‘Talents and skills of professionals need to be harnessed for development'
2022-01-12 19:30:00
The invaluable contribution made by professionals...
Local: Nearly 70 pc of school uniform material distributed
2022-01-12 19:30:00
State Minister of Women and Child Development,...
Local: Health Ministry to ensure no shortage of drugs in 2022
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on Tuesday (...
Local: Prayers on Friday for the late Moulavi J. Abdul Hameed
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Ummu Zavaya, Headquarters of the Al Fassiya Ash...
Local: National Tourism Policy will be expedited - Tourism Minister
2022-01-12 19:30:00
The formulation of a new National Tourism Policy...
Local: Rise in small-scale coconut oil producers
2022-01-12 19:30:00
More than 200 small-scale producers started...
Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong, State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana, Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage and officials at the handing over of the medical equipment to Sri Lanka.
Local: Chinese Foreign Ministry donates medical equipment
2022-01-12 19:30:00
The Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry donated a...
Local: Sri Lanka, third most vaccinated among 194 countries - Minister
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Health Minister Dr.Keheliya Rambukwella said Sri...
Local: Construction work of new Kohuwala flyover inaugurated
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Highways Minister Johnston Fernando and Hungarian...
Local: Don’t taint education with petty politics - Minister
2022-01-12 19:30:00
It is a pity that there are some groups which...
Local: Teacher In-Service Advisors unhappy with pay
2022-01-12 19:30:00
The Teacher In-Service Advisors (ISA) are...
Local: Cemetery encroached upon
2022-01-12 19:30:00
The cemetery in Nagahaveediya village situated...
Local: Baby elephant killed by hakkapatas
2022-01-12 19:30:00
A six-year-old wild elephant died after being a...
The body of an elephant at the boundary of the Moragahakanda Forest Reserve.
Local: Body of elephant found
2022-01-12 19:30:00
The body of an elephant was found yesterday at...
One of the buildings of the primary school. Picture by Mahaweli Systems Group Corr.
Local: Primary school abandoned
2022-01-12 19:30:00
A community property, once used for a government...
Dulitha Perera taking Oath as 41st President of OPA
Business: Dulitha Perera takes Oath as 41st President of OPA
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Dulitha Perera took the oath of office and became...
CIPM delegates with the awards at the ceremony
Business: CIPM SL wins dual honours at South Asian Business Excellence Awards
2022-01-12 19:30:00
CIPM Sri Lanka a leader in human resource...
Business: Dialog Axiata joins GSMA Assistive Tech Programme to drive digital inclusion
2022-01-12 19:30:00
DialogAxiata joined the  GSMA...
Business: TVS Motor Company, BMW Motorrad announce expansion
2022-01-12 19:30:00
TVS Motor Company and BMW Motorrad announced that...
Business: Aitken Spence Elevators commitment to environmental responsibility
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Aitken Spence Elevators, in their continuous...
Business: Nestomalt conducts ‘Buddhi Prabhodaya’ for Advanced Level Examination
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Nestlé Nestomalt is conducting the ‘Buddhi...
Business: Market expansion and European investment drive 99x’s growth in 2021
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Despite challenging market conditions brought on...
Business: Adapting to ‘The Digital Age of Virtual Learning’
2022-01-12 19:30:00
One thing that has been very clear to many of us...
Business: Int’l Chamber of Commerce elects Board Members for year 2022
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Sanjaya Mohottala Vice Chairman, Sheanath De...
Business: OPPO continues winning streak
2022-01-12 19:30:00
OPPO, in a recent statement noted that 2021 was a...
Business: Colombo Port City Economic Commission reports progress
2022-01-12 19:30:00
The Colombo Port City Economic Commission is...
Business: Ogilvy Redworks, stepping into a decade of excellence
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Redworks, the specialized corporate...
Business: IIA Sri Lanka Chapter appoints Executive Committee for 2021/2023
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Seated from left – Niranga Gunasekara Assistant...
Business: Colombo bourse witnesses mixed signals yesterday
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Colombo bourse witnessed a mixed signal yesterday...
Business: Dr. Sajeeva Narangoda appointed Executive Director of Ambeon Holdings
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Ambeon Holdings PLC announced the appointment of...
Business: Shares-Colombo Stock Exchange
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Business: Coconuts
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Business: Exchange Rates
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Dilanka Jinadasa – Group CEO of Hela Clothing
Business: Hela Apparel oversubscribed on opening day
2022-01-12 19:30:00
The initial public offering (IPO) of shares of...
Dr. Charitha Perera.
Business: Ocean freight rate hikes to continue till mid 2022
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Pandemic uncertainty and travel restrictions will...
CMA Excellence In Integrated Reporting Award - 2021 winner with the CMA Committe and Chief Guest Governor CBSL Ajith Cabraal Picture by Sudath Nishantha
Business: Accounting to be forward -looking – Cabraal
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal opined...
Business: SLT-MOBITEL Entrepreneurship Studio hosts Demo Day for first cohort
2022-01-12 19:30:00
SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider...
Business: Relationship Marketing (RM). How It can help build your Brands. – (Episode 1)
2022-01-12 19:30:00
What is Relationship Marketing (RM)?RM can be...
Business: Ashoka Goonesekere to HNB Assurance Board
2022-01-12 19:30:00
HNB Assurance PLC (HNBA) announced the...
Business: Govt urges Hungary’s support for FTA with EU
2022-01-12 19:30:00
The government would be elated if Hungary...
Business: Supplies from Pelwatte Dairy steady
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Pelwatte Dairy Industries Limited (PDIL) has not...
Editorial: Stop this frivolity
2022-01-12 19:30:00
SJB Parliamentarian Patali Chamapika Ranawaka is...
Polish Police face-off with protesters in Warsaw, Poland over new restrictions aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The protesters included entrepreneurs, far-right politicians, football fans and vaccine opponents.
World: Vaccine-shy Poland crosses 100,000 COVID related deaths
2022-01-12 19:30:00
POLAND: Poland's total number of coronavirus-...
People climb down a ladder near a window engulfed in flames at a Bronx apartment building on Sunday.
World: Safety doors failed in NYC high-rise fire that killed 17
2022-01-12 19:30:00
US: Investigators sought answers Monday for why...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
World: Johnson accused of breaking lockdown with garden party
2022-01-12 19:30:00
UK: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a...
People perform a yoga position in a park in New Delhi.
World: Free online yoga for Delhi as Omicron shuts offices, eateries
2022-01-12 19:30:00
INDIA: New Delhi ordered yesterday the closure of...
World: Over 50% of Europeans on track to contract Omicron: WHO
2022-01-12 19:30:00
SWITZERLAND,UK,US: More than 50 per cent of...
Magawa, who retired in June 2021, received a gold medal in 2020 for "lifesaving bravery".
World: ‘Hero’ rat who detected over 100 landmines, explosives dies in retirement
2022-01-12 19:30:00
CAMBODIA: Cambodia's landmine-sniffing rat Magawa...
Afghan female journalists on the beat.
World: 79% Afghan journalists gave up profession to survive
2022-01-12 19:30:00
AFGHANISTAN: The Journalists Foundation of...
Law & Order: Church associate carried grenade - Police
2022-01-12 19:30:00
It has been confirmed that the hand grenade found...
Law & Order: STF arrests man with smuggled cigarettes
2022-01-12 19:30:00
A team of officers from the Police Special Task...
Law & Order: Three attached to Regional Health office remanded in connection with Rs. 100 million fraud
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Two employees and another individual of the...
The Government is giving prominence to Organic Fertilizer and Green Agriculture.
Features: Politics take centre stage as pandemic recedes
2022-01-12 19:30:00
The dawn of the New Year appears to have fuelled...
A UN Human Rights Council session in progress.
Features: Human Rights Violations and Double Standards
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Rights of all humans or Human Rights are defined...
Features: Save Energy Save Money
2022-01-12 19:30:00
The Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority...
T&C: Tamil Calendar begins with Thai Pongal
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Thai (not Thaai) Pongal is essentially a rural...
T&C: Shedding light on a complex scenario
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles wrote‘Oedipus...
T&C: Breathing new life to literary world
2022-01-12 19:30:00
 There is a breed of Sri Lankan novelists...
T&C: Budgeting your way to financial stability
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Balancing finances and social life may be a...
T&C: Stepping beyond her comfort zone…
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Her success lies in taking steps to expand her...
Sports: Legends of Richmond meet Old Kingswoodians on Sunday
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Former cricketers of Richmond College Galle and...
Sports: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe ODI series tickets on offer
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Tickets to witness Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe ODI...
Mohammed Shami (R) struck twice in the 56th over to rock South Africa.
Sports: Bumrah, Shami reduce SA to 176/7 at tea
2022-01-12 19:30:00
South Africa were 176 for seven at Tea against...
The Commander of the SL Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana (left) and Group Chief Officer of Dialog Enterprise Navin Peiris (right) exchanging the Commander's Cup trophy. Picture by Ranjith Asanka
Sports: Commander’s Cup golf on January 21, 22
2022-01-12 19:30:00
The 9th edition of Commander’s Cup-2022, an...
Sports: Dialog Axiata powers 71st Battle of the Golds
2022-01-12 19:30:00
At the sponsorship presentation - From left: Rev...
Women's champions Kilinochchi team with the trophy (on top) and men's champions Ampara team.
Sports: Ampara and Kilinochchi win National Kabaddi Titles
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Ampara and Kilinochchi districts dominated the...
Aruna Dharshana-Amasha de Silva -Dilshi Kumarasinghe -Shelinda Jansen
Sports: Asian Games and Asian Junior Athletic selection trials from Feb. 10
2022-01-12 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) already made plans to...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2022-01-12 19:30:00
THARMALINGAM - Mr SELLAPPAH - Retired Physics...

Thursday, January 13, 2022