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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Local: Sri Lanka records 12 more COVID deaths
2022-01-19 13:00:00
12 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-...
Local: Sri Lanka and the UK acknowledge multifaceted partnership
2022-01-19 11:30:00
Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris highlighted...
Local: 131 COVID patients recovered
2022-01-19 09:58:00
131 more individuals recovered from COVID-19...
Local: Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh meets Navy Commander
2022-01-19 09:20:00
The Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh, Admiral M...
Local: President pays last respects to late Air Chief Marshal
2022-01-19 08:34:00
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa paid his last...
Local: Chinese to donate one million metric tons of rice to Sri Lanka
2022-01-19 08:14:00
Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Finance has stated...
Local: President’s new Secretary assumes duties
2022-01-19 06:42:00
Senior Sri Lanka Administrative Service officer...
Local: Sri Lanka Navy conducts naval exercises with German and JMSDF ships
2022-01-19 06:42:00
Sri Lanka Navy conducted successful naval...
Local: Cabinet approves to construct four new fly-overs
2022-01-19 05:44:00
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved to...
Local: Cabinet nods to amend Intellectual Property Act
2022-01-19 05:38:00
Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal made...
Local: Dora, the lion cub makes public debut at Ridiyagama Park
2022-01-19 04:40:00
The first lion cub named ‘Dora’ born at the...
Local: 33,667 administered COVID booster shot yesterday
2022-01-19 04:24:00
33,667 people have received the Pfizer booster (...
Local: Army-manned COVID vaccination centres operative today
2022-01-19 01:30:00
Local: Spells of showers expected in several provinces
2022-01-19 01:28:00
Few showers will occur in Uva province and in...
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena welcoming President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the entrance to Parliament.Pictures by President’s Media and Sulochana Gamage.
Local: Extend support to overcome challenges - President
2022-01-18 19:45:00
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa urged all citizens...
Local: Petrol quality upto measured standards - CPC
2022-01-18 19:44:00
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Chairman...
Local: No trains to Jaffna for five months from March 1
2022-01-18 19:43:00
The Anuradhapura to Vavuniya section of the...
Local: Gamini Senarath, President’s new Secretary
2022-01-18 19:42:00
Senior Sri Lanka Administrative Service officer...
Local: Country duly pays matured US$ 500 mn ISB
2022-01-18 19:41:00
Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal...
Political: Solemn opening to Second Session of Ninth Parliament
2022-01-18 19:40:00
The ceremonial opening of the Second Session of...
Local: India offers US$ 500 mn credit to buy fuel
2022-01-18 19:39:00
India has offered a new Line of Credit (LOC) of...
Local: Sri Lanka condemns UAE terror attack
2022-01-18 19:38:00
Sri Lanka yesterday condemned the terrorist...
Local: Neela’s remains to be brought here
2022-01-18 19:37:00
The Foreign Ministry yesterday said that the...
Local: Death of Air Chief Marshal Paddy Mendis
2022-01-18 19:36:00
Air Chief Marshal Pathman Hariprasadha Mendis,...
Political: Friday also allocated for Policy Speech debate
2022-01-18 19:35:00
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday...
Political: Country needs change now - UNP
2022-01-18 19:34:00
UNP Chairman Vajira Abeywardena stated that the...
Political: SLPP gets to run UNP PS in Kandy
2022-01-18 19:33:00
D. A. Dharmasena of the Sri Lanka Podujana...
Law & Order: Journalists unseated at HC trial
2022-01-18 19:32:00
The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar yesterday...
Local: $100,000, first salary, given to Sri Lankan manager’s widow
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on...
Local: Sri Lankan fishermen’s plight should be understood by Indian counterparts – Fisheries Minister
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda requested...
Local: CEB engineers’ fishing in troubled waters – TUs
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Office bearers of 15 Ceylon Electricity Board (...
The Sri Lankan and Hungarian Ministers exchanging the MOU for scholarships for higher studies in Hungary, at the Foreign Ministry Auditorium.
Local: Hungary offers scholarships to Lankans
2022-01-18 19:30:00
The Government of Hungary has offered...
Local: Army Chief makes surprise visit to Panagoda camp
2022-01-18 19:30:00
An unannounced visit of Chief of Defence Staff,...
Local: News in pictures
2022-01-18 19:30:00
A protest campaign organized by the Ceylon...
Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera donated equipment worth Rs. 3.1 million to the Beliatta Vocational Training Centre.
Local: ‘Sri Lanka is third best destination in the world for tourism’
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Due to the success of the Covid-19 vaccination...
Local: ‘Govt will ensure reasonable prices for rice during New Year’
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Trade Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said it is...
Local: Children of low-income homes drop out of school, survey finds
2022-01-18 19:30:00
SSP Sriyantha Peiris in charge of the Gampola...
Business: PM Modi backs homegrown startups
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called...
Business: Aruna Perera heads Sri Lanka – China Business Council again
2022-01-18 19:30:00
The new office bearers: Seated from L-R:Dinithi...
Chairman of SDTI Campus Dr. Shan Bandara receives the award from former President Maithreepala Sirisena
Business: SDTI Campus wins SAPSAA Excellence Award
2022-01-18 19:30:00
The Skills Development and Training International...
Business: Follow procurement guidelines, increase investor confidence
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Sri Lanka’s construction industry has been a key...
Business: Exchange Rates
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Business: Coconuts
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Business: Shares-Colombo Stock Exchange
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Business: CSE hosts Climate Disclosure Training Programme
2022-01-18 19:30:00
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is organizing a...
Karunarathne at his processing centre. Picture by Wimal Karunathilake
Business: “Huge potential for dried fish exports overseas”
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Sri Lankan entrepreneurs should utilise the huge...
Business: Emirates adds 5 more flights to Colombo, offering 26 weekly flights
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Emirates has announced starting from February 10...
Business: Jaishankar, Basil Rajapaksa discuss energy projects, credit lines
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Renewable energy projects and investments in...
Business: DARAZ unveils new brand look as it moves into its next phase of growth
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Daraz, South Asia’s leading e-commerce platform,...
Business: ‘Foreigners Only’ policy face license cancellation
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority says that...
CBSL Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal
Business: Growth to reach 5% this year – Cabraal
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal noted...
Business: Sri Lankan dash brand enters international markets
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Multichemi International Ltd, which manufactures...
PBSS Managing Director Dr Madura Gamanayake receives the award
Business: PBSS wins Silver Award in Service Sector Large category
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Perfect Business Solution Services (Pvt) Limited...
Editorial: Urgent action needed
2022-01-18 19:30:00
The country is on the cusp of a major power...
World: Distress signal detected in low-lying Tongan island
2022-01-18 19:30:00
NEW ZEALAND: A distress signal has been detected...
People rally during International Women’s Day in Karachi, Pakistan demanding the release of Aafia Siddiqui, who was convicted in February 2010 of two counts of attempted murder and who is currently being detained in the U.S.
World: Texas hostage situation brings focus back on Al Qaeda
2022-01-18 19:30:00
US: The hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas...
An employee of Sotheby’s Dubai presents a 555.55 Carat Black Diamond “The Enigma”.
World: ‘Out of this world’: 555.55-Carat black diamond lands in Dubai
2022-01-18 19:30:00
DUBAI: Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai has unveiled...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks online during the Davos Agenda 2022 in Geneva on Monday.
World: Vaccinate whole world to end pandemic: UN Chief
2022-01-18 19:30:00
UN, BANGLADESH, INDIA: Giving a clarion call to...
World: China to send another 1bn COVID vaccines to Africa
2022-01-18 19:30:00
CHINA: China will supply another one billion...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
World: Global jobs recovery delayed by pandemic uncertainty, Omicron - ILO
2022-01-18 19:30:00
SWITZERLAND: The global job market will take...
A man looks at his car damaged by the twin earthquakes in Badghis Province in western Afghanistan.
World: Twin earthquakes kill 26 in Afghanistan
2022-01-18 19:30:00
AFGHANISTAN: Twin earthquakes of magnitude 5.3...
World: Winter storm blankets Eastern US and Canada
2022-01-18 19:30:00
US: A major winter storm blanketed a swathe of...
World: Gennova developing Omicron specific COVID-19 vaccine
2022-01-18 19:30:00
INDIA: India’s Gennova Biopharmaceuticals is...
The effects of the Tongan blast were felt as far away as the United States.
World: Tonga volcanic eruption shockwaves felt in India too
2022-01-18 19:30:00
INDIA: The massive shockwaves due to the eruption...
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote address for the 2022 World Economic Forum virtual session in Beijing on Monday.
World: Xi rejects 'Cold War mentality,' pushes cooperation
2022-01-18 19:30:00
SWITZERLAND: Chinese President Xi Jinping called...
Law & Order: Principal out on bail
2022-01-18 19:30:00
The principal of Thakshila Vidyalaya in Gampaha...
Law & Order: Letter we received had no weight or seriousness – SDIG Thennakoon
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Senior DIG Deshabandu Thennakoon said before the...
SpaceX has helped Musk to become richer
Features: Fortunes rise for the Rich amid the pandemic
2022-01-18 19:30:00
The numbers are unbelievably staggering: the...
Pictures by Sulochana Gamage and President’s Media Division
Features: Let’s unite to overcome challenges faced by the country
2022-01-18 19:30:00
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa called on all...
T&C: ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ at the Wendt
2022-01-18 19:30:00
After almost two years, Clutch Plays Theatre will...
T&C: Teaching that smiles
2022-01-18 19:30:00
The words that trigger off as sayings that had...
T&C: The significance of ‘Thai Pusam’
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Thai is regarded as one of the most important...
The Conversation
T&C: Francis Ford Coppola, Godfather
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Countless films have been made about the mob, but...
Naveen Ekanayake shaking hands with the Chief Guest,Kumar Sangakkara. (pictures. by Upananda Jayasundera-Kandy Sports spl.corr
Sports: Naveen Ekanayake was a fine batsman and wicket keeper
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Twenty Six year old Naveen Ekanayake,an old boy...
Tharana de Silva with theMan of the Match Trophy
Sports: Tharana de Silva excels for Sri Sumangala
2022-01-18 19:30:00
The 69 th Big match between two leading Buddhist...
Former Peterite vice captain Manelkar de Silva plays a shot.
Sports: I have achieved great heights in my career, says Peterite Manelkar
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Manelkar De Silva played school cricket as a all...
Sports: Akash (7/4) bowls Thomians to victory
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Akash Fernando of S. Thomas’ College Mt Lavinia...
Legends of Richmond team
Sports: Legends of Richmond clinch Nihal Gunawardena Trophy
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Legends of Richmond overcame Old Kingswoodians by...
The captain of Evertop-A Team receining the trophy from Addalaichenai Pradeshiya Sabha Member A.L.Ajmal
Sports: Evertop-A Team limited over cricket champs
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Evertop-A Team, beat Evertop –B Team,...
Sports: Kandy District Cricket Tourney in full swing
2022-01-18 19:30:00
With the return of club cricket in Kandy, cricket...
Sports: England investigate after police break up post-Ashes party
2022-01-18 19:30:00
The England and Wales Cricket Board will...
Sports: Sriyani elected President of Sri Lanka Olympians
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Newly elected Committee members of the Sri Lanka...
Sri Lanka under-19 skipper Dunith Wellalage acknowledging the cheers of the crowd after reaching his half century.
Sports: Wellalage stars again as Sri Lanka cruise to victory over Australia
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Skipper Dunith Wellalage was again the star for...
Skipper Chamari Atapattu receiving the Player of the Match award after their game against Scotland yesterday
Sports: Chamari guides Sri Lanka to win over Scotland
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Skipper Chamari Atapattu was in fine form making...
Jeffrey Vandersay celebrates a wicket.-Dasun Shanaka celebrates his century. (Pics courtesy SLC)
Sports: Dasun Shanaka’s century in vain as Sri Lanka fall short in chase of 303
2022-01-18 19:30:00
Regis Chakabva provided the innings’ early...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2022-01-18 19:30:00
DE MEL - RANJITH NIHAL (Ex. Air Lanka /​ Expo...

Wednesday, January 19, 2022