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Friday, January 21, 2022

Local: Sri Lanka records 17 more COVID deaths
2022-01-21 13:00:00
17 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-...
Local: South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker visits Parliament
2022-01-21 11:24:00
The delegation led by Park Byeong-Seug, Speaker...
World: Explosion in Ghana town kills 17
2022-01-21 11:22:00
At least 17 people have been killed in a huge...
Sports: Sri Lanka tour of Australia schedule released
2022-01-21 10:56:00
Sri Lanka National Team will play a five match...
Local: Two arrested with seven kilograms of heroin
2022-01-21 09:58:00
Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) has arrested two...
Local: 214 COVID patients recovered
2022-01-21 09:56:00
214 more individuals recovered from COVID-19...
Local: Rise in dengue cases across country
2022-01-21 08:40:00
The Dengue Control Unit of the Health Ministry...
Local: Bangladesh Navy Chief visits Dalada Maligawa
2022-01-21 07:34:00
Chief of the Naval Staff of Bangladesh Navy...
Local: Korean Govt. assistance to promote job, training and investment opportunities
2022-01-21 06:42:00
The South Korean Government will support to...
Local: Multiple-vehicle collision on Southern Expressway
2022-01-21 06:14:00
Traffic congestion on the Southern Expressway...
Local: New Flag Officer Commanding Naval Fleet assumes duties
2022-01-21 06:10:00
Rear Admiral Saman Perera assumed duties as Flag...
Sports: Fixtures revealed for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
2022-01-21 05:06:00
T20 World Cup 2022 is schedule to begin on Sun...
Photographed from L-R: Kumudini Gomes – Secretary, Netball Federation of Sri Lanka, Ashani Senaratne – Head of Marketing, Dialog Axiata PLC, Ranjani Jayakody – President, Netball Federation of Sri lanka, Sanjeevani Wanasinghe – Treasurer, Netball Federation of Sri lanka
Business: Dialog National Netball Championship 2021
2022-01-21 05:00:00
 Photographed from L-R: Kumudini Gomes –...
Local: Mortar bullet found in Mirigama
2022-01-21 04:54:00
A mortar bullet has been found in a land in...
World: WHO warns pandemic not over
2022-01-21 04:30:00
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
Local: Speaker of the Republic of Korea to arrive in Parliament today
2022-01-21 04:20:00
The Speaker of the National Assembly of the...
Local: PM's new Secretary assumes duties
2022-01-21 04:02:00
 Anura Dissanayake assumed duties as...
Local: 26,796 administered COVID booster shot yesterday
2022-01-21 02:08:00
26,796 people have received the Pfizer booster (...
Local: Today's Weather Forecast
2022-01-21 02:04:00
Mainly fair will prevail over most parts of the...
Local: Army-manned COVID vaccination centres operative today
2022-01-21 02:04:00
Local: Progress over human rights highly commendable - Lord Ahmad
2022-01-20 19:45:00
The United Kingdom’s State Minister for South...
Political: Personal Data Protection Bill in House
2022-01-20 19:44:00
  The Personal Data Protection Bill was...
Local: No crisis in Aviation fuel supply - State Minister
2022-01-20 19:43:00
   Aviation and Investment Zone...
Local: Public sector retirement age Gazetted for 65
2022-01-20 19:42:00
An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been...
Local: Road to economic recovery is via India - Moragoda
2022-01-20 19:41:00
The economic roadmap charted by India and Sri...
Local: CBSL empowers banks to finance fuel purchase bills
2022-01-20 19:40:00
  The Monetary Board of the Central...
Local: Central E-way nets over Rs.10 mn in three days
2022-01-20 19:39:00
   Highways Minister Johnston...
Law & Order: Rajitha’s infamous ‘White Van’ press con case trial on March 15
2022-01-20 19:38:00
The case filed against former Minister Rajitha...
Law & Order: Five held in currency smuggling bid
2022-01-20 19:37:00
Customs officials at the Bandaranaike...
Political: COVID not entirely the cause for country’s economic collapse - SJB
2022-01-20 19:36:00
  Other countries too were affected by...
Political: Protect masses from economic crisis - UNP
2022-01-20 19:35:00
  UNP MP Ranil Wickremesinghe told...
Local: Renovated ‘Sirimathipaya’ Prime Minister’s Office opened
2022-01-20 19:34:00
The renovated ‘Sirimathipaya,’ the Prime Minister...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives at the Sri Sumanakeerthi Piriven Mula Maha Vihara in Naranwala, Weliweriya, for the 72nd Upasampada (Higher Ordination) ceremony of Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya of the Maha Vihara Wansha, on Wednesday.
Local: President participates in 72nd Upasampada ceremony of Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya
2022-01-20 19:30:00
  The 72nd Upasampada (Higher...
Local: Long weekend yields record income of Rs. 10 mn
2022-01-20 19:30:00
The Department of National Botanical Gardens has...
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris, Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Mizukoshi Hideaki, Foreign Secretary Admiral Jayanath Colombage and other officials at the joint media conference held at the Sasakawa Centre in Colombo, on Wednesday.
Local: ‘Sri Lanka looking forward to strengthen, deepen ties with Japan’
2022-01-20 19:30:00
       As a...
Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne opens the Faculty of Criminal Justice of the Kotelawala Defence University in Ratmalana on Wednesday.
Local: KDU establishes Faculty of Criminal Justice
2022-01-20 19:30:00
   Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal...
State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and Covid Disease Control Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle launches the website of the Help Icon social welfare organization.
Local: Website of Help Icon launched
2022-01-20 19:30:00
The official website of the Help Icon social...
Local: Govt ready to provide fertilizer subsidy or to reduce fertilizer prices - Plantation Minister
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Plantation Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana states...
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the UK
Local: Sri Lankan High Commissioner to UK addresses the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the UK Saroja...
State Minister Sathasivam Viyalendreren
Local: Plans are already in place to develop villages throughout the country - State Minister
2022-01-20 19:30:00
During the last government, a very few...
Local: South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker arrives in Sri Lanka
2022-01-20 19:30:00
  South Korea’s National Assembly...
Local: Odisha doctors operate on baby to remove ‘World’s first bony tail in thoracic region’
2022-01-20 19:30:00
  A baby was born in Odisha with a...
Local: New Secretary to the President engages in religious observances at Gangaramaya Temple
2022-01-20 19:30:00
The new Secretary to the President Gamini...
Lake House Chairman W Dayaratne, PC presenting the first copy of the Wari Saubhagya tabloid paper to Irrigation Minister Chamal Rajapaksa. Picture by Ruwan de Silva
Local: Government aims to achieve self-sufficiency in food crops - Minister Rajapaksa
2022-01-20 19:30:00
The Government's aim is to achieve self-suffiency...
Lord Tariq Ahmad at the Foreign Ministry.
Local: Sri Lanka, UK acknowledge multifaceted partnership
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Foreign Minister Prof.G.L.Peiris highlighted the...
Political: Parliament
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Sri Lanka not alone in valiant effort to come out...
Minister of Ports and Shipping Rohitha Abeygunawardena hands over the letter of appointment as the Chairman of SLPA to Dr. Prasantha Jayamanna.
Business: Dr. Prasantha Jayamanna assumes duties as the Chairman SLPA
2022-01-20 19:30:00
    Dr. Prasantha Jayamanna...
Secretary General of the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka Shiham Marikkar meets other officials.
Business: Omani Business Fraternity invited to Sri Lanka Export Brands at Dubai Expo in February 2022
2022-01-20 19:30:00
 The Exhibition of Sri Lanka Export Brands...
Business: THE ONE THING THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
2022-01-20 19:30:00
There is one thing that is common to every...
Business: Commercial banks given nod to finance fuel purchases
2022-01-20 19:30:00
     The Central Bank of...
External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L.Peiris, Regional Cooperation State Minister Tharaka Balasuriya, Foreign Secretary Admiral (Prof.) Jayanath Colombage and Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Chairman Maj.Gen.Mahinda Hathurusinghe were also present.
Business: UK jobs for Lankan nurses, healthcare professionals
2022-01-20 19:30:00
  Sri Lankan nurses and other...
Business: India offers USD 500 mn credit line to SL to purchase petroleum products
2022-01-20 19:30:00
India has offered a credit line of USD 500...
Business: “External sector resilient amid challenges”
2022-01-20 19:30:00
With the normalisation of global economic...
Business: Cinnamon Life refinanced successfully
2022-01-20 19:30:00
The Cinnamon Life project has been successfully...
Business: PMI expands to 58.1 in Dec.
2022-01-20 19:30:00
 Manufacturing PMI indicates that...
Business: NCE annual export awards at Shangri-La today
2022-01-20 19:30:00
     Annual Export...
Business: COSMI, CIPE, VR partner to explore externalities of large scale infrastructure
2022-01-20 19:30:00
The Center for International Private Enterprise (...
Some highlights from the event
Business: Brandix with Education Ministry presents ‘Ran Daru Thilina’ again
2022-01-20 19:30:00
   Brandix Apparel Limited...
Chief Executive Officer of HNBA Lasitha Wimalaratne accepting the award from Minister Wimal Weerawansa. Chief Financial Officer of HNBA and HNBGI Punsirini Perera on the extreme right. Picture by Sudath Malaweera
Business: HNB Assurance bags CNCI Achiever National Silver and Top Ten Award
2022-01-20 19:30:00
HNB Assurance PLC (HNBA) was awarded the National...
Business: HNB- Browns Integrated Engineering Solutions partnership to offer exciting deals on ELGI products
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Browns & Co, Cluster Chief Operating Officer...
Business: Dialog Enterprise partners TekSek
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Dialog Enterprise, the corporate solutions arm of...
Business: Dettol official hygiene partner for LPLT20 2021/22
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Cricket has chosen Dettol to be the...
Business: Siddhalepa’s healing touch reaches out to Sri Pada pilgrims again
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Continuing an unbroken tradition of four decades...
Business: Colombo bourse closes on negative note after policy rates hike
2022-01-20 19:30:00
  Colombo bourse closed on a negative...
Business: Shares-Colombo Stock Exchange
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Business: Coconuts
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Business: Exchange Rates
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Editorial: Speaker throws the book
2022-01-20 19:30:00
       Speaker...
People wearing protective face masks leave Piccadilly Circus underground station in central London, Britain.
World: COVID-19 deaths much higher than official figures, claims report
2022-01-20 19:30:00
UK,US: Since the beginning of the COVID-19...
A clinical lab scientist prepares samples to be tested for COVID-19.
World: Scientists develop COVID diagnosis test using X-rays
2022-01-20 19:30:00
  SCOTLAND: A group of scientists in...
World: Covax wants US$5.2b to fund 2022 vaccine drive
2022-01-20 19:30:00
SWITZERLAND: The Covax scheme for ensuring COVID-...
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
World: Kamala Harris is going to be my running mate in 2024 - Biden
2022-01-20 19:30:00
  US: US President Joe Biden said on...
World: Superbug infections killed 1.2 Mn people worldwide in 2019
2022-01-20 19:30:00
US: Superbug infections killed 1.2 million people...
World: "Cyberattack" on Red Cross, Data of over 500,000 people compromised
2022-01-20 19:30:00
 SWITZERLAND: The International Committee of...
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel
World: Merkel turns down UN job offer
2022-01-20 19:30:00
GERMANY: Former German chancellor Angela Merkel...
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer (L) with Bury South MP Christian Wakeford, who defected from Boris Johnson's Conservatives to the Labour Party.
World: Johnson hit with dramatic defection, rebel plot over partygate scandal
2022-01-20 19:30:00
UK: Embattled British Prime Minister Boris...
People clear debris off the street in Nuku'alofa, Tonga on Thursday following Saturday's volcanic eruption near the Pacific archipelago.
World: Tonga makes contact with world five days after Tsunami
2022-01-20 19:30:00
TONGA: Tongans could finally make phone contact...
Afghan boys carry firewood in Herat. High unemployment and the high Cost of Living have increased the vulnerability to the weather for large sections of the Afghan population.
World: Over 500,000 jobs lost under Taliban, women worst hit - UN
2022-01-20 19:30:00
AFGHANISTAN: More than half a million people have...
The Minaret of Jam.
World: 800-year-old Afghan minaret in danger of 'collapse' after quakes
2022-01-20 19:30:00
AFGHANISTAN: An 800-year-old minaret considered...
Law & Order: Decision on Pujith Jayasundara fixed for Feb. 18
2022-01-20 19:30:00
The order regarding the release of former IGP...
Law & Order: Two years’ RI and fine for peddling heroin
2022-01-20 19:30:00
   A man who pleaded guilty to the...
Law & Order: Navy nabs suspect with ICE
2022-01-20 19:30:00
The Navy apprehended a suspect in possession of...
Features: Women need a safe space to SPEAK UP about Intimate Partner Violence
2022-01-20 19:30:00
The first-ever dedicated survey on the prevalence...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa addressing the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament. Picture courtesy: President’s Media Division
Features: Solutions to domestic issues through dialogue
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Solicitation of foreign interference in an...
Features: Who pays if tenant damages premises?
2022-01-20 19:30:00
The onus is not on the owner of a building to...
Taliban leaders at the Afghan Presidential Palace in Kabul after then Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on August 15, 2021.
Features: Taliban stalemate in 2021: International recognition and internal cohesion
2022-01-20 19:30:00
As 2021 came to an end, the international society...
T&C: Mahamodara River - Nature’s playground
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Exploring the stunning tropical gardens of Brief...
Post- Atlantis. Sacred Lands by EyeseeBlack
T&C: Paradise on earth
2022-01-20 19:30:00
They say that Atlantis was an earthly paradise....
Atlantis by Andreas Rocha
T&C: UNDERWATER CITY OF CUBA
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Nearly two decades ago, when a team of explorers...
Zeus
T&C: THE MYTH OF ATLANTIS
2022-01-20 19:30:00
According to legend, the Olympian Gods and...
T&C: The collective struggle of longing for home
2022-01-20 19:30:00
“A Broken House” is a documentary directed by...
Sports: My childhood dream was to play county cricket in England, says Mishen Silva
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Mishen Silva played school cricket as an all...
At the sponsorship presentation: From left: Kumudini Gomes – Secretary, Netball Federation of Sri Lanka, Ashani Senaratne – Head of Marketing, Dialog Axiata PLC, Ranjani Jayakody – President, Netball Federation of Sri lanka, Sanjeevani Wanasinghe – Treasurer, Netball Federation of Sri lanka.
Sports: Dialog National Netball Championship on January 22 and 23
2022-01-20 19:30:00
At the sponsorship presentation: From left:...
Wadduwa Central College Under 19 Girls Cricket team 2020 played a Big Match versus Marapola Central Minuwangoda and Wadduwa Girls Team posed for a photograph after the match with the officials. (Picture by Dilwin Mendis Moratuwa Sports Special Correspondent)
Sports: Manohari Nisansala fine cricketer, athlete and spiker from Wadduwa Central
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Wadduwa Central College Under 19 Girls Cricket...
Shashikala Senadheera
Sports: Shashikala Senadheera was a fine sportswoman
2022-01-20 19:30:00
The present Principal of Mahamaya Girls School,...
Tarinda (on left) and his father Ashan Ratwatte with the Bradby Shield.
Sports: Scrum half Ashan Ratwatte a proud product of Trinity
2022-01-20 19:30:00
There is a three generations legacy where the...
Sports: Northern Masters host Lanka Cavaliers on January 22
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Northern Masters will be welcoming the star...
Sean Williams -Pathum Nissanka
Sports: Sri Lanka out to get Ervine and Williams early in decider
2022-01-20 19:30:00
After an entertaining start to the series with...
Sports: Paralympic gold medalist Herath gets new house
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Paralympic Gold medalist Dinesh Priyantha Herath...
Chamari Atapttu plays a shot
Sports: Chamari guides Sri Lanka to easy win
2022-01-20 19:30:00
Skipper Chamari Atapattu was in fine form once...
Gayan Salinda (Army - (Captain)-Kavindu Costha (Captain-CR & FC)
Sports: Army go out favourites against fresher laden CR in curtain raiser today
2022-01-20 19:30:00
The SLR League Rugby tournament 2022 is set to...
Charthurya Nilaweera and Kiran Viravanarhan.
Sports: Charthurya and Kiran enter boys’ doubles final
2022-01-20 19:30:00
  Charthurya Nilaweera and Kiran...
Sports: Prageeth Rambukwella makes debut as ODI umpire today
2022-01-20 19:30:00
  Prageeth Rambukwella, an Umpire in...
Sports: Under 19 World Cup: India in big trouble due to Covid
2022-01-20 19:30:00
  India Under-19 skipper Yash Dhull,...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2022-01-20 19:30:00
DULCIE RAJAKARUNA,​ Gamsabhawatta,​ Millathe,​...

Friday, January 21, 2022