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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Local: 932 COVID positive cases reported in Sri Lanka
2021-09-28 16:22:00
A total of 932 COVID-19 positive cases were...
Local: EU Delegates meet Justice Minister to talk about GSP Plus
2021-09-28 15:28:00
A delegation from the European Union (EU) met...
Local: BIA PCR not needed for vaccinated tourists with negative PCR
2021-09-28 15:00:00
Fully vaccinated tourists and Sri Lankans having...
Local: Rice mill owners announce revised retail prices for rice
2021-09-28 13:04:00
The Large-Scale Mill Owners’ Association...
Local: Sri Lanka records 55 more COVID deaths
2021-09-28 11:48:00
55 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-...
Business: ASPI reaches all-time high
2021-09-28 10:30:00
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) benchmark All...
Local: Establishment of board of trustees for performing maintenance and administrative activities of Sanda Hiru Seya stupa
2021-09-28 10:22:00
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal...
Business: MyMed’s MedExpert offers world-class expert guidance on cancer
2021-09-28 10:20:00
Cancer diagnosis and treatment is a stressful and...
Business: Tech Lead
2021-09-28 10:12:00
We are looking for an experienced Tech Lead who...
Local: Programme to promote Mattala International Airport operations
2021-09-28 09:30:00
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the...
Law & Order: Azath Salley further remanded
2021-09-28 09:22:00
Former Governor of the Western Province and the...
Local: 743 COVID patients recovered
2021-09-28 09:18:00
743 more individuals recovered from COVID-19...
Local: National Environment Act to be strengthened
2021-09-28 06:12:00
Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that...
Local: 184 COVID vaccination centres operative today
2021-09-28 05:38:00
Local: 317 quarantine law violators arrested
2021-09-28 05:34:00
317 persons were arrested yesterday for not...
World: Joe Biden receives COVID booster
2021-09-28 05:33:00
US President Joe Biden has publicly received a...
Local: Today's Weather Forecast
2021-09-28 05:30:00
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in...
Local: 'e-Swabhimani – Digital Social Impact Awards' Judging Concludes Amidst Pandemic
2021-09-28 05:30:00
The Information and Communication Technology...
Local: LNG has bright prospects in Sri Lanka – Minister Gammanpila
2021-09-27 19:50:00
Sri Lanka will forge ahead with plans to import...
Local: Consumers owe Rs.28,400 mn to CEB
2021-09-27 19:48:00
Electricity consumers owe Rs. 28,400 million to...
Local: Prof. Mohan Munasinghe wins Blue Planet Prize
2021-09-27 19:47:00
The Blue Planet Prize, sponsored by the Asahi...
Local: Govt has no solution to COL problem - JVP
2021-09-27 19:46:00
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary...
Local: New type of land grab evident - Sajith
2021-09-27 19:45:00
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says that a...
Local: ‘Vaccination key to ending pandemic’
2021-09-27 19:44:00
Vaccination is essential to ending the pandemic...
Local: Jab drive not hindered by health strike – Health DDG
2021-09-27 19:44:00
Deputy Director General of Health Services, Dr....
Law & Order: Unreliable evidence: CA acquits suspect
2021-09-27 19:40:00
The Court of Appeal has acquitted a man who was...
Local: No changes to BIA PCR procedures
2021-09-27 19:38:00
The process of conducting PCR tests for...
Local: UK, UNICEF provide enhanced support for COVID-19 response
2021-09-27 19:36:00
The UK is providing lifesaving medical equipment...
Local: ‘YOU CAN SRI LANKA’ programme launched
2021-09-27 19:30:00
The State Ministry of Skills Development and...
Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris meeting British Minister of State for South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon at the Sri Lanka Mission in New York.
Local: GL meets British Minister of State
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris and British...
Local: Priority to issue sand mining permits to Trinco families
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Residents of the Trincomalee district have not...
Local: Third Saubhagya Week inaugurated
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Development of Samurdhi Home Economy,...
Local: Indo-Lanka commercial freight services to begin
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Commercial freight services will begin between...
Local: Select Committee of Parliament to ensure gender equity in agriculture
2021-09-27 19:30:00
The Select Committee of Parliament to look into...
The layer of oil scattered over the water in the Diyawanna Oya.
Local: Diyawanna oil slick: Expert team makes recommendations
2021-09-27 19:30:00
An expert team which studied the oil slick in...
Local: Consumers shortchanged by unscrupulous traders
2021-09-27 19:30:00
The vegetables at the Dambulla Dedicated Economic...
Local: Sri Lanka and Egypt to promote tourism cooperation
2021-09-27 19:30:00
A Joint Committee is to be established between...
Opposition Leader and Samagi Jana Balawegaya Leader Sajith Premadasa donating hospital equipment to Dr. I.L. Mohamed Rifaz, Director of Pottuvil Base Hospital.
Local: SJB donates equipment to Pottuvil Base Hospital
2021-09-27 19:30:00
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) donated...
Local: Livelihood development main focus of forthcoming budget - Namal
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Minister of Development Coordination and...
Local: Dr Sashi Tharoor meets Milinda Moragoda
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Dr Sashi Tharoor well known author, politician...
Local: Navy rescues injured fisherman
2021-09-27 19:30:00
The Sri Lanka Navy helped bring ashore a...
Local: COVID-19 relief in Colombo Dist.:Rs.7,947 million spent in 13 DS Divisions
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Rs.7,947 million has been spent for the welfare...
Local: Sri Lanka underlines developing bilateral ties with Iran
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Speaking in a meeting with CEO of Tehran Oil...
Local: ‘COVID vaccines do not cause infertility’
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Dr. Ajith Karawita, a specialist in Sexually...
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris having talks with South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Dr. Naledi Pandor at the Permanent Mission of South Africa in New York on September 24
Local: Sri Lanka, South Africa to share experience in post conflict resolution
2021-09-27 19:30:00
South African Minister for International...
Iranian President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi met Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Teheran Wishwanatha Aponsu on Sunday.
Local: Iran, Sri Lanka pledge to boost ties
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Iranian President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi said on...
An aerial view of the four-lane road from Pamankada-Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Mawatha-W.A Silva Mawatha to Wellawatte on the Colombo-Horana Road.
Local: Work on Pamankada-Wellawatte four-lane road nearing completion
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Chief Government Whip, Highways Minister Johnston...
Local: Govt. allocates 40% for livelihood development work - Prasanna
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga said that...
Local: Suspect in assult of Police officers arrested
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Gandara Police have arrested a suspect who...
Local: SLRPA wants better deal for rice farmers
2021-09-27 19:30:00
The Sri Lanka Rice Producers Association (SLRPA)...
Local: More showers expected
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in...
Local: UNHRC ‘evidence collection’ grossly unfair
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris asked...
Local: Health worker checks blood oxygen level of youngster
2021-09-27 19:30:00
A health worker checks the blood oxygen level of...
Local: Death of former Lake House Deputy Librarian
2021-09-27 19:30:00
The death occurred on Sunday of Mahinda Silva (66...
Local: News in pictures
2021-09-27 19:30:00
A mortar bomb had got entangled in a fishing net...
Local: No final decision on reopening of schools - Education Ministry Secretary
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Education Ministry Secretary Prof. Kapila Perera...
Local: Protesters urge Japan immigration to fully disclose video of detained Sri Lankan who died
2021-09-27 19:30:00
NAGOYA -- People took to the streets across Japan...
Local: Request to register all lands within CMC limits - Colombo Municipal Commissioner
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Colombo Municipal Commissioner Roshini...
Business: Shares - Colombo Stock Exchange ( Market Statistics on 27.09.2021)
2021-09-27 19:30:00
 
Business: Coconut ( Coconut Products – Prices on 27.09.2021)
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Business: Exchange Rates ( 27.09.2021)
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Business: SANASA International hosts PEOPLE’S ECONOMIC FORUM on Sept. 29
2021-09-27 19:30:00
A virtual conference, titled PEOPLE’S ECONOMIC...
Dr. Asela Gunawardana, Director General of Health Services, Dr. S.H. Munasinghe, Secretary Ministry, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella, Ajith Thilakarathna, Society of Government Pharmacists, Rohan Fernando, Group Chairman of SLT-MOBITEL
Business: SLT-MOBITEL, eChannelling power National Pharmacy Helpline to reinforce healthcare facilities
2021-09-27 19:30:00
In commemoration of the National Pharmacist Day...
Business: DFCC Bank partners Quickmed.lk to facilitate financial benefits for credit cardholders
2021-09-27 19:30:00
DFCC Bank, the pioneer in commercial banking, has...
Umeshi de Fonseka, Gavin D’Rosairo and Gaurika Wijeratne
Business: AIA partners Fortude to adopt Microsoft analytics
2021-09-27 19:30:00
AIA a leading Life Insurers in Sri Lanka, is...
Business: LB Finance holds ‘How to Continue Your Business on Digital Media’ webinar
2021-09-27 19:30:00
LB Finance held its ‘How to Continue Your...
Representatives of Ceylinco Life’s management and branch staff at the foundation stone laying ceremony and an artist’s impression of the new building to be constructed
Business: Ceylinco Life green mandate with foundation stone for new Matale branch
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Ceylinco Life has laid the foundation for a new...
Business: Amãna Bank continues to reward new borns
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Amãna Bank is once again joining in celebrating...
Business: Export earnings improve to average USD 985 mn
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Sri Lanka’s merchandise export sector has shown a...
Business: Whopping USD 1.65 bn spent on food imports in 2020
2021-09-27 19:30:00
State Minister of Paddy and Cereals, Organic...
Business: CIC Agri steps up Organic Fertilizer production
2021-09-27 19:30:00
CIC Agri Businesses, the islands leading Private...
Business: Tea experts optimistic that fertilizer issue will be sorted out
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Tea industry experts are optimistic, that the...
Business: Elpitiya Plantations launches locally harvested ‘BerryMuch’ fresh berries
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Fresh berries lovingly nurtured in Sri Lanka...
Business: Insurance Industry GWP avchieves 10.67% growth in 1H 2021
2021-09-27 19:30:00
E M L Consultants Limited (EML-N-0000) commenced...
Business: Market gains, surpasses 9,250 levels amid positive sentiments
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Colombo bourse gained amidst positive sentiments...
Business: “Unico” Water Pumps by Solex Group celebrates 15 years
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Over the last 40 years, Solex the name entrusted...
Business: FAO urges G20 countries to increase support for rural farmers
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Among Afghanistan’s many challenges, it is urgent...
Business: BE EFFICIENT
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Being efficient is not enough. We can efficiently...
Shiham Marikar, SG-CEO of the Chamber
Business: NCE invites SL exporters to connect with right people
2021-09-27 19:30:00
The World EXPO 2020, one of the largest...
Business: Sri Lanka Tourism commemorates World Tourism Day
2021-09-27 19:30:00
As Sri Lanka begins to open its borders to the...
Business: Nestlé’s Bandula Egodage re-appointed IASL Chairman
2021-09-27 19:30:00
The Industrial Association of Sri Lanka (IASL),...
Business: INSEE steps up COVID-19 response programme
2021-09-27 19:30:00
The market leader for cement in Sri Lanka, INSEE...
The panelists for the event
Business: Sri Lanka Retail Forum 2021 on Oct. 13
2021-09-27 19:30:00
‘Catering to the Post-Pandemic Consumer’, the...
Haresh Perera, and Prof. Dr. Christopher Kummer
Business: The PwC academy announces strategic partnership with IMAA
2021-09-27 19:30:00
PwC Sri Lanka’s Academy recently announced their...
Editorial: Protecting the Prisons
2021-09-27 19:30:00
A hornet’s nest has been stirred by the midnight...
Vignettes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to US
World: Ecstatic Indian-Americans welcome PM Modi in Washington
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in...
World: COVID caused biggest drop in Life Expectancy since World War II: Study
2021-09-27 19:30:00
UK: The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic...
Social Democratic Party candidate Olaf Scholz. and Christian Democrats candidate (CDU/CSU) Armin Laschet
World: GERMAN ELECTIONS: SPD narrowly beats Angela Merkel's CDU/CSU bloc
2021-09-27 19:30:00
GERMANY: Germany's center-left Social Democrats...
A barber waits for customers at his shop in Herat, Afghanistan on September 19, 2021
World: Taliban ban barbers from trimming beards in Helmand
2021-09-27 19:30:00
AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban have banned hairdressers...
French President Emmanuel Macron
World: France to donate 120mn vaccines to poor nations - Macron
2021-09-27 19:30:00
FRANCE: President Emmanuel Macron has said France...
World: Delta variant detected across 185 countries: WHO
2021-09-27 19:30:00
SWITZERLAND: The Delta COVID variant is the...
World: Taliban to change Afghan Passports, NICs
2021-09-27 19:30:00
AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban have announced they will...
Huge bursts of lava shooting into the air on the Spanish island of La Palma as new vents opened in the Cumbre Vieja volcano.
World: New lava vents burst open in La Palma volcano
2021-09-27 19:30:00
SPAIN: Huge bursts of lava were seen shooting...
World: “Vaccine apartheid”: Africans tell UN they need vaccines
2021-09-27 19:30:00
UN: As wealthy countries begin to consider...
World: Google turns 23
2021-09-27 19:30:00
US: Google completes 23 years and in true Google...
World: WHO recommends monoclonal antibodies for ‘high risk’ COVID patients
2021-09-27 19:30:00
SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization (WHO)...
World: Merkel’s party defeated in Germany poll; horse-trading ahead
2021-09-27 19:30:00
GERMANY: The center-left Social Democrats have...
Entertainment: Inspired by psychological issues
2021-09-27 19:30:00
It is said that Rap and Hip hop music began...
Entertainment: Romance is in the air
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Anne-Marie takes inspiration from her past...
Entertainment: Don’t take social media too seriously
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Jennifer Lopez tries not to take social media...
Features: Integrated Country Strategy
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Part VMission Objective 5.3: Mark the 80th...
Plantations would be an ideal case for the Solidarity Solution.
Features: The Solidarity Principle: A solution for institutions running at a loss
2021-09-27 19:30:00
There are innumerable private and government...
UN General Assembly in session.
Features: Sri Lanka: A pro-active role at the UNHRC
2021-09-27 19:30:00
In a low-key yet significant posturing, Sri Lanka...
Media Minister Dullas Alahapperuma launches ‘Guruthalawa’ while SLRC Chairman Reginald Cooray and others look on.
Features: Guruthalawa: SLRC brings school to home
2021-09-27 19:30:00
The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC)...
Features: ‘Know the worth of RTI, get its maximum use’
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Today (September 28) is International Right to...
Opening ceremony
T&C: Five years beyond half century
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Five years back, to date, at the pediment of...
T&C: Felicitations and celebrations
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Senior Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service...
T&C: Completing a decade of excellence
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Leeds International School is one of the...
Speech from the newly appointed Head Boy
T&C: Take some risks
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Head Boy of Isipathana College, Colombo 5, Devin...
Harshal Patel
Sports: Harshal third RCB bowler to take a hat-trick in IPL
2021-09-27 19:30:00
 The Indian Premier League (IPL) has...
Dhammissara National School Nattandiya under 19 Volleyball Team posed for a photograph prior to the All Island DSI under 19 tournament with the school officials. (Picture by – Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports Special Correspondent)
Sports: Isira Udayana an outstanding spiker from Nattandiya
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Eighteen year old volleyball player Wijesuriya...
Jehan Seelagama making a thundering run
Sports: Jehan Seelagama has foxed many opponents with his dazzling runs
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Jehan Seelagama is a promising centre three...
Harshana Thilakaratne with his trainer Romesh Weerawardena. (Pics. By Upananda Jayasundera-Kandy Sports Special Corrs.)
Sports: Harshana a talented chess player
2021-09-27 19:30:00
18 year old, Harshana Thilakaratne, a product of...
Sports: Ashey Cader was a top class ruggerite and a referee
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Former top class ruggerite coach and referee...
Sports: Chamari to play for Perth Scorchers
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Sri Lanka’s women’s cricket captain Chamari...
Glenn Maxwell
Sports: Royal Challengers Bangalore ease to victory over Mumbai Indians
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell set Royal...
Sports: All rounder Moeen Ali retires from Test Cricket
2021-09-27 19:30:00
England spin-bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali has...
Sports: Sri Lanka spikers for Central Asia Tournament
2021-09-27 19:30:00
The Sri Lanka Volleyball Association ( SLVB) have...
Sports: Online National Chess Tourney from October 2
2021-09-27 19:30:00
 The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka (CFSL) is...
Roger Federer
Sports: Roger Federer not rushing return but ‘feeling good’
2021-09-27 19:30:00
Roger Federer says he is not rushing his return...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2021-09-27 19:30:00
WITANACHCHI - LALITHA nee KARALLIADDE . Beloved...

Tuesday, September 28, 2021