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Friday, April 3, 2020

World: 19 countries without COVID-19
2020-04-03 05:47:00
There are 193 countries which are members of the...
Local: Police open fire at car for disobeying orders ;
2020-04-03 05:29:00
Police opened fire at a car for disobeying their...
World: COVID-19: Global cases reach one million
2020-04-02 19:40:00
The total number of global COVID-19 cases was...
Law & Order: Over 10,000 arrested for violating curfew
2020-04-02 19:39:00
The police had arrested 305 people for having...
Local: Private sector involvement essential to expand testing for Covid-19: Advocata
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The Government should use this period to ramp up...
Local: Public service at your doorstep
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Post offices islandwide delivered the pensions...
Local: Parents get crash course in ‘distance learning’ dilemmas
2020-04-02 19:30:00
As millions of families hunker down amid the...
Local: Facebook lets people reach out for help
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Facebook on Tuesday activated a feature allowing...
Local: Hate campaigns against Muslim community deplorable – Ali Sabry, PC
2020-04-02 19:30:00
President’s Counsel Ali Sabry expressed his...
Local: YouTube to launch TikTok competitor
2020-04-02 19:30:00
YouTube is looking to compete directly with the...
Local: Apple updates MacBook Air
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Apple last month updated the MacBook Air, with...
Local: New tech to combat COVID-19
2020-04-02 19:30:00
In response to the coronavirus health crisis,...
Cabinet approval had been granted for a proposal made by the Agriculture Minister for the implementation of a programme to ensure food security in the country in the face of the global crisis, said the Co-Cabinet Media Spokesman Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana. He said this during the Cabinet media briefing held at the Government Information Department. He noted that in the face of this global crisis, Sri Lanka has certified food security and the mechanism for the supply of rice, vegetables and other essentia
Local: Focus on food security
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Cabinet approval had been granted for a proposal...
Local: Colombo Archbishop to hold special ceremony
2020-04-02 19:30:00
His Eminence, Most Rev. Dr. Malcolm Cardinal...
Local: A request to donors
2020-04-02 19:30:00
All local and foreign (Sri Lankans living abroad...
Local: Strict social distancing essential - GMOA
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Only the areas which locked down maintain 90...
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Chinese Acting Ambassador Hu Wei and the members of the Chinese delegation pose for a photograph.
Local: Rs.50 medical equipment from China
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The Chinese Government provided over Rs. 50...
Power and Energy Minister Mahinda Amaraweera hands over the documents for two PCR machines to Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi while officials look on.
Local: Two PCR machines from IAEA to Health Ministry
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Power and Energy Minister Mahinda Amaraweera...
Political: Government and UNP discuss prevailing situation
2020-04-02 19:30:00
A very constructive discussion of over two hours...
Ashan Kumar
Finance: PR Wire continues value addition to clients via Remote Working
2020-04-02 19:30:00
PR Wire, a leading public relations consultation...
Finance: vivo extends product warranty for Sri Lankan Customers
2020-04-02 19:30:00
In the wake of current COVID -19outbreak,...
Finance: Thank you Brandix for true COVID leadership!
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Brandix CEO Ashroff Omar told his staff that...
Predictions of the effect of Corona-virus to Sri Lanka
Finance: Current global state poses significant risk to Lankan economy - First Capital
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The current global situation poses a significant...
Finance: Host of benefits from SLT till April 7
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), identifying its duty as...
Finance: Italian Tour Guides Lectures Association member makes donation
2020-04-02 19:30:00
A member of the Italian English Tour Guides...
Finance: FitsAir starts cargo operations to and from Maldives
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Sri Lanka’s FitsAir again started its...
Finance: Huawei revenue up 19.1%YoY to US $ 123bn in 2019
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Huawei company’s global sales revenue in...
Harvesting at Hambantota salterns
Finance: H’ tota Salt obtains 85,000 MT salt during Maha season
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Hambantota Salt Company has been able to obtain...
Finance: National Accounts released
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The National Accounts for 2017 was recently...
Finance: Priyantha Talwatte, appointed CEO, NTB
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Nations Trust Bank announced that Priyantha...
IESL officials hand over the donation to Secretary to the President Dr. P B Jayasundara
Finance: Engineering fraternity donates Rs. 9 m to President’s Fund
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)...
Finance: SriLankan management to ensure business continuity
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The Chairman and Board of Directors of SriLankan...
Finance: IMF, WB calls to suspend debt payments
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and The...
Finance: Standard Chartered launches US$ 50 mn COVID-19 global assistance fund
2020-04-02 19:30:00
In keeping with its brand promise of being ‘Here...
Managing Director for Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka and the Indian Subcontinent Sunil Sethi (left) hands over the donation of Rs. 10 million to the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
Finance: Over Rs. 32mn from Fonterra to support communities
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Multiple initiatives are under way by Fonterra...
Finance: CIPM goes Online with Business School Study Courses
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The Nation’s leader in human resource management...
Finance: Hemas FMCG steps forward to help Frontline health workers
2020-04-02 19:30:00
As a local company dedicated to support the...
Editorial: National consensus against COVID-19
2020-04-02 19:30:00
As the country battled the slowly expanding...
World: Doctors warn of malaria drug scarcity
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Limited global stocks of two anti-malarial drugs...
A woman in the US walks near a restaurant that alludes to face masks. (AFP)
World: Global virus cases near million
2020-04-02 19:30:00
 Confirmed coronavirus infections around the...
World: Balcony stars bring joy to self-isolating French
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Faced with the fear and boredom of the...
World: Climate Summit postponed
2020-04-02 19:30:00
A key climate summit in Glasgow will be delayed...
World: Antarctica once had a rainforest
2020-04-02 19:30:00
When dinosaurs roamed the Earth 90 million years...
A medicalised train carrying COVID-19 patients in France (AFP)
World: WHO says COVID-19a threat to everyone on planet
2020-04-02 19:30:00
World Health Organization officials are “deeply...
World: Australian scientists begin testing two vaccines
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Scientists in Australia have begun testing two...
World: Coronavirus epicentre could shift back to Asia
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak is at...
World: Face masks - to wear or not to wear ?
2020-04-02 19:30:00
America’s top doctor appears to have softened his...
Features: M-learning and teacher development
2020-04-02 19:30:00
It is a fact that technology is being created and...
Features: Modern Day Slavery: A global black mark
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The deadly, fast-spreading coronavirus which...
Goods being unloaded while sanitation workers also attend to their duties in the Pettah
Features: A strategy to face post-pandemic economic issues
2020-04-02 19:30:00
In a rare display of unity, the nation joined the...
A health worker disinfects a street in Hanoi, Vietnam (AFP)
Features: Links Between Urbanization and Viral Disease: Lessons for COVID-19
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The current COVID-19 pandemic, which started in...
Features: Minding your mind and the loved ones!
2020-04-02 19:30:00
For the  first time in recent history, the...
Ati and her husband, Arash, after she left hospital in Edinburgh.
Features: Covid-19 recoveries: 'It was the most terrifying experience of my life'
2020-04-02 19:30:00
“I could tell the nurses were as scared as me;...
‘A sad one’ … Clarke Peters and Dominic West in Othello at Sheffield’s Crucible in 2011.
T&C: The page’s the thing
2020-04-02 19:30:00
With theatres closed, now is the time to find...
T&C: What if exile itself were a home?
2020-04-02 19:30:00
To be of the Middle World is to have broken away...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
T&C: The kangaroo curve
2020-04-02 19:30:00
When I was at medical school, I joined the...
Australian Test captain Tim Paine
Sports: Newlands aftermath helped Australia improve behaviour - Paine
2020-04-02 19:30:00
MELBOURNE, Wednesday - Player behaviour has...
Ben Stokes
Sports: Cricketer Stokes to test his F1 skills in virtual GP
2020-04-02 19:30:00
LONDON, Thursday - England cricketer Ben Stokes...
Sports: Asian Cup 2027 hosting deadline extended over virus
2020-04-02 19:30:00
HONG KONG, China, Thursday - The Asian Football...
Champions Australia
Sports: ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 – most watched women’s sporting event
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today...
Sports: Coronavirus pause could force global football to change
2020-04-02 19:30:00
PARIS, Thursday - Football has ground to a halt...
Sports: Australian rugby staring into abyss as coronavirus shutdown takes toll
2020-04-02 19:30:00
SYDNEY, Wednesday - More than 100 staff cleared...
Kandy Sport Club who successfully defended the Dialog ‘A’ division rugby league title for yet another year in action during the season.
Sports: Clifford Cup k/o rugby postponed for next year
2020-04-02 19:30:00
The Clifford Cup knockout inter-club rugby...
Simona Halep, 2019 Wimbledon women’s singles champion
Sports: Reaction to cancellation of Wimbledon due to coronavirus
2020-04-02 19:30:00
LONDON, Wednesday - The Wimbledon championships...
Eoin Morgan
Sports: Sport on TV can lift spirits during coronavirus lockdown: Morgan
2020-04-02 19:30:00
LONDON, Wednesday - England’s limited-overs...
Past greats Muthiah Muralitharan, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene are all involved in charity work to fight Covid-19.
Sports: Lankan cricket stars involved in charity work
2020-04-02 19:30:00
Many Sri Lankan cricketers have taken part in...
Frank Duckworth (left) and Tony Lewis co-developed the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern system of calculating target scores in rain-affected matches.
Sports: Lewis of 'DLS method' cricket fame dies, aged 78
2020-04-02 19:30:00
LONDON, Wednesday - Tony Lewis, one of the men...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2020-04-02 19:30:00
SENARATH – PROF. CHARLES (Emeritus Professor...

Friday, April 3, 2020