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Saturday, May 16, 2020

Local: Eight more tests positive for COVID-19 : total infected 957
2020-05-16 18:23:00
Another eight persons had tested positive for the...
Local: All liquor shops closed tomorrow
2020-05-16 16:52:00
All liquor shops around the country will be...
Local: Twelve tests positive for COVID-19, Cases rise to 949
2020-05-16 15:31:00
Twelve more person had tested positive for the...
World: Italy to lift travel restrictions as lockdown eases
2020-05-16 13:52:00
Italy's government has signed a decree that will...
Local: COVID-19 cases rise to 937
2020-05-16 12:48:00
One more person had tested positive for the...
Local: Landslide warning issued
2020-05-16 11:54:00
The National Building Research Organization...
Local: One patient tests positive for COVID-19, Cases rise to 936
2020-05-16 11:42:00
One person had tested positive for the...
Local: 559 curfew violators nabbed
2020-05-16 11:29:00
Within 24-hour period the police had arrested 559...
Local: Lankans returns from Myanmar
2020-05-16 10:06:00
A group of Lankans stranded in the Myanmar were...
Local: 43 COVID-19 patients recovered, COVID-19 recovered cases rise to 520
2020-05-16 10:02:00
Forty-three persons who had tested positive for...
Local: Cyclonic storm over Bay of Bengal today
2020-05-16 07:47:00
The Department of Meteorology stated that, the...
Local: Island-wide curfew from today 8pm
2020-05-16 07:26:00
An island-wide curfew will be imposed today at...
Local: 235 arrive from Japan
2020-05-16 07:19:00
A group of Lankans stranded in the Japan were...
World: Kobe Bryant helicopter crash post-mortem released
2020-05-16 07:14:00
A post-mortem examination of the helicopter crash...
Local: Nine Navy personnel tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday
2020-05-16 07:05:00
Army Commander Lt. General Shavendra Silva said...
World: Roberto Azevêdo quits as WTO chief a year early
2020-05-16 06:40:00
The World Trade Organization’s chief has...
Mobile banking to the doorsteps (Picture by Sudam Gunasinghe)
Local: President urges banking sector to think out of the box
2020-05-15 19:30:00
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday...
Local: Grand Prior appreciates St. John Volunteers
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Grand Prior, the Duke of Gloucester in a message...
Local: New Iranian Ambassador
2020-05-15 19:30:00
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran...
(Pictures by Sudam Gunasinghe)
Local: PUCSL calls for separate electricity bills for each month
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Separate electricity bills must be issued for...
Local: Pettah back to normal
2020-05-15 19:30:00
The Manning Market in the Pettah was a hive of...
David Linsey
Local: Saving lives in memory of siblings killed in Easter attacks
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Just over a year ago, David Linsey was...
Channa De Silva, Jayantha Fernando, Gihan Dias, Thilak Piyadigama
Finance: Sri Lankan Digital Signatures recognized globally
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Chief Executive Officer Lanka Clear Channa De...
Brenda Barton, Country Director, WFP handing the letter to Dullas Alahapperuma, Minister of Education and Sports, confirming funds to supply take-home ration packages.
Finance: WFP, Australia provide funds to help 80,000 school children to receive food rations
2020-05-15 19:30:00
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and...
Finance: Singer records Rs. 55 bn revenue for FY 2019/20
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Colombo, 15th May 2020: The Singer Group reported...
Finance: Overview of distant education for schoolchildren in time of COVID -19
2020-05-15 19:30:00
With the sudden closure of schools on March 12,...
Darren Bott, Emirates Vice President - Catering, Global Food & Beverage (left), Merrill J. Fernando (centre) and his son Dilhan Fernando, CEO of Dilmah Tea, during the tea master class aboard an Emirates A380.
Finance: Emirates pays tribute to Merrill J. Fernando
2020-05-15 19:30:00
The shared passion that attracts like-minded...
Finance: MyDoctor launches free 1390 hotline for advice on coronavirus
2020-05-15 19:30:00
To make things a lot easier for every Sri Lankan...
Finance: SLT Group 1Q 2020 Operating Profits grow by 28% to Rs.3.2 bn
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC Group released its...
Finance: Lankan economic activity to pick up soon - ICRA Labka
2020-05-15 19:30:00
With government signaling lifting of the lock-...
Finance: Fitch Rates DFCC’s Senior Debt at ‘AA-(EXP)(lka)’
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Fitch Ratings has assigned DFCC Bank PLC’s (AA-(...
Dilshan Wirasekara
Finance: ‘SL’s ICT, F&B & distribution segments to emerge stronger’
2020-05-15 19:30:00
The Sri Lankan ICT sector, Food and beverage (F...
Finance: Lassana Werala – beautifying Lankan shores
2020-05-15 19:30:00
In a bid to keep Colombo’s only coastal 5 KM...
Roshan Fernando, President SLIM and Nuwan Gamage, Vice President Education, Sanath Senanayake, CEO and Executive Director
Finance: SLIM online platform provides uninterrupted studies
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Responding to the limited mobility and safety...
Editorial: A lasting lesson
2020-05-15 19:30:00
The Coronavirus pandemic, while causing...
World: Astronomers discover rare Super-Earth Exoplanet
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Space is boundless, with enumerable unknown...
The site of the discovery
World: Africa's largest group of human fossil footprints discovered in Tanzania
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Thousands of years ago, a group of 17 people took...
World: France passes laws against hate speech
2020-05-15 19:30:00
France’s lower chamber of Parliament has voted in...
World: USAF space plane ready for launch
2020-05-15 19:30:00
The U.S. Air Force’s mysterious space plane is...
World: Lessons from the Spanish Flu
2020-05-15 19:30:00
“The virus was so lethal and so scary, without...
Features: COVID-19 and the Polls scenario
2020-05-15 19:30:00
‘For forms of government let fools contest,...
The former President issued a Proclamation under Sec 2(1) of the Public Security Ordinance when the Easter attacks occured
Features: A legal Perspective
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Order made by the President under PSO published...
Features: See the Light: Life’s most valuable asset
2020-05-15 19:30:00
#SEETHELIGHT is a worldwide message for the...
Features: Impact of Covid-19 on Heart Patients
2020-05-15 19:30:00
In December 2019 in the Wuhan state of China, an...
Features: Heartbeat: Why heart patients must take extra care
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Anyone can become sick with COVID-19 (coronavirus...
Sports: Our netballers to participate in Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Sri Lanka National Netball team for the first...
Indian shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar
Sports: Locked-down Indian shooter uses flat as makeshift range
2020-05-15 19:30:00
NEW DELHI, Friday - Indian shooter Divyansh Singh...
Sports: World body says clean record required for athletes seeking welfare grant
2020-05-15 19:30:00
LONDON, Friday - Olympic-bound professional...
Sports: Fresh blow for rugby as July Tests postponed over coronavirus
2020-05-15 19:30:00
PARIS, Friday - All rugby Test matches scheduled...
Sports: The golden year of Wesley College
2020-05-15 19:30:00
WESLEY COLLEGE FIRST ELEVEN CRICKET TEAM 1968/69...
David Gower
Sports: Sourav Ganguly has political skills to lead ICC: David Gower
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Former England skipper David Gower feels Sourav...
Sachin Tendulkar and Spartan Sports Group
Sports: Australian batmaker apologises to Tendulkar as lawsuit settled
2020-05-15 19:30:00
NEW DELHI, Friday - Indian cricket great Sachin...
South African-born Devon Conway
Sports: South African Conway fast-tracked into New Zealand squad
2020-05-15 19:30:00
WELLINGTON, Thursday - South African-born Devon...
Sports: Pro cricket to resume with T10 in Caribbean - report
2020-05-15 19:30:00
ST. JOHN'S, Friday - International cricketers...
Sports: Alms giving in memory of Sajith Mallikarachchi
2020-05-15 19:30:00
Kandy’s rugby lovers held an arms giving on...
The picturesque Adelaide Oval.
Sports: India fine with playing entire Australia series in Adelaide - official
2020-05-15 19:30:00
NEW DELHI, Thursday - India captain Virat Kohli...
Ashley Giles
Sports: Giles vows England training will be safer than shopping
2020-05-15 19:30:00
LONDON, Thursday - England managing director...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2020-05-15 19:30:00
GUNASEKERA - YVONNE. Loving wife of the late...
Local: PCR Tests intensified
2020-05-15 19:06:00
The health authorities yesterday conducted a...
Local: 162 family members of sailors leave quarantine centers
2020-05-15 19:00:00
With the completion of their quarantine process...
Local: State Poson Festival at Mihintale
2020-05-15 18:57:00
This year's State Poson Festival is to be held at...
Local: Heavy rains to continue
2020-05-15 18:52:00
 The Department of Meteorology in a weather...
Local: Sajith meets EU delegation
2020-05-15 18:44:00
Former Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the...
Local: Lockdown helped addicts give up tobacco, alcohol
2020-05-15 18:40:00
According to the recent study conducted by the...
Local: Task Force for passenger transport
2020-05-15 18:37:00
Passenger Transport Management Minister Mahinda...
Local: National Poson celebrations to begin on June 2
2020-05-15 18:32:00
The annual National Poson Festival in...
Local: COVID-19 Fund surpasses Rs.1000 million
2020-05-15 18:30:00
With corporate and individual donations, the...

Saturday, May 16, 2020