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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Local: No change in Special Interest Scheme for Senior Citizens
2020-07-07 19:45:00
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also...
Local: Work on 10 Colombo Port City bridges expedited
2020-07-07 19:44:00
As per Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s...
Local: Electricity Bills: Committee Report to Minister
2020-07-07 19:43:00
The final report of the four-member Committee...
Local: AG returns another 38 incomplete files
2020-07-07 19:42:00
Attorney General Dappula De Livera returned a...
Local: Over 300 Welikada Prisoners, staff subjected to PCR Tests
2020-07-07 19:41:00
Over 300 prisoners and staff members of the...
Local: Refrain from using public offices – EC tells politicians
2020-07-07 19:40:00
The Election Commission in a communiqué has...
Local: Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 94. 08 %
2020-07-07 19:39:00
The COVID-19 recovery rate of Sri Lanka has...
Law & Order: Five suspects remanded for harassing female Russian tourist
2020-07-07 19:38:00
The five suspects who were arrested for allegedly...
Local: Over 14,000 Sri Lankans repatriated in two months
2020-07-07 19:37:00
Sri Lanka has expedited the return of 14,006...
Local: Wanted PNB officer surrenders
2020-07-07 19:36:00
IP W.K. Saman Wasantha Kumara attached to the...
Political: Sajith promises a massive development programme
2020-07-07 19:35:00
Individuals who made baseless allegations on...
Political: JJB stands for workers’ rights - Lal Kantha
2020-07-07 19:34:00
The working community is duty bound to send many...
Local: Amirthakali Mamangeswerar Temple festival on July 11
2020-07-07 19:30:00
The Historic Amirthakali Mamangeswerar Temple...
Local: A leading cause of hospitalisations, disabilities, deaths
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Injuries are the leading causes of...
Local: Public barred from Kataragama Esala Festival
2020-07-07 19:30:00
The public will not be allowed to participate in...
Local: ‘MyBus-SL’ launched
2020-07-07 19:30:00
‘MyBus-SL’ mobile application (app) which...
Local: ‘COVID-19 not rampant in SL’
2020-07-07 19:30:00
When considering the current COVID-19 situation...
Local: Hotel owner in Kesbewa found killed, injured wife hospitalised
2020-07-07 19:30:00
A hotel owner in Kesbewa was found murdered in...
Local: Met Dept. warns of wet weather
2020-07-07 19:30:00
The Meteorology Department has warned that...
Mink
Local: Dutch cull virus-infected mink on 20 farms
2020-07-07 19:30:00
THE NETHERLANDS: Dutch authorities Monday culled...
The explosives.
Local: Haul of explosives found from Kotmale Oya bank
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Nawalapitiya Police said that a large quantity of...
Local: Work on 10 Colombo Port City bridges expedited
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Construction work on the 10 bridges within the...
Local: UN marks 20 years of commemoration of International Day of Vesak
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardena...
Ambassador-designate to the Federal Republic of Germany Manori Unambuwe assuming duty.
Local: Sri Lanka Ambassador-designate to Germany assumes duties
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Ambassador-designate to the Federal Republic of...
Local: More Lankans arrive from SA, Qatar, Philippines
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Several Sri Lankans stranded abroad due to the...
The plan is presented.
Local: Plan on developing tourism in Trincomalee presented
2020-07-07 19:30:00
A copy of a plan on developing tourism in the...
Local: Bodies of three family members murdered in Qatar brought back
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Bodies of three Lankans who had been killed in...
Local: Excavating for skeletal remains in Mullaitivu begins
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Excavating for the remains of the human bones...
Local: Navy recoveries up at 888
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Another three Naval personnel with COVID-19 were...
Local: ‘Law and order ensured during General Election’
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Rs.75.8 million has been allocated by the police...
Local: Navy personnel rescue whale
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Navy personnel rescued a whale (RhincodonTypus)...
Local: Counting centres for polls ready in Kalutara
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Three counting centers will be set up and 163...
Local: Double suicide over alleged love affair
2020-07-07 19:30:00
The Katugastota Police had received an emergency...
Local: Overnight police operation in Tangalle arrests 61 suspects
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Sixty one suspects including drunk drivers,...
Local: Human-elephant conflict in Kurunegala, Puttalam intensifies
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Nineteen wild elephants had perished in the human...
Political: ‘Hambantota suffered under Yahapalana govt.’
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing an...
Finance: 2020 AND BEYOND: TRENDS SHAPING SUPERMARKETS FOR THE FUTURE FROM A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE PAST DECADE AS PER SRL
2020-07-07 19:30:00
The past decade has been a disruptive period for...
Finance: LB Finance begins business at Mallavi
2020-07-07 19:30:00
LB FINANCE one of Sri Lanka’s largest finance...
Finance: HCL, ESOFT launch ‘Skilling Programme’ for A Level and HND students
2020-07-07 19:30:00
HCL Technologies (HCL), a global technology...
Finance: LAUGFS distributes specially designed motorbikes for home delivery dealers
2020-07-07 19:30:00
LAUGFS Gas, a leader in providing innovative LPG...
Finance: Viber launches ‘Rakuten Viber’ GIF creator feature
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s leading apps...
Finance: Newton Lanka assists Domino’s with Safe shoppers programme
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Newton Lanka, an extension of Newton TAC Malaysia...
Fab MD Hemantha Perera and Executive Director Roshini Madanayake Perera with their felicitation plaques with the Fab Board of Directors
Finance: COVID-19 showcases ‘sense of family’ at Fab Foods
2020-07-07 19:30:00
The team at Fab Foods recently felicitated its...
Distributing of dry ration at the Biyagama MOH Office with the participation of MOH Doctors and Midas Safety Officials
Finance: Midas Safety donates dry rations to affected families during Covid-19
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Midas Safety Sri Lanka, a world’s leading private...
Finance: Sri Lanka No: 2 destination among startup ecosystems for talent
2020-07-07 19:30:00
The annual domestic eCommerce sales and services...
Distributing of dry ration at the Biyagama MOH Office with the participation of MOH Doctors and Midas Safety Officials
Finance: Paper Net Ventures launches paper based straws
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Paper straws have been a long overdue requirement...
Inventor Dilshan Abeywardana, presenting the MCPR to Minister Bandula Gunawardane. Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe
Finance: Student presents MCPR unit to Minister Gunawardane
2020-07-07 19:30:00
A student of the Faculty of Medicine, Colombo...
Finance: EU funding for SME Tourism
2020-07-07 19:30:00
 Sri Lanka Tourism has been in discussion...
Arjuna Herath
Finance: Lack of ‘Single Window Service’, major dampener for investments in North
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Finding suitable land for commercial use, poor...
From left: Sales Manager Bathiya Subasinghe, Head of Sales and Marketing Operations Anushi Hettiarachchi, Chief Operating Officer Nishantha Gunasekara, Senior Assistant General Manager (Operations and Administration) Lanka Jayasingha, Home Lands Group Director Harshani Herath, Home Lands Group Chairman Nalin Herath, 100th customer Mr. Fernando wife and Marketing Manager Supun Iddagoda
Finance: Home Lands Group celebrates 100th reservation within last 50 days
2020-07-07 19:30:00
With the successful 100th reservation of...
Finance: ‘1Q of 2020/21 challenging for construction industry’
2020-07-07 19:30:00
With the current negative market sentiments of...
Finance: Airbus plans to further adapt to COVID-19 environment
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Airbus (stock exchange symbol: AIR) has announced...
Finance: Sri Lanka Tourism lobbies for inclusion in travel corridors
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Tourism is working closely with the...
Finance: EDB, MDF hosts Webinar on post-harvest management for coffee, spice businesses
2020-07-07 19:30:00
The Export Development Board (EDB), has...
Finance: Apollo brings Proton Therapy to South Asia
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Apollo hospitals on 3 July announced that the...
Mentoring session prior to COVID 19
Finance: Hatch ‘Open House’ mentorship program supported 50+ startups
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Hatch launched “Open House” a free mentorship...
Finance: ComBank ‘Arunella’ offers multiple relief initiatives
2020-07-07 19:30:00
As its commitments to providing relief to...
Finance: TRI-ZEN Constructions resumes with innovative Health, Safety practices
2020-07-07 19:30:00
TRI-ZEN; the latest “smart” residential...
Finance: Seylan Tikiri initiates ‘Interactive Digital Sessions’ for Children during COVID-19
2020-07-07 19:30:00
 Seylan Bank, embraced its youngest...
Editorial: A sound piece of advice
2020-07-07 19:30:00
With the election season on, the topic of “monks...
COVID-19 and HIV are not the same. But, they’re similar in many ways that matter.
World: COVID-19 imperils AIDS progress - UN
2020-07-07 19:30:00
FRANCE: COVID-19 could cause an additional half a...
The water wheels or "norias" of Hama were used for centuries to bring water to gardens and buildings on the shores of the Orontes River.
World: Syrian craftsmen revive famed water wheels
2020-07-07 19:30:00
SYRIA: On a riverbank in Syria's Hama, Mohammed...
The road along the Galwan Valley in Ladakh.
World: India, China agree to ‘complete disengagement’ from border flashpoint
2020-07-07 19:30:00
INDIA: Chinese troops were seen removing...
A boy carries his sister, as he walks on the rubble of a house that was destroyed in an air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa.
World: Yemen’s starving children face six years of war
2020-07-07 19:30:00
YEMEN: Masirah Saqer could barely open her eyes,...
World: Earthquakes strike Indonesia, Afghanistan
2020-07-07 19:30:00
INDONESIA, AFGHANISTAN: A 6.6-magnitude...
Dubai's attractions are not limited to indoor malls -- despite the heat.
World: Dubai reopens doors to tourists after four months
2020-07-07 19:30:00
DUBAI : With a “welcome” passport sticker and...
Naomi Campbell opened the Paris digital fashion week on Monday.
World: Fashion must ‘enforce inclusion’ - Naomi Campbell
2020-07-07 19:30:00
FRANCE: Supermodel Naomi Campbell said Monday...
World: British PM comes under fire for comments
2020-07-07 19:30:00
UK: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was...
The fossilized remains of this Xiphactinus.
World: Fossil of 70 million year-old fish found
2020-07-07 19:30:00
ARGENTINA: A giant 70 million year old fossil of...
World: WHO monitoring bubonic plague situation
2020-07-07 19:30:00
SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization (WHO)...
A protesters arguing with a Policeman at a recent anti-gun rally in Brooklyn, New York.
World: Surge in NYC shootings fuels Police reform debate
2020-07-07 19:30:00
US: New York reeled from a spate of holiday...
Country music firebrand Charlie Daniels playing his trademark fiddle.
World: Country music star Charlie Daniels dies
2020-07-07 19:30:00
US: Charlie Daniels, a musical force who melded...
Experts say better ventilation and air filters in buildings may be needed to ward off coronavirus infection via airborne droplets.
World: Global experts warn of COVID-19 airborne threat
2020-07-07 19:30:00
US: An international group of 239 scientists on...
Firefighters dressed in personal protective equipment prepare to distribute food throughout a public housing tower in North Melbourne.
World: Melbourne lock down to last six weeks
2020-07-07 19:30:00
AUSTRALIA: More than five million residents of...
Anthony Fauci who heads America’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
World: US is ‘knee-deep’ in viris first wave, warns Fauci
2020-07-07 19:30:00
US: The United States is still “knee-deep” in its...
The area where the two small planes collided at Lake Coeur d’Alene.
World: Two planes collide over US lake: eight feared dead
2020-07-07 19:30:00
US: Two small planes collided over a lake in the...
Torrential rain has made access difficult for rescue workers.
World: Japanese rafters paddle against the floods
2020-07-07 19:30:00
JAPAN: When torrential rain flooded his scenic...
Harry and Meghan joined young black leaders during the discussion on racial injustice.- (News Video)
World: Prince Harry urges Commonwealth to acknowledge uncomfortable colonial past
2020-07-07 19:30:00
UK: Prince Harry has urged the Commonwealth,...
The fuel truck inferno in Colombia.
World: Colombia fuel truck explosion kills seven
2020-07-07 19:30:00
COLOMBIA: At least seven people were killed and...
Reach, the company behind the Daily Mirror and Express newspapers, plans to cut 12% of its workforce.
World: UK newspapers to cut 550 jobs on virus fallout
2020-07-07 19:30:00
UK: Reach, publisher of UK newspapers Daily...
Law & Order: TID arrests another suspect
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Another suspect has been arrested by the...
Law & Order: Enjoining Order extended
2020-07-07 19:30:00
The Colombo District Court yesterday extended its...
Features: The significance of home coconut gardens (Part 1)
2020-07-07 19:30:00
The contribution of coconuts to livelihoods and...
Features: Land resources, global food demand and food production
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Food is a fundamental need for the survival of...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at SLPP campaign events in Polonnaruwa
Features: ‘Every vote counts - your vote counts’
2020-07-07 19:30:00
“Vote is your right, your voice, your power and...
A mock election poll underway ahead of the General Election
Features: The Opposition may be going nowhere fast
2020-07-07 19:30:00
In what is probably the most unobtrusive national...
Features: Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Children in South Asia
2020-07-07 19:30:00
The onset of the Coronavirus pandemic in early...
T&C: Booked up!
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Booking was the key phrase in the recent pandemic...
T&C: NEW ON THE SHELF
2020-07-07 19:30:00
T&C: POETRY CORNER
2020-07-07 19:30:00
 A PlagueCOVID 19a horrendous plague Has...
Fr Ernest Poruthota
T&C: What more words?
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Prasanna Vithanage remembers the afternoons of...
T&C: Why most writers have a deep-seated envy of musicians
2020-07-07 19:30:00
David Mitchell and I are talking – nerdily,...
T&C: Spirited search for spiritualism
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Khalil Gibran (1883 – 1931), the Lebanese poet...
West Indies captain Jason Holder and England captain Ben Stoke
Sports: Batting holds key to England-Windies series
2020-07-07 19:30:00
London, Tuesday: Batting could well determine...
Pravin Tambe
Sports: India’s Tambe set to play Caribbean league at 48
2020-07-07 19:30:00
New Delhi, Monday: Indian leg-spinner Pravin...
Lionel Messi
Sports: ‘We have obligation to re-sign Messi’
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Barcelona, Tuesday: Barcelona president Josep...
Sports: Colombian Football Federation fined over World Cup ticket scam
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Bogota, Monday: Colombia’s football federation...
The Asgiriya turf with the scenic beauty with the hard work of the three groundsmen through- out the years. ( Pics. By Upananda Jayasundera-Kandy Sports spl.Corrs)
Sports: Three generations who nurtured Asgiriya grounds
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Trinity College, Kandy has been playing Cricket...
An incident in a Bradby Shield encounter between Royal and Trinity
Sports: Bradby Shield encounter in October or November
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Royal College, Colombo confirmed their stance of...
Sports: Lanka to take part in Asian Beach Volleyball tourney
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Sri Lanka’s beach volleyball team will take part...
Kimiko Raheem and Cherantha de Silva
Sports: Sports Ministry to conduct inquiry against swimmers
2020-07-07 19:30:00
The Ministry of Sports has decided to launch an...
Sports: Janaka Pathirana a cricket promoter par excellence
2020-07-07 19:30:00
Cricket lover and promoter Janaka Pathirana is...
Sports: All National players to play for clubs
2020-07-07 19:30:00
All the National cricketers are expected to...
Sports: Murali- Most Valuable Test Player of the 21st Century
2020-07-07 19:30:00
He was the North Star of Sri Lankan cricket and...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2020-07-07 19:30:00
DE SILVA - MARISE IONA (63) Beloved wife of...

Wednesday, July 8, 2020