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Thursday, September 16, 2021

Local: 2,271 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Sri Lanka
2021-09-16 16:06:00
A total of 2,271 COVID-19 positive cases were...
Sports: Indian Cricketer Kohli to step down as T20 captain after T20 World Cup
2021-09-16 13:26:00
Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli has announced he...
Local: Sri Lanka's COVID death toll goes down
2021-09-16 13:22:00
Sri Lanka's death toll rose to 11,817 after 118...
Local: Quarantine procedure for Sri Lankan returnees REVISED
2021-09-16 12:24:00
PCR tests at the lowest prices at the Katunayake...
Local: Unidentified body found floating in Devon Oya
2021-09-16 11:52:00
An unidentified body of a man was found floating...
Sports: SLC denies allegations by certain media reports
2021-09-16 11:36:00
Sri Lanka Cricket today said it denies...
Local: "No need for an external mechanism to solve internal issues of the country"
2021-09-16 11:12:00
Secretary to the Foreign Ministry, Admiral (Prof...
Local: Over 1162kg haul of smuggled dried turmeric seized
2021-09-16 10:32:00
Over 1162kg haul of dried turmeric were seized by...
Local: 1,336 COVID patients recovered in Sri Lanka
2021-09-16 10:24:00
1,336 more individuals recovered from COVID-19...
Local: All Post Offices to open on Sept 17 and 18
2021-09-16 09:22:00
Poster Master General (PMG) Ranjith Ariyaratne...
World: China launches emergency response after quake kills at least three
2021-09-16 09:16:00
China launched an emergency response on Thursday...
Local: Airborne survey begins for oil exploration
2021-09-16 08:24:00
For the first time in Sri Lanka, airborne oil...
Sports: Limited spectators to be allowed at IPL matches
2021-09-16 07:50:00
Limited spectators will be allowed into the...
World: UK PM continues changes after cabinet revamp
2021-09-16 06:22:00
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will...
Local: COVID vaccination centres operative today
2021-09-16 04:12:00
Local: 965 quarantine law violators arrested
2021-09-16 04:08:00
965 persons were arrested yesterday for not...
Local: Today's Weather Forecast
2021-09-16 04:04:00
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in...
Local: Speaker certifies Finance Bill
2021-09-15 19:50:00
The Finance Bill No. 18 of 2021 was certified by...
Local: UNHRC: Core Group welcomes PTA reforms
2021-09-15 19:48:00
The Government of Sri Lanka’s outreach to the...
Local: 120,000 Sputnik V doses here on Monday
2021-09-15 19:46:00
Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday...
Local: Opposition calls for action against State Minister
2021-09-15 19:45:00
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and Tamil...
Local: Prison rumpus: Lohan resigns from Prisons portfolio
2021-09-15 19:44:00
State Minister Lohan Ratwatte yesterday resigned...
Local: 1,000 agri jobs in Japan for Lankans
2021-09-15 19:43:00
The Government of Japan has agreed to provide...
Local: Discussion held on re-opening of schools
2021-09-15 19:43:00
A discussion on the re-opening of schools was...
Local: Turmeric at concessionary prices
2021-09-15 19:42:00
Turmeric would be sold at Rs 200 per 100 grams at...
Local: BBS warned Church of extremist threats in 2017 – Ven. Gnanasara Thera
2021-09-15 19:38:00
The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) Organization cautioned...
Local: Black Fungus cases on the rise
2021-09-15 19:36:00
Cases of ‘black fungus’ infections have been...
Law & Order: Navy nab four suspects with ICE
2021-09-15 19:32:00
Sri Lanka Navy in a special operation carried in...
Local: ‘Trainee graduates to be absorbed into permanent cadre’
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Trainee graduates would be absorbed into the...
Local: Sathi Pirith chanting at Sacred Mirisawetiya
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Minister of Youth and Sports, Minister of...
Local: ‘Trainee graduates to be absorbed into permanent cadre’
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Trainee graduates would be absorbed into the...
Local: Measures to establish 5th seismic station in WP
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera...
Local: No ban on eco-friendly food packages - Minister
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that...
Corroded vehicles and other items stored at the warehouse.
Local: Minister inspects Bonded Warehouse at Customs Department
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha...
Local: Hindi Diwas celebrations in Sri Lanka
2021-09-15 19:30:00
In commemoration of the Hindi Diwas on September...
Local: All Post Offices to open on Sept 17 and 18
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Poster Master General (PMG) Ranjith Ariyaratne...
Anuk Arudpragasam
Local: Sri Lankan novelist shortlisted for Booker Prize
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Sri Lankan novelist Anuk Arudpragasam’s "A...
Local: Protect prisoners' rights - Hanaa Singer
2021-09-15 19:30:00
United Nations Resident Coordinator Hanaa Singer...
Local: World Ozone Day - 2021 today
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Considering the prevailing pandemic, the national...
Local: Ambassador thanks US for COVID support
2021-09-15 19:30:00
The outgoing Sri Lankan Ambassador to the U.S....
Local: RATs for Quarantine Curfew violators in Batticaloa
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Ninety-nine people who violated the travel...
Local: Foreign Minister talks with Cardinal Archbishop of Bologna
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Foreign Minister Prof. G. L Peiris in...
Local: Sri Lankan elected to Norwegian Parliament
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Jaffna-born Kamsajini Gunaratnam (33), was...
The “Taste of Sri Lanka” promotional week was held at the Jeddah Main Branchin Saudi Arabia under the patronage of Acting Consul General T. F. M. Aashiq, Regional Manager – Western Region Rills Musthafa and other LuLu staff members.
Local: “Taste of Sri Lanka” promotional week in Saudi Arabia
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Lulu Hypermarket in Saudi Arabia launched a Sri...
Local: Good prices for onion farmers
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Large stocks of local red onions as well as big...
Local: First “Embassy Cup” Cricket Tournament in Vienna
2021-09-15 19:30:00
The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in...
Local: Chicago South Asian Film Fest to begin September 25
2021-09-15 19:30:00
The Chicago South Asian Film Festival (CSAFF) to...
Local: Computers and Internet facilities for all Child Development Centres
2021-09-15 19:30:00
More than 700 computers worth Rs. 21 million and...
Local: Milk powder imports to be gradually reduced
2021-09-15 19:30:00
The Ministry of Agriculture has taken measures to...
Local: O2 Life: 11,000 beds with Oxygen facilities for Covid treatment
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Lions Club District 306C-1 Sri Lanka with the...
High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda meeting Foreign Secretary of India Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi.
Local: Moragoda calls on Foreign Secretary of India
2021-09-15 19:30:00
High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to India...
Local: Broad support for Sri Lanka
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Thirteen out of 19 countries and groups, which...
Local: CBSL will present short-term Road Map soon - Governor
2021-09-15 19:30:00
New Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal...
Local: ‘Conducive environment for re-opening country’
2021-09-15 19:30:00
It is possible for the country to be reopened...
Business: Legal Implications of Working from Home
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has...
Business: Vyboo wins ‘Best ECommerce Website 2021’
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Vyboo has been awarded The Best Web Site (Merit...
Business: US President Biden to host in-person Quad Summit on Sept. 24, PM Modi to attend
2021-09-15 19:30:00
US President Joe Biden would host the first-ever...
Business: BoardPAC appoints strategic partner of Commonwealth’s Business Network - CWEIC
2021-09-15 19:30:00
BoardPAC, the Sri Lanka-based multinational Board...
Shehan Buhari, Manager of Abans Elite Showroom Kollupitiya, hands over the air conditioners to Dr. Dhammika Adhikariwattage, President of the Rotary Club of Sri Jayawardenapura
Business: Abans makes donation to Meethotamulla Covid-19 Intermediate Care Centre
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Abans recently launched the ‘Pivithuru Husmak...
The mobile ICU unit being opened by Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella
Business: Premium Int’l donates Asia’s first fully equipped mobile ICU
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Premium International, a leader in comprehensive...
Business: Samsung SL launches Galaxy Z Fold3 5G,Galaxy Z Flip3 5G, Third Gen. foldable smartphones
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Samsung, Sri Lanka’s No.1 smartphone brand, today...
Business: Softlogic Life presents captivating ‘ Ledak Giya Durak’ miniseries to YouTube
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Softlogic Life has brought in a completely new...
Priyantha Talwatte, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nations Trust Bank exchange the agreement with Mahesh Wijewardene, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Singer Sri Lanka in the presence of members of Nations Trust Bank and Singer Sri Lanka
Business: Nations Trust Bank signs MoU with Singer Sri Lanka
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Nations Trust Bank recently appointed Singer (Sri...
Business: Q+ Payment App upgraded with ‘Online Pay’ feature from ComBank
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Commercial Bank has announced that it has enabled...
HIPG pledging funding to establish a fully-fledged PCR testing laboratory at the Hambantota District General Hospital
Business: HIP Speed brings new dimension to investment
2021-09-15 19:30:00
The new operational blueprint of the Hambantota...
Business: India plans space sector boost in global market
2021-09-15 19:30:00
India will soon allow overseas companies to...
Prof. Rohan De Silva
Business: SLCSMI joins iMED to launch Capacity Building Programs for SMEs
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Chamber of Small and Medium Industries...
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Business: S. P. Tao: a visionary entrepreneur and discerning investor
2021-09-15 19:30:00
It is with great sadness that Overseas Realty (...
Business: Shares - Colombo Stock Exchange ( Market Statistics on 15.09.2021)
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Business: Exchange Rates - 15.09.2021
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Business: China’s electric car industry booming
2021-09-15 19:30:00
BEIJING — While investors watched dramatic surges...
Business: PRACTICE AGILE MANAGEMENT
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Learn how to carve out “me time” – if you’re...
Business: Sri Lanka’s apparel sector prioritises worker safety, ensuring industry’s sustenance
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Leaders of Sri Lanka’s apparel sector highlighted...
Business: JAT gets [SL]A+ ICTA rating with Stable Outlook again
2021-09-15 19:30:00
ICRA Lanka Limited, the premier investment rating...
Business: Swiss International Airlines to resume services from Nov. 4
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Swiss International Airlines has planned to...
Business: CSE implements new OTC Platform for REPO Transactions on Debt Securities
2021-09-15 19:30:00
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) announces the...
Business: Weak operating environment continues to pressure Lankan bank ratings - Fitch
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Heightened risks from the challenging operating...
Business: Colombo bourse records improved turnover
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Colombo bourse continued its upward trend...
Business: CBSL to unveil Road Map 2021 on Oct. 1
2021-09-15 19:30:00
The Central Bank will launch Road Map 2021 for...
Editorial: A deplorable incident
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Public representatives are supposed to be bound...
A lab technician tests material inside a fume cabinet.
World: WHO envoy warns of increasing risk of COVID variants evading vaccines
2021-09-15 19:30:00
SWITZERLAND: Variants that can eventually evade...
The flags of Member States fly outside the United Nations building in New York City.
World: 109 world leaders to address UNGA in person next week
2021-09-15 19:30:00
UN: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S....
More than 5.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of them in Africa.
World: Only 2% of world’s COVID-19 vaccines administered in Africa - WHO
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Africa has been “left behind by the rest of the...
Afghan women protest demanding the preservation of their achievements and education, in front of the Presidential Palace in Kabul.
World: 153 Afghan media outlets stop operations after Taliban takeover
2021-09-15 19:30:00
AFGHANISTAN: At least 153 Afghan media outlets...
World: Nepal issues Nipah alert
2021-09-15 19:30:00
NEPAL: Nepal’s Government sounded an alert...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies virtually before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill.
World: Top Democrat joins Republicans to criticise Blinken on Afghanistan withdrawal
2021-09-15 19:30:00
US: The Joe Biden administration came in for a...
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
World: Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar dismisses death rumours
2021-09-15 19:30:00
AFGHANISTAN: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy...
Law & Order: Suspect arrested over hospital grenade
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Colombo Crimes Division has arrested a 26-year-...
Entertainment: Met Gala glamour
2021-09-15 19:30:00
The Met Gala - one of fashion’s biggest and...
Entertainment: Bhansali to recreate Lahore in Mumbai
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Sanjay Leela Bhansali will recreate Lahore from...
Entertainment: MCU’s first Asian superhero is empowering change
2021-09-15 19:30:00
What do you expect from a Marvel blockbuster?...
Entertainment: Disney will debut rest of 2021 films exclusively in theaters
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) said on Friday it will...
UN General Assembly in session.
Features: A gradual shift to ‘Living with COVID’
2021-09-15 19:30:00
The Government’s relentless campaign against the...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Features: Integrated Country Strategy
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Part I:Mission Strategic FrameworkSri Lanka and...
Features: Scourge of Pandemic on Children in South Asia
2021-09-15 19:30:00
A year and a half into the pandemic, schools and...
Features: Army at Forefront
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Diversified mega agriculture, afforestation,...
Type 093 Shang class submarine-Chinese submarine-Julang-3 missile fired from the sea
Features: China’s power in oceans’ depths
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Cruising with stealth in the underwater realms,...
T&C: Blissful, wishful
2021-09-15 19:30:00
She names strong commitment and a purpose as...
T&C: Tangy tales!
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Did you know that the tangy lemon actually has a...
T&C: Skin and hair care during lockdown
2021-09-15 19:30:00
The world has become a difficult place to live in...
Lasith Malinga with the T20 World Cup Trophy
Sports: ‘Your contribution to world cricket will stand for all time’
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Lasith Malinga on Tuesday announced his...
Kusal Perera-Quinton de Kock, Pix courtesy SLC
Sports: Kusal Perera, Quinton de Kock move up in T20 Rankings
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Quinton de Kock was the chief architect with the...
South Africa have left Sri Lanka with several worry lines Pic courtesy SLC
Sports: Sri Lanka left with several worry lines ahead of T20 WC
2021-09-15 19:30:00
The third and final T20I on Tuesday at the R....
Dinesh Priyantha Herath
Sports: Herath almost gave up his Paralympic dream due to hardship
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Sri Lanka’s Paralympics Gold Medallist Dinesh...
Lasith Malinga
Sports: Malinga - zenith of popularity at highest level
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Volumes of accolades have been written about...
Sha'Carri Richardson
Sports: WADA to review cannabis ban in athletics
2021-09-15 19:30:00
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is to review...
Francine Niyonsaba celebrates
Sports: Burundi's Niyonsaba breaks 2,000m world record
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba set a new 2,000m...
Sports: Young Boys stun United in Champions League
2021-09-15 19:30:00
Substitute Jordan Siebatcheu struck with the last...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2021-09-15 19:30:00
JAMEEL – HAJIANI BEE BEE HEDAYA JAMEEL. Beloved...

Thursday, September 16, 2021