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Monday, January 24, 2022

Local: Sri Lanka records 14 more COVID deaths
2022-01-24 14:04:00
14 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-...
Local: COMMANDER’S CUP – 2022 CONCLUDES
2022-01-24 11:44:00
The Sri Lanka Air Force and the Eagles’ Golf...
Local: First copy of book titled “THE CONFLICT THAT ELUDED PEACE” presented to President
2022-01-24 11:08:00
The first copy of the book titled “THE CONFLICT...
Local: No power cuts today - Power Minister
2022-01-24 11:02:00
Following discussions with President Gotabaya...
Local: COVID infections among Children on the rise
2022-01-24 10:42:00
The Health authorities have warned that the...
Local: COVID vaccine cards to be made mandatory in Gampaha District
2022-01-24 10:25:00
The Gampaha COVID Committee has decided to make...
Local: 210 COVID patients recovered
2022-01-24 09:30:00
210 more individuals recovered from COVID-19...
Local: Two unidentified bodies found in Negombo
2022-01-24 07:42:00
Two unidentified bodies have been found in the...
Law & Order: Hirunika’s abduction case fixed for trial
2022-01-24 07:38:00
The case filed against former UNP parliamentarian...
Local: Environment Minister urges to take over a hotel built in the vicinity of Mahaweli River
2022-01-24 07:27:00
The Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera...
Local: One day service for issuing Exam Certificate halted
2022-01-24 07:22:00
The Department of Examination has taken steps to...
Local: Defence Secretary visits Anuladevi Cetiya in Mihintale
2022-01-24 07:10:00
Defence Secretary and Chairperson of '...
Sports: Sri Lanka qualifies for Commonwealth Games 2022 Women's Cricket Competition
2022-01-24 05:34:00
Sri Lanka women's Cricket team qualify for the...
Local: State Minister receives special award at Herbline Youth Entrepreneurship Conference
2022-01-24 05:04:00
 State Minister of Primary Health Care,...
Local: 7,299 administered COVID booster shot yesterday
2022-01-24 04:04:00
7,299 people have received the Pfizer booster (...
Local: Army-manned COVID vaccination centres operative today
2022-01-24 02:18:00
Local: Mainly fair weather will prevail over the island
2022-01-24 02:16:00
Mainly dry weather will continue to prevail over...
Local: Results of well-planned decisions now becoming a reality - Prelates
2022-01-23 19:43:00
The results of patient and well-planned decisions...
Local: Kabul Embassy to close for now
2022-01-23 19:42:00
Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris has informed...
Local: Surge in COVID cases expected - State Minister
2022-01-23 19:41:00
Anyone who develops a fever should seek immediate...
Local: Better deal for farmers this Season - Minister
2022-01-23 19:40:00
Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage...
Local: Power cuts inevitable from today - CEB
2022-01-23 19:39:00
Power cuts are possible from today due to the...
Local: Cabinet briefed today
2022-01-23 19:38:00
A Cabinet proposal to use electricity sparingly...
Local: Drastic measures proposed to cut on fuel imports
2022-01-23 19:37:00
Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila has informed the...
Local: Zoo DG wants action against TUs, to resign otherwise
2022-01-23 19:36:00
National Zoological Gardens Department Director-...
Local: Inmate’s death: Jailor, two others interdicted
2022-01-23 19:35:00
Three prison officers attached to the Kadugasara...
Some of the animals the Russians had in their possession.
Law & Order: Three Russians fined Rs.8.6 mn for bio-piracy
2022-01-23 19:34:00
Nuwara Eliya Magistrate G. G. P. Jayasinghe on...
Local: Public auction to dispose 105 confiscated boats
2022-01-23 19:33:00
A public auction, to dispose 105 fishing vessels...
Local: Seven new species of ‘jumping spiders’ found
2022-01-23 19:32:00
Seven new species belonging to the family of...
Law & Order: Pakistani YouTuber jailed for justifying Sri Lankan’s lynching
2022-01-23 19:31:00
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced a...
Local: Small scale poultry farmers in dilemma
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Small scale poultry farmers are leaving their...
Local: Japanese award for UGC Chief
2022-01-23 19:30:00
University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman...
Local: ‘Mastermind behind grenade at church should be found’
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister...
Local: Sixty-two at Ruhuna College of Education test Covid positive
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Rapid Antigen Tests have confirmed that 62...
Local: Grade Five Scholarship Exam results before Avurudu
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The results of the Grade Five Scholarship...
Local: India, Sri Lanka extend S&T cooperation for three years
2022-01-23 19:30:00
India and Sri Lanka extended the existing S&T...
Local: Central Expressway toll yields over Rs. 2 mn in 12 hours
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister...
President of the Sri Lanka-Cuba Friendship Association, Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Cuba’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka Andrés Marcelo Gonzalez Garrido at the event.
Local: Opposed to attempts to reverse Cuban Revolution – Dinesh
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The Sri Lanka–Cuba Friendship Association will...
Local: SL to hold talks with China on obtaining essential goods and services
2022-01-23 19:30:00
China and Sri Lanka have agreed to review the...
Meeting between government officials and the World Bank team at District Secretariate, Mullaitivu.
Local: World Bank finances Rural Livelihoods Project
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The Integrated Rural Livelihood Transformation...
Local: News In Pictures
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The water level of the Castlereigh and the...
Local: Two suspects arrested with heroin
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Bandaragama Police raided a house in the...
Picture by Kapila Somaratne, Panadura Group Corr,
Local: Hydro Power Station abandoned
2022-01-23 19:30:00
A rural Hydro Power Station in Bulathsinhala in...
Local: Non-recipients will receive with February salary - Ministry Secretary
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Education Ministry Secretary Prof. Kapila Perera...
Political: No plans for a referendum to extend Parliament - Minister
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Foreign Affairs Minister Professor G. L. Peiris...
Business: SriLankan clarifies reports on Act. CEO
2022-01-23 19:30:00
SriLankan Airlines clarifies and refute reports...
Business: Trade and Investment between the Netherlands and SL webinar on Jan. 25
2022-01-23 19:30:00
As part of the programme to celebrate the 70th...
Business: SLIM signs MoU with SLASSCOM (Guarantee)
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM)...
Business: NCPI based annual average headline inflation rises to 7.0 per cent
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-...
Dinithi Dias, K. Kunendra, John Shiran Dissanayake, Korean Ambassador Woonjin Jeong, Priyantha Mendis, Mahen Kariyawasan, Prof. Lakshman Watawala, Andre Fernando, Sharmini Mendis, Mevan Peiris; Sangeeth Weliwattha, and Asitha Martis.
Business: Priyantha Mendis heads Sri Lanka – Korea Business Council again
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The 27th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka...
AEO launches website
Business: Sri Lanka Customs launches CEO/AEO Programme
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) launched the Compliant...
HNB Chief Operating Officer, Dilshan Rodrigo exchanging the MoU with Indra Traders MD Rushanka Silva. Also pictured are Mahesh Ratnayake, Roshan De Silva, Niluka Amarasinghe, Kanchana Karunagama, Hashindra Silva, Sajini Silva, Rasika De Silva, and Laxman Weerasinghe.
Business: HNB, Indra Traders offers solutions for unregistered vehicles, freezers and pre-owned vehicles
2022-01-23 19:30:00
HNB Chief Operating Officer, Dilshan Rodrigo...
Business: North and Southern entrepreneurs strike new biz deals
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Several new business deals were sealed between...
Sail Lanka ships anchored at the Yacht Marina
Business: Yacht Marina on 44 acre land could anchor 200 yachts
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Two of the newly completed projects of the...
Business: Sri Lanka shows resilience against Omicron - ICRA Lanka
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Sri Lanka has shown resilience against Omicron so...
Business: Citizens Development Business Finance outlook revised to Stable from Negative by ICRA
2022-01-23 19:30:00
ICRA Lanka Limited has reaffirmed the issuer...
Joint Agri Products (Pvt) Ltd receiving ‘Most Outstanding Exporter of the year.’ Pictured are MD Vernon Abeyrathne, Chathura Abeyrathne, Chief Guest Northern Province Governor Jeevan Thiagarajah, Prabhath Dahanayake, Shashika Senarath, NCE President Ravi Jayawardena, and Shiham Marikar.
Business: Dollar liquidity politicised – NCE
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Joint Agri Products (Pvt) Ltd receiving ‘Most...
CEAT Kelani Holdings Managing Director Ravi Dadlani and Lanka Ashok Leyland CEO Umesh Gautham exchange the OEM agreement.
Business: CEAT tyres as OEM for Lanka Ashok Leyland
2022-01-23 19:30:00
CEAT Kelani Holdings has been appointed Original...
Business: ‘Mahindra Care Fest’ service campaign on January 24-25 at Ratmalana
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Ideal Motors (Pvt) Ltd, the sole authorized...
Ashan Eranga, Sathya Merengnage, Madreek Naotunna, Lahiru Wickramasinghe, KIA MD Andrew Perera, Romie Perera, Meliza Senevirathna, and Pasindu Mapalagama.
Business: KIA partners Evoke to launch customer experience app
2022-01-23 19:30:00
KIA Motors, the sole distributers of KIA in Sri...
The New Commercial Vehicle Facility at the DPMC Workshop Madapatha.
Business: DPMC’s Madapatha Workshop to handle commercial vehicles
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Marking another milestone, Sri Lanka’s largest...
President Amal Piyatilake, Senior Vice President Suraj Dandeniya, Secretary Sunil Devasurendra, Shashika De Silva, Ravith Silva, and Rohantha Samarasinghe and other officials. Picture by Saliya Rupasinghe.
Business: IRCSL should awake-SLASPA
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The insurance sector should play a much pivotal...
DSI’s latest trendy ‘Flipi Shoe’
Business: DSI receives patent rights for new category of footwear
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Innovation Manager Kamal Nandana D....
Business: Bourse bolstered by credit arrangements – Acuity Stockbrokers
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The Bourse ended the week on a positive note this...
Business: Singer Mega celebrates 24th anniversary
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Singer Mega celebrates its 24th anniversary on...
Business: SLIC repositions Business Club insurance
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Sri Lanka Insurance has repositioned it’s...
Ministers and other dignitaries join Commercial Bank’s senior management at the launch of the LANKAQR National rollout campaign in Gampaha.
Business: ComBank leads national drive to promote LANKAQR in Gampaha
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The latest LANKAQR event of the nationwide...
TVEC; Dr. Dilrukshi Herath, Dr. Ajith Polwatte, Dr. Janaka Jayalath, Chairman Udeni Wickaramasinghe. SLT; CEO Kiththi Perera, Aruna Jayasekara, Janaka Silva, and Asiri Indika.
Business: SLT-Mobitel, TVEC become first to obtain NVQ Level 6
2022-01-23 19:30:00
SLT-Mobitel’s Training Center (SLTTC) has...
Editorial: Power crunch and renewables future
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The current energy crisis is more of a crisis in...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for talks in Geneva on Friday.
World: Russia accuses West of plotting ‘provocations’ in Ukraine
2022-01-23 19:30:00
RUSSIA,UK: Russia accused the West on Thursday of...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during interview at the UN Headquarters on Thursday.
World: World more unpredictable than during Cold War - UN Chief
2022-01-23 19:30:00
UN: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has...
Conservative Member of Parliament Nusrat Ghani in the House of Commons.
World: “My ‘Muslimness’ made colleagues uncomfortable,” says sacked UK Lawmaker
2022-01-23 19:30:00
UK: A British lawmaker has said she was fired...
Zabihullah Mujahid
World: Taliban say Oslo talks will ‘transform atmosphere of war’
2022-01-23 19:30:00
AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban’s first official talks...
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas
World: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nick Jonas welcome baby via surrogacy
2022-01-23 19:30:00
INDIA: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her pop...
Nepalese people queue up to get vaccinated after the Government made vaccination cards mandatory for people to access public services in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday.
World: Nepal battles its biggest COVID outbreak
2022-01-23 19:30:00
NEPAL,UK,FINLAND,US: Nepal’s capital shut schools...
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden and her partner Clarke Gayford.
World: New Zealand PM cancels wedding amid new Omicron restrictions
2022-01-23 19:30:00
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda...
Entertainment: More than worthwhile franchise resurrection
2022-01-23 19:30:00
It’s been over a decade since Scream 4 hit...
Entertainment: Meet sidekick Pino
2022-01-23 19:30:00
As its debut approaches, new original characters...
Entertainment: Sara on Janhvi
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Sara Ali Khan and Janhvi Kapoor have constantly...
Entertainment: Vijay paired with Katrina
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi will star in a...
Entertainment: ‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon-ho working on next film
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Nearly two years after the record-breaking...
Entertainment: ‘Underpant Thief’ fascinates masses
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Out of many of the hard-hit industries across the...
Entertainment: Karaoke cartoon
2022-01-23 19:30:00
When ‘Sing: Come and Sing’ made an appearance in...
Features: Covax: Developing World’s Hope against COVID
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The Covax initiative, the hope of the countries...
Water Cube - Beijing Aquatics Centre
Features: Together for a shared future: 2022 Winter Olympics
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Beijing was elected as host city in July 2015 at...
The LTTE recruited hundreds of child soldiers.
Features: History and Great Chronicle: Different Perspectives
2022-01-23 19:30:00
“History begins when men begin to think of the...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during a surprise inspection visit to the Agrarian Development Department in Colombo recently.
Features: Two more years for the President
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Last week Parliamentarian Diana Gamage proposed...
T&C: Baroque Music and Johann Sebastian Bach
2022-01-23 19:30:00
As a result of the Italian Renaissance, the...
Sri Lankan under 19 cricketers celebrating a wicket at the West Indies match .
Sports: Sri Lanka confront Afghanistan in quarter final on Jan. 27
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Sri Lanka, who topped Group D, registering three...
The Captain of Akkaraipattu NNC Sports Club beat Royal Sports Club reciving the Trophy from Sainthamaruthu Hard Ball Cricket Association President M.H.A. Kaldeen
Sports: Akkaraipattu NNC SC limited over cricket champions
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Akkaraipattu NNC Sports Club beat Royal Sports...
Here the Marketing Manager of Ceylon Biscuits Ltd Romesh Jayathilleke (second from right) seen handing over the Sponsorship cheque to President MCA Nalin Wickramasinghe (Third from left) while from (extreme left) the Assistant Treasurer MCA and the Chairman Cricket Development Committee Sanjaya Wijesinghe and General Secretary MCA Tarindra Kaluperuma and Athula Wellagiriya, Trade Marketing Manager CBL (extreme right) look on at the MCA Grounds VIP Lounge on Friday. (PICTURE BY - HERBERT PERERA)
Sports: MCA ‘D’ Division tourney reaches knock out stage
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Here the Marketing Manager of Ceylon Biscuits Ltd...
The Super League Champions Blue Star with the cup and the champions cheque poses for a picture with the Sports Minister and President of the FSL
Sports: Lankan soccer stars honoured at Gala awards ceremony
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The historical colours night and the awards...
21km women top three winners with officials: From left : Major General Palitha Fernando, President, Sri Lanka Athletics; Prema Pinnawela, Secretary, Sri Lanka Athletics; Bandula Egodage, Vice President, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs; Jagath Wedage, Senior Vice President, Sales and Ruwan Welikala, Vice President, Ambient Dairy
Sports: Indians dominate Nestomalt marathon
2022-01-23 19:30:00
21km women top three winners with officials: From...
Sports: Chess Federation celebrates Golden Jubilee
2022-01-23 19:30:00
The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka ( CFSL) is...
A gallant performance by Black Square goal keeper to secure a high ball in their match against Moragasmulla
Sports: Last gasp goal helps Black Square draw game
2022-01-23 19:30:00
A goal on the brink of full time helped Black...
Sports: Nadal wins epic tie-break as Denis Shapovalov beats Alexander Zverev
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Rafael Nadal progressed to the Australian Open...
Champion HNB team with the Dialog trophy
Sports: HNB tame Air Force to win crown 49/47
2022-01-23 19:30:00
Hatton National Bank (HNB) led by Dharshika...
Obituaries: Obituaries
2022-01-23 19:30:00
DE ALWIS - MRS CELINE - Dearly beloved wife of...

Monday, January 24, 2022