2021

Balangoda Magistrate Jayaruwan Dissanayake yesterday imposed a fine of Rs 10,800 on the couple who pleaded guilty for making a pornographic video at Pahanthudawa in Balangoda. They were also sentenced to three months imprisonment…
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US: US President Biden signed into law Thursday evening a short-term funding bill that will keep the Federal Government open through early December and avert a shutdown just hours before the funding was ready to expire. The…
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UK:British gas stations are still seeing unprecedented demand with more than a quarter of pumps still dry as the fuel crisis cut road traffic volumes to the lowest level since the COVID-19 lockdowns ended two months ago. In a…
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KOREA: North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile on Thursday, state media KCNA reported, the latest in a recent series of weapons tests that has come as denuclearisation talks with the United States have been in…
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AUSTRALIA: Australia’s Victoria state on Thursday reported a jump of more than 50% in daily COVID-19 cases, which authorities largely blame on Australian Rules Football parties last weekend that breached pandemic regulations.State…
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UN: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging unified regional and international action to prevent the crisis in Myanmar from becoming a large-scale conflict and multi-faceted “catastrophe” in the heart of Southeast…
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AFGHANISTAN: Thousands of Afghans trying to escape the misery at home have flocked to their country’s southern border with Pakistan, but their attempts to get across have been stopped by the Taliban. Zakariullah, sitting on a…
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SWITZERLAND: A senior economist at the World Trade Organization (WTO) has told Xinhua that the country has been a growth driver for the world during the COVID-19 crisis, as the global trade watchdog’s figures have confirmed the…
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The SLIM Research Bureau (SRB), the newly formed research arm of SLIM, recently launched the first issue of the second volume of the South Asian Journal of Marketing (SAJM) together with the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka and…
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Sarvodaya Development Finance further strengthened its leadership ranks with the appointment of high net-worth investor on Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) S.N. Senthilverl as a non-executive, non-independent Director, to the Board of…
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