2021

1,605 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 411,233, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed
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A foreign multi-day trawler carrying a stock of heroin had been taken into the custody along with 9 foreign suspects on seas south of Batticaloa during a joint operation carried out by the Sri Lanka Navy and Police, said the Police…
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Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga appealed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for a Special Presidential Pardon for former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who is currently serving a jail term. In her letter, she…
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The State Minister of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal in an interview with BBC said that there was no food crisis in Sri Lanka to come out from. "Like other countries of the world Sri…
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President's Media Spokesman Kingsly Rathnayaka today announced regarding the misconceptions about rice mill owners, rice traders and the rice shortage. Below is an excerpt of President's Media Spokesman Kingsly Rathnayaka's…
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced that by-elections for seven vacant Rajya Sabha seats will be held on October 4. According to the notification issued by the poll panel, there are two seats vacant in…
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157 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information
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The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre today issued an advisory for high waves and coastal inundation. According to the advisory, "there is a possibility that near shore sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to…
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A total of 2,802 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka today, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 483,280 and 411,233 of them have made…
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The Colombo bourse reversed its direction yesterday gaining over 200 points with the appetite of local retail and high net worth investors. Hence the All Share Price Index increased by 222.2 points (+2.5%) to close at 8,986.4…
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