2021

UN: As much as 97 per cent of Afghanistan’s population is at risk of sinking below the poverty line unless a response to the country’s political and economic crises is urgently launched, according to a rapid appraisal released by the…
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SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for an extension of a global moratorium on Covid-19 booster doses, with an aim to enable every country to vaccinate at least 40 per cent of its population. “A month ago,…
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CHINA: China will donate 100 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries by the end of 2021, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday. Speaking at the 13th BRICS summit via video link, Xi Jinping said China has…
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Tokyo 2020 Paralympics F46 Javelin Gold Medallist Dinesh Priyantha Herath was accorded a civic reception by the people of Kagama, Anuradhapura yesterday. Here he is being escorted to the venue of the reception by Lands Minister S.M.…
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Sri Lankan Embassy and Italian officials welcome Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Mrs. Shiranthi Rajapaksa at the Guglielmo Marconi International Airport in Bologna, Italy yesterday, at the start of the Prime Minister’s official…
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Opposition and Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa referring to the Government’s decision to appoint Monitoring MP’s to observe the development activities done by Ministers, said it is unethical at this crucial moment…
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All economic centres islandwide were open yesterday. Trading at the economic centres commenced at 4.00 a.m. for wholesale trading only despite the quarantine curfew being in effect. The decision to open these economic centres was…
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The Pharmaceutical production supply and Regulation Ministry has given top priority for enhancing local drugs production, on the instructions of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The President has drawn the attention of the relevant…
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Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education to deploy 10 Education Channels which are provided absolutely free over Dialog Television and in ViU…
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637 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 67,979 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…
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