2021

Oarsman Mahesh Jayakody will be Sri Lanka’s first Para Athlete to be seen in action at the 16th Tokyo Games in Japan tomorrow. Jayakody has already created history as the first yachtsman to represent Sri Lanka at the Para Games and he…
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Sri Lanka’s white-ball Captain Dasun Shanaka hopes that the national players will carry the same momentum into the limited overs series against South Africa after most of the key players showed excellent form during the SLC…
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The Navy recovered 1,377 Kg of dried turmeric which was being smuggled into the country during special operations conducted at the beach of Arippu in Mannar and the Kalpitiya Lagoon area on August 22, 23, 24. The SLNS…
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639 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. 57,435 suspects have been arrested since October 30, last year for not wearing face masks…
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The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the import of 300,000 liters of medical oxygen weekly instead of import 120,000 liters of oxygen monthly in order to unable the adequate consignments of oxygen could be stored in the…
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Former Minister Mangala Samaraweera has passed away at a private hospital due to COVID-19.
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The Prime Minister as the Minister of Economic Policies and Plan Implementation submitted a report including the following information on the vehicles belong to government establishments for the attention of the Cabinet of Ministers.…
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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved issuing tourist visa licenses valid for 180 days for tourists visiting Sri Lanka. The approval will be granted for tourists requesting visas application process through the ‘Online Electronic…
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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved to implement the proposed project to reconstruct the Samanalawewa Reservoir Dam. Constructions of 120 MW Samanalawewa Power Project commenced in 1986 and the reservoir filled for the first…
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The Sri Lanka Air Force handed over a Heated Humidified Oxygen Therapy Unit (HHOT) to District General Hospital in Kalutara yesterday. The handing over was done by the Commanding Officer of SLAF Station Katukurunda, Air Commodore…
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