2021

Sri Lankan corporates could face rating pressure should the government further restrict imports amid weakening external finances, Fitch Ratings says in a new report. Fitch expects corporates that import finished goods in sectors…
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A delegation from Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) led by Justin Zhang, General Manager - Port Investment Services, recently visited Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to China, Dr Palitha Kohona in Beijing to discuss the promotion of…
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a condolence message on the death of Capital Maharaja Group Chairman R. Rajamahendran yesterday said that the late Mahendran pioneered the modernization of television and radio in Sri Lanka.…
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121 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana. The DIG stated that, so far 51,859 suspects have been arrested for not…
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The National Operation Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 had identified 1,815 positive cases by this morning. The majority positive cases were detected from the Gampaha district (438 cases)
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The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today permitted the police to detain and question former MP Rishad Bathiudeen’s wife, Father-in-law and the broker for 48 hours. They were arrested by the police in Chillaw, yesterday. Related…
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3,944 persons were undergoing quarantine at 64 hotels and tri service-managed Quarantine Centres as at this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19.
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The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says water supply to several areas in Wattala will be suspended for 24-hours from 10am on Monday (July 26). The areas that will be affected by this are, part of Wattala-Negombo Road,…
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The wife of former minister Rishad Bathiudeen and two others have been arrested over the death of a 16-year-old domestic worker The Police Spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana said that the father in law of the former minister and the…
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Nearly two-thirds of global drowning deaths occur in the Asia Pacific, said a World Health Organization (WHO) report. WHO on Friday launched its first Regional Status Report on Drowning Prevention in the South-East Asia and Western…
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