2022

LocalTags: Print EditionSeveral representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday morning. The IMF delegation comprised Asia Pacific Department Director…
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LocalIshara MudugamuwaTags: Print EditionThe Cabinet of Ministers has granted consent to revise train fares.Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama said train fares were not increased in the recent past with the diesel price hike. “The…
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BusinessTags: Print Edition14th March 2022, Colombo: Eric Rajapakse Opticians, Sri Lanka’s leading eyecare specialist with over 100 years of expertise, is using World Glaucoma Week 2022 to create awareness about the eye disease that is…
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LocalTags: Sri LankaScholarshipGrade 5ExaminationGrade 5 scholarship cut off marks were released by the Education Department. The cut off marks are as follows: Monday, March 14, 2022 - 09:58
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LocalTags: Sri LankaEnvironment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday (13) instructed the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau to temporarily suspend the issuance of inland sand mining permits.   The Minister said that there were reports…
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LocalTags: COVID19coronavirusSri Lanka4,933 people have received the Pfizer booster (third) dose on Sunday.   In total 7,570,290 people have been administered the Booster dose since October, said the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry…
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LocalTags: Sri LankaThirty-nine youth were arrested yesterday with drugs by the Wennappuwa Police after raiding a Facebook party held at a hotel in Waikkal Area.   A team of officers from the Kandy Divisional Anti-Corruption Unit of…
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LocalTags: Sri LankaUSS FITZGERALD (DDG 62), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the US Navy, arrived at the port of Trincomalee yesterday. Sri Lanka Navy welcomed the visiting ship in compliance with naval tradition.   The 160m long…
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WorldTags: ObamaBarack ObamaCOVID19coronavirusSri LankaFormer US President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19.   "I've had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise," he said…
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LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Ministerial Consultative Committee on Foreign, which met on the 11th, agreed to present the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Bill to Parliament for the second reading. The agreement…
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