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Compelled by steep rise in international crude pricesBusinessLIOC MD, Manoj GuptaTags: Print EditionLIOC has increased its Retail Selling Prices for Diesel by Rs 15/Ltr and Petrol by Rs 20/Ltrw.e.f. today due to a significant rise in…
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Only brand to win for 5 consecutive yearsBusinessTags: Print EditionMunchee, the flagship brand of Ceylon Biscuits Ltd. (CBL) clinched the prestigious ‘Brand of the Year’ title at the SLIM Brand Excellence Awards 2021 held recently at…
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LocalLahiru FernandoFire Brigade personnel at the scene. Picture by Ranjith AsankaTags: Print EditionA fire had broken out in a vehicle spare parts store in Jampettah Street in Colombo. The fire caused damage to the adjacent buildings…
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LocalC.Mahagama and Asela KuruluwansaTags: Print EditionA couple was found dead inside a hotel room in Nuwara Eliya yesterday and police suspect it was due to Carbon Monoxide poisoning as the couple had taken the barbecue grill to…
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LocalSandya KarunaratneTags: Print EditionThe strike by nurses and paramedics will resume on March 2 and 3, Federation of Health Professionals Convener Ravi Kumudesh said yesterday (27). He attributed the strike to the failure of…
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LocalTags: Print EditionTourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said the government is considering extending the visas of Ukrainian tourists who are unable to travel to their home country due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. He…
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Law & OrderRuwantha NithulgaspitiyaTags: Print EditionPolice Special Task Force (STF) officers have arrested a key follower of 'Kudu Roshan', a prominent drug gang leader and drug trafficker, who distributes narcotics in the…
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LocalTags: COVID19coronavirusSri Lanka249 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 608,475, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed Saturday, February 26, 2022 - 17:34…
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LocalTags: COVID19coronavirusSri Lanka68,410 people have received the Pfizer booster (third) dose on Thursday. In total 6,952,661 people have been administered the Booster dose since October, said the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry…
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WorldTags: UkraineRussiaUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 137 civilians and military personnel have been killed so far in the Russian invasion of his country.   He calls them “heroes” in a video address released early Friday…
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