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The Bourse ended the week on a positive note this week with ASPI increasing by 236.59 points (or 2.51%) to close at 9,678.89 points, while the S&P SL20 Index also increased by 73.59 points (or 2.08%) to close at 3,613.14 points.…
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The price of a 12.5 Kg domestic cylinder of Litro Liquid Petroleum (LP) Gas was increased by Rs.1,257 with effect from last night. The new price will be Rs.2,750 per 12.5 Kg cylinder, Litro stated. The prices of other cylinder sizes…
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Chilaw Bishop Rt.Rev.Valence Mendis has been appointed as the Bishop of Kandy and will simultaneously function as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Chilaw. This appointment was made by Pope Francis on October 9…
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Production,Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals State Minister Prof.Channa Jayasumana said the risk of spreading COVID-19 has not died down despite the reduction in the number of deaths. He said the vaccination programme in…
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The headline ‘Writ Petition filed by former SP Governor dismissed’ that appeared on page 2 of the Daily News of Saturday, October 9, 2021 is incorrect and should be corrected as ‘AG requests dismissal of Writ Petition’. In this case,…
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The United States will accept the use by international visitors of COVID-19 vaccines authorized by U.S. regulators or the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late on Friday. On Sept. 20,…
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Two Extraordinary Gazette notifications have been issued removing price control of milk powder, wheat flour, cement and LP Gas.
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A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz has killed at least 50 people, officials say, in the deadliest assault since US forces left. Bodies were seen scattered inside the Said Abad mosque, used by the…
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The body of a Sri Lankan citizen was found near the Belarus-Lithuania border, Belarus 1 TV channel informed, BelTA has learned. The man's body was found on 5 October in the shrubs 500 meters from the state border with Lithuania.…
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The Milk Powder Importers' Association has announced the new prices of imported powdered milk. The price of a kilogram of milk powder will be increased by Rs. 250.00 while a 400 gram packet of milk powder will be increased by Rs.…
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