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Kumudu Priyanka the only women’s Paralympic athlete of the Sri Lanka team this time finished in ninth place at long jump receiving cash award from Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa. Sports Ministry Secretary Anuradha Wijekoon, Sports…
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The Wattala Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered to remand the four Lak Sathosa officers who were arrested on Monday on charges of aiding and abetting in the alleged garlic fraud at Lak Sathosa, till October 14. The Assistant…
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An oil spill involving a deteriorating tanker moored off the coast of Yemen could potentially disrupt food and water supplies for millions of people in the conflict-ridden country, as well as further afield, in an environmental…
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The United Kingdom government’s early response to COVID-19 and the delay in imposing a lockdown early last year was “one of the most important public health failures” in the country’s history and cost thousands of lives, a damning…
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An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-senator Joe Biden from the harsh Afghanistan countryside has managed to leave the region with his family. In 2008, a blizzard forced a military helicopter carrying Biden and other US…
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Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister has appealed to the world for good relations but avoided making firm commitments on girls’ education, despite international demands to allow all Afghan children to go back to school. Almost…
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order banning all organisations, including private companies, from enforcing vaccinations in the state. Mr Abbott, a Republican, has been one of the most vocal US leaders opposed…
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The final session at the upcoming Sri Lanka Retailers Forum 2021 will be an experience sharing panel discussion on how brick and motor stores and digital businesses have adapted to disruption brought about by the pandemic. The session…
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The GS1 Lanka, the global language used by businesses to interact with both local and international stakeholders appointed Chandraratne Vithanage, Senior Assistant Secretary General of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce as the new Chairman…
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The Sri Lanka - Singapore Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, in association with KPMG Sri Lanka as the Knowledge Partner, successfully concluded a Webinar on “Real Estate Investment Opportunities in Sri Lanka” recently…
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