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When the first lockdown was imposed in March 2020, Nayani’s financial woes worsened overnight. Struggling with partial loss of sight and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) the 36-year-old’s meagre savings evaporated like smoke from the…
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368 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 50,749 suspects have been arrested for not…
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Two were arrested with 13kg of heroin by the Special Task Force (STF) at Wolfendal Street in Colombo with an estimated value is worth over Rs.130 million, said the Police Spokesperson Senior DIG Ajith Rohana. Investigations have…
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4,893 persons were undergoing quarantine at 75 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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Four more animals have contracted the COVID-19 virus at the Dehiwala Zoological Garden, said the Wildlife Protection State Minister Wimalaweera Dissanayake. Reportedly, two orangutans and two chimpanzees have infected with COVID…
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Thailand has expanded COVID-19 restrictions that include stay-at-home orders and a night-time curfew to three more provinces as the number of daily infections soared to a record high for a third consecutive day. An announcement…
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent her beautiful gift of Bangladeshi mangoes as a goodwill gesture to Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, stated the Dhaka Tribune. Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri…
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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games organisers further strengthened their safety controls by adding a new regulation of a three-day bio-bubble from the date athletes arrive in Japan. Chef-de-Mission of the Sri Lanka contingent Gamini…
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West Indies batsman Evin Lewis blasted 79 runs off 34 balls as the Twenty20 World champions defeated Australia by 16 runs in the fifth game in St. Lucia on Saturday to win the series 4-1. Chasing 200 to win, Australia made a…
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Shakib Al Hasan’s unbeaten 96 helped Bangladesh recover from precarious positions, twice, to eke out a narrow three-wicket win over Zimbabwe in a last-over thriller at Harare as the visitors clinched the ODI series 2-0 with a game to…
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