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Sumeda Jagath Ranasinghe is a Sri Lankan javelin thrower, who participated in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was born in Galigamuwa, Kobbewela and qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games by producing a fine…
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A Fundamental Rights petition seeking an Interim Order prohibiting the Treasury Secretary from selling, leasing, or alienating state properties vested in Selendiva Investments Limited Company or any of its subsidiaries was yesterday…
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Four persons including the father of a 13-year-old girl have been arrested over sexually abusing the girl. Police Media Spokesperson Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said arrests have been made for sexually abusing an underaged girl by 10…
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Politicians and medical experts in Australia are trading blame for a slow vaccine rollout as the country struggles to contain a coronavirus outbreak in Sydney, its biggest city. Only about 9.5 percent of Australia’s population of…
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A shipment of 500,000 Covid vaccine doses from the United States arrived in Haiti on Wednesday, the first shots to reach a nation thrown into turmoil after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The donation is part of the…
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A Korean palm oil giant has been rejected from the world’s leading green certification body in the wake of a BBC investigation. The BBC had earlier found evidence that the Korindo group had been buying up swathes of Asia’s largest…
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Member of the Monetary Board Ranee Jayamaha notes that the economy grew at 4.3% in the first quarter of 2021 and expects the growth to reach closer to 5% at the end of the year. Jayamaha noted that Sri Lanka remains committed to…
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IME International, a subsidiary of IME Korea Group donated 24,000 Low Dead Volume (LDV) Syringes to the Ministry of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Minister, Honorable Professor Channa Jayasumana on the 13th…
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Tea export revenue in June increased to Rs. 24.76 billion showing an increase of Rs. 3.39 billion compared to Rs. 21.37 billion as against June 2020. Tea Exports for the month of June 2021 totaled 26.99 M/kgs, showing an increase…
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China’s exports accelerate, outbound shipments increase 32.2% China’s imports and exports posted stronger-than-expected growth in June as global demand for Chinese goods remained solid and sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks in the country’s…
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