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The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay called on the new Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris after his assumption of duties. Foreign Minister Peiris expressed appreciation and continuous support being provided by India…
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New Zealand is set to stay in COVID-19 lockdown until at least midnight Friday, New Zealand Herald reported without giving the source of the information. Auckland, which is the epicentre of the latest Delta variant outbreak, may…
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa paid homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic at Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy and obtained blessings last evening. The President was warmly welcomed by the custodian of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic,…
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Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne this morning took time off to visit the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Shakti and Sri Lanka Naval Ship (SLNS) Shakthi that arrived in Colombo with freight of medical-grade oxygen.…
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Another one million doses of the Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine are scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow (24), State Minister of Production, Supply, and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof Channa Jayasumana confirmed.
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Inability to import coal would mean an energy crisis in the future, which could worsen the current fuel and electricity crisis in the country, Parliamentarian Champika Ranawaka said. He added that the country will have to face a…
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Former minister Rishad Bathiudeen has been named as the fifth suspect over the death of 16-year-old girl who was employed as a domestic aide in Minister’s residence. Meanwhile, the Parliamentarian’s wife, father-in-law,…
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The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to donate their salaries for the month of August to the COVID-19 fund.
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UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara pointed out that Rs.2,000 is insufficient for a family to survive for 10 days of the Quarantine Curfew in view of the skyrocketing prices of essential goods. He said that the amount of…
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194 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information
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