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Stan Lee and Jack Kirby - when teamed up to launch Marvel Comics - had thought of not only male superheroes but also of female ones. The curvaceous and ferocious female superheroes, thus from the inception have added immense value to…
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Moratuwa Police arrested a woman who had withdrawn over Rs. 130,000 using an ATM card of a businessman recently. The suspect (43) is a resident of Wilegoda, Kalutara North, Police said. A businessman of Moratuwa had lodged a…
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Residents in regions of Germany and Belgium worst-affected by recent floods have begun the huge task of clearing their neighbourhoods, as the waters start to recede.The scale of the damage is becoming clear, as rescue crews continue to…
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The last time Aris Suharyanto saw his wife was through a hospital window. He never got to meet their newborn baby. When Suharyanto’s pregnant wife Rina Ismawati and two of their three children fell ill last month, he initially…
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The government has given priority to taking necessary steps to open up the country, said Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa at Temple Trees. “This will help to provide relief to the people and in addition through proper economic…
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Construction of the second multi-storey car park, which is a joint project of both the public and private sector, near the Gold Center in Colombo 11 commenced under the patronage of Minister of Urban Development, Coast Conservation,…
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Fitch Ratings has affirmed the National Long-Term Rating of People’s Bank (Sri Lanka) (PB) at ‘AA-(lka)’. The Outlook is Stable. National Long-Term Rating is driven by its intrinsic credit strength. It balances a superior…
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The Tourism industry was upbeat about the revival of the industry by the end of September following Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga’s assurances in that direction. This follows Ranatunga’s assurances to the industry of a…
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has published a special publication on the history of currency used in Sri Lanka, titled “The 70 Year Journey of Currency Issue and Management” co-authored by Retired CBSL Director Communications…
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The C-19 vaccination program for the Tourism sector which began from Hambantota last week was administered in Sigiriya using the American Moderna vaccine that was recently brought to Sri Lanka under the World Health Organization COVAX…
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