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The government grace period for non-payment of loans and interest installments on loans and leasing facilities obtained by travel service providers from banks and financial institutions will be extended up to December 2021, Tourism…
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Disciplinary action will be taken against any players, no matter how talented, for dishonouring the country they are representing, Sports and Youth Minister Namal Rajapaksa told Parliament yesterday (08). No matter how talented a…
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Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) stated that based on the assessments of the intelligence sources, no reports on terrorist activities or such related threats were reported. He was responding to an updated travel advisory…
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China was the top lender to Sri Lanka for the first four months of 2021, disbursing 514.9 million US dollars including a 500 million budget support loan, slightly down from an year earlier, official data shows. In the first four months of…
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Reiterating its commitment to expanding connectivity to every corner of the nation, Dialog Axiata PLC, the widest network in Sri Lanka, launched its 4,000th network tower in Thihawa village, Kurunegala, to further expand coverage to…
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Sri Lanka will repay a sovereign bond in 2020 and others as they fall due and there was no requirement for an International Monetary Fund bailout, State Minister for Money and Capital Markets Nivard Cabraal has said. “There is no question…
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Dilip Kumar, one of India's earliest and most famous actors, has died in Mumbai at the age of 98. A veritable legend, Kumar acted in more than 65 films over nearly five decades, playing roles that ranged from the iconic to the…
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Sri Lanka has issued gold and silver commemorative coins marking 100 years of China’s communist party and 65 years of diplomatic relations with the country. “The coins have been issued at the request of the Government of Sri Lanka as an…
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Sri Lanka has issued gold and silver commemorative coins marking 100 years of China’s communist party and 65 years of diplomatic relations with the country. “The coins have been issued at the request of the Government of Sri Lanka as an…
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Another 50,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning. The vaccines have been handed over to the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)…
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