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LocalSaudi Arabia's new Ambassador to Sri Lanka Khalid bin Hamoud Nasser Aldasam Alkahtani paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday.Tags: Print EditionPrime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena requested the new…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe External Affairs Ministry is trying to ascertain whether seven persons who were said to be rescued by Ukrainian Forces are Sri Lankans or not.  “Parents should have reached out to us by now if they are Sri…

LocalPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe and First Lady Prof. Maithree Wickremesinghe and Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in UK Saroja Sirisena together with several dignitories pay their last respects to the Queen at the Westminster Abbey…

One officer interdicted, another transferred outSold more than 132,000 liters of dieselLocalRanjith RajapaksaHatton Corr.Tags: Print EditionMilco Chairman Renuka Perera said that he will file a complaint with the Criminal…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe death occurred on Friday of veteran journalist, writer and literary critic Kailayar Sellanainar Sivakumaran, more popularly known as K.S. Sivakumaran (86), a regular contributor to the Sunday Observer and…

LocalBuddhika ImbulanaTags: Print EditionThe prices of many types of fish in the Peliyagoda fish market have decreased in the last few days. The bulk price of 1,000 rupees per kilogramme for tuna has come down to 500 rupees, Mackerel…

LocalAnura PremalalTags: Print EditionAccording to the Joint Apparel Association Forum the apparel export income had reached 522.14 million US dollars as of July this year. In July of last year, the income was 425.75 million US…

LocalTags: Print EditionA cheque of USD 500,000 (Around Rs.180 million) was handed over to President Ranil Wickremesinghe by Sri Lanka Cricket to buy medicines for the Maharagama Apeksha Hospital.   The donation was made on Friday…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Colombo International Book Fair 2022 which began yesterday at the BMICH for the 25rd time in succession drew large crowds. The book fair organised by the Sri Lanka Book Publishers Association will be opened…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe funeral of veteran journalist Ravi Ladduwahetty will be held at 2.30 pm today (17) at Borella Cemetery new crematorium. His remains lie at Lotus Parlour of Jayaratne Funeral Directors, Borella. Ravi…