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Law & OrderShavini MadharaTags: Print EditionUnderworld figure Janith Madusanka Silva alias ‘Podi Lassi’ who was arrested on charges of peddling drugs, was further remanded till January 4 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Buddhika Ragala…

BusinessTags: Print EditionInvestor Relations Unit (IRU) of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) facilitated Sri Lanka’s first ‘The Cable Car Project’, an initiative by the Outdoor Engineering Lanka PVT Ltd. The project will…

LocalTags: Sri LankaIndiaThe Tamil Nadu government, which is keen on resolving the long-standing conflict in the Palk Bay, has been asked by the External Affairs Ministry to submit a list of probable participants from the fishing…

BusinessTags: Print EditionSri Lanka’s City of Gems Ratnapura after few months after unwitting construction workers discovered the world’s largest star sapphire cluster in a backyard, a Sri Lankan gem company has shown off one of the…

First Capital Research – Equity Strategy December -2021 says:BusinessTags: Print EditionWhether Sri Lanka goes through an IMF Program or not, the Government may have to revise its tax rates in the order to improve the government…

WorldTags: Sri LankaWHOCOVID19coronavirusThe World Health Organization has urged people to cancel some of their holiday plans to protect public health, as the Omicron variant spreads globally. "An event cancelled is better than a life…

WorldPope Francis congregating with the faithful.Tags: Print EditionITALY: Pope Francis has said that men who commit violence against women engage in something that is “almost satanic”. He made the comment, some of the strongest…

BusinessTags: Print EditionColombo International Container Terminals (CICT) is ending 2021 on a high note, celebrating its milestone 10th anniversary in Sri Lanka on December 22 and reaching the milestone of 3 million teus within a…

LocalIshara MudugamuwaTags: Sri LankaThe Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal by the Tourism Minister to extend the grace period for tourist accommodation providers for two years from March 1, 2021, for the payment of electricity…

WorldWHO Chief Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: As the COVID-19 pandemic continue to wreak havoc across the world after the emergence of new variants, the World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom…