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BusinessChairman of DHS Gems, Prof. Duminda De Silva receiving the award from Minister of Irrigation Chamal Rajapaksa Tags: Print EditionDHS Gems & Jewellery, a rising name in the gems and jewellery industry, reaffirmed its…

LocalTags: Sri LankaA special operation mounted by the Navy in international waters south of Sri Lanka recently, led to intercept a fishing vessel of foreign origin carrying about 250kg and 996g (including packages) of heroin with 06…

WorldA member of the Brooklyn Hospital Centre in New York helps a person who was just tested for COVID-19 put an object in a biohazard bag.Tags: Print EditionUS: New York’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have jumped by 70% since the U.S.…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe foreign fishing vessel held with heroin valued at over Rs. 2,509 million street value and six foreigners aboard were brought ashore to the Colombo Port yesterday (15) morning by the Navy. A special operation…

LocalTags: Sri LankapoliceThree Senior Superintendents of Police (SSP) were transferred with immediate effect based on service requirements, with the approval of the Public Service Commission . said the Sri Lanka Police.   Those…

WorldThe Earth’s magnetic field is generated in the very hot molten core of the planet.Tags: Print EditionUS: The ice shelf was cracking up. Surveys showed warm ocean water eroding its underbelly. Satellite imagery revealed long,…

BusinessTags: Print EditionShangri-La Group announced that Herve Duboscq will be taking on expanded responsibilities as General Manager of Shangri-La Colombo and One Galle Face in Sri Lanka. Timothy Wright will continue to oversee the…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations Kanni Wignarajah and a delegation from the UNDP met with the Minister of Justice M.U.M Ali Sabry, P.C at the Ministry of Justice this morning. The UNDP…

WorldTags: Print EditionHAITI: A petrol tanker truck exploded and killed at least 75 people in Haiti on Tuesday, after bystanders swarmed the vehicle to collect spilled fuel -- a precious commodity in a nation plagued by acute…

LocalTags: Print EditionFormer Minister and 1996 Cricket World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga yesterday expressed hope that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will be able to teach the few misguided individuals within the…