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LocalTags: Print EditionLabour and Foreign Employment Minister and Co-Cabinet Spokesman Manusha Nanayakkara said a Circular for public servants to apply for foreign employment will be issued soon. The Minister was addressing a media…

LocalSandasen Marasinghe and Camelia NathanielTags: Print EditionSpeaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday said that the steps have already been taken to increase the prices of the meal for the Parliamentary staff. Making an…

LocalTags: Print EditionLong queues snaked around gas and fuel stations in Colombo and several other parts of the country yesterday as another shortage of the two essential items loomed large. Picture by Sulochana Gamage Tuesday, June…

Gang rivalry between drug smugglers leads to latest killingLocalLahiru FernandoTags: Print EditionSix shootings were reported from several parts of the country in the past 7 days. The Police said a 25-year-old youth was killed in a…

LocalNuwan KodikaraTags: Print EditionNational Freedom Front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa on Sunday said Sri Lanka antagonizing Russia due to the grounding of the Aeroflot flight in Colombo will impact adversely in Sri Lanka’s quest…

LocalNelka MedegederaTags: Print EditionMany innocent lives were lost in the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks due to the negligent and irresponsible actions of the authorities including the former President, former Director of State…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe first batch of Chinese emergency humanitarian medicine aid arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport on Friday night.China fully relates to the difficulties and challenges faced by Sri Lanka and will…

LocalT.K.G.KapilaKatunayake Corr.The smuggled currency.Tags: Print EditionAn Indian national was arrested by the Katunayake Airport security officials yesterday morning for attempting to smuggle foreign currency worth more than Rs.48…

LocalAsela KURULUWANSATags: Print EditionThe forthcoming Maha Season should be a resounding success to save the country from the impending food crisis and for that a proper programme should be implemented to provide the required 80,000…

LocalTags: Print EditionAn Aeroflot Airlines Airbus A330-300 which arrived from Moscow yesterday morning (June 5) departed from BIA the same day carrying nearly 300 passengers to Russia. About 191 passengers were from the SU 289 flight…