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LocalTags: Print EditionTransport Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said that a National Action Plan has been prepared to reduce the increasing number of road accidents in Sri Lanka. The Minister was speaking at a function by the…

LocalTags: Sri LankaP. M. Chaminda  who works in the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau has introduced a new method of planting trees in barren lands at low cost. An exhibition of plants prepared by him was held at the Ministry of…

WorldAfter being crowned emperor, Napoleon is believed to have presented the sword to general Jean-Andoche Junot, but the General's wife later was forced to sell it to pay off debts.Tags: Print EditionUS: The dress sword carried…

PoliticalTags: Print EditionThe Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) yesterday suggested that it would be appropriate to hold the Provincial Council elections expeditiously, under the former electoral system limited to this particular…

LocalTags: CHRISTMASSri LankaThe issuance of commemorative stamp to mark the Christmas was held under the patronage of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees yesterday. Mass Media Minister Dullas Alahapperuma presented the…

WorldFire brigades and Policemen work at the site of a bomb explosion close to the main railway station in Munich on Wednesday. Tags: Print EditionGERMANY: Four people were injured when an old aircraft bomb exploded at a bridge near…

LocalTags: Sri LankaForeign Minister G.L. Peiris hosted a working dinner for the Heads of Mission of Islamic States in Colombo on 30 November. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa also joined the occasion as Guest of Honour. The Minister…

WorldA vendor sells food items along a road in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Monday. Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: Afghanistan's GDP could contract 20 per cent within a year, the UN predicted in a new report on Wednesday (Dec 1), saying…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Transport Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said that a National Action Plan has been prepared to reduce the increasing number of road accidents in Sri Lanka. The Minister was speaking at a function organized by…

EU Chief calls for debate on making jabs mandatoryWorldTags: Print EditionSOUTH AFRICA: The Omicron coronavirus variant detected in southern Africa could be the most likely candidate to displace the highly contagious Delta variant, the…