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BusinessTags: Print EditionThe retail industry has been under tremendous pressure to deliver during the past one and a half years, mainly owing to closures and disruptions due to the pandemic. The situation has been exacerbated since…

LocalTags: Sri LankacoronavirusCOVID1918,535 people have received the Pfizer booster (third) dose on Wednesday.   In total 6,239,597 people have been administered the Booster dose since last October, said the Epidemiology Unit of the…

Inter Club Rugby League:SportsIndika WelagedaraAdeesha Weerathunga (Captain - Navy)-Sudarshana Muthuthanttri (Captain - CH and FC)Tags: Print EditionThe Navy Sports Club will once again go out as favourites as they have a slight edge…

BusinessHarsha Amarasekera, Chairman and Nanda Fernando, Managing DirectorTags: Print EditionSampath Bank reported profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 16.8 billion in FY 2021, up by 50.7% against Rs 11.2 billion recorded in 2020. Profit…

WorldTags: LandslidesBrazilRio de JaneiroSri LankaAt least 94 people have been killed in mudslides and floods that tore through a mountainous region of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state, local authorities said.   The disaster in the city…

SportsDhammika RatnaweeraMaheesh Teekshana who took 3 wickets in Canberra celebrating Tags: Print EditionAustralia having clinched the series with two matches to spare, are looking to make experiments with more replacements today (16)…

BusinessTags: Print EditionKuwait based carrier Jazeera Airways is looking at operating flights to commence operations to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA). MRIA is gazetted for all Nine Traffic Freedoms and capable of…

LocalTags: Sri LankaTechno ParkGalleTechnology ParkWork on the National Techno Park in Galle will be launched by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today.    This is the first technology park which is being constructed in Sri Lanka.    It is…

SportsText and pictures by PRIYAN DE SILVATags: Print EditionThe 26th edition of the Southern Eliyakanda Hill Climb, powered by Sri Lanka Telecom -MOBITEL is set to roar off at Browns Hill, Matara at 7am on Sunday. The Eliyakanda hill…

LocalCamelia NathanielTags: Print EditionMedia Spokesman of the Archdiocese of Colombo Rev.Father Jude Krishantha reported to the Criminal Investigation Department yesterday to record a statement. Rev.Krishantha had lodged a complaint…