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The Anglican Church yesterday questioned the government as to why blanket prohibition retains on the opening of churches and places of religious observances while permitting schools, clubs, gyms and restaurants and cinemas to open…

All the MPs who participated in the Samagi Jana Balawega (SJB) protest in Colombo recently should be subjected to a PCR test, the Minister of Tourism and Aviation Prasanna Ranatunga said in Parliament today (19). The Minister…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionThe Colombo Commercial High Court yesterday extended the enjoining order issued against Qingdao Seawin Biotech Chinese Company, its local agent Chelina Capital Corporation and the…

An alms giving was held yesterday (19) in front of the Sanda Hiru Seya to the Maha Sangha who arrived from many areas of the country. The Maha Sangha included the Anu Nayaka Theras of the Tri-Nikayas. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa with…

Sri Lanka has reported another sub-lineage of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, said the Director of the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit of Sri Jayewardenepura University Dr. Chandima Jeewandara. He said that, in…

WorldHaitian President Jovenel Moïse (L) was shot 12 times.Tags: Print EditionHAITI: A suspect in the July assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise died while being transferred to a hospital from pretrial detention after…

Gampaha District MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said that he declares as a war hero himself that the arrest of Intelligence Officers in the “Millennium City” incident is not an illegal act. He said that the possession of weapons…

SportsTags: AB de VilliersCricketsportsAB de Villiers has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on Friday (November 19). This ends his association with the Royal Challengers Bangalore, which lasted for 10 seasons since…

WorldPeople pass a closed restaurant during a nationwide restaurant strike to protest COVID-19-related fines in Athens, Greece on Tuesda.Tags: Print EditionGREECE: Greece on Thursday ordered private sector doctors in five regions in…

The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) disclosed that 214 employees recruited in 2018 for the project of issuing one million deeds by the Land Reforms Commission (LRC) have been confirmed without the permission of the Department of…