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Target of 80% of domestic requirementMore foreign investments to create jobs – Finance MinisterBusinessDinesh PereraBritish High Commissioner Sarah Hulton, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, and Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella declaring…

372 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 525,560, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

Czech Republic, Slovakia see record cases Germany to expedite booster shots, Austria tightens travel restrictionsIreland’s hospital system reaching full capacity WorldPeople wearing face masks pass by posters reminding precautions against…

BusinessThe panellists with moderator Dr. Rohantha Athukorale. Picture by Rukmal GamageTags: Print EditionSri Lanka has secured USD 770 million of investments for 2021 so far and out of this 400 million are Foreign Direct Investments.…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inspected the Organic Fertilizer Packaging Centres at Oyamaduwa andbSenanayake Mawatha in Anuradhapura managed by the Land Reform Commission yesterday. The Land Reform Commission produces organic…

WorldSchool meals provide essential safety nets for poor children and their families.Tags: Print EditionUN: Over 60 Governments and 50 U.N. agencies and organizations have joined forces to press for the restoration of school lunches…

BusinessTags: Print EditionSamsung, one of Sri Lanka’s leading Consumer Electronics Brand, announced the launch of their seasonal campaign ‘Upgrade Festival’, Sri Lanka’s largest Home Upgrade Festival. Giving back to its consumers this…

15 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information

WorldA farmer in the Canadian Province of British Columbia scrambles to save his head of cattle. During the floods a flotilla from motorboats, canoes, dinghies and jet-skis helmed by farmers drove to escape some trapped cows from frigid…

BusinessSome of the early winners of the ‘Double Cash’ remittance promotion conducted by the Bank.Tags: Print EditionSixteen recipients of Western Union and MoneyGram remittances who collected their funds from a branch of Commercial…