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PoliticalAsela KURULUWANSATags: Print EditionOpposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says that the Ministry of Education’s decision to hold the GCE Advanced Level examination without fully covering the syllabus is causing an injustice to…

WorldTags: Print EditionTONGA: The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, but the massive ash cloud covering the tiny island nation of Tonga prevented surveillance flights from…

PoliticalKrishanthi VitaranaTags: Print EditionPower and Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said yesterday said although his ministry had informed both SriLankan Airlines and the CEB to make outstanding payments for fuel they had…

LocalTags: COVID19coronavirusSri Lanka38,410 people have received the Pfizer booster (third) dose on Sunday. In total 4,743,581 people have been administered the Booster dose since October, said the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of…

WorldThe relationship between the Coronavirus and human genetics is murky.Tags: Print EditionSWEDEN: The Omicron variant of coronavirus has infected a large number of people across the world. The numbers have been growing exponentially…

PoliticalSubashini SenanayakeTags: Print EditionPower and Energy Minister Gamini Lokuge said yesterday that his ministry was looking at alternative methods to acquire fuel needed for power generation to provide an uninterrupted power…

LocalTags: COVID19coronavirusSri LankaThe leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) former parliamentarian V. Anandasangaree has tested positive for COVID-19. Several of his close associates too have tested positive for the…

WorldTags: Print EditionFRANCE: The world's 10 wealthiest men doubled their fortunes during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic as poverty and inequality soared, a report said on Monday. Oxfam said the men's wealth jumped…

LocalTags: Print EditionLake House photojournalist Rukmal Gamage’s father U.G. Jayasinghe has passed away. His remains will be lying at the Jayaratne Funeral parlour, Borella for last respects today (Tuesday 18). The funeral will be…

LocalBY RAVI LADDUWAHETTYTags: Sri LankaVeteran Sri Lankan singer and musician Neela Wickramasinghe has passed away at the age of 71. She has passed away in the city of Milan, Italy. Wickramasinghe was recently appointed as the Consul…