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Law & OrderSivam Packiyanathan Batticaloa Special CorrespondentTags: Print EditionIn accordance with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s National Policy Framework, “Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour” and programme to open four more…

WorldFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces their new name, Meta, during a virtual event on Thursday.Tags: Print EditionUS: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its…

WorldUN workers in Africa.Tags: Print EditionUN: Acts of violence and safety-related incidents claimed the lives of 28 UN civilian personnel in 2020 and the first six months of 2021, according to a report released on Wednesday. Of the…

WorldTags: FaceBookMetaFacebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand. The company said it would better "encompass" what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality…

WorldPictures provided by the North Korean government show Kim Jong-un at a meeting in Pyongyang on February 15 and (Right) on June 15. Tags: Print EditionKOREA: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has recently lost about 20kg, but remains…

The Husma Dena Thuru National Tree Planting Program has been launched by the Ministry of Environment to increase the number of trees throughout the country. Accordingly, more than 1.5 million saplings have been planted so far…

WorldA woman with a baby wearing a mask as a preventive measure against COVID-19. Tags: Print EditionZAMBIA: A massive $32.1 billion of funding to help women, newborns, children, and adolescents has been pledged to restore essential…

The Auditor General's Report for the year 2020 was presented to the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena by the Auditor General Mr. W.P.C. Wickramaratne yesterday at the Speaker's Office. Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Dhammika…

WorldA health worker prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.Tags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: African health officials and the United Nations are warning of a looming shortage of up to 2 billion syringes for mainly low- and middle-income…

302 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 512,165, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed