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WorldA Taliban fighter being greeted by a man in Kunduz Province.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: In a surprising decree, the Taliban-led ministry of Vice and Virtue has ordered their forces against invading "people's privacy" and asked…

SportsDhammika RatnaweeraSusal de Silva the National champion receiving his award from CFSL President Luxman Wijesuriya at the awards ceremony held at Taj Samudra Hotel Tags: Print EditionSusal de Silva the promising chess player…

WorldFormer Afghan President Ashraf GhaniTags: Print EditionPAKISTAN: Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban closed in and denied an agreement was in the works for a…

SportsQuinton De KockTags: Print EditionSouth Africa wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock, 29, has retired from Test cricket to spend more time with his family. De Kock and wife Sasha are expecting their first child soon. "This is not a…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe commissioning of the St.Sebastian’s housing project for families affected by the Easter Sunday attacks on April 21, 2019 took place yesterday under the patronage of Colombo Auxiliary Bishop Rt. Rev.Anthony…

SportsDhammika RatnaweeraTags: Print EditionDiran Hamer of Royal College and Oneli Lehansa of Musaeus clinched open men's and women’ s titles at the Western Province Table Tennis Championship played at Bandaragama Indoor Stadium,…

LocalTags: Print EditionPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa attending religious observances being held at the historic Kataragama Sacred Area in view of the New Year, called on the Chief incumbent of the…

Four infected with Omicron identified so far in Sri LankaLocalTags: Sri LankaOmicroncoronavirusCOVID1941 persons infected with the Omicron variant have been identified in Sri Lanka.    "31.12.2021: We declare 41 new cases of Omicron…

UK meets vaccine booster targetPaediatric hospitalisations in US hit record highSouth Africa lifts night-time curfewWorldTags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusSWITZERLAND,UK,US,SOUTH AFRICA: Millions around the world braced Thursday…

LocalShiromi AbeysingheTags: Print EditionUnited National Party (UNP) Chairman Vajira Abeywardena said that if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not being approached, the government should reveal the alternative to solving…