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WorldBuddhist monks are revered in Myanmar and temples are considered safe havens.Tags: Print EditionMYANMAR: Hundreds of Buddhist monks fled two major towns in Myanmar, a witness said on Sunday, among thousands recently displaced by…

PoliticalTags: Print EditionJVP Political Bureau member Sunil Handunnetti says his party is seeking power from the people not to plunder public money but to establish a people friendly ruling system. Addressing a public event in…

WorldTags: Print EditionKOREA: North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles Monday, Seoul said, its fourth weapons test this month as Pyongyang flexes its military muscle while ignoring offers of talks from the United States.…

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…