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A day to remember

EntertainmentTags: Print EditionThe Russian Centre in Colombo along with the Public Library Colombo organized a children’s activity on December 8 at the Russian Centre premises. Children from the nurseries maintained by the Colombo…

Guththila Strategic Solutions celebrate 18 glorious years

BusinessTags: Print EditionGuththila Strategic Solutions has carved a distinctive niche in the industry for its single-minded pursuit of excellence in advertising: infusing a realistic, practical, grassroots-oriented approach to…

Two more Indian fishing trawlers intercepted

LocalTags: Sri LankaSri Lanka Navy managed to take hold of 02 more Indian fishing trawlers with 12 Indian fishermen while poaching in Sri Lankan waters, during a special operation mounted in seas south of Mannar, today (19th December…

Superman comic bought for 10 cents in 1939 fetches $2.6 million at auction

WorldThe Superman #1 issue was sold online Tags: Print EditionINDIA: A rare copy of a Superman #1 comic book was sold for $2.6 million (roughly ₹ 19.76 crores) at an auction through ComicConnect, an online auction house. Thirty people…

Country pursued destructive economic, political policies for decades – Anura Kumara

PoliticalAmali MallawaarachchiTags: Print EditionThe current situation in the country implies the perilous and destructive nature of the economic and political policies pursued by the authorities who have ruled the country for decades,…

Five Jaffna University student injured in clash

LocalRasula DilharaNorth Corr.Tags: Jaffna UniversitySri LankaFive students of the Jaffna University have been admitted to the Jaffna Teaching Hospital with serious injuries following a clash between two groups of students. A group…

Islamic world pitches ways to aid desperately poor Afghans

WorldPakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during the 17th extraordinary session of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday.Tags: Print EditionPAKISTAN: Muslim…

STF detains six treasure hunters

LocalTags: Print EditionSpecial Task Force (STF) officers have arrested six persons who were searching for antiquities using a metal scanner in the Ichchalanpattu area. The raid was carried out by the Kantale STF following a tip off…

Advisory for low-pressure area south-east of Sri Lanka issued

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe low pressure area still persist in the south-east Bay of Bengal and it is likely to move eastnortheastwards. Showers or thundershowers with wind speed of (40-50) kmph gusting up to (60-70) kmph can be expected…