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LocalTags: Print EditionA Cannabis cultivation in the Kumana reserve was raided by the STF based on Sri Lanka Air Force intelligence information.The seized cannabis plants were airlifted for the first time in history by the SLAF. The…

LocalSubashini Senanayake and Anura PremalalTags: MyanmarRiceSri LankaThe Government has decided to import 100,000 MT of rice from Myanmar in order to maintain a buffer stock.    The rice stock will be imported from Myanmar based on…

WorldTags: Print EditionUK: Health officials in Britain said Thursday they had identified a rare case of avian flu in a person, as the country battles its largest-ever outbreak of the virus among birds. Transmission of avian flu from…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe administration of the Pfizer COVID vaccine for students between 12 and 15 years began at several schools countrywide from yesterday. Students of St.Anthony’s Balika Vidyalaya in Kotahena received their jab…

SportsTags: Print EditionJonny Bairstow scored a gutsy century as England's batters finally showed some fight against Australia on day three of the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney. Bairstow's well-crafted, unbeaten 103 and his 128-run…

WorldChina's Shenzhou 11 spaceshift on board a Long March-2F carrier rocket takes off.Tags: Print EditionCHINA: China will complete building the country’s space station in 2022 and has planned more than 40 launches for the year…

LocalLahiru FernandoTags: Print EditionSri Lanka could have received USD three or four billion if the government sought assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in early 2021, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe…

SportsDanushka GunathilakaTags: Print EditionSri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has informed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) of his decision to retire from Test cricket. Gunathilaka the 30-year-old left hander is currently banned from…

WorldA BMW iX Flow with colour-shifting material on display at CES 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. Tags: Print EditionUS: German carmaker BMW has unveiled the world's first "colour-changing" car at the Consumer…

LocalAnanda KannangaraTags: Print EditionSamagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Kavinda Jayawardana said the Government has failed to resolve the gas cylinder related fires to the satisfaction of consumers. He said authorities in the…