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LocalTags: Sri LankaSampath Tennakoon, the Veteran actor has passed away at the age of 62.   He was popular for his acting prowess in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television   He has been a part of many movies including: Hima Gira,…

WorldPrince William, the Duke of Cambridge (2nd L) watches young children playing during a visit to a hotel in Leeds, northern England on November 30, 2021 which is being used to accommodate refugees evacuated from Afghanistan.…

LocalTags: Sri LankaMembers of the Committee on Public Finance recently (01) recommended that if the import ban on rice, which was imposed last April, is to be allowed again, it should be done only after a proper forecast of the…

WorldTaliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: When the Taliban overran Kabul in mid-August, seizing power for the second time, the years-old mystery over the whereabouts of the movement's Supreme…

LocalTags: Kelani riverSri LankaSamagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Gampaha District MP Ajith Mannapperuma requested the Government to take special measures to clean the Kelani River, as it is the main source providing drinking water to the…

WorldMeghan MarkleTags: Print EditionUS: Meghan Markle on Thursday called for a reform of tabloid newspaper culture after winning a second court victory against a British newspaper group for breaching her privacy. But Associated…

LocalTags: Sri LankaCOVID19coronavirusOmicronSouth AfricaOmicron VariantFirst case of Omicron COVID-19 variant has been detected in Sri Lanka today, confirmed the Health Promotion Bureau.A Sri Lankan National who had returned from…

WorldNew York City Police Department officers and Emergency Service Unit members arrest a man who was holding a shotgun to his head in front of UN Headquarters in New York City on Thursday. Tags: Print EditionUN: The United Nations…

LocalTags: CEBSri LankaPower cutA power outage is currently being experienced across the island due to a transmission failure.   Steps have been taken to restore the power supply, says the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Friday,…

WorldBorders are being closed and dozens of countries impose travel. Tags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusSWITZERLAND: The WHO on Tuesday urged countries to remain calm and take "rational" measures against the fast-spreading Omicron…