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LocalIrangika RangeTags: Print EditionPreliminary work in the construction of a new water aerodrome at the Colombo Port City has been completed, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said. In-principle approval has already been given for…

WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND, US: An expert group convened by the World Health Organisation said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to booster doses, in a reversal of the U.N. agency’s previous insistence…

LocalSubashini SenanayakeTags: Print EditionPresident of the Restaurant Owner’s Association Asela Sampath called on the government to even increase gas prices and provide gas to restaurants. He said a large number of restaurants are…

WorldMalaysia is known for its white-sand beaches and lush rainforests. Tags: Print EditionMALAYSIA: Malaysia will re-open to all vaccinated tourists from April 1, authorities said Tuesday, joining a growing number of countries…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Central Bank has failed in its two main responsibilities of controlling inflation and maintaining the stability of the financial system, SJB MP Eran Wickremaratne said. Wickremeratne warned the government…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe death occurred yesterday of Padmadevi Peiris, mother of First Lady Ioma Rajapaksa and mother-in-law of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. She was also the mother of Samantha Peiris and mother-in-law of Cheryl…

WorldHunga Tonga volcano eruption off Tonga.Tags: Print EditionTONGA: NASA has confirmed that the January 15 eruption of Hunga Tonga, an underwater volcano in the southwest Pacific, spewed ash 38 miles (61 kilometres) high into the…

LocalTags: COVID19coronavirusSri Lanka17,111 people have received the Pfizer booster (third) dose on Tuesday. In total 7,367,404 people have been administered the Booster dose since October, said the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry…

WorldBritish MPs giving a standing ovation to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky after he spoke to them by live video-link in the House of Commons in London on Tuesday.Tags: Print EditionUKRAINE: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr…

LocalTags: Sri Lanka Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa will visit New Delhi later this month, Indian authorities said, following his telephone conversation with External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on Monday, amid a severe…