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LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Minister expressed these views while participating in an inspection tour of the Kelani River today (09) to identify the places where the Kelani River is polluted. The observation tour was organized in…

WorldFinnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin holds a news conference outside the Finnish Parliament building in Helsinki, Finland on Wednesday. Tags: Print EditionFINLAND: Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin came under sustained criticism…

LocalTags: Print EditionShips of the Sri Lanka Navy lay at anchor in the shores off the Galle Face Green, Colombo yesterday in a public display to coincide with its 71st anniversary. Picture by Sulochana Gamage. Friday, December 10,…

LocalTags: Sri LankaCOVID19coronavirusOmicron might not spread as fast in Sri Lanka/Europe. We wouldn’t necessarily see the same rate of spread as in South Africa because high rates of Delta and vaccination would be in Omicron’s way, …

LocalTags: Sri LankaAs there is a high demand for indigenous medicine and Ayurveda, it has been identified as a major foreign exchange earning sector in Sri Lanka and a number of programmes have been launched in this regard, said the…

WorldGermany’s new Chancellor Olaf Scholz swearing in after being elected at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday.-Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaving the Bundestag (Lower House of Parliament) in Berlin for the last…

LocalPahan WijesekeraTags: Print EditionAn audit has revealed that the Sri Lanka Export Development Board spent over Rs.340 million from 2017 to 2019 during the last government period on the programme to transform 2,000 entrepreneurs…

WorldTags: OmicronCOVID19coronavirusPfizer-BioNTechPfizer and BioNTech have said a booster jab of their coronavirus vaccine promises to be an effective defence against the new Omicron variant.   Three doses provide a similar level of…

Local Tags: COVID19 coronavirus Sri Lanka 22 deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information Thursday, December 9, 2021 - 19:00

WorldPhilippine Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa talks to media upon her arrival at Oslo Airport Gardermoen after arriving in Norway to receive the Nobel Prize. Tags: Print EditionNORWAY: Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, this…