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WorldTags: Print EditionNEW ZEALAND: A distress signal has been detected in a low-lying Tongan island following the volcanic eruption and tsunami, the United Nations said Tuesday as the first death was reported. The UN Office for the…

 Innovating for India: BusinessTags: Print EditionPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for innovating for India and from India to tackle challenges facing the country as he counted steps taken by the government in freeing…

LocalTags: Sri LankaPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa called on all Government and Opposition parties to unite inside as well as outside of Parliament to overcome the challenge faced by the country. The President pointed out that…

WorldTags: Print EditionCHINA: China will supply another one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to African countries, President Xi Jinping announced at the all-virtual Davos forum on Monday, adding that 150 million vaccine doses will…

BusinessPBSS Managing Director Dr Madura Gamanayake receives the awardTags: Print EditionPerfect Business Solution Services (Pvt) Limited (PBSS) was adjudged the ‘National Sinver winner’ in the Service Sector Large category at the…

LocalTags: Sri LankaCBSLCentral BankSri Lanka has paid USD 500 million sovereign bond that matured today (January 18). The Governor of Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal stated it in his official twitter account. Tuesday, January 18,…

WorldThe International Labour Organization (ILO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.Tags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: The global job market will take longer to recover than previously thought, with unemployment set to remain above…

PoliticalAsela KuruluwanshaTags: Print EditionD. A. Dharmasena of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) became the Chairman of the Gangawata Koralaya Pradeshiya Sabha, earlier held under the United National Party (UNP). The election…

SportsTags: Print EditionNewly elected Committee members of the Sri Lanka Olympians (from left) Julian Bolling, Ruvini Abeymanna, Sugath Thilakarathna (Secretary) Sriyani Kulawansa (President), Damayanthi Dharsha (Vice President),…

WorldA man looks at his car damaged by the twin earthquakes in Badghis Province in western Afghanistan.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: Twin earthquakes of magnitude 5.3 have hit western Afghanistan, with 26 people reportedly dead on…