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WorldTags: Print EditionTONGA: The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, but the massive ash cloud covering the tiny island nation of Tonga prevented surveillance flights from…

PoliticalKrishanthi VitaranaTags: Print EditionPower and Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said yesterday said although his ministry had informed both SriLankan Airlines and the CEB to make outstanding payments for fuel they had…

WorldA video tweeted by journalist Abdulhaq Omeri shows the Taliban burning a musical instrument.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: Taliban burned musical instrument in front of a musician in Afghanistan's Paktia province, a video posted…

WorldIn this file photo taken on September 5, 2015, National League for Democracy chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech during a voter education campaign at the Hsiseng township in Shan State.Tags: Print EditionMYANMAR: A…

WorldSWAT team members deploy near the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, January 15, 2022. Tags: Print EditionUS: All of the four hostages held at a synagogue in Texas have been freed unharmed by the man who…

WorldA tsunami wave hitting Tonga’s largest island, Tongatapu and reportedly sent waves flooding into the capital after an underwater volcano in the South Pacific exploded on Saturday. Tags: Print EditionTONGA: The massive underwater…

LocalTags: Print EditionFormer Maldives President and present Speaker Mohamed Nasheed arrived in Sri Lanka on a four-day official visit yesterday (16). He is accompanied by a two-member delegation.He was received at the Bandaranaike…

LocalLahiru FernandoTags: Print EditionSri Lanka has lost nearly US$ five billion in foreign exchange due to the impacts of the COVID pandemic on the tourism industry, State Minister Kanaka Herath said. He said the tourism industry…

LocalTags: COVID19coronavirusSri Lanka49,798 people have received the Pfizer booster (third) dose on Saturday. In total 4,694,122 people have been administered the Booster dose since October, said the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry…

SportsDhammika RatnaweeraDinesh Chandimal and Charith Asalanka made a fourth wicket match-winning stand. (Pix courtesy SLC)Tags: Print EditionDinesh Chandimal (75) and Charith Asalanka (71) added a vital 129-run fourth-wicket stand as…