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WorldAnnual Amazon deforestation increased in Brazil for the third consecutive year.Tags: Print EditionBRAZIL: Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose by almost 22 per cent from August 2020 to July 2021 compared with the same…

SportsIndika WelagedaraTags: Print EditionBistha, as he’s fondly known amongst his bequests, was a champion cricketer and an athlete who brought glory to his alma mater, St. Anthony’s College, Kandy. He represented his school at…

WorldRussian President Vladimir PutinTags: Print EditionRUSSIA: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the West was taking Russia’s warnings not to cross its “red lines” too lightly and that Moscow needed serious security…

WorldTags: Indian farmers protest 2020AsiaNarendra ModiIndia Indian PM Narendra Modi has announced the repeal of three controversial farm laws after a year of protests. Thousands of farmers have been camping at Delhi's borders…

SportsSherifdeen AmathThe CEO of Colombo Jewellery Stores Akram Cassim (right) handing over the sponsorship cheque to the Captain of Royal Colombo Golf Club Jehaan Ismail (left). Picture by Ranjith Asanka Tags: Print EditionThe…

WorldCOVID-19 patients could suffer Long Term Lung damage.Tags: Print EditionUS,SWEDEN,JAPAN,GERMANY, HUNGARY: More than 40% of COVID-19 survivors across the world have or had long-term effects after recovering, according to a new…

A felicitation program for the new generation Singer Yohani Diloka de Silva has been scheduled to be held on November 23rd in Parliament. Ms. Kushani Rohanadeera, Deputy Secretary General & Chief of Staff and the Secretary to…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionA Fundamental Rights petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking an Interim Order challenging the manner in which the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed the present Cabinet,…

PoliticalTags: Print EditionSamagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) MP Champika Ranawaka has invited JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake to have a face to face dialogue if the latter has suspicions regarding the work he carried out as a minister.…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa engaged in religious observances held at the historic Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi premises in Anuradhapura this morning (19). President Rajapaksa who arrived at the sacred site called on the Chief Incumbent…