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World(File photo) Flames burn from a ventilation shaft above the Pike River mine on November 30, 2010, where 29 miners are fatally trapped, in Greymouth, New Zealand. Tags: Print EditionNEW ZEALAND: More than a decade after a methane…

BusinessBIMSTEC Secretary General Tenzin Lekphell pays a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Prof. Peiris in DhakaTags: Print EditionForeign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris held discussions with Secretary General Tenzin Lekphell of the Bay of…

An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued amending the institutional & legal framework of institutions under several ministries.

WorldIndian Prime Minister Narendra ModiTags: Print EditionINDIA: Economic downturn, a killer Covid wave, massacre of farmers, attacks on minorities, Chinese incursions, job loss, unprecedented price rise, and targeting of those…

Target of 80% of domestic requirementMore foreign investments to create jobs – Finance MinisterBusinessDinesh PereraBritish High Commissioner Sarah Hulton, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, and Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella declaring…

372 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 525,560, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed

Czech Republic, Slovakia see record cases Germany to expedite booster shots, Austria tightens travel restrictionsIreland’s hospital system reaching full capacity WorldPeople wearing face masks pass by posters reminding precautions against…

BusinessThe panellists with moderator Dr. Rohantha Athukorale. Picture by Rukmal GamageTags: Print EditionSri Lanka has secured USD 770 million of investments for 2021 so far and out of this 400 million are Foreign Direct Investments.…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inspected the Organic Fertilizer Packaging Centres at Oyamaduwa andbSenanayake Mawatha in Anuradhapura managed by the Land Reform Commission yesterday. The Land Reform Commission produces organic…

WorldSchool meals provide essential safety nets for poor children and their families.Tags: Print EditionUN: Over 60 Governments and 50 U.N. agencies and organizations have joined forces to press for the restoration of school lunches…