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LocalTags: Print EditionThe Central Bank has failed in its two main responsibilities of controlling inflation and maintaining the stability of the financial system, SJB MP Eran Wickremaratne said. Wickremeratne warned the government…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe death occurred yesterday of Padmadevi Peiris, mother of First Lady Ioma Rajapaksa and mother-in-law of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. She was also the mother of Samantha Peiris and mother-in-law of Cheryl…

WorldHunga Tonga volcano eruption off Tonga.Tags: Print EditionTONGA: NASA has confirmed that the January 15 eruption of Hunga Tonga, an underwater volcano in the southwest Pacific, spewed ash 38 miles (61 kilometres) high into the…

LocalTags: COVID19coronavirusSri Lanka17,111 people have received the Pfizer booster (third) dose on Tuesday. In total 7,367,404 people have been administered the Booster dose since October, said the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry…

WorldBritish MPs giving a standing ovation to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky after he spoke to them by live video-link in the House of Commons in London on Tuesday.Tags: Print EditionUKRAINE: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr…

LocalTags: Sri Lanka Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa will visit New Delhi later this month, Indian authorities said, following his telephone conversation with External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on Monday, amid a severe…

WorldA Ukrainian soldier looking through binoculars at the front line.Tags: Print EditionUS, UKRAINE, RUSSIA: US President Joe Biden has decided to ban Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its…

The reputation precedes the name of the construction and real estate giantBusinessTags: Print EditionBeing a key player, contributingin various supply chains from labour, raw material and manufacturing and one of the most significant…

WorldPeople walk past a long queue of cars heading to the Poland border near Shehyni, Western Ukraine on Tuesday.Tags: Print EditionRUSSIA,UKRAINE,FRANCE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had “cooled down” about…

SportsCup Champion Seylan Bank team with their trophiesTags: Print EditionSeylan Bank emerged Champions in the Cup category at the 10th Mercantile Inter-Firm Badminton Doubles Team Championship 2022. The Seylan team beat Dialog 3 – 2…