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WorldTags: Print EditionAfter three days in orbit, a physician assistant, a community college professor, a data engineer and the billionaire who financed their trip arrived back on Earth, heralding a new era of space travel with a…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in New York to attend the 76th United Nations’ General Assembly (UNGA) Session.The President and the delegation were welcomed by Mohan Peiris, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United…

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP M.A.Sumanthiran urged the government to remove Lohan Ratwatte from all his posts and take immediate legal action to arrest him. Sumanthiran in a media statement said that everyone else who…

The government must hold the ownership and management of the energy sector as it plays a pivotal role in national security, JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said. Dissanayake accused the government of selling out the…

An agreement was reached to increase a kilo of milk powder by Rs.200 at a meeting between the milk powder importers and the Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna on…

Tokyo-based startup Terra Motors, a manufacturer and distributor of electric three-wheeled vehicles, recently launched a financial subsidiary in India. Its goal is to use microfinance to lift buyers' incomes and boost vehicle sales.…

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka should have a national policy framework for 20 years and must stand for 20 years. He said that former President J.R.Jayewardene, when creating an open economy, stated in 1977, that…

613 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, stated the Police Media Division. So far 74,507 suspects have been arrested for not wearing face masks and maintaining…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country early this morning (18) to attend the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States. This is the President's first foreign conference to take part…

Another stock of four million doses of Sinopharm vaccines has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning.