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SportsMickey Arthur during a coaching sessionTags: Print EditionDerbyshire have made an audacious bid to recruit Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur as their new head of cricket. Arthur, 53, is out of contract with the Sri Lankan board next…

An 87-year-old grandmother from Sri Lanka has become the oldest student to receive a master’s degree from York University. Vaughan resident Varathaledchumy Shanmuganathan was among 4,000 students who graduated on Tuesday with a…

SportsThe Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana with the victorious rugby team.Tags: Print EditionThe SLAF Rugby 7’s team who clinched the Warrior Trophy Rugby 7s title on October 31, 2021 was felicitated by the…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his delegations returned to the island this morning after taking part in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. On October 20 President left…

SportsDhammika RatnaweeraTags: Print EditionNishanthe Piyasena, the President- Modern Pentathlon Federation of Sri Lanka has been elected as the Deputy Secretary-General - of the Asian Modern Pentathlon Confederation (AMPC) for the…

Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage pledged to purchase organic paddy at Rs.100 per kilo.  The government is preparing to purchase organic paddy from paddy farmers at Rs. 100 per kilo, said Agriculture Minister…

SportsUpananda Jayasundera Kandy Sports Special CorrespondentSachira Nilushanka Basnayake,Talented Athlete with his medals. (Picture by Upananda Jayasundera-Kandy Sports spl.Corrs.)Tags: Print Edition20 year old Sachira Nilushanka…

A total of 581 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Department of Government Information. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 542,793.

WorldIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at the launch event of the IRIS initiative at the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on Tuesday.Tags: Print EditionSCOTLAND: The Indian Space Research…

SportsKL Rahul (R) and Rohit Sharma gave India a rapid start.Tags: Print EditionIndia kept their slim hopes of reaching the Men's T20 World Cup semi-finals alive with a crushing 66-run win over Afghanistan. Facing elimination if they…