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WorldPakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during the 17th extraordinary session of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday.Tags: Print EditionPAKISTAN: Muslim…

LocalTags: Print EditionSpecial Task Force (STF) officers have arrested six persons who were searching for antiquities using a metal scanner in the Ichchalanpattu area. The raid was carried out by the Kantale STF following a tip off…

EntertainmentAruni Boteju Tags: Print EditionThe reels of several Sri Lankan cinematic masterpieces will unfold in Santa Barbara USA at the first Ceylon Film Festival in America scheduled to take place in June 2022. It was successfully…

BusinessTags: Print EditionFitch Ratings (Fitch), in a rather hasty move, downgraded Sri Lanka’s international sovereign rating on 17 December 2021, demonstrating its failure to recognize the positive developments taking place in Sri…

UAE looks forward to signing eight agreements including the bilateral security cooperation agreement with Sri Lanka, UAE Minister of State Ahmed bin Ali Al Sayegh told a Sri Lankan delegation led by Public Security Minister Rear…

EncantoEntertainmentRuwini JAYAWARDANATags: Print EditionDisney has finally stepped out of its box when moulding a Disney princess. The spirited Mirable may not have been bestowed with a magical gift but that does not dampen her sunny…

BusinessManaging Director Tokyo Cement S.R. Gnanam, together with Executive Director, Christopher Fernando and Group Marketing Manager, Dashantha Udawatte at the commissioning of added capacity at the Tokyo Cement Colombo…

WorldTags: LockdownNetherlandsCHRISTMASThe Netherlands has announced a strict lockdown over Christmas amid concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant. Non-essential shops, bars, gyms hairdressers and other public venues will be…

WorldA money changer counts Afghani banknotes at the currency exchange market along a street in Kandahar.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: Afghanistan’s Finance Ministry under the Taliban Government has prepared a draft National Budget…

No viable local alternatives by next yearBusinessAnanda KannangaraTags: Print EditionThe unresolved imported milk powder issue which has been dragging for the last several months without a proper solution has become a serious matter…