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The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of LOLC General Insurance Limited was oversubscribed within minutes of opening on December 16, 2021. 120 million shares were offered for sale at a price of Rs 7.90 per share. The offer size was…

SportsTags: Print EditionThe Kabaddi Federation has made all arrangements to hold the National Kabaddi Championship from January 8 to 10 at the Sports Ministry Stadium. The National Kabaddi Championship, which was postponed for two…

Covid -19 pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges and in Sri Lanka, around 500,000 people have fallen below the poverty line since the beginning of the pandemic. “Jobs have been lost, particularly among women, many of whom…

LocalTags: Sri LankaWater CutColomboThe National Water Supply and Drainage Board stated that a 16-hour water cut will be imposed to several areas in Colombo on Saturday ( January 8) from 8am till 12am.   Accordingly, water supply to…

SportsUsman Khawaja plays a strokeTags: Print EditionUsman Khawaja scored a classy century to put Australia on top as England toiled on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney. Khawaja, playing his first Test since 2019,…

Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga said that 11,380 tourists had arrived in Sri Lanka during the first four days of the new year and that it shows the success of the procedure being followed to raise the standards of the Tourism…

LocalTags: Tennis starNovak DjokovicTennisSri LankaAustraliaTennis star Novak Djokovic has had his visa to enter Australia dramatically revoked on his arrival in Melbourne.   The world number one was held in the city's airport for…

SportsAlthaf NawazTags: Print EditionCFL President R.Puvanandiran (third from left) receives the sponsorship cheque for the U-19 City Football League Championship from Jagath Pathirana, C.E.O. of Expo Lanka. Others in the picture (from…

BusinessTwo French nationals admiring a Sri Lanka Mask at the pavilion. Picture by Shirajiv SirimaneTags: Print EditionThe Sri Lankan Pavilion at the Dubai Expo attracted many VIPs as well as foreigners and most of them were surprised…

LocalTags: Sri Lankasojan cultivation systemThe Ministry of Environment has decided to introduce five more new cultivation projects this year under the sojan cultivation system, a traditional Indonesian cultivation method.   Sojan…