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Eighty two MPs will lose their pension rights if they fail to get re-elected in five years time. Budget 2022 announced that a Member of Parliament would have to serve 10 years to qualify for the pension as opposed to five years at…

The Defence, Air and Naval Attaché at the Embassy of Ukraine in India, Colonel Volodymyr Bakay called on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana at Air Force Headquarters yesterday. The Commander and the…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionTwo Judges of the Seven Member Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya yesterday informed that they were withdrawing from hearing 12 Fundamental Rights…

UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said that 89% of the 2022 budgetary allocations have been set aside for just 10 Ministries. Speaking during the debate on the second reading of the 2022 Budget in Parliament yesterday, the former Prime…

WorldTags: Snow leopardsCOVID19coronavirusUSAThe three big cats delighted visitors to the Nebraska zoo for years — pouncing on pumpkins during Halloween, preening for pictures and lounging on rocks in their enclosure.   The Lincoln…

WorldBooster shots Tags: Print EditionWhile COVID-19 booster shot eligibility is continuing to expand in the U.S., not all doctors believe that’s where the focus should be in the fight against the coronavirus. “Honestly, I think that…

Samagi Jana Balawegaya SJB leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday said that the government has not taken any steps to reduce the rising Cost of Living in the country since it came into power. “It is pity to say that this Government has not…

The Education Ministry today announced that schools will re-open for Grades 6, 7, 8, and 9 from Monday (22). Accordingly, grades 6, 7, 8, and 9 of all government and government approved private schools will commence academic…

WorldEurope, the unvaccinated cases riseTags: Print EditionAs temperatures drop and coronavirus infections spike across Europe, some countries are introducing increasingly targeted restrictions against the unvaccinated who are driving…

Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara said yesterday that legal action will be taken against those who posed a threat of the spread of COVID-19 by staging a mass gathering in Kollupitiya defying health authorities’ public health…