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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…

A special operation conducted by the Navy in seas Southeast of the Delft Island, Jaffna on the night of 18th December 2021, led to seizure of 06 Indian fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters, with 43 Indian fishermen aboard.…

WorldTags: Print EditionIn this photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry Press Service, a view of the joint strategic exercise of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus Zapad-2021 at the Mulino…

Dollar liquidity hurting operationsBusinessDinesh PereraNCE President Ravi Jayawardena, Jayantha Karunaratne, Kaushal Rajapaksa, and Shiham Marikar launching the new Detailed Check Out System. Picture by Dinesh Perera.Tags: Print…

The COVID-19 vaccination card will be compulsory when entering public places from January 1, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said. He said the Health Ministry is in the process of taking relevant steps to implement that…