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* Omicron doubling in 1.5 to 3 days - WHO* Cases detected in 89 countries* Paris cancels New Year fireworksWorldTags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusTravellers stand in front of an information board at BER Airport in Berlin, Germany…

BusinessCEO of Allianz Insurance Lanka Gany Subramaniam and CEO of Allianz Life Insurance Lanka Jayalal Hewawasam with the winners.Tags: Print EditionAllianz Lanka Annual Awards Ceremony 2021 was hosted on December 10, recognizing and…

SportsText and Pictures by: I.L.M.RIZANAddalaichenai Central CorrespondentHaneefa Safeer Ali with his trophyTags: Print EditionAthletic Coach Haneefa Sabeer Ali, teacher attached to Muslim Madhya Maha Vidyalaya (National School),…

WorldFlooded roads and settlements in Selangor, Shah Alam and Port Klang in Malaysia.Tags: Print EditionMALAYSIA: Torrential rains in Malaysia have caused flooding that has driven more than 11,000 people from their homes, closed dozens…

BusinessBuddhika De Alwis (Co-founder and Managing Director of Trustvault) and Shan Nanayakkara (General Manager – Bureau Veritas Sri Lanka).Tags: Print EditionTrustVault, one of Sri Lanka’s most trusted cyber security consultancies,…

SportsUpananda Jayasundera -Kandy Sports Special CorrespondentTags: Print EditionThe Principal of Dharmaraja College, Kandy, Kamal Ariyasinghe presenting a cash award to Wicket Keeper Isuru Pannala received from the OBA(Colombo…

WorldBritain’s chief Brexit negotiator David FrostTags: Print EditionUK: Former Brexit negotiator David Frost resigned from the government with immediate effect on Saturday, topping a torrid week for British Prime Minister Boris…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inspected the Plant Tissue Culture Centre and Mushroom Seed Production Unit at Bindunuwewa in Bandarawela which are managed by the Uva Provincial Department of Agriculture. Badulla District Parliamentarian…

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board stated that a nine-hour water cut will be imposed to several areas in Colombo today (Dec 18) from 11pm till 8am tomorrow (Dec. 19). Accordingly, water supply to Colombo 09, 10,11,12,13…

The annual Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) Season begins today. The pilgrimage season commences today (December 18) and end on Vesak Full Moon Day (May 16). Ratnapura District Secretary Malani Lokupothagama has issued COVID health…