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Hassina Leelarathna, a co-founder of the only Sri Lankan newspaper in the U.S. and an activist who spurred fellow immigrants to help when disasters struck their homeland, has died at age 73. Leelarathna died in Sherman Oaks on…

SportsTags: Print EditionAbu Dhabi, UAE – October 29 2020: Former India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan, who has scored 4,852 runs and taken 99 wickets in T20 cricket, is all set to feature in the Abu Dhabi T10, which is slated to be held at…

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Leader of the House Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa at the State Funeral of Most Ven. Welamitiyawe Kusaladhamma Thera.…

EntertainmentTags: Print EditionTOWN & COUNTRYOscar-winning filmmaker Chloe Zhao says Kingo in ‘Eternals’ is a character that “loves pop culture and showmanship”, which is why making him a Bollywood star grooving to a “beautiful,…

The Government will commence providing the third or the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccines to people from today onwards. Health workers who are in frontline of the battle against COVID 19 will be the first group to receive the…

SportsTags: CricketSri LankaSouth AfricaSouth Africa won the match against Sri Lanka by 4 wickets yesterday. Sunday, October 31, 2021 - 10:20 //><!

EntertainmentTags: Print EditionTOWN & COUNTRYPakistani and Indian celebrities gathered Thursday night for a star-studded award ceremony. Held in Dubai, theFilmfare Middle East Awards appreciated all Indo-Pak and Middle-Eastern…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). The delegation headed by the President arrived at the Glasgow International Airport at 12.40 p.m.,…

EntertainmentTags: Print EditionTOWN & COUNTRYActor Pierce Brosnan has been roped in to play the central character in filmmaker Phillip Noyce’s hitman thriller ‘Fast Charlie’. The film is based on Victor Gischler’s 2001 novel ‘Gun…

General Manager of Lanka Railways, Dhammika Jayasundara said that inter-provincial trains will operate from November 1. He said the train services are resuming normal operations after clearance from the Health Ministry. However,…