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Nobel Prizes awarded in pandemic-curtailed local ceremonies

WorldTags: Print EditionNobel laureates Guido W Imbens (Economic Sciences) Top Left, David W C MacMillan (Chemistry), Top Right, and Klaus Hasselmann (Physics), appear on screen and Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of…

Serasinghe bags U-16 tennis title

SportsVishmi SerasingheTags: Print EditionVishmi Serasinghe produced a fine performance to claim the Girls’ Under-16 Singles title at the 106th Colombo Open Tennis Tournament, which continued at the SLTA Courts in Green Path on Monday.…

Navy takes hold of smuggled Kendu leave stock

LocalTags: Sri LankaAbout 5645.5kg of smuggled Kendu leaves were seized during a special operationconducted by the Sri Lanka Navy in southern waters about 60 nautical miles (111km) off Dondra on 06th December 2021. The operation also…

Putin tells Modi: ‘India great power, friendly nation, time-tested friend’

WorldIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photograph in New Delhi on Monday. Tags: Print EditionINDIA: Expressing “concern” about the situation in Afghanistan, visiting Russia President…

Thehan, Chathurya bag Men’s Doubles crown

SportsThehan Wijemanne (left) and Chathurya Nilaweera celebrate their win Tags: Print EditionThehan Wijemanne and Chathurya Nilaweera produced a fine performance to clinch the Men’s Doubles title at the 106th Colombo Open Tennis…

Power cuts expected today and tomorrow – CEB

LocalTags: Power cutSri LankaPower disruptions will be imposed today and tomorrow, said the Media Spokesman to the Ministry of Energy Sulakshana Jayawardena. Accordingly, the Power cut will be imposed between 6 pm to 9:30 pm today…

OPA seeks justice from Pakistan PM on Sialkot incident

BusinessTags: Print EditionOrganization of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka (OPA) forwarded the following letter to Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on December 6 with regard to the Sialkot Incident “The brutal murder of a…

Defenders in close 2-1 win over Ratnams

SportsAlthaf NawazRifkan Mohamed of Defenders dribbles the ball ahead is followed by Haseem Abdulla of Ratnam.Tags: Print EditionDefenders edged out Ratnam by 2 goals to 1 in their inter club soccer encounter played for the 'Super…

Steps to digitize public transport services by 2022

LocalTags: Sri LankaPlans have already been made to provide an efficient and comfortable public transport service to the commuters by the year 2022 and steps will be taken to digitize the transport services using modern technology,…