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‘Over 2.5 mn people have now fled Ukraine’WorldAnti-tank hedgehogs, sandbags and concrete blocks placed in Kyiv as Russian forces edge closer in their attempts to encircle the Ukrainian capital.Tags: Print EditionUKRAINE: Russian…

LocalTags: Print EditionLanka Indian Oil Company Limited (LIOC) increased the price of petrol and diesel by Rs.50 and Rs.75 respectively with effect from Thursday midnight. Accordingly a liter of 92’ petrol is Rs. 254, 95’ Octane…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe price of all airline tickets issued in Sri Lanka will be increased by 27% with effect from today (March 11), said the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority. Friday, March 11, 2022 - 10:12…

US rejects claims of biological weapons being used in Ukraine'Ukraine to create State Food Reserve' : PMWorldRussian President Vladimir Putin sits in an aircraft cockpit after his meeting with Aeroflot employees on March 5,…

LocalMohammed RasooldeenTags: Print EditionPrime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed the Finance Ministry to remove ‘dates’ from the 367 non-essential items gazetted for import licences early this week. MP Marjan Faleel told the…

LocalTags: Sri LankaMasatsugu Asakawa, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), stated with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that the projects that have been implemented with the assistance of the ADB have made significant strides…

WorldThis image grabbed from a screen shows delegates attending the opening of the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council held at the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland on February 28, 2022. -…

LocalSithara SenaniTags: Print EditionThe Education Ministry has instructed all Principals to take steps to call all students to school as usual from next Monday (14). Additional Secretary (Schools Affairs) E. W. L. K. Egodawela said…

LocalTags: Sri Lanka  The Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise (SLINEX) was successfully held at the Naval Dockyard of Visakhapatnam, India and in the Bay of Bengal from 07th to 10th March 2022. Representing the Sri Lanka Navy, SLNS Sayurala…

WorldBiosecurity experts worry Russian bombardment has raised the risk of disease-causing bacteria escaping. Tags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: The World Health Organisation (WHO) advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in…