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LocalSandasen MARASINGHECamelia Nathaniel and Amali MallawaarachchiTags: Sri LankaThe Special Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill and the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill were presented in Parliament today.   The Special GST Bill is…

WorldThe Minaret of Jam.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: An 800-year-old minaret considered one of the finest examples of Islamic architecture in Afghanistan was damaged by two earthquakes this week and is in danger of collapse, an…

BusinessTags: Print Edition  Manufacturing PMI indicates that manufacturing activities sustained the expansion on a month-on-month basis in December 2021, recording an index value of 58.1 mainly due to the expansion in New Orders and…

LocalTags: COVID19coronavirusSri Lanka25,577 people have received the Pfizer booster (third) dose on Wednesday. In total 4,829,720 people have been administered the Booster dose since October, said the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry…

SportsTags: Print Edition    Prageeth Rambukwella, an Umpire in the ICC panel, will make his ODI umpiring debut, during the 3rd ODI between Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, which will be played today at the Pallekele International Cricket…

WorldAfghan boys carry firewood in Herat. High unemployment and the high Cost of Living have increased the vulnerability to the weather for large sections of the Afghan population.Tags: Print EditionAFGHANISTAN: More than half a…

PoliticalSandasen MARASINGHECamelia Nathaniel and Amali MallawaarachchiTags: Print Edition    UNP MP Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday (20) that what all Political Parties should do in Parliament is not protect or…

LocalTags: Sri LankacoronavirusCOVID19Minister of Public Security Rear Admiral (Retd) Sarath Weerasekara has tested COVID-19 positive. He was diagnosed to have contracted COVID following a PCR test after he became ill. Thursday,…

ITF Junior circuit week I:SportsCharthurya Nilaweera and Kiran Viravanarhan.Tags: Print Edition    Charthurya Nilaweera and Kiran Viravanarhan entered the boys’ doubles final when they beat Devaharshith (USA) and Arjun Premakumar…

WorldPeople clear debris off the street in Nuku'alofa, Tonga on Thursday following Saturday's volcanic eruption near the Pacific archipelago.Tags: Print EditionTONGA: Tongans could finally make phone contact with their…