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The Ministry of Industries is providing 39 acres of land from the existing industrial estates to investors who in turn will invest to the tune of Rs. 5.3 billion in them. These projects will generate over 3,200 said Minister of…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed the Board of Directors of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) to transfer Rs. 2,500 million (Rs. 2.5 billion) from the revenue earned by the…

WorldThe fire at the New York apartment.Tags: Print EditionUS: Nineteen people, including 9 children, have been killed in an apartment fire in New York City, in what the city's fire commissioner called one of the worst blazes in recent…

People’s Bank recently announced that it had facilitated 82.6 million transactions worth over Rs 1.2 trillion during the year 2021, through its island-wide network of ATMs, CDMs and Self-Banking Kiosks. The second largest…

LocalTags: BoosterCOVID19coronavirusPfizerSri Lanka9,081 people have received the Pfizer booster (third) dose on Sunday.   In total 4,334,126 people have been administered the Booster dose since October, said the Epidemiology Unit of…

WorldAn Indian teenager holds a notice after receiving a Covaxin inoculation in Hyderabad.Tags: Print EditionCOVID-19.CoronavirusINDIA: India's Election Commission has banned public campaign rallies for a week as COVID-19 cases,…

The government announced a fiscal relief package(FRP) worth Rs 229 billion ($1 billion, 1.6% of our 2022 GDP forecast) to support the economy and alleviate the impact of higher consumer prices on low-income households. While the…

LocalTags: Sri LankaPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa stressed that steps should be taken to find a solution to the power crisis without disrupting the people’s lives.   The President made these remarks during a discussion held at the…

WorldAerial photo taken on Sunday shows a testing site for nucleic acid test in Nankai District of north China's Tianjin. - XINHUATags: Print EditionCOVID-19.CoronavirusCHINA: North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors…

Several new Chinese investment opportunities might be sealed by Sri Lanka subsequent to the visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Sri Lanka Foreign Secretary Prof. Jayanath Colombage said. The Chinese Foreing Minister…