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LocalTags: Sri LankaAs a further step towards improving the quality of train services, a luxury train service with all facilities was launched this morning (09) for passengers traveling from the capital Colombo to Kankasanthurai in the…

WorldA demonstrator gives a back a shield to a riot Police officer during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Protests were held in over a dozen other cities. Tags: Print EditionKAZAKHSTAN: Security forces appeared to have reclaimed the…

LocalAsela KURULUWANSATags: Print EditionSamagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National Organizer Tissa Attanayake said the government has given relief to only a select few at a time when all Sri Lankans need relief. He said that instead of a…

LocalTags: COVID19coronavirusSri LankaSeven deaths reported due to COVID-19 within 24-hours, stated the Department of Government Information Sunday, January 9, 2022 - 17:40

WorldTags: Print EditionBRAZIL: At least seven people were killed and three were missing after a cliff collapsed onto boats carrying tourists on a lake in Brazil, authorities said Saturday. Rescue teams including a dive squad and…

LocalRAVI LADDUWAHETTYTags: Print EditionThe Central Bank of Sri Lanka has released US$ 5 million to clear the containers of essential commodities stranded at the Colombo Port. The Trade Ministry said a total of US$ 14 million was…

SportsScott Boland appeals for a wicketTags: Print EditionEngland clung on for a tense draw on the final day of the fourth Test in Sydney to end Australia's hopes of an Ashes clean sweep. The tourists were 13 balls from safety when…

WorldPeople queue up in Lima, Peru to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Tags: Print EditionCOVID-19coronavirusPERU: COVID-19 killed at least one parent or primary caregiver for nearly 100,000 children in Peru, the country with the world’s…

LocalDisna MudaligeTags: Print EditionThe Finance Ministry will set up a new unit under the a Treasury Deputy Secretary to be charged with the administration and collection of the newly introduced ‘Special Goods and Services Tax’. The…

SportsDhammika RatnaweeraMixed doubles champions Thehan Wijemanne and Anjalika Kurera with the trophy. Tags: Print EditionThehan Wijemanne teamed up with Anjalika Kurera to walk out winners of the mixed doubles final when they defeated…