Archives 2021-01-26
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news20 hours agoCovid-19 vaccination programme: MPs not in priority group; President, armed forces chiefs in ‘third category’
By Shamindra Ferdinando State Minister for Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control, Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle yesterday (25) said that members of Parliament were not...
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news23 hours ago
Tennis balls filled with drugs thrown into Kandakadu Covid-19 treatment centre
By Norman Palihawadane Two tennis balls filled with drugs had been thrown into the Covid-19 treatment centre at Kandakadu, Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said. The...
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news23 hours ago
All cargo clearances at Colombo port now through electronic payments
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has introduced a system where payment for imports could be made via the Internet. This allows port users to...
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news23 hours ago
GMOA seeks university admission for medical students at the age of 18
At present, medical graduates turn 30 before completing internship By Rathindra Kuruwita The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has asked the education authorities to take steps...
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news23 hours ago
New Constitution: Talks put off indefinitely over corona fears
Committee still confident 6-month deadline can be met By Shamindra Ferdinando Meetings scheduled for last Saturday (23) to discuss proposed constitutional and electoral reforms couldn’t be...
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news23 hours ago
More MPs are feared infected
By Norman Palihawadane SLPP Kandy District MP Wasantha Yapa Bandara has tested positive for COVID-19. Parliament sources said that after MP Bandara had been found positive...
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news23 hours ago
Ex-CID Director Shani answers PCoI questions from hospital bed
… says police grilled wrong suspect over killing of two cops at Vavunativu By Rathindra Kuruwita Former Director of the CID Shani Abeysekera yesterday told...
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Business21 hours ago
Sampath Bank continues to partner Central Bank on promoting QR payments
Sampath Bank PLC joined hands with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) yet again to raise awareness and increase acceptance and usage of LANKAQR,...
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Business21 hours ago
Taking cashless transactions across the country
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka in coordination with leading financial institutions and telcos in the country set in motion the ‘Rata Purama LANKAQR’ promotional...
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Business21 hours ago
SLT-MOBITEL gives ‘Power to Your Dreams’ with special connectivity offers
SLT-MOBITEL is all set to launch the ‘Power to Your Dreams – සිහිනයට සවියක්’ campaign to provide the latest connectivity solutions to microbusinesses on the of...
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Business22 hours ago
Low bank interest rates encouraging people to invest in bourse – top CSE official
By Hiran H.Senewiratne Low bank interest rates are encouraging people to invest in the CSE. This has resulted in a boom in the market, a top...
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Sports20 hours ago
CRICKET IN SHAMBLES
Rex Clementine at Galle Fort Yesterday, Hulstdorf was giving a ruling on a divorce case. The judge told the daughter of the separating couple, “Now that...
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Sports22 hours ago
England make six in a row in Sri Lanka
Joe Root has captained five Test matches in Sri Lanka and has won all five of them. Rex Clementine at Galle Fort Sri Lanka had control of...
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Sports22 hours ago
Kaviska wins online Youth Rapid Chess title
Kavishka Gimhan Laksiri won the CFSL Online Youth Rapid Chess Championship 2021 convincingly by scoring a total of 8.5 points from nine games. Gimhan scored eight...
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Sports22 hours ago
Chathurya, Luca , Savini, Oneli reach U18 finals – Tennis Nationals 2020
Chathurya Nilaweera ousted Thehan Wijemanne, his partner when he won the doubles, to secure a place in the Under-18 boys’ final of the ongoing Tennis Nationals...
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Opinion22 hours ago
Reminiscences of Colombo University Arts Faculty and Library
Whilst extending my felicitations to the University of Colombo on the centenary celebrations of the Faculty of Arts and the Library of the University, I would...
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Opinion22 hours ago
Ali Sabry bashing
Justice Minister Ali Sabry has appealed to his critics to spare him from the criticism that he was behind the calling of applications for the...
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Features22 hours ago
Govt.’s choice is dialogue over confrontation
By Jehan Perera Preparing for the forthcoming UN Human Rights Council cannot be easy for a government elected on a nationalist platform that was very critical...
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Features22 hours ago
Album to celebrate 30 years
Rajiv Sebastian had mega plans to celebrate 30 years, in showbiz, and the plans included concerts, both local and foreign. But, with the pandemic, the singer...
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Features22 hours ago
LET’S DO IT … in the new normal
The local showbiz scene is certainly brightening up – of course, in the ‘new normal’ format (and we hope so!) Going back to the old format...
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Features23 hours ago
Some oddities of coronavirus mutations
All RNA viruses tend to evolve rapidly; about a million times faster than human genes. Yet for all that, if SARS-CoV-2 stands out at all among...
